Byron Writers Festival 2019 – Byron Echo Liftout Feature

BYRON RITERS FESTIVAL 2019

Welcome to Byron Writers Festival 2019!

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ow more than ever our world needs writers, environmentalists, poets, commentators, politicians, and artists who together can shape stories of hope, courage, and change. At Byron Writers Festival ǩǧǨǰ Ʊĕ żſşƖĎōƷ ćſĶŕī Ŕşſĕ ƐIJëŕ Ǩǫǧ ƱſĶƐĕſƆ ƐşīĕƐIJĕſ Ɛş ĈſĕëƐĕ ë żſşīſëŔ ćſĶŔŔĶŕī ƱĶƐIJ ĎĶưĕſƆĕ voices.

This year the program takes us across challenging terrain:

from intergenerational trauma and exploring evil to the crisis of democracy and trolling. It explores ƐIJĕ ćĕëƖƐĶĪƖō ëŕĎ ƐIJĕ ĈƖſĶşƖƆ ëƆ Ʊĕ ĈşŕƐĕŔżōëƐĕ ŇĕōōƷǕƆIJǽ ƐIJĕ ĕëƆƐĕſŕ curlew, trees, mathematics, teaching, our high-tech lives, and how ƱĕȜſĕ ƆIJëżĕĎ ćƷ ĕōƆĕƱIJĕſĕȂ Éĕ ĕƶëŔĶŕĕ IJşƱ Ɛş ōĶưĕ ćĕƐƐĕſǽ ĎĶĕ ćĕƐƐĕſȇ ƐIJĕ ĪşſĈĕ şĪ īōşćëō ĶŕĪĕſŕëō ǕſĕƆǽ Ɛş īſşƱĶŕī Ɩż žƖĕĕſ Ķŕ ƖƆƐſëōĶëȂ Éĕ IJşŕşƖſ ĪëƐIJĕſƆȇ ĈşŕƐĕŔżōëƐĕ ƐIJĕ ćëōëŕĈĕ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ

motherhood and creativity, and we sing or are sung to! ōō ëſĕ ƱĕōĈşŔĕȂ ŕĎ ćĕ ƆƖſĕ Ɛş ćſĶŕī ƷşƖſ ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ Ɛş ƐIJĕ ƆƐĕōlar lineup for Kids Big Day Out on DĕƆƐĶưëō ƖŕĎëƷ ȑ Ŕşſĕ ëĈĈĕƆƆĶćōĕ than ever with our new Sunday DëŔĶōƷȞ ëƆƆȂ Sincere thanks to the generous sponsors and staff, patrons, and volunteers who all make this ŔƖĈIJȒōşưĕĎ DĕƆƐĶưëō żşƆƆĶćōĕȂ Éĕ look forward to welcoming you.

Edwina Johnson, Festival Director

Adam van Kempen, Festival Chair

Three days with story creators and idea makers

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yron Writers Festival is renowned for its relaxed ëŕĎ ĪſĶĕŕĎōƷ ưĶćĕǽ ćĕëĈIJƆĶĎĕ location and compelling conversations. But how do you ‘do’ a WritĕſƆȜ DĕƆƐĶưëōȃ Lĕſĕ ëſĕ ƆşŔĕ žƖĶĈŊ facts to help you tailor your Festival experience.

Festival week throughout the Northern Rivers region. Satellite Events feature a curated selection of Festival guests, and some of these events are free. The perfect solution if you can’t make it to the main Festival, şſ IJëưĕ ŕĕưĕſ ćĕĕŕ ćĕĪşſĕ ëŕĎ ëſĕ curious to get a taste of the Writers Festival.

What happens at the Festival? Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëō ćſĶŕīƆ writers and thinkers from many walks of life to Byron Bay. The speakers are acknowledged writers ëŕĎ ĕƶżĕſƐƆ Ķŕ ƐIJĕĶſ ǕĕōĎƆ ëŕĎ ƐIJĕĶſ works span a huge variety of topics – they are artists, environmentalists, journalists, philosophers, musicians, politicians, activists and, of course, novelists. The Festival is set Ɩż ë ćĶƐ ōĶŊĕ ë ŔƖƆĶĈ ĪĕƆƐĶưëōǽ ƱĶƐIJ ƆĶƶ stages featuring panel discussions and conversations with Australian and international guests. Most sesƆĶşŕƆ ëſĕ ǫǬ ŔĶŕƖƐĕƆ Ɛş şŕĕ IJşƖſ Ķŕ ōĕŕīƐIJǽ ëŕĎ ƷşƖ Ĉëŕ ƱëŕĎĕſ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ stages as you please.

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Can I take the kids?

group of local artisans. Most Festival ëƖƐIJşſƆ ƱĶōō ćĕ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ćşşŊȒƆĶīŕĶŕī tent after their sessions. wŕ DĕƆƐĶưëō ƖŕĎëƷǽ şŕĕ ŔëſžƖĕĕ is turned over to children’s authors and illustrators so the kids can have a special day meeting their favourite storytellers and participating in free creative workshops. Kids Big 'ëƷ wƖƐ ŊĶĈŊƆ şǔ ëƐ ǯȂǪǧëŔ ƱĶƐIJ Spaghetti Circus roving performers, the prelude to a jam-packed day of entertainment that will set young ĶŔëīĶŕëƐĶşŕƆ şŕ ǕſĕȂ

communities, and perspectives.

Most people attend to listen to contemporary voices, engage with new ideas, meet other curious-minded people, and fall in love with new ćşşŊƆȂ

What’s the best ticket type for me?

Éĕ IJëưĕ ĈſĕëƐĕĎ ë ŕƖŔćĕſ şĪ ĎĶĪferent ticket types, so people from all walks of life can enjoy the stories, ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆĶşŕ ëŕĎ ĎĕćëƐĕ ƐIJëƐ ŔëŊĕ up the Festival program. You can Do I need to be a writer ćşşŊ ƐĶĈŊĕƐƆ ëŕĎ ĈIJĕĈŊ ëưëĶōëćĶōĶƐƷ (some ticket types may sell out) at to enjoy the Festival? ćƷſşŕƱſĶƐĕſƆĪĕƆƐĶưëōȂĈşŔȈƐĶĈŊĕƐƆȂ No! Byron Writers Festival is ǪȒ'ëƷ ëƆƆĕƆ īĶưĕ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş ëōō ëćşƖƐ ƆƐşſĶĕƆ ëŕĎ ĶĎĕëƆ ëŕĎ ëōō ƆĕƆƆĶşŕƆ ȎǨǩǨ şĪ ƐIJĕŔǿȏ IJëżżĕŕĶŕī ćſĶŕīĶŕī ƐşīĕƐIJĕſ ĎĶưĕſƆĕ żĕşżōĕǽ in the main Festival program across

