Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Exclusive: Writing for Guardian Australia, Adler says she ‘cannot be party to silencing writers’ after Adelaide festival board cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation to appearLouise Adler: I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ weekPeter Greste: If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for themFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe director of Adelaide writers’ week, Louise Adler, has resigned after the board of the Adelaide festival announced it had dumped the Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the literary event.“I cannot be party to silencing writers, so with a heavy heart I am resigning from my role as the director of the AWW,” said Adler, one of Australia’s most influential literary figures. Continue reading...