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
Drinks With The Journos / The Evening Feed
Saturday April 25
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
4.00pm
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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
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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?