hello susan, matthew, everybody,
I didn't know about the campaign till you mentioned it Matthew. Also very
dear to my heart, so I'm glad to be alerted. The closing date for the
latest round was yesterday unfortunately but at least I've added Goldsmiths
to their mailing list for future similar events.
Best wishes,
Maura Dooley
--On 01 May 2003 12:44 +0100 sjw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi, Matthew.
>
> I'm hugely in support of this much-needed campaign. The short story is
> very much more alive than publishers and booksellers would have us
> believe - as Ali Smith and Jackie Kay showed us at their sell-out reading
> on the S. Bank two days ago.
>
> I'm new to the list too and haven't yet worked out whether if I just hit
> reply it goes only to you or to everyone... No doubt I'll find out.
>
> Sue (Wicks, from the University of Kent).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Francis M (HaSS)" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:21 PM
> Subject: Short stories
>
>
>> Hi - this is my first contribution to the list, so I'd better introduce
>> myself. I teach creative writing at the University of Glamorgan, and
>> write both fiction and poetry. I was just wondering if anyone on the
>> list is involved in the current Arts Council campaign to raise the
>> profile of the short story? I feel very strongly about this; even if the
>> form is as uncommercial as publishers claim, it's surely no more so than
>> poetry,
> which
>> has received a great deal more attention and support in recent years.
>>
>> Here's a link:
>>
>> http://www.bookpublicity.co.uk/Arts%20Council.htm
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Matthew Francis
>>
>
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