Adelaide Writers' Week

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Considered one of the world's pre-eminent literary events, Adelaide Writer's Week is a traditional part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts fortnight where festival attendees meet and discuss literature with Australian and international writers in "Meet the Author" sessions, readings and lectures. It is held in Adelaide's Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens and is free to the public.

[edit] 2006

2006's Writers' Week focused on Dutch and Indian writing and was held between the 5 March and 10 March 2006. Notable visiting authors included Pulitzer Prize wining author Michael Cunningham, crime novelists Val McDermid, Andrew Taylor & Minette Walters and Indian author Vikram Seth. Australian authors included historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey and Adelaidean Peter Goldsworthy

[edit] 2005

In 2005, visiting authors included Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Ruth Rendell and Neal Stephenson.

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