ÏĕƆǿ wŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ şŕĕ şĪ ƐIJĕ ŔëſžƖĕĕƆ ĶƆ ĎĕĎĶĈëƐĕĎ Ɛş bĶĎƆ Big Day Out, a wonderful program chock-full of entertainment for kids ëīĕĎ ǭȑǨǩȂ ¨IJĕ bĶĎƆ Ķī 'ëƷ wƖƐ ëƆƆ ëĎŔĶƐƆ şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ and one accompanying adult to ƐIJĕ bĶĎƆ ŔëſžƖĕĕ şŕōƷ şŕ ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǫǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈIJǽ ëŕĎ żſĕȒƆĈIJşşōĕſƆ ëſĕȞĪſĕĕȂ ¨IJĕ ŕĕƱ ƖŕĎëƷ DëŔĶōƷ ëƆƆ ëĎŔĶƐƆ şŕĕ ĈIJĶōĎ ȎǭȑǨǩ ƷĕëſƆȏ ëŕĎ two adults to the Festival site on ƖŕĎëƷ ǫ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ ȨǨǩǧȂ ĎĎĶƐĶşŕëō ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ëſĕ Ȩǩǧ ĕëĈIJǽ ëŕĎ preschoolers are free. This pass is a great option if you love the idea of ƆIJëſĶŕī ƐIJĕ bĶĎƆȜ ſşīſëŔ ƱĶƐIJ ƷşƖſ ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ćƖƐ ëōƆş ƱĶƆIJ Ɛş ĈëƐĈIJ şƐIJĕſ sessions in the main program. !IJĶōĎſĕŕ ŔƖƆƐ ćĕ ëĈĈşŔżëŕĶĕĎ ćƷ ëƐ ōĕëƆƐ şŕĕ ëĎƖōƐ ëƐ ëōō ƐĶŔĕƆȂ

the whole weekend. This pass is a great choice if you would like the time and space to fully immerse yourself in the Festival and wish to attend for more than just one day. ǨȒ'ëƷ ëƆƆĕƆ īĶưĕ ƷşƖ ëĈĈĕƆƆ Ɛş sessions happening in the main Festival program for your chosen day – Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. ¨IJĶƆ żëƆƆ ĶƆ ƐIJĕ ćĕƆƐ ĈIJşĶĈĕ ĶĪ ƷşƖ IJëưĕ ōĶŔĶƐĕĎ ƐĶŔĕ ćƖƐ ƆƐĶōō ƱëŕƐ ƐIJĕ Festival experience.

Most writers appear on more ƐIJëŕ şŕĕ ĎëƷ ćƖƐ ĈIJĕĈŊ şƖƐ ƐIJĕ ĪƖōō żſşīſëŔ şŕōĶŕĕ ưĶë ćƷſşŕƱſĶƐĕſƆĪĕƆƐĶưëōȂĈşŔȈĪĕƆƐĶưëōȒżſşīſëŔ Ɛş ǕŕĎ out on which days your favourite ƱſĶƐĕſƆ ƱĶōō ćĕ ëżżĕëſĶŕīȂ Satellite Events and Workshops are separately ticketed one-off Q ōō ƐĶĈŊĕƐƆ ëưëĶōëćōĕ şŕōĶŕĕ ëƐ events that take place over the byronwriterfestival.com/tickets.

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9.15 — Welcome to Country with Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers 9.45—10.45 Writing Process: The Agony and the Ecstasy

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Isobelle Carmody, Karen Foxlee, John Marsden, Chair Geordie Williamson

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9.30—10.15 Boys will be Boys Clementine Ford talks with Rosemarie Milsom

2 11.00—12.00 Environmental Solutions Damon Gameau, Alice Gorman, Bruce Pascoe, Chair Sarah Armstrong

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14 9.45—10.45 Humour in Fiction: How to Hit the Funny Bone Toni Jordan, Barbara Toner Chair Mandy Nolan

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Writers on the Road

Morning Music

Kristina Olsson, Michael Robotham, Omar Sakr, Jock Serong Chair Zacharey Jane

Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano

15 11.00—12.00 Creativity and Motherhood

Growing Up Queer in Australia

Claire L. Evans, Ginger Gorman Chair Julianne Schultz

Phillipa McGuinness, Megan K. Stack, Tara June Winch, Chair Margot Saville

S.L. Lim, Evelyn Ida Morris, Nevo Zisin Chair Benjamin Law

Bronwyn Bancroft, Tony Flowers, Alison Lester, Georgia Norton Lodge Chair Zacharey Jane

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12.15—1.15 The Fine Art of Teaching David Gillespie, John Marsden, Gabbie Stroud, Eddie Woo Chair Paul Barclay

Paul Bongiorno, Gabrielle Chan, Jeff Sparrow, Chair Antony Funnell

29 11.15—12.15 Writing Spoken Word

22 12.00—1.00 Memoir: Running in the Family

Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, Anne-Marie Te Whiu, Chair David Stavanger

Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Rick Morton, Andrew Stafford, Chair Caro Llewellyn

30 12.30—1.15 Intergenerational Trauma

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4 1.30—2.30 A.C. Grayling on How Philosophy has Changed History

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5 2.45—3.45 What’s Happened to Our Politics?

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Dennis Atkins, Scott Ludlam, Natasha Stott Despoja, Chair Karen Middleton

6 4.00—5.00 The Stories Embedded in Landscape Bronwyn Bancroft, Karla Dickens, Bruce Pascoe, Tara June Winch Chair Adam Shoemaker Supported by Southern Cross University

10 1.00—2.00 Lambs of God: The Journey from Page to Screen

1.30—2.30 Exploring Evil

Marele Day, Sarah Lambert, Jason Stephens, Chair Benjamin Law

Gianrico Carofiglio, Matthew Condon, Julia Shaw, Chair Antony Funnell

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1.15—2.00 Power, Control and Domestic Violence

The Horne Prize winner Daniel James talks with Erik Jensen

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Supported by Aesop

Jess Hill talks with Margot Saville

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Gail Jones, Di Morrissey, Peter Watt Chair Toni Jordan Supported by Elements of Byron

12 3.30—4.30 Reporting from the Middle East Jess Hill, Megan K. Stack Chair Debbie Whitmont

4.45—5.45 The Story of Our Past

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2.45—3.45 #MeToo: Where To?

