Adelaide Writers' Week FAQs

 

For Those Joining Us in the Garden

COVID-19 information

The safety and well-being of audiences, writers, staff and guests is foremost in our planning. 

Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) continues to take advice from SA Health and requires patrons to follow the Adelaide Writers’ Week COVID-19 Management Policy. 

• Everyone aged 16+ will need to show proof of double COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption. Patrons must:
  • show their COVID-19 digital certificate on their phone
    OR
  • a My SA Gov app green vaccine check-in
    OR
  • photo identification with a printed immunisation certificate or official medical exemption.

For help connecting your digital certificate to your phone, please click here. 

• Patrons are strongly encouraged to wear masks at Writers' Week. 
  
  
• All patrons will be required to check-in upon arrival with the QR code. Paper sign-in will also be available. 
  
  
• Please do not attend if you have been deemed a close contact, if you are unwell or if you are experiencing any symptoms.
  

• AWW will be operating under a COVID Management Plan approved by the SA Department of Health and has a comprehensive COVID-19 Risk Assessment and Action Plan for prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. 
  
  
• The Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden will be fenced to monitor numbers and facilitate contract tracing. 
  
  
• COVID Marshals will be present at all times. 
  
  
• All staff members and volunteers have undertaken COVID-safe training. 
  
  
• AWW 2022 will be cashless.
  
  
• Hand sanitising stations will be available throughout the site. 
  
  
• We have increased daily cleaning activities across the site, with door handles, surfaces and high-touch areas cleaned and sanitised frequently.
  
  

If you are seeking information on COVID-19 visit health.gov.au or call the Australian Government Department of Health Coronavirus Information Line on 1800 020 080. This information line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

How do I find out about schedule changes?

If you're using the print guide, please make sure you check our schedule changes page here. Or you can use our online schedule here, which is updated as changes occur.

How will the seating be arranged?

SA Health guidelines inform all seating arrangements. If you would prefer to sit on the grassy banks of the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, feel free to bring a picnic rug. 

Where is the Plane Tree Stage / East Stage / West Stage / Torrens Tent?

All Writers' Week stages are located at the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden on King William Road, Adelaide. There will be signage at the event to indicate the different stages and volunteers will be able to assist.

Does Adelaide Writers' Week have a capacity? 

Yes. SA Health has provided Adelaide Writers’ Week with a maximum attendee capacity based on our total venue area in square metres. This maximum number of attendees at capacity is similar to our normal attendances. 

There may be instances at peak times, such as Saturday and Sunday, where you may need to wait for other people to leave prior to entering. Socially distanced queuing will be managed by COVID Marshals. 

As always being COVID safe is a shared responsibility, if you would prefer, please bring your own chair or rug so that you can sit away from the seating in front of the stage. 

Where are the entrances to Adelaide Writers' Week?

There are three entrances. King William Road, Victoria Drive (opposite Jolley’s Boathouse) and Kintore Avenue (beside the Drill Hall).  

What time do the gates open? 

Gates open from 8:30am every day.

Do I need to pre-register or buy tickets?

No tickets or pre-registration needed to attend Writers’ Week in the Garden. We recommend arriving early. We will update this page with information about registering with COVID Safe Check-Ins at the event.

Do I have to pay?

No, Writers’ Week is free to attend in person.

Will the Book Tent be in operation as usual this year? 

The Book Tent will be in operation with a 60-person capacity in place. There has been a change in the layout of the Book Tent to manage patron flow. COVID Marshals will be at the entrances and exits to ensure capacity is not exceeded. We will do our best to make sure people can move through as quickly as possible and encourage you to support our authors by buying their books in the Book Tent. 

Will authors still be signing books? 

Yes, they will be.

Will there still be catering on site? 

Let Them Eat will be selling food and drink, as always patrons are still able to bring their own (no alcohol) to avoid the queues. The layout of the catering tent has been amended to manage queues.

Will international authors still be appearing?

International guests aren’t able to be with us in person so will instead join us in the Garden via livestream on the East and West Stages for selected sessions. 

 

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live streaming from libraries, community centres & Participating Organisations

Thanks to Office for Ageing Well and Seniors Card we are able to live stream Writers’ Week East Stage sessions across four days for those who can’t join us in the Garden. This live streaming service is open to libraries, schools, aged care facilities and retirement villages across South Australia.

Who can access this live streaming from libraries, community centres and participating organisations?

Live streaming is open to those who attend a participating library, community centre or school, as well as residents of participating aged care communities and retirement villages in South Australia.

Which sessions are available for live streaming in libraries, community centres and participating organisations?

All sessions on the East Stage from Mon 7 Mar - Thu 10 Mar will be live streamed to participating libraries and community centres. The full program is available here.

Which libraries, community centres and other organisations will livestream sessions?

We have a list of libraries and community centres who will be participating in our livestreaming in 2022 - see the list on our Community Livestreaming page. If your local library or community centre is not listed, please encourage them to contact Adelaide Writers' Week.

What time will my venue open / close on streaming days?

Libraries, community centres and other venues have different opening and closing times that may affect their ability to stream all sessions offered by Writers' Week. Get in touch with your venue to double check.

I would like the library, community centre or other organisation I work for to live stream sessions. How can I make this happen?

To find out more about how your organisation can be part of this program, please email ehorner@adelaidefestival.com.au

Where can I direct any other questions about streaming to libraries, community centres and other organisations?

