I am so excited to announce this project I’ve been working on with Black Inc.. I am editing the Growing Up Disabled in Australia anthology. You can read (and listen to me read) the submission guidelines here. Black Inc. is pleased to announce a new anthology, Growing Up … [Read more...]

I’m so excited to unveil the cover of Say Hello - my memoir - today! It’s been a long time coming. I’ve just handed in my fourth draft, so this seems like a nice reward. Writing a book is a loooong process. It is one reason I haven’t been able to blog a lot. The book is a … [Read more...]

I finished writing this today, and performed it on stage at the Melbourne Writers Festival today. Thank you for having me MWF, it's always a pleasure. The words have been coming for a while. I'm constantly horrified at the level of oversharing and ableism that I see among some … [Read more...]

Here are some books on disability - by disabled writers - that I have bought and you might like.  I have not read them all, but I plan to read a few this weekend when I’m in a hotel on enforced rest - bliss! Many are memoir but some are poetry and others are fiction. … [Read more...]

  I had a little chat with Dylan Alcott about representation for ANZ Australia's Bluenofes. "If you're not seeing us, you're not looking hard enough.” – I said. Media and brand representation is something I feel strongly about - I really want to see more disabled … [Read more...]