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Jennifer Mills
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Writer, reader. On Kaurna land.

SALVAGE out now 🌏🪂✨
A Concise Compendium of Wonder coming 03/26 👹🧗🏻‍♀️🌳
bit.ly/constellationsfestival

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Jennifer Mills @jennifermills.net.au · Aug 18
Always cool to chat with the book show on ABC RN. Listen in if you want some laughs about billionaires leaving the planet so the rest of us can deal with the climate crisis, I write fiction I swear 🌏🪂💥

#salvage

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Gary Shteyngart, Jennifer Mills and Rhett Davis ask what's next - ABC listen
Russian born US writer Gary Shteyngart imagines a future America with strong parallels to Russia in Vera, or Faith, Adelaide based author Jennifer Mills' latest novel Salvage rockets into space after ...
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Little garden gronks
A bowl of slightly wonky homegrown figs
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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I guess we just don’t find war criminals all that comforting.
A protest on Kaurna Yarta on the steps of parliament. A sign in the foreground quotes Randa Abdel-Fattah: “Please remember that the genocide of Palestinians continues and that all of this is a smokescreen. I am not the story. Palestine is.”
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Vale to an amazing man and legendary, brilliant cartoonist.

The cartooning community is in mourning today.
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Cartoonist Jon Kudelka has passed away, his wife Margaret has confirmed.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Sad to see Meg’s close, just shows what a contribution great bookshops make to communities. Margie would drive hours for small events to support writers and readers. A great loss to the region & the state as well as to Port Pirie. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
They were told kids 'didn't read' in this town, they opened a bookshop anyway
In one of Australia's most disadvantaged regions, more known for its lead than its literature, a couple wanted to open a book store but were told children didn't read books there. They did it anyway, ...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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A sneak peek of the artwork/branding for Rivers of Reason. Design by Ngarrindjeri artist Tiarnie Edwards.
Promotional material, social media tiles, and ticketing page is almost ready. It's all happening!
On a white background, is a black frame. Large text says Rivers on Reason. On a black background, white text says Blak & Arab Writers in Conversation. Under image is smaller text Tarntanya 2nd March 2026. Image is in black and write. Gigantic pencils, and a river running down the right side. A man raises his fist in a symbol of solidarity. In his other hand he's holding a book with the Aboriginal flag on it. A woman holding a pencil is also raising a hand. The Aboriginal and Palestinian flags are underneath
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Also today: stopped in at Dymocks, saw this heartening table of books by authors who withdrew from Writers Week, and signed the copies of #Salvage I found there
A table of books with a sign that says Tribute to the Authors
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Dropped by the Pink Shorts Press office today to collect some author copies of A Concise Compendium of Wonder, launching in a few short weeks! 💖
Author Jen Mills and the Margot half of PSP holding books and smiling in a v cute office
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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With threats from culture wars, climate disaster and insecure funding, Australia's thriving writers' festivals face an uncertain future. Read more in @theconversation.com
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What is the future of Australia’s embattled writers festivals?
Australia’s literary festivals are under threat from culture wars, climate risks, new hate speech laws and ongoing funding scarcity.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Scoundrel time
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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It’s been a big day of Constellations media! Here I am being strident in the Graun www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler to headline alternative to cancelled Adelaide writers’ week
Constellations, a series of events compiled after Adelaide festival board scrapped AWW, will run from 28 February to 5 March
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February 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Constellations first programming announcements are out!

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Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear at Adelaide literary event in March
Palestinian Australian author, lawyer and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah will be appearing at the one-off literary event created to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year's Adelaide Writers'...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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“Nuance is wonderful but sometimes you've got to kick them in the teeth."

Words to live by
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis live from First Ave, Minneapolis, Jan 30th 2026
YouTube video by Christopher Bungert
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February 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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So an odd thing here is that if you say "an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume" your point is to communicate "it is not really Batman" but the problem is that the real Batman, within the fiction of the comic book "Batman", is also, literally, an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume
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An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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More great coverage for Constellations / Not Writers Week, feat. special guest star Willow (who will not be appearing)

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Adelaide writers’ week was cancelled two weeks ago. ‘Not Writers’ Week’ is determined to do things differently
Constellations – or ‘Not Writers’ Week’ – has been pulled together by a grassroots coalition of authors who have turned ‘heartbreak’ into a community-led event – and one that won’t police speakers’ so...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Constellations not cancellations!

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'One-off' literary festival to take place in lieu of Adelaide Writers' Week
A community literary festival will go ahead in the wake of the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week, but those involved say it is not a replacement for the original event.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Constellations is going live! I am so proud of and impressed by the strength of this community www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Top authors signing up for alt Adelaide Writers' Week - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Queensland MP Colin Boyce will move a spill motion against Nationals leader David Littleproud following the party's split with the Liberals.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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TDU and climate destruction both brought to you by Santos. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Catastrophic conditions force Tour Down Under changes as SA temperatures soar
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".
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January 23, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Had a word with The Conversation for this piece on the value of writers centres:

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Writers Victoria has been defunded – but writers’ centres are ‘fundamental’ to literary culture
Authors Hannah Kent and Toni Jordan got their start through writers centre initiatives. If Victoria loses its centre, it will be the only mainland state without one.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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I’m in a fringe show. Will be what it says on the box
Books & Beers A literary tasting sensation with Alex Cothren, Jennifer Mills, Jake Dean, Amy Matthews & Andrew Roff Thursday 26 Feburary, 6.30 pm Brightstar Brewing | $15
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Great aurora in Greenland tonight!
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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“Devastated literary figures have been working hard behind the scenes”
This community 📚❤️✊🏼
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Read the room: Guerilla Writers’ Week is happening - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Organisers of an alternative Writers’ Festival have vowed to push ahead after receiving support at an Adelaide City Council meeting.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Can’t stop hearing it as Board of Piss, hope somebody’s named a punk band that by now
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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The dog would like readers to note that her career is not toast and she is just getting started
Me and my dog in an AAP article about the economic impact of Adelaide Writers Week being cancelled
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Statement from our client Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. It is a tragedy that Adelaide Writers' Week has been destroyed, for nothing. However, this is a massive win for artistic freedom and hopefully a turning point in this time of unhinged McCarthyist witch-hunting. Randa is a hero and we love her.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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I’m glad the new board has admitted this was wrong. What an utter waste of everybody’s time, energy and labour

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Breaking: Adelaide Festival Corporation apologises to author Randa Abdel-Fattah
The Adelaide Festival Corporation, which oversees Adelaide Writers' Week, has apologised to Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah and says she will be invited to speak at its next event in ...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM