diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/forms/__init__.py
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+""" make forms available to the app """
+# site admin
+from .forms import *
diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms/forms.py
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rename from bookwyrm/forms.py
rename to bookwyrm/forms/forms.py