Another excellent take on recent events from author August McLaughlin đ #WomensRightToWrite
âHow wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.â â Anne Frank
As you may have heard, the Ozarks Writersâ League conference coming up the weekend of February 21 was booted from its venue of 30 years this week, largely because Iâm set to speak there.
My topic? Cultivating self-confidence for increased success. Not exactly controversial. My advocacy for female sexual empowerment, however, apparently is. The venue heads also disapproved of award-winning author Velda Brothertonâs workshop on writing sex scenes. The conference program has never before been questioned or analyzed, but this oneâs theme, Celebrating Women Writers, invited scrutiny.
âDoesnât that make you mad?â an acquaintance asked me when she read the news. âIâd be so offended!â
Nope, I replied. Itâs unfortunate that OWL had to scramble for a new venue, as they successfully did, but the venueâs response merely illustrates the importance of the kind of work I andâŚ
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