What We Owe: the writing community, kidney donation, and other dramas

The Writing Squad

A Squad discussion: what do we owe each other as writers?

It is easy enough to trigger a storm on Twitter, but some stories create a hurricane. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/dorland-v-larson.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Who Is The Bad Art Friend?’,</a> a New York Times Article by Robert Kolker, was one such story and has whipped up a slew of newspaper articles, Twitter threads, and memes ever since. Centred around the court case of Dawn Dorland vs Sonya Larson, the story covers ground from kidney donations to Facebook etiquette, subpoenaed group chats and insular writing community drama. We don’t want to spoil the story for you, but suffice it say it’s a wild one. This session will comprise of a discussion focused on the relevant writing aspects of the story. Both sides field a series of key disputes, surrounding the plagiarism of ideas and Facebook posts, the etiquette of writing communities, and above all the kindnesses we do (or do not) owe to our fellow writers. Is using someone else’s kidney donation for a story acceptable? What if said story turns them into an ugly caricature? We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!Jessica and Katherine are prose writers, Squad 10 schemers, and online drama appreciators. They can’t wait to share a piping hot cup of internet tea with you all.PS. Bring yourself a tasty snack! 😊

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