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New staff, bookseller for Byron Bay Writers Festival

31 March 2015

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 

22 October 2013

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 

21 October 2013

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...

Eddington appointed Literature Board director

6 December 2012

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 

11 September 2012

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

11 September 2012

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 

22 August 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 

26 June 2012

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 

30 May 2012

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 

16 May 2012

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 

13 December 2011

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 

20 September 2011

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...

Baker replaces Caffin at Byron Bay Writers Festival 

28 September 2010

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 

8 June 2010

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...