Byron Writers Festival

This year, Byron Writers Festival enters an exciting new era as they celebrate their 30th anniversary by returning to Byron Bay. The festival bids a fond farewell to Bangalow Showground and will be hosted across multiple venues right in the heart of the Byron township from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August. 

Byron Writers Festival are bringing the festival into the community, and across three days will turn the town into a literary precinct bustling with writers, readers, big ideas, conversation and performance.

Within the Byron Writers Festival precinct will be two hubs, one on the foreshore and one in the heart of town, with venues including the Byron Community Centre (Byron Theatre and Wategos Room), Byron Bay Surf Club, Beach Hotel, Haven, and more to be announced. There will also be events at the Cavanbah Centre, and free programming for readers of all ages presented on the Byron foreshore.

The festival will activate the township and drive business to local cafés, restaurants and retailers – perfect for grabbing pre-session coffee and post-panel debriefs.

The Festival’s signature feature events are a mainstay, along with book signings and author appearances at official festival bookshop, The Book Room, on Fletcher Street, which will form the main pedestrian thoroughfare.