Rage, Rape and Revolution at Adelaide Writers' Week

Women’s anger – and the potential to harness its power to bring about societal change – was the focus of last night’s topical Zeitgeist series session Rage, Rape and Revolution at Adelaide Writers’ Week.

The world is what it is because we have dreamt it ...

It was packed at the Palais last night as lovers of literature played a role in the 2019 Adelaide Writers’ Week inaugural opening address by prize-winning author Ben Okri.

Jo Dyer: 'It’s an astonishing thing to find yourself weeping over a book when you’re seven or eight.' Photo: Peter Hoare

Tears, joy and discovery: Jo Dyer's life in books

There’s nothing like diving into a good book, but for Adelaide Writers’ Week director Jo Dyer, this enduring passion became a path to a career that brings this same joy to others.

'A festival of discovery': Adelaide Writers' Week 2019 program

Director Jo Dyer’s first Adelaide Writers’ Week program features free sessions with 119 writers from around the world as well as new events including twilight talks, a Zeitgeist Series and a showcase of slam poetry.

Greer cancels Adelaide Writers’ Week appearance

Controversial author and feminist academic Germaine Greer has pulled out of an appearance at Adelaide Writers’ Week where she was to take part in a discussion on ‘Rage, Rape and Revolution’.