TagDisabled writers

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Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Hey friends! These last few months have been BUSY. I’m delighted to announce that I got a book deal! I am the editor Disability Visibility, an anthology of first-person essays … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Posted 1 month ago Podcast

Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSDiverse representation in literature is incredibly important for young … Continue Reading Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

Posted 1 month ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Below is an interview with Katherine Beattie, a writer for the CBS series NCIS: New Orleans. Katherine shares the behind-the-scenes story of an episode she wrote this season featuring a … Continue Reading Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Paul David Power (Tony) (R) and Pat Dempsey (Evan) (L) perform in "Crippled" at the world premiere in St. John's Newfoundland Canada. Photo Credit: Submitted Power Productions.

Posted 2 months ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Is Disability ‘Culturally Unique’? Interview with Paul David Power

Interview with Paul David Power Tell me a little about yourself and what drew you to the theatre and arts. I was born with a disability that requires the … Continue Reading Is Disability ‘Culturally Unique’? Interview with Paul David Power

Posted February 10, 2019 Podcast

Ep 44: Disabled Writers with Carly Findlay

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Posted December 16, 2018 Podcast

Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

Graphic with a white background with text that reads: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction, Sunday, December 9, 2018, 1 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Mountain/ 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @mariekeyn and @brigityoung Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com or nicolagriffith.com. On the left is an illustration of a young Black woman lying down on a pink pillow reading a book. She is wearing a pink tank top and gray leggings and headband. On the right is an illustration of a stack of 4 books, aqua, purple, orange, and gray from top to bottom.

Posted December 6, 2018 DVP News and Events

12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

You are invited to the fifteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith, and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on Sunday, December 9, 2018, 4 pm Eastern. … Continue Reading 12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health & Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted November 4, 2018 DVP News and Events

11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. We are … Continue Reading 11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

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Posted October 31, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Belo Cipriani

This is an interview with Belo Cipriani, the editor and publisher of a new anthology featuring coming-of-age stories by disabled writers. Congratulations on the recent publication of Firsts: Coming of … Continue Reading Interview with Belo Cipriani

Graphic with yellow background and an illustration of a fist raised in protest in black on the left and a black pen on the right. Text in the middle: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Resistance and Hope, October 28, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts @nicolaz & @DisVisibility, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted October 9, 2018 Uncategorized

10/28 #CripLit Resistance & Hope Twitter Chat

#CripLit Twitter Chat Resistance and Hope Sunday, October 28, 2018 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern You are invited to the thirteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and … Continue Reading 10/28 #CripLit Resistance & Hope Twitter Chat

Illustration by artist Micah Bazant featuring a midnight blue sky with little white stars. Text reads: ‘Resistance & Hope.’ The ‘o’ in ‘Hope’ looks like a full moon.

Posted July 26, 2018 DVP News and Events

New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Hello friends! On the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I am excited to share with you the first-ever publication by the Disability Visibility Project, Resistance and Hope: … Continue Reading New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Graphic with a white background and black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, New Non-Fiction, June 10, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Guest host: @thinkfreestyle, Details: http://DisabilityVisibilityProject.com. On the left is an illustration of two hands typing on a laptop. On the right is an illustration of 3 books stacked on top of each other.

Posted June 1, 2018 DVP News and Events

6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

You are invited to the 12th #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

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Posted May 20, 2018 Podcast

Ep 25: Disabled Actors

Posted May 16, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Nicola Griffith, Author of So Lucky, A New Novel

Nicola Griffith and I are co-partners in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats for disabled writers about disability representation in literature. Join us on 5/19 when we host our … Continue Reading Interview with Nicola Griffith, Author of So Lucky, A New Novel

graphic with a yellow background and text in black that reads “#CripLit TwitterChat New Fiction, May 19, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Featuring @nicolaz & @Anne_Finger.” On the left is an illustration of a stack of books and on the right is an illustration of an ink pen. Both illustrations in black.

Posted May 7, 2018 DVP News and Events

5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

You are invited to the eleventh #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

Posted February 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 19: Storytelling