New staff, bookseller for Byron Bay Writers Festival
The Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF) has announced the appointment of three new staff and a new festival bookseller.Joanna Trilling has joined the festival as communications manager, Mouche Phillips has joined...
Johnson appointed BBWF director
Edwina Johnson has been appointed as the new director of the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) and the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre (NRWC), which stages the festival. Johnson, who has...
Johnson appointed BBWF director
Edwina Johnson has been appointed as the new director of the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival and the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre, which stages the festival. Johnson, who is currently manager of...
Ticket sales up at BBWF 2013; philosophy magazine tops bestseller list
This year’s Byron Writers Festival was held on 2-4 August, with record ticket sales and attendances on the first day of the festival and an increase across the board from...
2013 Byron Bay Writers’ Festival program announced
The program for this year’s Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) has been announced. The festival, which runs from 2 to 4 August, features 130 writers who will participate in 90 panel events,...
Eddington appointed Literature Board director
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced that Jill Eddington has been appointed as director of the Literature Board. The Australia Council said in a statement that Eddington will...
Caffin returns to BBWF
Former Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) director Jeni Caffin will return to the festival as director in November. Caffin, who has spend the past two years with the Ubud Writers...
Caffin returns to BBWF
Former Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) director Jeni Caffin is returning to head up the festival. Caffin will start in the role at the beginning of November. She will also resume her former role...
Boo, Griffiths top sellers at BBWF 2012
Books by Katherine Boo and Andy Griffiths were the top sellers at this year’s Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF), according to festival bookseller Collins Booksellers Byron Bay. Behind the Beautiful Forever by Boo...
BBWF full program launched
The full program of this year’s Byron Bay Writers Festival has been released. Local authors attending the event include Michael Kirby, Thomas Keneally, Anna Rose, Jessica Watson, Gail Jones, Charlotte...
Brown to appear as keynote speaker at BBWF
The Byron Bay Writers Festival has confirmed Greens Senator Bob Brown will be a keynote speaker at this year’s event. Brown, who recently stepped down from his role as Greens...
BBWF announces international authors
The Byron Bay Writers' Festival has announced international guests Katherine Boo and Mohammed Hanif will be part of the 2012 program. Boo is a staff writer for the New Yorker...
Parsons appointed BBWF director
Jonathan Parsons has been appointed the new director of the Byron Bay Writers Festival. Parsons ‘brings to this position over twenty years experience working in the arts and cultural scenes,...
BBWF looks for new director
The Northern Rivers Writers' Centre (NRWC) has announced that it is looking for a new director for the 2012 Byron Bay Writers' Festival (BBWF).Sarah Ma, information manager for the NRWC, told...
BBWF 2011: Sunshine, laughter and record book sales
Festival goers were treated to three sunny and warm days at this year's Byron Bay Writers' Festival (BBWF), held between 5 and 7 August. On the opening night of the...
2011 BBWF: Early bird tickets available, guest authors announced
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF), which will run between 5 and 7 August. Festival organisers have also announced some of...
Baker replaces Caffin at Byron Bay Writers Festival
Candida Baker has replaced Jeni Caffin as Director of the Northern Rivers Writers' Centre and the Byron Bay Writers' Festival. Caffin, who programmed the Byron Bay Writers' Festival for the...
BBWF 2010 program announced
A full program for this year's Byron Bay Writers' Festival (BBWF) has been announced. The main program runs from 6-8 August, with workshops from 2 August. ‘We've taken as our...
‘Record crowds’ at relocated Byron Bay Writers Festival
The Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF) ran last weekend, 7 to 9 August, with workshops from 3 August, at its new site at Belongil Fields, in Byron Bay. The relocated...
Byron Bay Writers’ Festival line-up announced
The full line-up for Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF) 2009 has been announced. The main program runs from 7 to 9 August, with workshops from 3 August. There is a...