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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

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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·

theguardian.com

If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them | Peter Greste

I do not need to share Randa Abdel-Fattah’s views to believe that removing her is wrong. This is why I’ve withdrawn from Adelaide writers’ week

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·

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Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event.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

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·

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.

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

If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them | Peter Greste

Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author

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’

Top Australian writers’ festival canceled after Palestinian author barred

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