Announcing the Growing Up Disabled in Australia contributors and cover
Black Inc. is pleased to announce the contributors to its new anthology, Growing Up Disabled in Australia.
[image error]Image: a book cover. It’s an abstract drawing featuring pink, yellow and purple coloured scribbles on a real background. “Growing Up Disabled in Australia” is in white capital handwritten style text in the middle of the book, and “Carly Findlay” in capital yellow text at the bottom.
Editor Carly Findlay says: “I am so excited to announce the contributors for Growing Up Disabled in Australia. It was such an honour reading through over 360 submissions – one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. The quality of writing is extraordinary, and there is a definite hunger from disabled people to tell their stories (and to read others’ stories).
“Choosing the contributors was a hard task – I wish we could have included many more. I’m proud of everyone who submitted and encourage those who didn’t get into this anthology to keep writing and find other opportunities for their work.
“This anthology shows the diversity of disability – not just in terms of impairments, but also experiences. I took an intersectional approach when selecting the work.
“I can’t wait to launch this book and see these writers fly. I hope it creates a sense of identity and belonging to a community – for the contributors and for readers.
“Congratulations everyone.”
Contributors are:
Alistair Baldwin
Andy Jackson
Anna Whateley
Astrid Edwards
Belinda Downes
Carly-Jay Metcalfe
Chantel Bongiovanni
Cubbie Mako
Dion Beasley
El Gibbs
Eliza Hull
Emma Di Bernardo
Fiona Murphy
Frances Henke
Gayle Kennedy
Hannah Sidney
Iman Shaanu
Isis Holt
Jane Rosengrave
Jasmine Shirrefs
Jessica Knight
Jessica Walton
Jordon Steele-John
K.Z. Barton
Kath Duncan
Kerri-ann Messenger
Khanh Nguyen
Kit Kavanagh-Ryan
Lauren Poole
Lucy Carpenter
Marla Bishop
Melanie Rees
Natalia Wikana
Oliver Mills
Olivia Muscat
Patrick Gunasekera
Ricky Buchanan
Robin Eames
Sam Drummond
Sandi Parsons
Sarah Firth
Tim Slade
Todd Winther
Tom Middleditch
Tully Zygier
Yvonne Fein
Growing Up Disabled in Australia will be the fifth book in the highly acclaimed and bestselling ‘Growing Up’ series from Black Inc. It will be released in June 2020.
The beautiful cover features an artwork by Wendy Dawson, part of Arts Project Australia.
You can preorder the paperback and ebook now.
