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.

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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.

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