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A community initiative for authors and publishing professionals who manage spoons. (Logo is a black and white sketch of three spoons against a computer keyboard.) Our website is spoonieauthorsnetwork.com

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New post! I had the opportunity to interview the wonderful @melaniemarttila.bsky.social about her new poetry collection, The Art of Floating. This book is also a recommended read by All Lit Up for #DisabilityPrideMonth! #CanLit

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I just wanted to during #DisabilityPrideMonth that I am so grateful for all of our volunteers at the Spoonie Authors Network since 2016. Contributing authors, guest authors, our podcast producer. 🥰

I’m trying to bring the network back with new content.

Find out more at: spoonieauthorsnetwork.com

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Aw, shucks, thanks!

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Canadian Dark Fantasy and Horror author Dianna Gunn has a “killer” idea about raising funds! Check out my interview with her about it!

CN: Fictitious murder description, financial insecurity, pandemic, capitalism, ableism

spoonieauthorsnetwork.com/2024/07/04/a... #Spoonie #Disability #SFF

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Hi, thanks for pointing this out to me. I was writing these pretty early in the morning and I thought I put the order in the Alt text but I realize now I should’ve put the order in the post. This is the official disability pride month flag that was redesigned by Ann Magill in 2021.

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Thanks!

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It’s #DisabilityPrideMonth! What books by authors who are disabled, Deaf, Blind, neurodivergent, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness do you recommend?

Self-recommended is encouraged! ❤️💛🤍🩵💚 #AmReading

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Moonshadow's Champion comes out April 12th & you can PREORDER NOW! If you loved the first book you'll be blown away by how much better book two is

In its pages, you'll find themes of redemption, love, and revolution, with a healthy dose of body horror

mybook.to/moonshadows-...

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Thank you for this! I'm an autistic, chronically ill indie author who writes queer paranormal-historical romances. My current series features a queer, autistic necromancer falling in love and solving crimes

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Hi! I'm a disabled trans author who independently publishes their own stuff 💜 So far, the two books I have out and my upcoming release all have either neurodivergent or disabled MCs. I like to write stories with a literary style, fantasy and horror both 💀 Next book is more spicy.

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Thanks ♥
I'm autistic, wrangling PTSD & some health issues that are minor in /my/ head cos I'm so used to them 💃
~saying this as I'm already contemplating grabbing my asthma meds *again* cos coughing up a lung is rather exhausting
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…finished typing & okay I'm getting the meds

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Thank you! 💜

#neurodivergent pan #spoonie

My service dog wants everyone to know he gets treats for every book I sell!

Book 1 of my mg Fantasy series is free on Kindle Unlimited,
Book 2 is available now, and
Book 3's in with my editor!

I'm on chapter 13 of book 4!

author.to/TanyaPackerb...

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AK Faulkner 🏳️‍⚧️🖊️📚's avatar AK Faulkner 🏳️‍⚧️🖊️📚 @poopraven.bsky.social
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Hi there! AuDHD here with extremely limited spoons, busy going blind (do not recommend). I'm an indie author with an ongoing dark urban fantasy series that'll scar you for life 😘

discoverinheritance.com/books/jack-o...

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🇦🇺 Elise (they/them)🌈📚's avatar 🇦🇺 Elise (they/them)🌈📚 @eliseswritings.bsky.social
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Thanks!
I'm an epic YA Fantasy author with ADHD &Fibro. My ND traits are shared among my Aussie teens navigating a fantasy world war zone.

They team up with Ruarnon (they/them) whose struggle to defend their country & recover abducted parents aligns geographically.

elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-tril...

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Spoonie (POTS/CFS/fibro/seizures yay) author here! I am the author of The Iamos Trilogy, a YA sci-fi series set on Mars (now complete!), as well as the sapphic alien invasion pulpstravaganza Cheerleaders from Planet X: www.lyssachiavari.com

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Hello 👋🏻 I'm Erin, a queer, neurodivergent author who's remaster of her debut The Seven releases on April 18th. It's available for pre-order via the link! If found families with supernatural powers interest anyone then The Seven will be perfect for you!

amzn.eu/d/2lH85uB

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July is #DisabilityPrideMonth!

Red: physical disabilities
Gold: neurodiversity
White: invisible or undiagnosed disabilities
Blue: emotional or psychiatric disabilities
Green: sensory disabilities

Nothing about us without us!

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Yay! Bring it for me to buy in May when I’m in Toronto!

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Hi, #SpoonieAuthors! It’s been awhile since I posted here because I have had poor health and needed surgery. But I want to slowly get things rolling again.

Let’s share links to our books so we can discover works by authors who manage spoons! #Spoonie #AmWriting

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Hi! I’ve been wrestling with health stuff these past two years and will finally have an operation next week. I’ve really wanted to give the Spoonie Authors Network more attention but can only work with the spoons I have. Hopefully when I recover, I can get to it again! Wishing you all many spoons!

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On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, let’s also remember to celebrate and support the work of disabled artists. Buy our artwork, our books, watch to our performances! Our art matters, and it’s also massively awesome. #IDPD

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The Spoonie Authors Network website has articles, interviews, writing resources, podcast episodes, and book recommendations! Visit spoonieauthorsnetwork.com for more information!

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On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, remember that disabled folks don’t owe you explanations about why we use assistive tech or mobility devices. We aren’t obligated to tell strangers about our health. It can be exhausting constantly having to be an educator. #IDPD

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Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It’s important to make spaces accessible for disabled creatives and for folks to support our work.

Please feel free to link to your art, crafts, and books in the comments, so people can discover them! #IDPD

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Wanna virtually attend a book launch about disabled superheroes? Tonight (Sunday Nov 12 at 6pm EDT) is the launch of Mighty: An Anthology of Disabled Superheroes, edited by Jennifer Lee Rossman and Emily Gillespie! There will be readings and more! #CripLit #Spoonie

www.youtube.com/live/MHWU-1n...

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Isn’t D&D super creative? I never played but there’s a lot of world-building, no?

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Besides writing, what other creative things did you do? #SpoonieAuthorsChat

(Let’s try using the hashtag so we can more easily find each other’s answers!)

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Hi, folks! I haven’t been on here as much as I’ve been going through a lot of medical tests, and just trying to balance everything, including the publication of my latest novel. It seems like folks like us are always managing spoons, eh? #Spoonie #SpoonieLife

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I hope you can get back to it one day! We need more fun stories. But it’s also good you’re taking care of you.

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I'm a writer & editor with EDS & assorted co-occuring conditions. I created Ciadish magazine (Ciadish.co.uk) to celebrate chronically ill and disabled (CIAD) writers & their books, & share writing opportunities joom.ag/Kh6d Currently seeking book recommendations for issue 5 (new, future & backlist)

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It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay! Sending love to all my fellow humans who manage mental health spoons! #Spoonie #MentalHealth

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Hi there! Cool genre. What do you like the most about it?

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Hello there! Sciatic nerve pain is very much ow! Nice to meet you!

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