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Amal Awad, Ginger Gorman, David Leser, Chair Tracey Spicer

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2.15—3.00 Markus Zusak

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Gabrielle Chan, Melissa Lucashenko, Rick Morton, Chair Paul Barclay Supported by Brookfarm

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10.25 10.45

11.15—12.00 Michael Veitch

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in conversation with Kate Veitch

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12.15—1.00 Jock Serong in conversation with Chris Hanley

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in conversation with Mick O’Regan

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in conversation with Jill Eddington

Supported by Greenstone Partners

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2.30—3.30 Writers and Music

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3.15—4.00 The Eastern Curlew

Claire L. Evans, Hung Le, Andrew Stafford, Chair Adam Spencer

Kristina Olsson, Helen Pitt Chair Jeff Sparrow

Harry Saddler talks with Ailsa Piper

Gianrico Carofiglio, Marele Day, Michael Robotham Chair Phillipa McGuinness

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3.45—4.45 Crime Fiction

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4.15—5.00 Teen Brains

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Eddie Woo Tara June Winch Markus Zusak Bruce Pascoe Damon Gameau Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian David Gillespie Alison Lester

2.15—3.00 Lisa-ann Gershwin

in conversation with Melissa Lucashenko

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3.15—4.00 Opera House 4.00—5.00 The State of Regional Australia

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1.15—2.00 Ash Grunwald

1.30—2.15 Tara June Winch

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2.15—3.15 Landscape as Muse

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Why are Voters so Disaffected

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8.30—11.00 ABC North Coast Live Broadcast with Joanne Shoebridge

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8 10.30—11.30 The People Behind the Internet

9 11.45—12.45 The Craft of Illustrating Books

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4.15—5.00 Chloe Hooper

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David Gillespie talks with Mandy Nolan

Tim Flannery, Patrick Nunn Chair Clare Wright

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Give and take, a story for our time $70PP

"A collection of paintings with inspiration found from my time living at Raes, Australia's most special place"

The Yield is a simple but appropriate title for Tara June Winch’s powerful story of dispossession and making amends. In some contexts, yield is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land.

In another sense – and in the language of the Wiradjuri – yield is the things you give to, the movement, the space between things: baayanha.

Pŕ ƐIJĶƆ ĕƶƐſëşſĎĶŕëſƷ ƱşſŊ şĪ Ǖ ĈƐĶşŕ Tara June Winch tells the story of Albert ‘Poppy’ Gondiwindi and his granddaughter August Gondiwindi.

Knowing that he will soon die, Albert takes pen to paper. His life has been spent on the banks of the Murrumby River at Prosperous House, on Massacre Plains.

He is determined to pass on the language of his people and their remembered past.

August has been living on the other side şĪ ƐIJĕ ƱşſōĎ Īşſ Ǩǧ ƷĕëſƆ ƱIJĕŕ ƆIJĕ ōĕëſŕƆ şĪ her grandfather’s death. She returns for his burial and the news that Prosperous is to be repossessed by a mining company. As she endeavours to save their land, August discovers the voice of her grandfather and the stories of her people, the secrets of the river.

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Without giving away more of the great story, it has been described by respected

Australian author, Richard Flanagan, as ț Ȟ īſşƖŕĎćſĕëŊĶŕī ŕşưĕō Īşſ ćōëĈŊ ëŕĎ white Australia.’

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żſşƆĕĈƖƐşſ ëŕĎ şŕĕ şĪ PƐëōƷȜƆ ćĕƆƐƆĕōōĶŕī ĈſĶŔĕ ƱſĶƐĕſƆ EĶëŕſĶĈş !ëſşǕ īōĶş (¨IJĕ !şōĎ Summer), dëŔćƆ şĪ EşĎ author Marele Day, and Aussie ĈſĶŔĕ IJĕëưƷƱĕĶīIJƐ Michael Robotham (EşşĎ EĶſō ëĎ EĶſō).

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd headlines a ŕşƐëćōĕ ōĶŕĕƖż şĪ żşōĶƐĶĈĶëŕƆ ȑ Festival Friday features some expect an insightful conversaextraordinary life stories as the ƐĶşŕ ëćşƖƐ IJĶƆ ƐĶŔĕ ëƆ l ƱĶƐIJ ǩǧǨǰ Ɛĕōōë ſĶǀĕ ƱĶŕŕĕſ Vicki Karen Middleton.

Laveau-Harvie (The Erratics), In the session Exploring Rick Morton (ǧǦǦ ÏĕëſƆ şĪ Evil, psychologist Dr Julia Dirt) and Andrew Stafford (Something To Believe In) share Politics, psychology, Shaw, investigative journalist and author Matthew Condon, ƐIJĕ IJĶīIJƆ ëŕĎ ōşƱƆ şĪ ƱſĶƐĶŕī and philosophy ëŕĎ ĈſĶŔĕ ƱſĶƐĕſ Gianrico true life in the session Memoir: Running in the Family. ÉIJƷ ëſĕ ưşƐĕſƆ Ɔş ĎĶƆëǔ ĕĈƐĕĎȃ Carofiglio ƱĶōō Ďĕōưĕ Ķŕ Ɛş Best-selling author Markus Join The Saturday PaperȜƆ Paul ƐIJĕ ĎëſŊĕſ ƆĶĎĕ şĪ IJƖŔëŕĶƐƷȂ Zusak ƱĶōō ƐëōŊ ëćşƖƐ ƐIJĕ ǨǪȒƷĕëſ Bongiorno, political journalist lĕëŕƱIJĶōĕǽ Professor AC IJĶëƐƖƆ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ ƐIJĕ ĈëſĕĕſȒſşĈŊȒ and author of ƖƆƐĕĎ wĪĪǻ ÉIJƷ Grayling ĕƶżōşſĕƆ IJşƱ ĶĎĕëƆ ĕƐĶŕī żƖćōĶĈëƐĶşŕ şĪ The Book !şƖŕƐſƷ ƖƆƐſëōĶë ĶƆ DĕĎ ®ż Gabri- IJëưĕ ƆIJëżĕĎ ƐIJĕ ƱşſōĎǽ ëŕĎ elle Chan,ëŕĎ ƱſĶƐĕſ ëŕĎ ćſşëĎȒ IJşƱ ƐIJĕ ƱşſōĎ IJëƆ ƆIJëżĕĎ ¨IJĶĕĪ ëŕĎ ǩǧǨǯȜƆ ſĶĎīĕ şĪ !ōëƷ. dşưĕſƆ şĪ ĎëſŊĕſ ƐëōĕƆ ƱĶōō caster Jeff Sparrow as they īſĕëƐ ƐIJĶŕŊĕſƆ Ķŕ IJĶƆ ōĕĈƐƖſĕ delight in Crime Fiction, a discuss this and other questions How Philosophy has Changed History. ƆĕƆƆĶşŕ ƱĶƐIJ ĪşſŔĕſ ëŕƐĶȒŔëǕ ë ƱĶƐIJ ! mȜƆ ëƖōȞ ëſĈōëƷ.

