Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler to headline alternative to cancelled Adelaide writers’ week Constellations, a series of events compiled after Adelaide festival board scrapped AWW, will run from 28 February to 5 March

Constellations: not a Writers’ Week👇

WoW!

This IS great news: people working together.

May it be an OUTSTANDING success!

#RandaAbdel-Fattah
#LouiseAdler
#MelissaLucashenko
#ChelseaWatego
#RenWyld
#YanisVaroufakis et al …

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Adelaide Festival apologizes to Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah & cancels 2026 Writers' Week! A historic vindication for former Director Louise Adler. ✌️🇵🇸 🔴 Full details & Dr. Randa response in "Black cat24".

#RandaAbdelFattah #LouiseAdler #AdelaideWritersWeek #Palestine

#LouiseAdler, who on Tues resigned as director of #AdelaideWritersWeek, speaks out about the #AdelaideFestival board's decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian author #RandaAbdelFattan.
"I think unfortunately it did.

She talks to 7.30's #MichaelRowland

#AUSPOL #EndZionism
#Israel #ABC #Straya

#LouiseAdler #PeterMalinauskas

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".

"Where is the shared humanity?" Spot on Louise Adler. Yes Malinauskas, where is your shared humanity? This has been a debacle & an embarrassment to Australia #louiseadler Adelaidefestival www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Have a read. Read again. Reflect

My questions:
-How do we encourage moral/ethical & domain expertise, not social status, for career dev?
-How do we foster grounded & powerful enough places to stare down fear & elevate good faith dialogue?

#LouiseAdler
#AdelaideWritersFestival

An important par in her piece, from someone used to wrestling the power politics and naiveté of business people on boards, in the arts world.

Like so many politicians, on both sides and concurrently, who jump to criticise art they haven't seen when prompted by tabloid journalists.

#LouiseAdler

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

#LouiseAdler #AdelaideWritersFestival2026
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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

Listen to this woman of honour and intellect.
We live in a world where even reading has become a parochial and political exercise.
#LouiseAdler
#AdelaideWritersWeek
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I applaud #LouiseAdler & her vision, integrity & courage.
‘Welcome To Moscow on the Torrens’ indeed. Damn #Malinauskas & #Albanese for IMO aiding & abetting the poisoning of Australian society & the destruction of our arts & freedoms
#Auspol #SAparli #AdelaideFestival #WOMAD #AdelaideWritersWeek

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

Heartbroken 💔
#LouiseAdler

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Sorry for late. #annaschwarz gallery sacked installation artist at the time. Refs to #louiseadler Adelaide Writers week abt march '24.No longer have links. Computer died taking that stuff with it. Morry Schwarz media also publishes The Monthly Black Inc. Hope that helps. Loved SP until then.

The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

#LouiseAdler 🙏👇
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The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

#LouiseADLER (child of #Holocaust survivors):

"The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise #antisemitism, as a relentless campaign pays off"
omissions are as important as inclusions in #JillianSegal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

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Shame on us. So the Jewish director of the Sydney Writers’ Festival resigns just before the program is announced. Echoes of 2023 Adelaide Writers Week where wonderful Louise Adler stood strong against the critics. I want to share her quote about balance. #SydneyWritersFestival #LouiseAdler

Dear Howard Jacobson, don’t let historical hatreds hide Israel’s cruelty | Louise Adler After his controversial column last week, a former publisher tells the novelist his focus on ‘blood libel’ is blinding him to atrocities in Gaza

Swords at dawn.

#LouiseAdler v #HowardJacobson

Or "Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war."

#ShakespeareSunday

#auspol #creativeindustry #STC #Palestine #LouiseAdler #IsraelLobby