Month: July 2014

Last Chance

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Only a few days until we open the gates on the 18th Byron Bay Writers Festival. Authors have already been spotted around town, our office is buzzing with volunteers and the site looks amazing. If you haven’t already purchased your Festival tickets in advance we encourage you to do so now.  Already over 50% of our Feature Events have sold out.  Feature Events Join two men who have made a difference – award-winning documentary maker and author John Safran and social activist, Father Bob Maguire in consecutive conversations with journalist Jenny Burgess, followed by a lively Q&A session with the popular co-hosts of Triple J’s Sunday Night with Safran.
 A few tickets are still available for John Safran Murder in Mississippi Live on Stage, Saturday 2 August, 6pm– 7pm at the Byron Community Centre Theatre. This is the true story of how Safran met a white supremacist, befriended his black killer and wrote a book. Enjoy Richard Fidler in conversation with gifted iconoclastic US author Poe Ballantine, Friday 1 August, 5pm-6pm at the Byron Community …

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With the 2014 Festival Program now launched, things are really really hotting up. We just experienced the biggest week of ticket sales in our 18-year history. Some events are already close to selling out. So this Festival is shaping up to be the best yet. Crime Sets the Scene One of literature’s most popular genres, crime writing will feature strongly this year. This year’s Festival has attracted an impressive cast of talented, specialist crime authors. The Festival session A Murder of Crime Writers includes #1 international bestselling US thriller writer, Karin Slaughter, former NSW Detective P.M. Newton, celebrated storyteller Tara Moss, bestselling screenwriter and debut novelist Terry Hayes and the North Coast’s own Martin Chatterton. The session will explore all aspects of creating gripping stories within this hugely popular field. Another Festival session True Crime: Monsters or People Like Us? bringsiconoclastic US author Poe Ballantine together with Virginia Peters and Australia’s peerless exponent of gonzo film-making, author John Safran, in a session led by Marele Day. Fabulous Feature Events Don’t forget our brilliant line-up of …