Culture, cancelled: will Adelaide writers’ week survive? | Fiona Katauskas
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Adelaide Writers Week: No decorum without a quorum.
Adelaide Writers Week, a core part of South Australia’s premier cultural event, the Adelaide Festival, is at risk of cancellation in its 40th year. Kim Wingerei and Michael West report.…