AWW 2021 ‘more special than ever’; women dominate bestsellers
Adelaide Writers' Week (AWW) wrapped up on Thursday, 4 March, having run since Saturday, 27 February. Director Jo Dyer told Books+Publishing that after being ‘the last literary festival to squeak...
First AWW from Jo Dyer attracts new audiences; Dalton tops bestsellers
Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) has reported it brought new demographics to the 2019 festival, which ran from 2-7 March 2019. In her first year as AWW director, Jo Dyer said...
Adelaide Writers’ Week 2015 program launched
The 2015 Adelaide Writers’ Week program has been launched.The event will run from Saturday 28 February to Thursday 5 March at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden in Adelaide. As previously reported...
International marketplaces, territoriality discussed at VIP industry forum
This year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week included the annual Visiting International Publishers (VIP) program, which offers Australian publishers the opportunity to meet with international publishers and editors. On 3 March several of...
OzCo VIP Program guests announced for AWW 2014
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2014 Visiting International Publishers (VIP) Program, to be held during Adelaide Writers’ Week in March. The visiting international...
AWW to conduct ‘international search’ for new director
Following the resignation of long-time festival director Rose Wight, Adelaide Writers' Week will be ‘conducting an international search' for a replacement, according to festival chief executive Kate Gould. Gould told...
Tan wins both children’s literature award and SA Premier’s award at AWW
Shaun Tan has won both the $15,000 children’s literature prize and the $10,000 South Australian Premier's award in this year’s Adelaide Festival awards for literature, for his book Tales from...
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2010 shortlists announced
The awards shortlists for the 2010 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature have been announced. The nominated works in each category are as follows:Children's literature award ($15,000):Where the Streets had a...
VIP program Adelaide 2010: first guests announced
The Australian Council for the Arts has announced the first comfirmed guests of its Visiting International publishers (VIP) program at Adelaide Writers' Week 2010. Those confirmed so far are: Caroline...
Adelaide Writers’ Week announces 2010 line-up
Adelaide Writers' Week has released the list of participating writers for 2010. Among the international guests are Audrey Niffenegger (US); Richard Dawkins, Andrea Levy, Jim Crace, William Dalrymple, Sarah Dunant,...
In brief
Parallel importation debate continuesMainstream media coverage of the debate surrounding the Productivity Commission's study of parallel importation continued this week, with an op ed piece from Dymocks board member Bob...