The story of my PhD, Part 4: Experience
This is Part Four of the story of my doctorate—the who, why, when, how of it—based on questions from readers on this blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
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The story of my PhD, Part 3: Choice
This is Part Three of the five-part story of my doctorate—the who, why, when, and how of it—based on questions from readers on this blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
Read moreThe story of my PhD, Part 2: Decision
This is Part Two of the five-part story of my doctorate—the who, why, when, and how of it—based on questions from readers on this blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
Read moreDisabledwriters.com
Many in the disability community are tired of under-representation. s.e. smith, with co-partners Alice Wong and Vilissa Thompson, set up Disabledwriters.com, a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists, and journalists connect with disabled sources.
Read moreA sled chair pulled by direwolves
This latest trailer looks fabulous! In addition to all the essential tropes of great fantasy—swords and ponies! dragons and seers! queens and kings!—we now have an important and powerful character in a wheelchair.
Read moreWords to use carefully: a public service announcement
Bitch. Cripple. Dyke. Only some people can get away with using these words—and only sometimes, and in certain circumstances.
Read moreSpecial #CripLit: “Crips in Space” Thursday May 11
To celebrate a special issue of The Deaf Poets Society, “Crips in Space,” we’ll hold a #CripLit Twitter chat on Thursday 11 May 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern.
Read moreStorify of Sunday’s #CripLit chat on YA/KidLit
The Storify of Sunday’s #CripLit chat on YA/KidLit is up. That means we now have seven chats archived.
Read moreSome 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.
Read moreNew 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.
Read more#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…
Read moreWriting 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.
Read moreGuidelines for Non-Disabled Writers
Just republishing this for future reference. First published in Literary Hub, August 23, 2016 Recently I have read several articles about disabled…
Read moreSupport 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.
Read moreDisabled Writers, Diverse Literature, and Intersectionalism
The third #CripLit chat is up on Storify.
Read more#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!
Read moreSome 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.
Read moreGuidelines for non-disabled writers
Empathy is no match for experience. Empathy is unreliable. Empathy is not enough. Here are some guidelines instead.
Read moreDisabled Writers & Characters Storify
The inaugural #CripLit Twitter chat was a success. It’s archived on Storify.
Read moreDisability: Art, Scholarship, and Activism
On Friday May 13 I gave a presentation at the University of Washington’s Pacific & Western Disability Symposium. The theme of this…
Read moreMaking Disability Public, Friday May 13
This is my first appearance where I not only talk about and read from my work but discuss the impact of disability on that work. Expect readings focused on the body and its full-sensory physical delights…
Read moreComing out as a cripple
I’ve never hidden the fact that I have MS but today I’m coming out as a cripple—claiming my identity as disabled.
Read moreAllies make diversity happen
Those who advocate for themselves or their own group are penalised. Allies are not.
Read moreAccessing the Future: Disability in SF
Every now and again I come across a project I really want to support. Here’s one: Accessing the Future, an SF anthology…
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About
A bio of novelist Nicola Griffith, author of Hild, the Aud novels, and Ammonite, plus written, audio, and video interviews.
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