Editor’s note: We’re starting a new initiative where we post short videos about what awesome things are happening to Spoonie creatives these days. These videos will be available on our YouTube channel and our new Instagram account! Today we get to find out what’s so exciting for Canadian dark-fantasy author and founder of the Weeknight … Continue reading
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Much excite! Featuring: Nicole Zelniker
Editor’s note: We’re starting a new initiative where we post short videos about what awesome things are happening to Spoonie creatives these days. These videos will be available on our YouTube channel and our new Instagram account! Today we get to find out what’s so exciting for American author and editor-in-chief of Knee Brace Press, … Continue reading
Featured SpAN Author: Dianna Gunn
Dianna Gunn is a freelance marketing consultant, dark fantasy author, and an indie author community mentor. Dianna produces the Spoonie Authors Podcast and is the curator of the Twitter writing chat #WeeknightWriters, which happens every Thursday, 7:00 p.m. EST. Dianna also runs the Author Marketing Club, and hosts free virtual events through the Weeknight Writers group. She … Continue reading
Featured SpAN Author: Derek Newman-Stille
Derek Newman-Stille is the nine-time Prix Aurora Award winning creator of Speculating Canada. They are completing their PhD at Trent University, researching representations of disability in Canadian speculative fiction. Derek is the anthology editor of Over the Rainbow: Folk and Fairy Tales From the Margins and the Prix Aurora Award nominated We Shall Be Monsters. Derek has published in fora … Continue reading
Fat Studies and Body Celebration: An Interview with Derek Newman-Stille
Editor’s note and disclaimer: For our first post of 2023, I’m so excited to bring you this interview with Derek Newman-Stille, a professor at Trent University in the field of Disability Studies who has also taught a class in Fat Studies. For many of us Spoonies, our weight is often brought up, sometimes as a … Continue reading
Featured Author: Leila Tualla
Leila Tualla is a Filipino-American poet and author. Leila’s books include a YA contemporary romance called Letters to Lenora and a memoir/poetry collection called Storm of Hope: God, Preeclampsia, Depression and me. Her poetry is featured in several mental health anthologies and she is currently working on a poetry collection based on Asian American stereotypes … Continue reading
Featured Author: Jaecyn Boné
Jaecyn Boné is a disabled, queer, Asian American writer, and artist. Their days are filled with daydreams of a magical place called The Fearth, where mermaids, fairies, and pirates abound. They live in Billings, Montana, USA, with their spouse, two-year-old, and newborn baby and maybe a ghost or two. You can learn more about Jaecyn … Continue reading
Publishing Professionals: Beverly Bambury, Publicist
Editor’s note: We thought it would be useful to feature publishing professionals who manage spoons! You can also check out our Writing Resources menu for more tips and consultants! This week, Beverly Bambury answers some of our questions about publicity and marketing! SpAN: Can you describe the services you offer?Beverly B: I do publicity and … Continue reading
Publishing Professionals: Robert Kingett, Audio Description Writing Services, Accessibility and Usability Consulting, Sensitivity Editing for Blind and Visually Impaired Characters
Editor’s note: We thought it would be useful to feature publishing professionals who manage spoons! You can also check out our Writing Resources menu for more tips and consultants! This week, Robert Kingett answers some of our questions about user accessibility and representation of Blind characters in fiction! SpAN Editor: Can you describe the services … Continue reading