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Friday, November 22, 2019

Marieke Hardy steps down as Melbourne Writers Festival artistic director

Festival spokeswoman says organisation’s financial position had nothing to do with Hardy’s departure

Marieke Hardy has quit her post as artistic director of the Melbourne Writers Festival two years into a three-year contract as the organisation grapples with a cost blowout and historic deficit.

Hardy announced at a donor event on Thursday night that she was stepping down.

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