As readers of
this blog, most of you will know I’m the Chair of the Byron Writers Festival and things are
really hotting up for our 21st birthday Festival.
We have announced
some of our writers and commentators including acclaimed
Australian novelists Kate Grenville and Hannah Kent; crime
writer Michael Robotham; journalists Tony
Jones, David Marr and
Kate Cole-Adams;
satirist John
Safran; Sudanese refugee and lawyer Deng Thiak Adut and co-author of Deng’s biography, journalist
Ben Mckelvey;
musician
and fiction writer Holly Throsby and beloved children’s
authors Sally Rippin and Morris
Gleitzman.
International
guests will include award-winning science writer Dava Sobel
whose recent book The Glass Universe (which I'm currently reading) uncovers the hidden history of female astronomers; American biology professor and
Pulitzer Prize finalist David George Haskell who
puts a stethoscope to nature’s most magnificent networkers and listens to The Song of Trees; acclaimed UK writer and foreign affairs reporter Christina Lamb
whose book Nujeen
tells one girl's incredible journey from war-torn Syria in a wheelchair; and celebrated visual artist Venkat Shyam
from India.
We will launch the full program this
Wednesday and you can check it out at the Byron Writers Festival website.
The
Festival has such relaxed and friendly atmosphere and is held on the beachfront. I’d
love to see you all here in Byron for Australia’s most popular regional
literary festival.
WOW Jennifer sounds like a fabulous line up in such a beautiful place it is a long time since I have been to Byron Bay a lot of work has gone into this I am sure it will be a big hit.
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Helen
It is going to be fabulous, Helen. Hope you get to Byron Bay again one day. It really is a beautiful place to live.
DeleteWhat a great line up, Jen! Everyone is going to have the most wonderful time. I hope you have a fabulous time too -- you deserve it given all of your hard work. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle. I haven't really learned how to relax at the Festival yet. I usually see a whole session on Sunday afternoon but the rest of the time I'm racing around like a lunatic. I'm going to try harder this year to see more sessions.
DeleteSounds like a fabulous event!
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be great, Stef.
DeleteJen you're going to need a big drink in Brissy at the conference the following week and I'm buying!
ReplyDeleteI sure am, Amy. It will be a crazy couple of weeks!!
DeleteJen, this sounds like the most incredible event. I wish I could be there. Will you get to enjoy some of the discussions or will you be busy behind the scenes all the time? I hope you get to soak up the pearls of wisdom from at least some of your wonderful guests.
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