Ubud Readers & Writers Festival with Randa Abdel-Fattah

The 2026 Ubud Readers and Writers Festival brings together a cosmic combination of literary stars who explore the transformative power of storytelling.

Join Randa Abdel-Fattah, author of Discipline, for a revealing conversation with moderator Gill Westaway.

Who pays the price when people with privilege choose to remain silent? Set in Western Sydney, Australia, Randa Abdel-Fattah's latest novel Discipline follows a journalist and an academic navigating censorship and their own complicity after an 18-year-old student is charged with terrorism for protesting a university's ties to an Israeli weapons manufacturer. A prominent academic and Palestinian advocate, Abdel-Fattah is no stranger to institutional censorship, having had grants and writers festival invitations rescinded over concerns about 'cultural sensitivity'. Join us for a revealing conversation with Gill Westaway about her bold and incisive novel and the personal costs of speaking out against unjust systems.

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