The Book Thief ‘In the beginning there was one murderer, one mule and one boy, but this isn’t the ćĕīĶŕŕĶŕīǼ ĶƐțƆ ćĕĪşſĕ ĶƐǼ ĶƐțƆ ŔĕǼ ëŕĎ PțŔ lëƐƐIJĕƱǼ ëŕĎ IJĕſĕ P ëŔǼ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ŊĶƐĈIJĕŕǼ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ŕĶīIJƐ Ȑ ƐIJĕ şōĎ ſĶưĕſ ŔşƖƐIJ şĪ ōĶīIJƐ Ȑ and I’m punching and punching away.’

S.L. Lim

Gender, equality, and justice ëŕĕō ĎĶƆĈƖƆƆĶşŕ Growing Up Queer in Australia ƱĶōō ĪĕëƐƖſĕ authors, performers, activists, and commentators S.L. Lim, Evelyn Ida Morris, Nevo Zisin, and Benjamin Law discussing personal stories from across the spectrum of sexual and gender identity.

In Power, Control, and Domestic Violence, author of ĕĕ ÉIJëƐ ÏşƖ lëĎĕ lĕ 'ş, Jess Hill ƱĶōō ƆIJĕĎ ōĶīIJƐ şŕ ſëĎĶĈëōōƷ ſĕƐIJĶŕŊĶŕī IJşƱ Ɛş ĈşŕĪſşŕƐ the national crisis of fear and ëćƖƆĕ Ķŕ şƖſ IJşŔĕƆȂ #MeToo: Where To? is ƐIJĕ ĈşŔżōĕƶ žƖĕƆƐĶşŕ ćĕĶŕī ƐëĈŊōĕĎ ćƷ ƆşĈĶëōȒŇƖƆƐĶĈĕ journalist Ginger Gorman, ëƖƐIJşſ ëŕĎ ƆĈſĕĕŕƱſĶƐĕſ Amal Awadǽ ëŕĎ ëƱëſĎȒƱĶŕŕĶŕī journalist David Leser ƱĶƐIJ ¨ſëĈĕƷȞ żĶĈĕſ.

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Thirteen years after ¨IJĕ şşŊ ¨IJĶĕĪǽ ØƖƆëŊ ŔëĎĕ IJĶƆ ōşŕīȒëƱëĶƐĕĎ ſĕƐƖſŕ ƱĶƐIJ ſĶĎīĕ şĪ !ōëƷ, a proĪşƖŕĎōƷ IJĕëſƐĪĕōƐ ëŕĎ ĶŕưĕŕƐĶưĕ ŕşưĕō ëćşƖƐ ë ĪëŔȒ ĶōƷ IJĕōĎ ƐşīĕƐIJĕſ ćƷ ƆƐşſĶĕƆȂ ¨IJĕ 'Ɩŕćëſ ćşƷƆ ćſĶŕī ĕëĈIJ şƐIJĕſ Ɩż Ķŕ ë IJşƖƆĕ ſƖŕ ćƷ ƐIJĕĶſ şƱŕ ſƖōĕƆȂ ĪëŔĶōƷ şĪ ſëŔƆIJëĈŊōĕ ƐſëīĕĎƷ ȑ ƐIJĕĶſ ŔşƐIJĕſ ĶƆ

ĎĕëĎǽ ƐIJĕĶſ ĪëƐIJĕſ IJëƆ ǖ ĕĎ ȑ ƐIJĕƷ ōşưĕ ëŕĎ Ǖ īIJƐǽ ëŕĎ ōĕëſŕ Ɛş ſĕĈŊşŕ ƱĶƐIJ ƐIJĕ ëĎƖōƐ ƱşſōĎȂ PƐ ĶƆ !ōëƷǽ ƐIJĕ žƖĶĕƐ şŕĕǽ ƱIJş ƱĶōō ćƖĶōĎ ë ćſĶĎīĕȇ Īşſ IJĶƆ ĪëŔĶōƷǽ Īşſ IJĶƆ żëƆƐǽ Īşſ IJĶƆ ƆĶŕƆȂ Lĕ ćƖĶōĎƆ ë ćſĶĎīĕ Ɛş ƐſëŕƆĈĕŕĎ IJƖŔëŕŕĕƆƆȂ To survive.

Q 'şŕȜƐ ŔĶƆƆ Markus Zusak at Byron Writers

DĕƆƐĶưëō ȑ IJĕ ƱĶōō ĪĕëƐƖſĕ Ķŕ ĈşŕưĕſƆëƐĶşŕ ƱĶƐIJ Angela Ledgerwood şŕ DſĶĎëƷ ëŕĎ şŕ ƖŕȒ day in the sessions Family Saga ƱĶƐIJ Jennifer Clement, Min Jin Lee, and Benjamin Law and Imagining the Facts ƱĶƐIJ Toni Jordan, Jock Serong, and `ĶōōȞ0ĎĎĶŕīƐşŕ.

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SATURDAY 3 AUGUST PROGRAM SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY MARQUEE

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41 9.00—10.00 Shaping Young Minds

9.00—10.00 Tim Flannery

Morris Gleitzman, Gabbie Stroud Chair Chris Hanley

in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

48

Supported by The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa

42 10.15—11.15 Preserving Indigenous Languages Daniel James, Samia Khatun, Patrick Nunn, Tara June Winch Chair Adam Shoemaker Supported by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

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56 9.00—9.45 Writing Comedy for TV

9.00—10.00

Zoë Norton Lodge , Michael Veitch Chair Benjamin Law

Tony Birch, Jennifer Clement, Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, Chair Lynda Hawryluk

Supported by LAMY Writing Instruments

49 10.15—11.15 Crimes and Punishments Matthew Condon, Kristina Olsson, Omid Tofighian, Chair Ashley Hay

11.30—12.30 Dr Space Junk

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57 10.00—11.00 Mother Earth: Humanity’s Relationship with Nature Lisa-ann Gershwin, Stephen Pyne Chair Sophie Cunningham Supported by Tamara Smith MP

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11.30—12.30 Memoir: How We’re Shaped by Elsewhere

