March 10th, 3.30, London. The Betsey Trotwood, or The Fox?
OK, I know I'm opening a can of worms here. Probably it's been opened here before, but I missed it. Don't forgive me, I'm bored.
I've seen Lawrence Upton's views on the "theft" of the name Writers Forum - i.e. here:
http://www.wfuk.org.uk/blog/?p=601
Reading that post, he appears to me merely right. Stephen Mooney's co-opting of the name is an injury - what's worse, a gratuitous injury - that is constantly renewed so long as it isn't remedied. To which, perhaps, affront is added by the coincidence of the workshops...
But after all, that's only one side of the story. There are people I admire in both camps. Is the case for the other side documented? Would anyone like to summarize it? Well, enough mischief-making, but I do want enlightenment (publically or B/c).
Of much greater moment, I would Reallly Really like to get hold of some WF publications (Cobbing OF COURSE, but others too). And that seems to be pretty much impossible, unless you attend a workshop in person. At least, no email or snailmail approach has so far worked for me. Has anyone else experienced this difficulty? Or knows another way of acquiring them?
I'm cursing that I missed the Cobbing exhibition at UWE in Bristol. I feel like that was my big opportunity....
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