Posts tagged Carson McCullers
Reflection: Carson McCullers and why disabled women writers need to be included in the literary world

Can you name any disabled writers? No? I struggle to do it too and I am one. Whilst many other marginalized communities are finally getting their day in the literary sun (think of writers of colour and LGBTQ authors), disabled writers remain sadly hidden, with D Lit — as it’s apparently known. It says a lot that I didn’t know this was a genre, being both a literary editor and writer — really not having proper representation in the writing and publishing world.

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