State Library Victoria Teen Writing Bootcamp controversy

Summary

Six writers—Alison Evans, Amie Kaufman, Jinghua Qian, Ariel Slamet Ries, Morgan Rose and Omar Sakr—were scheduled to appear at a series of online Teen Writing Bootcamp events for young people run by the State Library Victoria in March 2024. On 28 February 2024, the entire program was cancelled and indefinitely postponed by the library who cited that a "child and cultural safety" review was necessary at a time of "heightened sensitivities."