The Fries Test for disabled characters in fiction
The Fries Test for fiction: Does a work have more than one disabled character. Do those character have their own narrative purpose? Are they not killed or cured?
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New novel, So Lucky, out 15 May 2018
Holy shit! I have a book coming out in seven months! My new novel So Lucky will be published on May 15, 2018, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux .
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Travelling with a wheelchair
I travelled for the first time, by ferry and by plane, with my manual electric-assist wheelchair.
Read moreWorkshop waitlist
The one-day workshop I’m teaching for Clarion West on Sunday, 8 October, is full, but it’s still possible to add a couple of names to the waiting list. And wait-listees often get in.
Read moreShut out: measuring disability and segregation in US cities
WalletHub ranks the 150 best and worst cities for disabled people. Here’s how Seattle fares.
Read more8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability
You are invited to the ninth #CripLit Twitter chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. We want to talk about the experience of writing about and from being disabled. Please join us on 6 August, 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern
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