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Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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#CripLit: Disability and Young Adult/KidLit, Sunday, April 9, 7 PM Eastern

On Sunday April 9, 7pm Eastern we’ll host the seventh #CripLit chat, in which disabled writers and editors and other interested parties get together to talk about issues relating to disability and literature. Today’s chat centres on YA/KidLit.

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Posted on March 29, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Some thoughts on Crip Futurism

The Storify of the #CripLit Crip Futurism chat is up. Here’s a version of what I said rendered in paragraph form.

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Posted on February 21, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Crip Futurism!

For me this is perfect timing and squarely in my wheelhouse: a Twitter chat on disability, SFF, and futurism. Fiction and non-fiction. Join us!

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Posted on February 12, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

New novella—and writing from identity

I’ve been off social media for nearly two weeks in order to write a novella, working title So Lucky. It is CripLit.

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Posted on January 29, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#CripLit: Editor Roundtable, Sunday 1/15, 7 pm Eastern

For our fifth #Criplit chat for disabled writers we’re trying a slightly different format. We’ve invited editors and staff from some of…

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Posted on January 5, 2017 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Writing in difficult times

We are writers. We must write. We must use hard and honest words. Not ‘alt-right’ but white supremacist. Not ‘religious exception’ but homophobic hate. Not ‘thoughtless’ but ableist. Call it what it is. A writer’s job is to tell her truth, loud and clear.

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Posted on December 18, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Support Disabled Writers, Artists and Creators

The Disability Visibility Project™ (DVP) is a community partnership with StoryCorps and an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability stories and culture. Support the DVP on Patreon.

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Posted on December 10, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Resistance through writing: #CripLit chat December 4

Stories make culture. If we want to be visible in this culture we must make our voices heard.

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Posted on November 25, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Disabled Writers, Diverse Literature, and Intersectionalism

The third #CripLit chat is up on Storify.

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Posted on October 13, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#CripLit Twitter chat: Intersectionality, 12 October 4pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern

The third #CripLit Twitter chat, on Disabled Writers, Diverse Literature, and Intersectionality, is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 October, 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern.Co-hosts me and Alice Wong. Guest host Alaina Leary. You don’t want to miss this one!

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Posted on October 5, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Some thoughts on Ableism & the Publishing Industry

The Storify of the second #CripLit Twitter chat, on Ableism and the Publishing Industry is up. Here are my answers to the 10 questions formulated ahead of time.

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Posted on August 30, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Guidelines for non-disabled writers

Empathy is no match for experience. Empathy is unreliable. Empathy is not enough. Here are some guidelines instead.

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Posted on August 23, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Second #CripLit chat August 29: Ableism & Publishing

For our second #CripLit Twitter chat, Alice Wong and I will be joined by guest host Denarii Monroe to talk about ableism and the publishing industry.

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Posted on August 19, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Disabled Writers & Characters Storify

The inaugural #CripLit Twitter chat was a success. It’s archived on Storify.

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Posted on July 25, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#CripLit Twitter Chat: Sat 7/23 4 pm Pacific

The first-ever #CripLit Twitter Chat, for and about writers with disabilities, is happening on Saturday: July 23, 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern

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Posted on July 20, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#CripLit Twitter Chat, Saturday July 23

On Saturday, July 23, at 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern, I’ll be co-hosting the first #CripLit Twitter Chat with Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project (@DisVisibility). I hope you can join us.

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Posted on June 27, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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