Disabled Peoples' Creative Writing Online Symposium

Deaf authors Judith Wright and Henry Lawson wrote that they became writers partly as a result of being deaf. Similarly, Les Murray said that autism was the main catalyst for his poetic creativity, and Alan Marshall said that being disabled led him to develop the observational abilities that he believed were essential to his writing. Such experiences are shared not only by other Australian disabled authors, but disabled authors from around the world.

This free, online symposium aims to highlight the myriad ways in which disability engenders creative writing in eight sessions across two days. With a focus on intersectionality, the presenters will explore the influence of impairment and disablement on writing techniques or topics.

The full program is at:

https://shorturl.at/yHnrK

This symposium will be captioned and Auslan-interpreted. If you have any questions about this symposium please email Dr Amanda Tink amanda.tink@unisa.edu.au

Tip for screen reader users: To go to the ticket selection screen you need to search for "get tickets".

This symposium is supported by the Australian government through the ARC’s Discovery Projects funding scheme (project DP240103154). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Australian Government or the ARC. You can find out more about the project at https://www.australiandisabledauthors.com.au

We gratefully acknowledge the traditional owners of the different lands on which we gather for this symposium, and pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present.