Creative Australia has recently announced the appointment of Wenona Byrne to lead Writing Australia, which started this year and is responsible for supporting and promoting the literature sector as well as the development of markets and audiences for Australian literature. Byrne has served as Head of Literature at Creative Australia since 2017; prior to that she’s worked in publishing for 11 years. She’s also worked as a writer/director in film and television as well as a freelance feature writer. Byrne speaks to ArtsHub about her new position.