About Kyogle Readers & Writers

The Kyogle Readers and Writers is a community-led organisation that seeks to celebrate the very best of Australian story-telling in an effort to enhance the cultural life of our region.

We do this by hosting regular events, large and small throughout the year, alongside our writer in residence and annual poetry competition programs. 

The highlight of our calendar is the Kyogle Readers and Writers Festival, which will be held on Friday May 17th and Saturday May 18th 2024. Located on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people, our small art deco town takes great pride in hosting this community-led biennial celebration of the best that contemporary Australian writing has to offer.  A warm welcome awaits you, whether you are a visiting writer, volunteer or patron.

Please consider supporting our work by becoming a member, volunteering – email hello@kraw.com.au – or by attending one of our many events. 

FAQs

This website, our newsletter, Instagram feed and our FB page are all updated with upcoming events.

We will have an expression of interest form online in the coming weeks. Email it to our Creative Director Paul at hello@kraw.com.au and he will get back to you in due course.

Email Kevin @ partnerships@kraw.com.au

Why that’s easy. Membership is a mere $5 a year and you can purchase it here.

We wanted the name of our organisation to be pithy, clearly associated with Kyogle, and for it to recognise that readers are equally as important as writers. The organisation will be open to new members in the coming weeks, we’d love to have you onboard.

KRaW is administered by a voluntary, interim committee and we intend to hold our first Annual General Meeting in December, when all committee positions will become vacant.

It’s emerged from its chrysalis as the Kyogle Readers and Writers Festival and will now be biannual. This is to try and avoid burnout in our hard-working volunteer committees.

Up until the formation of KRaW, Kyogle Writers Festival had been organised by a sub-committee of Kyogle and District Arts Council (KDAC). KDAC had very kindly provided us with an organisational ‘home’ as well as auspicing our grant applications. We are very much grateful for their generosity and support over the past couple of years.

But it’s now time for us to forge ahead as our own independent organisation.

At the moment we are not taking onboard new members until our transition is complete. If you are interested in joining us email Paul at hello@kraw.com.au and he will be in touch.

Committee

Sue Page

Co-convenor + Administration Manager

Kevin Markwell

Co-convenor + Partnerships

Paul Shields

Creative Director + Production

Sue Millican

Financial Manager

Vincent Stead

Committee member + Poetry Connoisseur

Jeff Marriott

Public Officer + Volunteer Coordinator

Contributing Members

Kate McGain

Graphic design + digital media