In 1994 The Bodley Head published Point The Finger. In 1974, Forbes received an Eric Gregory Award; in 1998, he won 1st Prize in the TLS / Blackwells Poetry Competition.
The publication of Point The Finger by The Bodley Head occurred in 1994. Forbes was honored with an Eric Gregory Award in 1974 and took top honors in the TLS / Blackwells Poetry Competition a decade later, in 1998.