Please email any other questions to awwquestions@adelaidefestival.com.au

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Live streaming from home

In 2022, Writers’ Week will again allow you to experience a varied array of our program’s most provocative and potent events from the comfort of your own home with our Curated Dozen. These twelve events are curated from our international and Australian line-up, across fiction and non-fiction. Selected events of the Curated Dozen are presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre, the Centre for Ideas at the University of NSW and the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at the University of NSW.

Can I stream all sessions from home?

No, only the twelve events that are part of the Curated Dozen.

How do I livestream from home?

You will need to first purchase a ticket from our website using the links on our CURATED DOZEN page. Once you have completed the purchase, you will receive an email with a PDF ticket with a link to watch the event - simply click on the 'Watch My Session' button. The button/link will work only on the day and time the session is scheduled for and for 48 hours thereafter.

You will need an account to be able to purchase your ticket and watch the event. You must be logged into your account to be able to access the live stream of your session within the allocated time.

Depending on your spam settings, the email with your PDF ticket may end up in your junk, updates or promotions folders. If it’s still not there 30 minutes after you bought the ticket, please email boxoffice@adelaidefestival.com.au and the support team will forward your ticket to you again.

How long do I have to watch the event?

A recording of the livestream will be live online for 48 hours. This means you can watch the event live, as it happens, or within the 48 hours after the event. Please ensure you have sufficient time to watch the events refunds will not be given for unwatched or unfinished events.

During a session's viewing window, you will be able to rewind, forward through, pause or exit and restart the session. Undertaking any of these actions will not extend the viewing window.

Will any events sell out or is there a capacity?

Tickets for the Curated Dozen are generous but not unlimited. If you don't want to miss out we recommend buying as soon as possible. 

What is the ticket price?

Tickets are available on a Pay What You Can basis, with a recommended minimum of $15 per event for those in full-time employment. There is no minimum price and tickets can be purchased for $0.

Why should I pay when I can see it for free in the Garden?

You can see Adelaide Writers’ Week for free in the garden, you can watch selected sessions for free in your local library, you can listen to the sessions as podcasts when they are released once the Festival has finished.

We are committed to Adelaide Writers’ Week being a free event but with increasing costs for the infrastructure of Adelaide Writers’ Week, reduced federal government funding, a modest contribution from book sales, a grateful contribution from philanthropy and foreign governments, the majority (61%) of the funding of Writers’ Week is underwritten by the Festival.

Many people in the audience have the choice to attend in the garden or at a library: however, if you can't travel to Adelaide, are isolating/quarantining, or simply can't take time during the day to be there, this new service allows you to experience Writers' Week from home, and catch up on selected sessions for 48hrs after they happened in the Garden: we simply ask, if you can pay something for the convenience of streaming any of the Curated Dozen into your home and help offset costs, please do.

Technical troubleshooting

I can’t find my tickets with the link to access the Live Stream

Look for the name of the session in your email inbox, or for emails sent by tickets@adelaidefestival.com.au

I am getting an error when trying to access the Live Stream

Make sure you are logged into your account with the same email address and password you used to purchase your ticket.  If you are still having issues or are not sure which email address you should be using, please contact awwquestions@adelaidefestival.com.au

I got bumped out / My connection dropped / The stream stopped

If you experience any issues with the stream, please try reloading the page. If you are still having issues, please contact awwquestions@adelaidefestival.com.au

I can’t hear the sound!

If you cannot hear the performance, please check your system settings, as well as the individual browser tab volume settings. Depending on your browser, you may need to manually unmute the content, as some browsers mute content under various circumstances. If all else fails, try refreshing your browser tab.

If you are still having issues, please contact awwquestions@adelaidefestival.com.au

 

Can I cast the stream to my tv?

Yes! Though different devices will need specific solutions.

Chromecast

Desktops/laptops running the Chrome browser will be able to cast to your television via Chromecast. Once you've accessed the Watch page, go to View > Cast in your Chrome browser menu. You should then be able to select the connected Chromecast device and stream the page to your television. You can also click the fullscreen icon on the video to run it in fullscreen on your television. (Please note: Your Chromecast device will need to be turned on and on the same wi-fi signal as your browser.)

Android mobile devices can cast the browser window to a television using a Chromecast and the Google Home App.

iOS mobile devices (iPhones and iPads) cannot cast using a Chromecast.

Apple TV

The easiest way to cast from a Mac or iOS device via an Apple TV is to mirror the device’s screen.

On your Mac, click the Display icon in the menu bar at the top of your screen, and select "Airplay to: Apple TV". If you don't see the Display icon, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Displays, then select "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available".

Please note: Your Apple TV device will need to be turned on and on the same wi-fi network as your Mac.

More information on mirroring your Mac via Apple TV can be found here.

iOS devices can use Screen Mirroring from the Control Centre to cast the entire iPhone or iPad screen to your TV via Apple TV.

To open Control Centre on your device:

• On iPhone X or later or iPad with iPadOS or later: Swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen.
• On iPhone 8 or earlier or iOS 11 or earlier: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.

Once open, tap Screen Mirroring, and select your Apple TV.

Please note: Your Apple TV device will need to be turned on and on the same wi-fi network as your device.

More information on mirroring your iOS device via Apple TV can be found here.

 

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