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Adelaide Writers’ Week was cancelled two weeks ago. ‘Not Writers’ Week’ is determined to do things differently
- Constellations launches as a grassroots response to Adelaide Writers’ Week cancellation, running free-to-donation events February 28 to March 5.
- Organizers say Constellations is not a replacement for AWW but a community-led effort to sustain opportunities for writers.
- Jennifer Mills, chair of the Australian Society of Authors, helped organize Constellations and stresses author income matters.
- Constellations will rely on donations and volunteers, with profits supporting paying writers’ speaking fees.
- Adelaide City Council supported using council spaces for Constellations but declined substantial funding.
- The cancellation followed the board’s disinvitation of Randa Abdel-Fattah after comments on Israel and Gaza, prompting writer withdrawals.
- Constellations aims to be inclusive, safe, and foster open discourse without policing artists’ speech.
- Organizers invite local venues to host events and register proposals to participate in Constellations.
- Mills emphasizes the festival’s broader goal of supporting authors' income through speaking fees and book sales.
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