SA's top literary awards to be uncoupled from Writers' Week
The state's most prestigious literary awards will now be called the South Australian Literary Awards and won't run with Writers' Week.
Source: indaily.com.au
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Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.
Source: artshub.com.au
Adelaide Festival unveils a star-studded line-up for 2024
The 2024 Adelaide Festival will feature returning favourites such as Barrie Kosky, Laurie Anderson, Angélique Kidjo, Stephen Page and Akram Khan, as well as introducing a new generation of rising stars from Australia and around the world.
Source: indaily.com.au
D&E to present Dr. Bill King Writers' Week events | News, Sports, Jobs
ELKINS — Davis & Elkins College will present the annual Dr. Bill King Writers’ Week Oct. 23-26 celebrating the legacy of beloved professor Dr. King, who pas
Source: theintermountain.com
Mick Clifford: Will Listowel Writers' Week be the rock on which reunification flounders?
An ongoing row about the running of Listowel Writers Week culminated in a difficult year for its most recent curator, Northern Irish poet Stephen Connolly.
Source: irishexaminer.com
'It was an oppressive atmosphere': curator of Kerry festival departs amid rancour – The Irish Times
Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility anti-Northern bias and from people angry at restructuring of Listowel Writers’ Festival
Source: irishtimes.com
Listowel Writers' Week - the curator's story: 'It was an oppressive atmosphere' – The Irish Times
Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility and anti-Northern bias from people angry at changes to Kerry festival
Source: irishtimes.com
Kerry's literary capital Listowel insists it loves Northern people after ex-festival curator's claims
Some in Listowel have hit back at suggestions the town has an anti-Northern bias in the face of a controvery ignited in the North by a column written by former Writers’ Week curator Stephen Connolly.
Source: independent.ie
Dara McAnulty on Wainwright Prize shortlist; new chair and director for Listowel Writers' Week – The Irish Times
Books newsletter: A preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary news
Source: irishtimes.com
Premier urged to address the 'dire state of the arts' in SA
More than 50 longstanding members of the local arts sector have signed a strongly worded letter to Premier Peter Malinauskas, warning that South Australia risks being viewed as ‘the most backward of Australian states’ unless it takes urgent action to increase funding and strategic support for artists and arts organisations.
Source: indaily.com.au