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Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author

About 100 writers and four board members quit Adelaide Festival after it barred author Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·arabnews.com
Writers boycott Adelaide Festival after Randa Abdel-Fattah is dropped
DUBAI: A wave of writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide Festival’s Writers’ Week, prompting organizers to take down a section of the event’s website as the backlash continues…
domenica 11 gennaio 2026·theguardian.com
Adelaide festival did not dump Jewish columnist from 2024 program despite request from Randa Abdel-Fattah and others
Palestinian academic rejects accusations of hypocrisy, saying board resisted attempts to remove Thomas Friedman, while cancelling her invitation this year

domenica 11 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice

Resignations follow withdrawal of more than 70 participants in Adelaide writers’ week after Palestinian Australian author disinvited

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

aljazeera.com

Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author

About 100 writers and four board members quit Adelaide Festival after it barred author Randa Abdel-Fattah.

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Arts festival in doubt after Ardern joins boycott over axing of Palestinian writer

More than 70 prominent figures are boycotting the Adelaide Festival for dropping Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah in the wake of the Bondi attack

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

arabnews.com

Arts festival’s decision to exclude Palestinian author spurs boycott

SYDENY: A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi…

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

bbc.com

Randa Abdel-Fattah: How Adelaide Writers' Week imploded after axing Palestinian author

Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event.

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Exclusive: Writing for Guardian Australia, Adler says she ‘cannot be party to silencing writers’ after Adelaide festival board cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation to appear

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

aljazeera.com

Australian writers’ festival boss resigns after Palestinian author axed

Director of Adelaide Writers' Week steps down amid wave of speaker withdrawals and board resignations.

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’

Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned following backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Australian arts festival cancelled after boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

More than 180 invited participants pulled out of Adelaide Writers’ Week, including former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

arabnews.com

Top Australian writers’ festival canceled after Palestinian author barred

SYDNEY: One of Australia’s top writers’ festivals was canceled on Tuesday, after 180 authors boycotted the event and its director resigned saying she could not be party to…

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

An Australian writers’ festival cut a Palestinian author in the wake of a terror attack. Then it fell apart

Randa Abdel-Fattah, who is Palestinian Australian, has faced criticism for controversial comments on Israel, including alleging Zionists had ‘no claim or right to cultural safety’

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

arabnews.com

Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled after backlash over disinviting Palestinian author

DUBAI: The Adelaide Writers’ Week 2026, a milestone event in the Australian literary calendar, has been cancelled after more than 180 authors and speakers dropped out in protest…

martedì 13 gennaio 2026·

upi.com

Adelaide Writers' Week canceled after protest over removal of Palestinian author - UPI.com

Adelaide Writers' Week has been canceled after most of the writers quit in protest of the festival's disinviting a Palestinian-Australian author.

giovedì 15 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week

Apology comes as former Adelaide festival board member accuses Louise Adler of hypocrisy after she resigned citing free speech concerns

giovedì 15 gennaio 2026·

aljazeera.com

Australian writers’ festival apologises to Palestinian author after boycott

Randa Abdel-Fattah said she accepts the board's apology and will consider invitation to participate in 2027 event.

Writers boycott Adelaide Festival after Randa Abdel-Fattah is dropped

Adelaide festival did not dump Jewish columnist from 2024 program despite request from Randa Abdel-Fattah and others

Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice

Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author

Arts festival in doubt after Ardern joins boycott over axing of Palestinian writer

Arts festival’s decision to exclude Palestinian author spurs boycott

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler

Randa Abdel-Fattah: How Adelaide Writers' Week imploded after axing Palestinian author

Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Australian writers’ festival boss resigns after Palestinian author axed

Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’

Australian arts festival cancelled after boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

Top Australian writers’ festival canceled after Palestinian author barred

An Australian writers’ festival cut a Palestinian author in the wake of a terror attack. Then it fell apart

Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled after backlash over disinviting Palestinian author

Adelaide Writers' Week canceled after protest over removal of Palestinian author - UPI.com

Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week

Australian writers’ festival apologises to Palestinian author after boycott