43

Phil Brown, Hung Le, Sisonke Msimang Chair Sunil Badami Supported by Wine Selectors

12.45—1.45 Born Again Blakfella

44

Jack Charles talks with Adam Shoemaker

51 12.45—1.45 Domestic Violence: A National Emergency Jess Hill, Rick Morton, Natasha Stott Despoja, Chair Debbie Whitmont

2.00—3.00 Min Jin Lee

52

58 11.15—12.15 Resilience and Strength During Adversity Tim Costello, Chloe Hooper, Leigh Sales, Chair Paul Barclay Supported by 89 Degrees East Communications

in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

59 12.30—1.30 Action for Free Media

Supported by The Book Room

Peter Greste talks with Margot Saville

Supported by Southern Cross University

2.00—2.45 Leigh Sales

45

Karla Dickens, Melissa Lucashenko, Jeff Sparrow, Chair Adam Suckling

in conversation with Rosemarie Milsom

3.00—3.45 Bruce Pascoe

46

in conversation with Kerry O’Brien Supported by Bolinda

47 4.00—5.00 Amazing Mathematics Eddie Woo talks with Adam Spencer Supported by Rochdale Accounting & Business Advisory

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53 3.15—4.15 Creating Cultural Heritage: Investing in the Arts Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund

4.30—5.15 How to be an Ethical Carnivore

54

Matthew Evans talks with Sarah Armstrong Supported by Byron Farmers Market

55 5.15—5.45 Dynasty8 Chamber Choir Soothing a cappella sounds to end your day

Jack Charles

1.45—2.30 Di Morrissey

60

in conversation with Jennifer Byrne Supported by Feros Care

61 2.45—3.45 Love, Loss and Identity Melanie Cheng, Gail Jones, S.L. Lim Chair Michael Williams

4.00—5.00 Crusaders Against Corruption

62

Gianrico Carofiglio, Kate McClymont, Roman Quaedvlieg Chair Matthew Condon

Sisonke Msimang

THE SATURDAY PAPER MARQUEE 63

BELONGIL ROOM 70

8.30—9.00 Morning Music

The Power of Poetry

Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano

71

9.00—9.45

9.00—9.45

78

The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela Sisonke Msimang talks with Russell Eldridge

Megan K. Stack 10.15—11.00 David Leser

64

72 10.00—11.00 The Saturday Paper Live

in conversation with Jennifer Byrne

65 11.15—12.15 Why We Should Read to Children John Flanagan, Morris Gleitzman, Alison Lester, Chair Jesse Blackadder Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund

12.45—1.30 Tim Costello

66

in conversation with Chris Hanley Supported by Greenstone Partners

Sophie Cunningham, Lisa-ann Gershwin, Harry Saddler Chair Mick O’Regan

Supported by The Saturday Paper

73

11.15—12.15 The Mental Load: A Woman's Lot

Sarah Hanson-Young, Gabbie Stroud, Barbara Toner, Chair Rosemarie Milsom

12.30—1.30 Winning Prizes: The Pressure Test

74

1.45—2.45 The New Disruptors: High Tech Lives

3.00—4.00 68

Chloe Hooper, Stephen Pyne, Peter Watt, Chair Geordie Williamson Supported by Chris Hanley & Dawn Standfield

69

Alison Lester in conversation with Michael Williams

75

76

Amal Awad, Joanna Nell, Barbara Toner, Chair Toni Jordan

77 4.15—5.15 Growing Up African in Australia

79

Vicki Laveau-Harvie talks with Kate McClymont

11.00—11.45 Clare Wright

80

in conversation with Geordie Williamson

81 12.00—12.45 Maxine Beneba Clarke in conversation with Michael Williams

82

in conversation with Toni Jordan Supported by Tamara Smith MP

2.00—2.45 Kristina Olsson

Keeping the Balls in the Air: Multiple Roles Women Play

Sara El Sayed, Carly Findlay Chair Maxine Beneba Clarke

10.00—10.45 My Stella Year

1.00—1.45 Dominic Smith

Scott Ludlam, Phillipa McGuinness, Mark Pesce, Chair Julianne Schultz

Supported by Greenstone Partners

4.15—5.00

Maxine Beneba Clarke, Paul Bongiorno, Maddison Connaughton, Karen Middleton, Chair Erik Jensen

Daniel James, Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Helen Pitt, Chair Ailsa Piper

67 1.45—2.45 What We Can Learn from Trees, Birds and JellyFish

3.00—4.00 On Fire

in conversation with Debbie Whitmont

83

in conversation with Ashley Hay

3.00—3.45 A Better Death

84

Ranjana Srivastava talks with Jesse Blackadder

4.00—5.00 The Self-Publishing Journey

85

Christina Larmer talks with Debbie Lee Supported by IngramSpark Auslan interpreted session

Morris Gleitzman

Benjamin Law

Jennifer Clement

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You’ll love SATURDAY at Byron Writers Festival if…

Playwright Hannie Rayson

Q You’re fascinated by

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conversations with big names Q You’re an eco-warrior Q You’re a Leigh Sales fan

Out of the ordinary Saturday invites you to discover a world beyond words with these cerebral sessions.

Alice Gorman, aka Dr Space Junk, will reveal some of her most fascinating encounters as a space archeologist. EſĶǓ ĶƐIJ Review contributors Scott Ludlam, Phillipa McGuinness and Mark Pesce will talk high-tech lives in The New Disruptors, while Adam Spencer and Eddie Woo share the wonders of numbers in Amazing Mathematics.

For an illuminating discussion on death, oncologist and writer Ranjana Srivastava will share her wisdom on how to live and die well in A Better Death.

Conversations with big names

Tim Costello

Bunurong man Bruce Pascoe (Dark Emuȏǽ żſşōĶǕ Ĉ ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ author Di Morrissey (Arcadia), and survivor of the Stolen Generations, Indigenous elder, actor, musician, and activist Uncle Jack Charles (Born Again Blakfella).

Not to be missed for Leigh Sales fans is a conversation about her bestselling book No Ordinary Day and also the

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panel discussion Resilience and Strength During Adversity with Tim Costello ( dşƐ ƱĶƐIJ ë dĶƐƐōĕ) and Chloe Hooper (¨IJĕȝ ſƆşŕĶƆƐ).

