Randa Abdel-Fattah appears at alternative Adelaide Writers’ Week event
Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has appeared at an alternative Adelaide Writers’ Week event, telling a sold-out crowd…
Premier Chris Minns says Newcastle Writers Festival ‘crazy’ to invite author Randa Abdel-Fattah
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says the Newcastle Writers Festival is “crazy” to invite Palestinian-Australian author Randa…
NSW government contacts Newcastle Writers Festival about Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah’s inclusion
The New South Wales government has made contact with the board of next month’s Newcastle Writers Festival about…
Writers’ Week letter shows premier backed removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah
A key letter in the Writers’ Week saga has been made public, detailing the objections the South Australian…
Adelaide Festival Corporation apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah over Adelaide Writers’ Week call
The Adelaide Festival Corporation, which oversees Adelaide Writers’ Week, has apologised to Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah and…
As Adelaide Writers’ Week is cancelled, what is the future of writers’ festivals in Australia?
Rosemarie Milsom, the founding director of Newcastle Writers Festival (NWF), is always apprehensive before launching their program. “You’re…
Adelaide Writers’ Week move prompted ‘wildfire’ worry in festival director
Adelaide Festival’s executive director says he long feared that controversy surrounding Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) would result in…
Randa Abdel-Fattah launches defamation proceedings against SA Premier Peter Malinauskas
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah says her lawyers have launched defamation proceedings against South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas following…
Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled amid controversy over disinvitation of author Randa Abdel-Fattah
The remaining members of the Adelaide Festival board will step down and this year’s Writers’ Week event has…
Bendigo Writers Festival debacle continues as La Trobe University is asked to apologise
The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival has again embroiled sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid…
Randa Abdel-Fattah reveals how the Israel-Gaza war shaped her new book Discipline
Set against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza war, Randa Abdel-Fattah’s novel Discipline seems incredibly timely. But Abdel-Fattah —…