The Adelaide Writers’ Week fiasco has taken a stunning new turn, with festival organisers admitting they made a mistake. Cancelled Palestinian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has been issued with a grovelling apology and an invitation to speak at next year's festival. However, the premier is refusing to roll out the welcome mat. | 7NEWS Adelaide

EXCLUSIVE: A controversial Palestinian writer whose axing saw Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled is speaking at a sold-out show. It was an awkward arrival in Adelaide for Randa Abdel-Fattah. | 7NEWS Adelaide

How will Writers’ Week’s cancellation affect the Adelaide Festival? 🤔 Adelaide Writers’ Week was cancelled after a week of escalating controversy. Read more: https://shorturl.at/RWofp Adelaide Festival Executive Director Julian Hobba joined 891 ABC Radio Adelaide to discuss how the decision will impact the rest of the festival in February and March. Tune in to Breakfast with Sonya Feldhoff & Jules Schiller on 891AM ABC Radio Adelaide or on the ABC listen app: https://bit.ly/AdelaideRadioLive |

Authors, including Miles Franklin winners Michelle de Kretser and Melissa Lucashenko, will boycott Adelaide Writers' Week (AWW) to protest the cancellation of an event featuring Palestinian Australian author, lawyer and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah. She was dropped by the Adelaide Festival Board, chaired by marketing executive Tracey Whiting. The board includes journalist Daniela Ritorto and Adelaide Airport managing director Brenton Cox, but no artists, following the departure of choreographer S

The Adelaide Festival is embroiled in controversy after being accused of inviting an extremist author to Writers’ Week. The guest speaker has enraged her critics by describing the Ukrainian president as more dangerous than Vladimir Putin. The latest in 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide

Adelaide Writers' Week will not go ahead. Dozens of writers pulled out of the event following Randa Abdel-Fattah's removal from the line-up. Read the full story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-13/adelaide-writers-week-cancelled-randa-abdel-fattah-controversy/106225170 Video by Grace McKinnon Article by Stephanie Richards #ABCNews | ABC Adelaide

The Adelaide Festival Executive Director Julian Hobba and Board Chair Judy Potter are providing an update after the corporation released a statement apologising for its decision to uninvite Dr Randa Abdel-Farrah from this year's Adelaide Writers’ Week. | 7NEWS Adelaide