Mother Earth On Festival Saturday scientist Lisa-ann Gershwin, and environmental historian Stephen Pyne will share their insights in the session Mother Nature:

Min Jin Lee VERGE DESIGUAL LOOBIES STORY TWIN SET

Humanity’s Relationship with Nature. Lisa-ann Gershwin will also join Sophie Cunningham and Harry Saddler to ponder What We Can Learn ĪſşŔ ¨ſĕĕƆǽ ĶſĎƆ ëŕĎ `ĕōōƷǕ ƆIJ. ¨IJĕ EşƖſŔĕƐ DëſŔĕſ’s Matthew Evans (wŕ 0ëƐĶŕī lĕëƐ) will bring gastronomic passion and forensic research to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore.

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Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior ÈĶĈƐşſĶëŕ ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ şĪ ƐIJĕ ÏĕëſȂ But the title he’s most proud to ĈōëĶŔ ĶƆ ƐIJëƐ şĪ ćşſĶīĶŕëō ĕōĎĕſȂ Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under ƐIJĕ īşưĕſŕŔĕŕƐȜƆ ÉIJĶƐĕ ƖƆȒ tralia Policy. The loneliness and

isolation he experienced during those years had a devastating impact on him that endured long after he reconnected with IJĶƆ ćşſĶīĶŕëō ſşşƐƆ ëŕĎ ĎĶƆĈşưȒ ered his stolen identity. Even today he feels like an outsider; a loner; a fringe dweller. Ɛ Ʒſşŕ ÉſĶƐĕſƆ DĕƆƐĶưëō Uncle Jack will reveal the ‘ups and downs of this crazy, drugged up, locked up, and at times unbelievable, life’. From his

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86 9.00—10.00 Research and Writing

92 9.00—10.00 No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison

9.00—10.00 Living Consciously

Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian, Alex Mankiewicz Chair Geordie Williamson

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Jesse Blackadder, Jock Serong, Jessica White, Chair Lynda Hawryluk Supported by Southern Cross University

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Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ginger Gorman, Sarah Hanson-Young, Julia Shaw, Chair Tracey Spicer

Jennifer Clement, Min Jin Lee, Markus Zusak, Chair Benjamin Law Supported by Chris Hanley & Dawn Standfield

98

Sophie Cunningham, Tim Flannery, Matthew Evans, Chair Nathan Scolaro

99 10.15—11.15 How Free is Free Speech?

Amal Awad, Peter Greste, Kate McClymont, Ranjana Srivastava Chair Paul Barclay Supported by The Byron Shire Echo

88

11.30—12.30 Family Saga

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93 10.15—11.15 We Need To Talk About Trolling

94 11.30—12.30 Reflecting On Fathers

100 11.30—12.30 Feminism: Are We There Yet?

John Birmingham, Hung Le, Caro Llewellyn, Chair Sunil Badami

Claire L. Evans, Alice Gorman, Samia Khatun, Chair Julianne Schultz

Supported by Everywhen

89 12.45—1.45 Thea Astley Address: A.C. Grayling on The Crisis of Democracy

95

12.45—1.45 Trees

12.45—1.45 Kerry O'Brien

101

in conversation with Karen Middleton

Sophie Cunningham talks with Ailsa Piper

Supported by Feros Care

Introduced by Adam van Kempen

90

2.00—3.00 Social Activism

Carly Findlay, Caro Llewellyn, Jessica White, Chair Adam Suckling

Tim Costello, Di Morrissey Chair Jesse Blackadder

Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund

Supported by Stone & Wood

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91

3.15—4.00 Damon Gameau

in conversation with Nathan Scolaro

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96 2.00—3.00 Memoir: Making Sense of Life

Supported by Dumbo Feather

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97 3.15—4.15 Is There a Doctor in the House? Writing and Medicine Melanie Cheng, Joanna Nell, Ranjana Srivastava Chair Sunil Badami

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2.00—3.00 Imagining the Facts

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102

Toni Jordan, Jock Serong, Markus Zusak, Chair Jill Eddington Supported by First National Byron Bay

103 3.15—4.15 Comedy: Is Everything Up for Grabs?

Hung Le, Zoë Norton Lodge, Mark Swivel, Chair Mandy Nolan

8.45 Kids Big Day Out

104

MCs Shep Huntly and Simi Genziuk

8.30—9.00 Morning Music

BELONGIL ROOM 107

Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano

9.00—9.45 Jennifer Clement

9.35—10.05 Meet Zoë and Georgia Norton Lodge

in conversation with Erik Jensen

116

10.15—11.00

Supported by Aesop

Phil Brown 109

in conversation with John Birmingham

Writing the Country

10.10—10.40 Meet Tony Flowers

Tony Birch, Andrew Stafford, Kate Veitch, Chair Ashley Hay

10.45—11.15 Meet Alison Lester 11.20—11.50 Meet Bronwyn Bancroft 11.55—12.25 Meet Morris Gleitzman

11.15—12.00 Michael Robotham

110

117

11.15—12.00 Tishani Doshi

in conversation with Chris Hanley

in conversation with Jennifer Byrne

12.15—1.15 Colonial Stories

111

118 12.15—1.15 The Memory Illusion Julia Shaw talks with Tracey Spicer

Michael Veitch, Peter Watt, Clare Wright, Chair Russell Eldridge

12.30—1.00 Meet Maxine Beneba Clarke

112 1.30—2.30 Digging up the Dirt: The Ethics of Journalism

1.05—1.35 Meet John Flanagan 1.40—2.10 Meet Isobelle Carmody 2.30—3.30

in conversation with Ailsa Piper

108

9.00—9.30 Meet Zanni Louise

10.00—11.00

115

9.15—10.00 Melanie Cheng

105

The Role of Historians in Shaping National Identity

Paul Bongiorno, Gabrielle Chan Helen Pitt, Chair Maddison Connaughton Supported by The Saturday Paper

2.45—3.45 John Marsden

113

in conversation with Zacharey Jane

Samia Khatun, Patrick Nunn, Clare Wright, Chair Michael Williams

106 3.45—4.30 Stories on Ageing, Illness and Life

4.00—4.45 Shire Choir

114

119

1.30—2.15 Tony Birch in conversation with Angela Ledgerwood

2.30—3.15 Gail Jones

120

in conversation with Ashley Hay

3.30—4.15 Passage to India

121

Barbara Carmichael talks with Zanni Louise

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Amal Awad talks with Mick O’Regan

Closing at 5pm

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Behrouz Boochani: No Friend But the Mountains ‘No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani will always belong to the canon of literature written under great duress and courage. This unique book should be read by all who care about the stories of our time. No Friend But the Mountains reminds us that ŕş ŔëƐƐĕſ IJşƱ ĎĶǓ ĕſĕŕƐ Ʊĕ ŔëƷ ćĕ ĪſşŔ one another, whether it’s the colour of our skin, the god we pray to, where we are born, or where we call home, that we have words, language, and literature in common. I celebrate the courage of Boochani who has pursued this ideal, this love of writing, and the faith in words as a tool to inform, to be a doorway to new and unexpected worlds, challenge tyrannies and seek justice.’ Jennifer Clement, President PEN International

