Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled after week of escalating controversy around [cancellation of] author Randa Abdel-Fattah
Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled after week of escalating controversy around [cancellation of] author Randa Abdel-Fattah
Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled after week of escalating controversy
The remaining members of the Adelaide Festival board will step down and this year's Writers' Week event has been cancelled, after days of furore regarding the decision to cancel a scheduled appearance...
In short:
The Adelaide Festival board decided last week to rescind an invitation for author Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at Adelaide Writers' Week.
All board members have now resigned and AWW 2026 has been cancelled following more than 180 writers pulling out of the event.
What's next?
The Adelaide Festival, which AWW is a part of, will run from February 27 to March 15.