Byron Bay Archives - Tristan Bancks

Tristan July 13, 2023

Brisbane, Sydney and Byron Bay – Meet Author Tristan Bancks at Scar Town Book Launch Events!

Author Tristan Bancks (Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, Cop & Robber) has a new page-turning thriller that wrestles with big ideas, Scar Town (out 1 … View Post

Tristan January 30, 2018

Byron Bay Writing Safari

Inspiring children to write, or adults to write, can be tricky. Walking and writing outdoors is key to creativity, for me at least. Stories … View Post

Tristan September 11, 2017

The Making of an International Bestseller Event

I’m looking forward to this! For writers, readers and Jack Reacher fans. Hope you can make it along if you happen to be … View Post

Tristan August 6, 2017

Byron Bay Writers Festival Kids Big Day Out

Byron Writers Festival’s Kids’ Big Day Out was held on the weekend. Hundreds of kids and parents in a big, white marquee next … View Post

Tristan September 6, 2016

Children’s Book Week 2016

It’s been a fun couple of months of touring around, talking books and creativity, hopefully inspiring people to create their own stories and … View Post

Tristan July 29, 2016

Byron Writers Festival 2016

Byron Writers Festival begins in a few days’ time. It’s one of finest and funnest (?) events in the country for children’s and … View Post

Tristan November 10, 2015

ON THE RUN How it Was Written

One week to go before the US release of my Middle-Grade adventure novel On the Run (Farrar Straus Giroux), released in Australia as … View Post

Tristan April 1, 2015

School Holiday Writing Workshops

I’m running school holiday writing, claymation and filmmaking workshops in Brisbane, Byron Bay and Maclean. If you’re in the ‘hood, I’… View Post

Tristan January 12, 2015

Casting Call

Are you aged 65+, living near Byron Bay and wanting to become famous beyond your wildest dreams?! Well, you may be best moving to a … View Post