Regarding Sean Strub's piece 'Milford's Literary Legacy'

To the Editor:
While we were pleased to see Sean Strub's spotlight on Milford's rich literary history, we can't help but point out a couple inaccuracies in the article. For one thing, while she was represented by the Virginia Kidd Agency for over 50 years, author Ursula K. Le Guin never made it to our fair town for a visit. (Her son did, though!) And while Damon Knight was a pinnacle of the Milford Science Fiction scene (for which the "Milford Method" of critiquing literature was modeled and named, and still practiced today) that photograph in the article is actually Samuel L. "Chip" Delany, himself a beloved staple of science fiction. He was here, too, in the New Wave era of Milford SF .
The Kidd Agency, started in Virginia's living room in 1965, is still thriving today. Virginia, as well as her husband James Blish, was instrumental in shaping the careers of many of her "Futurian" friends. Her authors Gene Wolfe, Gardner Dozois, and Anne McCaffrey did venture out to our little town, leaving their marks, literally — etched into the walls of the Tom Quick — and figuratively, in the wealth of work at our offices here at "Arrowhead." We welcome questions about our authors and the rich history of speculative fiction in Milford. And we think a Writers Convention/Festival is a terrific idea. Sign us up!
Thank you and best wishes,
Christine Cohen
Milford