All The Weight of Our Dreams is Available

I am so happy because it's been a long time coming and I am pleased to announce All The Weight of Our Dreams is available!

I had mentioned last year I was contributing to two autistic anthologies and All The Weight of Our Dreams is the first one out. The second one should be available in November 2017. Cross your fingers!

Book cover of All The Weight of Our Dreams: on living racialized autism

Compiled by Autistic writers/editors and the Autism Women's Network, here is the description:

Delve into poetry, essays, short fiction, photography, paintings, and drawings in the first-ever anthology entirely by autistic people of color, featuring 61 writers and artists from seven countries. The work here represents the lives, politics, and artistic expressions of Black, Brown, Latinx, Indigenous, Mixed-Race, and other racialized and people of color from many autistic communities, often speaking out sharply on issues of marginality, intersectionality, and liberation.

It's also available from Amazon and a pay-what-you-can version is promised soon.

Stay tuned as I hope to be able to do a few public readings of my piece. 

Advisory and Anthologies - I've Been Busy

Late last year, I joined the advisory committee at Autism Canada. It's really great of them to include #ActuallyAutistic people, but also it's been great making connections across the country. We're in the process of planning a conference - there will be three: one in the Maritimes, one central and one in BC. I'm on the planning committee for the central one, which will take place in Hamilton, ON in August.
I'll get you more details closer to the date.

I have to decide soon if I'm going to speak at it. I'm feeling a little nervous and haven't written anything yet.

The other exciting thing that is happening is the anthology I contributed to, All the Weight of Our Dreams, should be coming out at the end of the month. You can check the site for updates. Also, please buy a copy! :)

I've also been asked to write for another anthology, so I better get cracking on that one because the deadline is also in August.

It feels good to be doing things I hope will make the future easier for autistic people, as well as building community. There are few things better than finding your tribe.