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IJĶƆ ĪſĶĕŕĎ ëŕĎ ĈşōōëćşſëƐşſ wŔĶĎ ¨şǕ īIJĶëŕȂ No Friend But the Mountains is a voice of ƱĶƐŕĕƆƆǽ ëŕ ëĈƐ şĪ ƆƖſưĶưëōȂ ōƷſĶĈ Ǖ ſƆƐIJëŕĎ account. A cry of resistance. A vivid portrait ƐIJſşƖīIJ Ǖ ưĕ ƷĕëſƆ şĪ ĶŕĈëſĈĕſëƐĶşŕ ëŕĎ ĕƶĶōĕȂ Q Behrouz Boochani ƱĶōō ƐëŊĕ żëſƐ Ķŕ Byron Writers Festival via live-stream from Manus Island. He will feature in a special evening Satellite Event Writers At Risk Behrouz Boochani is an award-winning with his collaborator and translator Omid ƱſĶƐĕſǽ ŇşƖſŕëōĶƆƐǽ Ǖ ōŔŔëŊĕſǽ ëŕĎ IJƖŔëŕȒ ¨şǕ īIJĶëŕ, celebrated Australian foreign rights defender and founder of the Kurdish correspondent Peter Greste and president language magazine WeyaȂ Pŕ ǩǧǨǪ IJĕ ǖ ĕĎ şĪ 0m PŕƐĕſŕëƐĶşŕëō ŔĕſĶĈëŕȒlĕƶĶĈëŕ Iran and became a political prisoner of the author Jennifer Clement in a pivotal disAustralian Government and was incarcer- cussion of the challenges to and seminal ated in the Manus Regional Processing ĶŔżşſƐëŕĈĕ şĪ żſĕƆƆ ĪſĕĕĎşŔ ȎDſĶĎëƷ ǮżŔ Centre (Papua New Guinea). He has been Elements of Byron Bay). Boochani will also there ever since. ƐëŊĕ żëſƐ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ŔëĶŕ DĕƆƐĶưëō żſşīſëŔ şŕ LĶƆ ćşşŊ No Friend But the Mountains DſĶĎëƷ ǨǧëŔ ȎōĶưĕ ćſşëĎĈëƆƐ ĪſşŔ ƐIJĕ DĕƆȒ is the result laboriously tapped out on a tival with ABC North Coast) and Sunday mobile phone and translated from Farsi by ǰëŔ ÉſĶƐĶŕī ĪſşŔ lëŕƖƆ ſĶƆşŕ.

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weekend on a high

Modern-day matters Sunday morning kicks off with an inspiring exploration of Living Consciously with tree-enthusiast Sophie Cunningham, conservationist Tim Flannery, and Gourmet Farmer Matthew Evans. Meanwhile, Kurdish-Iranian refugee and award-winning author of No Friend But the Mountains Behrouz Boochani will appear via livestream from Manus Island where he has been ĎĕƐëĶŕĕĎ ƆĶŕĈĕ ǩǧǨǪȂ mĕƶƐ Ɩżǽ Ʊĕ şżĕŕ ƐIJĕ ǖ şşĎȒ gates to online decorum in We Need To Talk About Trolling with The Saturday Paper

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columnist Maxine Beneba Clarke, Troll Hunting author Ginger Gorman, Greens senator and author of En Garde Sarah Hanson-Young, and Tracey Spicer.

Later we will hear former World Vision CEO Tim Costello discuss the role and chalōĕŕīĕƆ şĪ Ǖ īIJƐĶŕī Īşſ ĈIJëŕīĕ Ķŕ the session Social Activism.

Tim Flannery

drop-in workshops, it’s a day for children to be inspired and get creative.

The Kids Big Day Out program includes local author Zanni Louise, sister-act duo Georgia and Zoë Norton Lodge, illustrator Tony Flowers, childhood fave Alison Lester, Bundjalung artist Bronwyn Bancroft, Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman, poet Maxine Igniting young Beneba Clarke, and bestselling fantasy writers John Flanagan imaginations and Isobelle Carmody.

Festival Sunday sees one marMeet the Author book signžƖĕĕ ĎĕĎĶĈëƐĕĎ Ɛş Ǖ ưĕ IJşƖſƆ ings will follow each session. of non-stop book-loving action Books will be on sale or bring for all the family at Kids Big along your well-loved copies for Day Out. With interactive their heroes to sign, and make author presentations and free them even more special.

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End your weekend on a high They say laughter is the best medicine and what better way to end your weekend than with comedians Hung Le, Zoe Norton Lodge, Mark Swivel, and Mandy Nolan in Comedy: Is Everything Up for Grabs?.

Take a breath of fresh air and join Sophie Cunningham and Ailsa Piper for a conversation about Trees, our love of them and their meaning in our cities and our lives.

Finally, let the happy vibrations resonate long after the Festival by joining Shire Choir for an interactive pop-up singalong at the end of the day.

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Writers Festival Satellite Event Highlights As well as appearing in the main Festival program, selected writers and thinkers will feature in Byron Writers Festival’s program of separately ticketed Satellite Events that will have you laughing, crying, chin-stroking, and truly inspired.

Fans of ABC Radio National’s Richard Fidler Ĉëŕ īĕƐ ƐIJĕĶſ Ǖ ƶ ƱĶƐIJ ƐƱş enthralling conversations taking place ëƐ ƐIJĕ Ʒſşŕ ¨IJĕëƐſĕȂ DſĶĎëƷ ǩ ƖīƖƆƐ will see Fidler interview comedian Hung Le, whose memoir The Crappiest Refugee tracks Le’s journey from a ǰȒƷĕëſȒşōĎ ÈĶĕƐŕëŔ Ʊëſ ſĕĪƖīĕĕ Ɛş ëŕ international comedy star. wŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐǽ Richard Fidler will sit down and talk all things fire with environmental historian

Stephen Pyneǽ ƱIJş IJëƆ ƱſĶƐƐĕŕ ǪǬ books on the history and cultural ĶŔżëĈƐ şĪ Ǖ ſĕ şŕ IJƖŔëŕĶƐƷ ëŕĎ ƆżĕŕƐ ǨǬ ƆĕëƆşŕƆ Ǖ īIJƐĶŕī Ǖ ſĕƆ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ EſëŕĎ Canyon National Park.

