Dawn Foster RIP

[MsD]

I couldn’t see this thread before as I have Nef blocked. She was wonderful. The tribute thread he’s quoted is from my downstairs neighbour, who was very close to her (she was around here just a few weeks ago, apparently). He is very upset and has posted about little else since her passing.

Small world etc.

I had a little Twitter exchange with Dawn a few weeks ago when she posted about her fear going for epilepsy tests. I said how scared I’d been when having them and she said it was comforting to know it wasn’t just her.

Fucking hell.

[MsD]

The brilliant articles aside, she was very quick and witty on Twitter. That sounds like a really shit compliment but it isn’t, it’s just that everyone’s said all there is to say about her Proper Writing.

[DCI Harry Batt]

I see on twitter that the guardian has finally published an obituary.

[Nefertiti2]

yes here it is

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Woolley/status/1423331417069690880?s=20

[Nefertiti2]

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[Lang Spoon]

Ha.

[MsD]

My lovely neighbour is taking delivery of her book collection this week, and a number of them will go to Housman’s in King’s Cross, on a special Dawn Foster Trolley. The money raised will go towards something worthwhile in her name. Although a book trolley in your name is pretty cool in itself.

[ursus arctos]

It happens to be the thing that my mother chose as a memento of her 20 plus years on the board of the town library

[MsD]

The Housman's sale of Dawn's books starts on 16th October.
Everything priced at £1, £3 and £5 and stamped Dawn Foster forever.

[RobW]

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Woolley/status/1458332831604789254

The Dawn Foster Memorial Prize will be launched later today - info above.

[RobW]

Bumping this, as the winner of the Dawn Foster Memorial Essay was announced recently - you can read it here https://www.redpepper.org.uk/fightin...ardboard-city/ along with the shortlisted entries.