Sep 30, 2022, 18 mins 32 sec About the Author Sarah has been a compulsive reader her whole life. At a young age, she found her reading niche in the fantastic genre of Speculative Fiction. She blames her active imagination for the hobbies that threaten to consume her life. She is an award-nominated author, a two-time … Continue reading
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Fencing with POTS, Disability and Traditional Publishing, and More with Lillie Lainoff: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
Don’t like the podcast format? You can read the transcript below. Lillie Lainoff A former Div I NCAA fencer for Yale, Lillie Lainoff is the founder of Disabled Kidlit Writers and the winner of the 2019 LA Review Literary Award for Short Fiction. Her non-fiction has been featured in The Washington Post Outlook, amongst other … Continue reading
Motherhood, Grief, and Stress Cooking with Leila Tualla: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
Don’t like the podcast format? You can read the transcript further down on this page! About the author 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 … Continue reading
Disability, Comics, and Entrepreneurship with Mugabi Byenkya: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
Don’t like the podcast format? Scroll down to find the full transcript for this episode! Today we are joined by poet, novelist, and comics writer Mugabi Byenkya! Mugabi Byenkya is an award-winning writer, poet and occasional rapper. Mugabi was longlisted for the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award in 2015. His essays and poetry have been published in The … Continue reading
The Writing Process, Editing a Short Story Magazine, and More with Jaecyn Boné: a Spoonie Authors Podcast
Transcript below! Our first Spoonie Authors Podcast of the year introduces Jaecyn Boné, author of many short stories, co-founder of Limeoncello, and a novelist about to enter the query trenches. You can find out more about Jaecyn here! The Spoonie Authors Podcast is part of the Spoonie Authors Network, an initiative dedicated to building community … Continue reading
Mixing Memoir and Poetry with Tangela Williams-Spann: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
The Spoonie Authors Podcast is back, this time with guest Tangela Williams-Spann. Tangela Williams-Spann is a mental health and wellness blogger as well as the mother of an autistic person. She has worked in special education for over fifteen years and is currently completing coursework towards a masters’ degree in Special Education at Grand Canyon … Continue reading
Probably Getting Blocked by Celebrities and Other Topics with JC Hannigan: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
This week’s interview is with romance author JC Hannigan! Find out more about her at https://www.jchannigan.com/ Thank you for listening to this episode of the Spoonie Authors Podcast! This podcast is part of the Spoonie Authors Network, an initiative dedicated to building community among disabled creatives. Join the community by participating in the Spoonie Authors … Continue reading
Assassins Turned Bakers, Querying While Disabled, and More with Julie Vohland: A Spoonie Authors Podcast
This month’s interview is with YA dark fantasy author Julie Vohland! We discuss writing characters smarter than you on, creating awesome assassinating characters, and the struggles of querying while disabled. You can find out more about Julie at https://julievohland.wordpress.com/ The Spoonie Authors Podcast is a podcast dedicated to exploring the lives and stories of disabled … Continue reading
Writing Characters Who Share Your Disability and More with Elissa Grossell Dickey
This week’s episode of the Spoonie Authors Podcast features debut author Elissa Grossell Dickey. Elissa Grossell Dickey is a former journalist who now works in higher education communications. Stories have always been a big part of Elissa’s life—from getting lost in a book as a child to now reading bedtime stories to her kids. As a columnist … Continue reading