'Artists are censored a lot': Festival opens after writers' week controversy
The Adelaide Festival 2026 opens with performances by Pulp and explores themes of censorship and class, reflecting on the recent cancellation of the Writers' Week due to controversy.
With a Literary Festival for the Benefit of Patagonia, a Dozen Writers Unite to Help
A literary festival in Argentina will feature twenty authors aiming to raise funds for Patagonian towns affected by recent wildfires.
Pulp have the last word in Adelaide festival saga with triumphant opening gig
Pulp's performance at the Adelaide Festival's opening gig successfully addressed the controversy surrounding the Adelaide Writers' Week.
Literature and Gen Z: Why Enthusiasm for Books is Growing in Asia
The article discusses the growing enthusiasm for physical books among Generation Z in Asia, highlighted by the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Indonesia.
KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker
KPMG has requested the Sydney writers’ festival to remove its name from the event's website following the announcement of Palestinian Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah as a speaker.
Randa Abdel-Fattah to feature at Sydney Writers' Festival
Randa Abdel-Fattah, a Palestinian-Australian author, will participate in the upcoming Sydney Writers' Festival despite facing a rescinded invitation to another festival amid government pressure.
Erotica in Latvian and Words We Are Afraid to Say: Writers on Love, Loneliness, and Literature
Writers in Latvia explore themes of love and loneliness through literature, culminating in the upcoming 'Loneliness Festival'.
Adelaide Writers' Week saga 'probably was preventable', festival director says
Adelaide Festival director Julian Hobba reflects on the controversy surrounding the disinvitation of author Randal Abdel-Fattah from Writers' Week and emphasizes the importance of festival independence from government influence.
Writers festival 'crazy' to invite Randa Abdel-Fattah, NSW premier says
The Newcastle Writers Festival will host Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, despite disapproval from NSW Premier Chris Minns.
Questions about Randa Abdel-Fattah inclusion in NSW writers festival
The New South Wales government is in discussions regarding the inclusion of Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah in next month’s Newcastle Writers Festival following controversy from her previous invitation to another festival that led to a board resignation.
Breaking: Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear at Adelaide literary event in March
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah will participate in the 'Constellations: Not Writers' Week' literary event in Adelaide after being disinvited from the original festival.
Gaza Shakes the Australian Cultural Scene... What is the Case of Randa Abd El-Fattah?
The exclusion of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abd El-Fattah from the 2026 Adelaide Writers Week has sparked a significant cultural crisis, leading to unprecedented withdrawals from hundreds of international writers and cultural figures, ultimately resulting in the festival's collapse and a formal apology from the organizers.
Australian-Palestinian Writer Reveals the Reasons Behind Her Exclusion from the Adelaide Writers' Week
Australian-Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah expressed that the cancellation of her participation in the Adelaide Writers' Week is evidence of clear racism from the festival's management against Palestinians.
Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week
The Adelaide Festival board has publicly apologized to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invited her to participate in the 2027 Writers’ Week following issues of anti-Palestinian racism and censorship.
Australia news live: Adelaide writers’ week fiasco was ‘masterclass in poor governance’, outgoing director Louise Adler says
Former director Louise Adler criticized the management of the Adelaide Writers' Week, calling the festival's recent turmoil a 'masterclass in poor governance' amid the withdrawal of 180 writers.
Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has withdrawn from the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week in protest against the festival board's decision to rescind an invitation to Palestinian-Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Australia news live: Victorian bushfires expected to burn for weeks; chair of Adelaide festival board resigns
The chair of the Adelaide Festival board resigned amid a crisis surrounding the decision to exclude Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 writers’ week program, citing a need for refreshed leadership.
Widespread boycott of an Australian festival after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer.. What is the connection to Bondi?
Dozens of writers and intellectuals have boycotted the Adelaide Writers' Festival in protest against the exclusion of Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 program due to alleged cultural sensitivity concerns following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah celebrations.
Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice
The Adelaide festival is undergoing a leadership crisis following the resignation of three board members after a controversial decision to exclude author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its writers’ week program.
Dozens of writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah
Dozens of authors and media personalities are boycotting the Adelaide festival after the withdrawal of Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah due to concerns over cultural sensitivity following a recent attack.