2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer Byrne is a journalist and writer. She is the author of Fake It, The Intrepid Parent's Field Guide to the Baby Kingdom and The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Life. Her writing has been published in The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, The Rumpus, The Hairpin, The Second City Network, National Lampoon and more.
Special Event
Saturday April 25
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
4.00pm / 60 mins

Geraldine Brooks, Jennifer Byrne, Annabel Crabb and Marian Wilkinson with Tom Wright 

This session is supported by Pitcher Partners

This is a Special Event

Three Books I Always Recommend – And Why

Sunday April 26
Ellen Grant Hall
3.00pm / 60 mins

Jennifer Byrne, Bri Lee and J.P. Pomare with Jason Steger 

Our panel discusses when a friend asks for a great book recommendation, do you find you have a favourite two or three? What is it about these books that encourage us to share?