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If you write <\/span>speculative fiction<\/span><\/a> (e.g., mythology, horror, historical fiction, graphic novels, sci-fi, fantasy) or non-fiction about technology, science, and futurism, this is the chat for you! <\/span>All disabled writers are welcome to participate–just note we\u2019ll be focusing on these topics.<\/span><\/p>\n You are invited to the sixth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project\u2122. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to have guest hosts writer Sam de Leve and <\/span>The Deaf Poets Society<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> an online<\/span> journal that publishes art and literature by D\/deaf and disabled people.<\/span><\/p>\n The impetus for this chat is “Crips in Space,” an upcoming issue of <\/span>The Deaf Poets Society<\/span><\/i><\/a>, guest edited by Sam de Leve and Alice Wong. Call for submissions:\u00a0https:\/\/deafpoetssociety.submittable.com\/submit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Follow <\/span>@DisVisibility<\/span><\/a> @nicolaz<\/span><\/a> @thedeafpoets<\/span><\/a> @ChaiKovsky<\/span><\/a> on Twitter for updates<\/span><\/p>\n When it\u2019s time, search <\/span>#CripLit<\/span><\/a> on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the \u2018Latest\u2019 tab for the full conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n If you might be overwhelmed by the volume of tweets and only want to see the chat\u2019s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility\u2019s account. Each question will tweeted 4-6 minutes apart.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out this explanation of how to participate in a twitter chat by Ruti Regan:<\/span> https:\/\/storify.com\/RutiRegan\/examplechat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Check out this captioned #ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by <\/span>@behearddc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEARDDC\/videos\/1181213075257528\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Welcome to the #CripLit chat on speculative fiction & crip futurism. This chat is co-hosted by <\/span>@nicolaz<\/span><\/a> & @disvisibility. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We also have guest hosts <\/span>@thedeafpoets<\/span><\/a> @ChaiKovsky<\/span><\/a> joining us today. Please remember to use the #CripLit hashtag when you tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: \u201cA1 [your message] <\/span>#<\/span>CripLit\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, and any fiction not of what we think of as \u2018the real world\u2019 #<\/span>CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a nice explanation of speculative fiction by @AnnieNeugebauer <\/span>#<\/span>CripLit: <\/span>http:\/\/annieneugebauer.com\/2014\/03\/24\/what-is-speculative-fiction\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ll focus on science fiction and fantasy but feel free to tweet about other genres of speculative fiction during this chat. <\/span>#<\/span>CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q1 Roll call! Please introduce yourself, tell us about your writing, and any links you’d like to share about your work or self! #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q2 Which genres in speculative fiction do you write in? What draws you to speculative fiction compared to other types of fiction? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q3 Do you find writing within a given genre’s literary conventions (ex: horror, mythology) limiting or liberating? Something else? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q4 What is your approach to world-building in the speculative fiction that you write? How do you start? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q5 What are some great disabled characters or storylines in sci fi? What are some problematic ones? #CripLit<\/p>\n Q6 What are some great disabled characters or storylines in fantasy? What are some problematic ones? #CripLit<\/p>\n Q7 What are some harmful #disability metaphors and tropes used in sci fi\/fantasy that should be avoided by all writers? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Very often science fiction (and other speculative fiction) critiques our current social conditions & attitudes. #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q8 How does sci fi highlight and interrogate the way we think of disabled bodies, #disability culture, difference & neurodivergence? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q9 How does sci fi & fantasy expand the ideas of queerness, gender, race, morality, ethics, in addition to disability? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q10 What does crip futurism mean to you? What is valuable about disabled perspectives on the future of society? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Q11 With transformations in tech (ex: genetic editing, artificial intelligence, virtual reality), how will ‘disability’ evolve? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for joining our #CripLit chat. Please continue the conversation! Many thanks to guest hosts <\/span>@thedeafpoets<\/span><\/a> @ChaiKovsky<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n A Storify will be up tomorrow. Check the #CripLit hashtag. Feel free to contact @DisVisibility @nicolaz with any ideas\/feedback \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/p>\n Disability Metaphors in Sci-Fi and Fantasy.<\/span><\/a> Corinne Duyvis (March 15, 2016, DisabilityInKidLit.com).<\/span><\/p>\n Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction<\/span><\/a>. Edited by Kathryn Allan and Djibril al-Ayad (2015 Futurefire.net).<\/span><\/p>\n Why Representation In YA Matters \u2013 A Guest Post by Elsa Henry.<\/span><\/a> Elsa S. Henry (February 6, 2017, BooksByIntisar.com)<\/span><\/p>\n Bleeding Chrome: Technology and the Vulnerable Body in Feminist Post-Cyberpunk SF<\/span><\/a> [pdf]. Kathryn Allan (2010).<\/span><\/p>\n Disability in Science Fiction: Representation of Technology as Cure<\/span><\/a>. Kathryn Allan (Aug 15, 2013, Tor.com).<\/span><\/p>\n For the Love of Miles Vorkosigan<\/span><\/a>. Elsa S. Henry (January 3, 2014, Feminist Sonar).<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cthe menagerie\u201d: introducing the original space crips.<\/span><\/a> (March 21, 2012, Space Crip blog).<\/span><\/p>\n Writing Disabilities in Fantasy and Science Fiction.<\/span><\/a> Marieke Nijkamp (September 25, 2015, DiversityinYA.com).<\/span><\/p>\n Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy.<\/span><\/a> Leo Elijah Cristea (April 24, 2012, FantasyFaction.com).<\/span><\/p>\n Gregory Bernard Banks on Disability in Fantasy and Science Fiction.<\/span><\/a> K. Tempest Bradford (Fantasy-Magazine.com)<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Participate<\/b><\/h3>\n
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