Read Randa Abdel-Fattah's Resignation Letter Slamming UQP for Caving to 'Smear Campaigns'

The author's award-winning novel Discipline was published by UQP. Now, Abdel-Fattah has quit the publisher in response to its cancellation of an Indigenous children's book.

, and Osman Faruqi

23 Apr 2026 · 9:46am

3 min read

Randa Abdel-Fattah has issued a letter slamming the University of Queensland and it's publishing division for caving to a 'smear campaign'. (Photo Credit: James Henry)

On Wednesday, Lamestream broke the news that the University of Queensland had cancelled a children's book written by Wiradjuri author Jazz Money after determining the book's illustrator, Matt Chun, had breached their anti-Semitism policy.

In response, another University of Queensland Press (UQP) author, Evelyn Araluen, announced she was leaving the publisher. You can read her resignation letter here.

Now Randa Abdel-Fattah, the author of the award-winning book Discipline, published by UQP, has also announced she is leaving the publisher. Below is her resignation letter, published in full:

I am shocked by UQP's shameful and cowardly decision to capitulate to, and thereby legitimise, yet another Murdoch-driven smear campaign by cancelling Bila, by Jazz Money, illustrated by Matt Chun.

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