Byron Theatre will also play host to two vibrant live performances: Solid Air, a spoken word showcase ȎDſĶĎëƷ ǩ ƖīƖƆƐǽ ǯȂǪǧżŔȏ ĪĕëƐƖſĶŕī ćĕëƐ ćşƶĕſ Hope One and performance poet Tishani Doshi among şƐIJĕſƆȂ wŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ ëƐ ǯżŔǽ ĈëƐĈIJ Story Club: Working for the Man, a live storytelling night featuring true, hilarious stories by Benjamin Law, Scott Ludlum, Kate McClymont, and Sisonke Msimang Ȏ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐǽȞǯżŔȏȂ If getting bookish over breakfast is

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more your style, then head to Harvest Ķŕ mĕƱſƷćëſ şŕ ¨IJƖſƆĎëƷ Ǩ ƖīƖƆƐ Īşſ Breakfast with Clementine Ford.

Listen as Ford discusses her most

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recent book Boys will be Boys while ƷşƖ īĕƐ ƷşƖſ ŔşſŕĶŕī Ĉëǔ ĕĶŕĕ Ǖ ƶ ëŕĎ indulge in a delicious breakfast spread courtesy of Harvest and Brookfarm.

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lite Events and to book tickets head to byronwritersfestival.com/ satellite-events.

See What You Made Me Do

Festival information

ÈĶşōĕŕĈĕ ëīëĶŕƆƐ ƱşŔĕŕ ĶƆ endemic. Why does it happen and how can we stop it?

Friday till Sunday 2–4 August, 8.30am–5.00pm Elements of Byron, 144 Bayshore Drive

Award-winning journalist Jess Hill and the founding chair of Our Watch, Natasha Stott Despoja, have both written on this disturbing topic with candour and compassion.

In See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse, Jess Hill acknowledges that domestic abuse is a national emergency. One in four ƖƆƐſëōĶëŕ ƱşŔĕŕ IJëƆ ĕƶżĕſĶĕŕĈĕĎ violence from a man with whom she was intimate. But instead of asking ‘why didn’t she leave?’ Jess believes we need to be asking ‘why did he do it?’

Jess Hill puts perpetrators – and the systems that enable them – in the spotlight. See What You Made Me Do is a deep dive into the abuse so ŔëŕƷ ƱşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ ĈIJĶōĎſĕŕ ĕƶżĕſĶȒ ence – abuse that is often reinforced by the justice system they trust to protect them.

Jess has been writing about ĎşŔĕƆƐĶĈ ưĶşōĕŕĈĕ ƆĶŕĈĕ ǩǧǨǫȂ ſĶşſ to this she was a producer at ABC Radio, a Middle East correspondent for the Global Mail, and an investigative journalist for ëĈŊīſşƖŕĎ ſĶĕǔ ŕī.

In Natasha Stott Despoja’s On Violence she reminds us that every two minutes police are called to a family

Where and when:

Tickets available at byronwritersfestival.com/tickets or from the onsite Festival box office until sold out (please check the website).

Getting to the Festival Train: Catch the Byron Bay Solar Train from Byron Bay CBD to North Beach ƐëƐĶşŕ ȎĪĕƆƐĶưëō ƆĶƐĕȏ Ȩǫ żĕſ ƐſĶżȂ ¨ſëĶŕƆ leave Byron Bay CBD every half hour.

Timetable at byronbaytrain.com.au.

Shuttle bus: Eş Ʒſşŕ ƆIJƖƐƐōĕ ćƖƆ service to and from the Festival site ƱĶōō ſƖŕ ĕưĕſƷ ĎëƷ ćĕƐƱĕĕŕ ǯëŔ ëŕĎ ǬȂǪǧżŔȂ ȨǬ ĕëĈIJ ƱëƷǽ żëĶĎ ĎĶſĕĈƐōƷ Ɛş the driver in cash. great coffee outlets, as well as the Car: DĕƆƐĶưëō ĈëſżëſŊ şżĕŕƆ ëƐ ǮȂǫǬëŔȂ Stone & Wood Festival bar.

Car parking is limited. If driving we Ïw ćşƐƐōĕ Īşſ ƱëƐĕſ ſĕǕ ōōƆȂ A plasſĕĈşŔŔĕŕĎ ëſſĶưĶŕī ǫǬ ŔĶŕƖƐĕƆ tic-water-bottle-free event. Please before Festival entry. Parking is by Ïw ćşƐƐōĕƆ Īşſ ſĕǕ ōōƆȂ ¨IJĕſĕ ĶƆ ë ƱëƐĕſ donation – you’ll see volunteers with ſĕǕ ōō ƆƐëƐĶşŕ şĪ ƆżſĶŕī ƱëƐĕſ ëŕĎ Ʒſşŕ collection buckets!

Writers Festival water bottles for sale. violence matter. Every week a woman is killed by a current or former partner.

But as Natasha strongly asserts, violence against women is preventable; it not an inevitable part of the human condition.

Natasha has had a busy time since she left the world of mainstream politics. As well as her involvement in Our Watch, the national organisation to ſĕưĕŕƐ ÈĶşōĕŕĈĕ īëĶŕƆƐ ÉşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ

Children, she was Australia’s AmbasƆëĎşſ Īşſ ÉşŔĕŕ ëŕĎ EĶſōƆȂ Pŕ ǩǧǨǯ ƆIJĕ ƱëƆ ŕëŔĕĎ şŕĕ şĪ ƐIJĕ Ɛşż Ǩǧǧ Eōşćëō Pŕǖ ƖĕŕĈĕſƆ şŕ EĕŕĎĕſ şōĶĈƷȂ

Disabled parking: Limited disabled parking is available and our parking volunteers will direct you accordingly.

Please have your sticker on display.

Q Jess Hill and Natasha Stott

Can I purchase food and drinks on site? Yes! A range of food stalls are serving delicious local meals at our ĪşşĎ ŔëſžƖĕĕȂ 0ōĕŔĕŕƐƆ şĪ Ʒſşŕ şǔ ĕſ snacks, light meals, and drinks from their resort dining facilities. Lots of

'ĕƆżşŇë ƱĶōō ĪƖſƐIJĕſ ĕƶżōşſĕ ƐIJĕ ĶƆƆƖĕƆ raised in their books when they speak with Debbie Whitmont in the session Domestic Violence: A National Emergency şŕ ëƐƖſĎëƷ Ǫ ƖīƖƆƐȂ

Auslan Interpreters will be available at the Festival site on an as-needs basis. If you require an Auslan interpreter on the day, please visit the Festival Information Tent.

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