Adelaide Writers Week
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week's Australian arts sector appointments include the departure of Susan Provan AO from Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and new…
Adelaide Writers’ Week: Rosemarie Milsom announced as new director
Milsom's appointment follows a boycott, multiple resignations and the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week.
New Adelaide Festival Board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and former Writers' Week Director Louise Adler
48 hours after its appointment, the new Adelaide Festival Board has apologised 'unreservedly' and recinded the old Board's actions.
Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down
A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…
Arts boards in crisis: how have we landed here, yet again?
As the Adelaide Writers Week crisis worsens, many are asking why arts boards aren’t taking note of others’ past actions.
Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens
With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…
Adelaide Writers Week crisis: former Adelaide Festival leaders call on Board to reinstate Randa Abdel-Fattah
The open letter to the Board of Adelaide Festival is signed by former Artistic Directors, Chief Executives and General Managers…
Adelaide Writers Week in disarray as almost 100 writers boycott over Board’s ‘censorship’ of Randa Abdel-Fattah
Helen Garner, Melissa Lucashenko and Zadie Smith are among the more than 40 writers to have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers…
Adelaide Writers' Week program announced
Over 230 writers, both local and international, will attend this year's festival.
Are calls to cancel two Palestinian writers from Adelaide Writers’ Week justified?
Denis Muller from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne examines the case for cancelling two contentious…