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Call for submissions!

ID: Brick wall with spray paint. Text reads: Nothing Without Us.

Editors Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson are coediting the anthology, Nothing Without Us. We’re looking for short fiction from authors who are disabled, Deaf, blind, neurodiverse, identify as Spoonies, and/or manage mental illness. See our submission guidelines for details. Deadline: December 31, 2018.

SERIES: Disability Tropes 101

How to avoid common tropes with characters who have disabilities, by Derek Newman Stille! Read them all!

ID: Loose-leaf paper background. Text Reads: A Spoonie Authors Network series, Disability Tropes 101, by Derek Newman-Stille. The “O” in tropes is the dynamic disability symbol.

We love words and manage spoons

ID: The cool spoon triad, by Nathan Fréchette. A hip spoon with green hair, a classy spoon with a moustache, and a lovely fashionista spoon.

We’re writers and authors who also deal with chronic illness and/or disability. This network is to educate and encourage, share laughter, tears, and our love of words. Please contact us if you’d like to be a guest blogger!

Note: The articles in this blog are our personal stories and are not supposed to be substitutes for medical advice.

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