When you're not afraid to burn the house down, so that everyone arguing over who gets what rooms has to live with you in the ashes, when you become scorched-earth-native, you can build better than the house, over which you were arguing. #AdelaideWritersWeek

*Vyvian, lighting the bed on fire, in an argument with Rik over who gets the bedroom* #Darmok

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-07/constellations-not-writers-week-adelaide/106420422

The Shutdown of Adelaide Writers’ Week Following the Removal of a Palestinian Author

Why was the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week canceled? Over 180 authors quit after the board removed Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah. Learn how this changed the arts world.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randabdelfattah, #australiaarts, #zadiesmith, #southaustralianews

https://newsletter.tf/why-the-2026-adelaide-writers-week-was-canceled/

More than 180 famous writers quit the Adelaide festival in just five days. This is the first time the event has ever been shut down because of a board decision.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randabdelfattah, #australiaarts, #zadiesmith, #southaustralianews

https://newsletter.tf/why-the-2026-adelaide-writers-week-was-canceled/

Randa Abdel-Fattah to Participate in Sydney Writers' Festival Amidst Controversy

Why is Randa Abdel-Fattah speaking at the Sydney Writers Festival in 2026? After the Adelaide event was cancelled, she will now join two sessions in Sydney.

#sydneywritersfestival, #randaabdelfattah, #sydneyevents2026, #australianbooks, #adelaidewritersweek

https://newsletter.tf/why-is-randa-abdel-fattah-speaking-at-sydney-writers-festival-2026/

Randa Abdel-Fattah will speak at 2 events in Sydney. This follows a big protest in Adelaide where 180 writers refused to go after she was removed from the list.

#sydneywritersfestival, #randaabdelfattah, #sydneyevents2026, #australianbooks, #adelaidewritersweek

https://newsletter.tf/why-is-randa-abdel-fattah-speaking-at-sydney-writers-festival-2026/

Adelaide Writers’ Week Cancelled After Removal of Palestinian Author

Why was the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled? The event stopped after 180 writers quit because the board removed author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the program.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randaabdelfattah, #adelaidefestival, #australianliterature, #freespeecharts

https://newsletter.tf/adelaide-writers-week-2026-cancelled-randa-abdel-fattah-removal/

Over 180 writers quit the Adelaide festival in just a few days. This is about 70% of all the guests who were supposed to speak at the event, causing it to fail.

#adelaidewritersweek, #randaabdelfattah, #adelaidefestival, #australianliterature, #freespeecharts

https://newsletter.tf/adelaide-writers-week-2026-cancelled-randa-abdel-fattah-removal/

I assume the organisers of the Canberra Writers' Festival are praying to all the festival Gods that ACT Labor and/or ACTPol take offence and crack-down on something in order to provide a similar boost in patronage. 🙏

"On March 1, Louise Adler will be talking to Randa Abdel-Fattah on stage at a packed Adelaide Town Hall."

https://michaelwest.com.au/streisand-effect-long-waitlist-for-not-adelaide-writers-week/

#Canberra #CanberraWritersFestival #auspol #Adelaide #AdelaideWritersWeek #ACTPol

My advice to the South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas.

“Don’t cling to a mistake just because you put in a lot of effort making it.”

#freeadvice #auspol #southaustralia #Adelaidefestival #adelaidewritersweek #censorship #FreeSpeech

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/malinauskas-efforts-to-push-adelaide-festival-board-to-drop-abdel-fattah-revealed-in-letter/uszfs1iia?dlb=%5B2026/01/19%5D%20del_newsam_bau_02&did=DM52033&cid=sbsnews:edm:acnewsam:relation:news:na:na