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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Henry Belot

Adelaide Writers’ Week withdrawals ‘sad’ and ‘unfortunate’, director Louise Adler says

Louise Adler
Louise Adler, director of Adelaide Writers’ Week, part of Adelaide festival. Photograph: SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

The Adelaide Writers’ Week director, Louise Adler, has vowed not to be dissuaded from creating space for “courageous” discussions of literature and opposing views, despite high-profile withdrawals and calls for her resignation.

Three Ukrainian writers and a major financial sponsor have withdrawn from next month’s Adelaide festival event in response to social media comments by two writers appearing at the event, Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd.

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