Australian Writers’ Festival Collapses — and Apologizes — After Boycott over Disinvited Palestinian Activist

Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy

Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled following the withdrawal of more than 180 authors, with the director and almost the entire board resigning. The move came after the festival disinvited Palestinian-Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, stating that it would not be “culturally sensitive” to keep her on the programme in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre last month, where Islamic State-affiliated terrorists killed 15 people during the …

Australia: Writers’ festival director Louise Adler resigns in protest over Randa Abdel‑Fattah ban

Adelaide Writers’ Week faces collapse after 180 writers and numerous musicians boycotted the event and its director Louise Adler resigned over the Labor‑backed censorship of Palestinian author Randa Abdel‑Fattah.

Australian writers’ festival collapses — and apologizes — after boycott over disinvited Palestinian activist

The organizers of an Australian literary festival pulled the plug on this year’s event on Tuesday, after nearly 200 authors said they would boycott over the disinvitation of a Palestinian-Australian author and activist who has justified “armed struggle.” The board of the Adelaide Writers’ Week announced last week that they had disinvited Randa Abdel-Fattah, saying they felt her presence “would not be culturally sensitive” in the wake of the Bond…

Louise Adler unloads over reputationally 'trashed' Adelaide Writers' Week

The former Adelaide Writers' Week director takes aim at lobby groups and the SA premier during an intense appearance on 7.30 in which she says the event's reputation has been "trashed".

Louise Adler resigns as Adelaide Writers' Week director amid escalating festival crisis

Randa Abdel-Fattah, the author whose removal from Writers' Week has sparked a backlash, said Adler's resignation is "a tragedy".