Accessibility in Science Fiction: Imagining New Tools for Disabled Folks

Canadian Renaissance Press has been in business since 2013 and has published over eighty books in that time, most of which genre-bend in unexpected and fantastic ways.Many of our authors are members of marginalized groups, and we delight in uplifting their voices and provide a platform for them to speak to the rest of the world through their work.At Renaissance, we are passionate about books! We care about our authors’ enjoyment of the publishing process and about our readers’ enjoyment of a great Canadian read.Renaissance books are available on the platform of your choice.

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A panel discussing what the future could look like for disabled folks & how we can represent that future in our stories.

A panel discussing what the future could look like for disabled folks &amp; how we can represent that future in our stories. We&#x27;ll also look at existing examples of disability and accessibility represented in science fiction.This event is part of <a href="https://www.businessforauthors.com/storycrafting-sessions-science-fiction/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Storycrafting Sessions: Science Fiction</a>, a one-day virtual conference hosted by the <a href="https://businessforauthors.com/weeknight-writers" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Weeknight Writers Group</a>. Check out the <a href="https://www.businessforauthors.com/storycrafting-sessions-science-fiction/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">full schedule</a> to join us at our other panels!This event is free, but a lot of work goes into making it happen! You can support this event &amp; others like it by joining our <a href="https://ko-fi.com/weeknightwriters/tiers" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sustaining Membership Program</a>.The ModeratorStephen Graham King (He/They) is a writer of space opera novels, re-imagining the classic genre and its high tech adventurers through an unabashedly queer lens. His stories have appeared in the anthologies North of Infinity II, Desolate Places and Ruins Metropolis. His books include Chasing Cold, and the novels in his Maverick Heart series: Soul&#x27;s Blood, Gatecrasher, A Congress of Ships, and the forthcoming Ghost Light Burn, due later this year. He is also a long term survivor of metastatic synovial sarcoma and an avid black and white street photographer. He can be found online, along with all his social media coordinates, at stephengrahamking.com.The PanelistsRebecca Gibson’s published works include “Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact” (Palgrave Macmillan 2019) and “The Corseted Skeleton: A Bioarchaeology of Binding” (Palgrave Macmillan 2020). She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from American University, and when not writing or teaching can be found reading mystery novels amidst a pile of stuffed animals.Dianna Gunn is an author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Her fantasy horror novel, Moonshadow&#x27;s Guardian, is available through all major ebook retailers, with the sequel slated for release in fall 2022. She&#x27;s also the founder of the <a href="https://businessforauthors.com/weeknight-writers" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Weeknight Writers Group</a>. Alex Jay Lore is trans and non-binary author of queer science fiction and fantasy. When not writing queerness with a chance of explosions, Alex is a high school English teacher, waging epic battles against comma splices, misused apostrophes, and anyone under the delusion that the singular ‘they’ is grammatically incorrect. You can find them at https://alexjaylore.com/Moss Whelan is the author of Gray Hawk Of Terrapin, a featured guest at VCON, and the host of the Story In Mind podcast. He can usually be found haunting Twitter: @story_magician.

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