The Cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah 

Photograph Source: Mondoweiss – CC BY 3.0

Boards of directors are a funny bunch. Often lacking expertise, claiming knowledge they do not have and insight that never illuminates, its members can make the cockup the stuff of legend.  Instead of minding their own business and leaving the Adelaide Writers’ Week to take place without incident as part of the 2026 Adelaide Festival, an act of oafish meddling took place.  The meddling centred on removing one invited author from the speaking schedule...