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Spoonie Authors Network A volunteer community initiative for writers who are disabled and/or who manage chronic conditions. Cait here. Anyway, to my delight it got published. Cheers!

I wrote my first novel (Life in the 'Cosm) as an exercise to take my mind off chronic neuropathy. I even included a character in the story who deals with a disability. When my cane and I went to the literary conference where my novel first sold, I noticed so many other writers with canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. I felt so encouraged by their presence and enthusiasm for their craft. I thought, "This is cool. There are a lot of us out here." So, in November 2016, I decided to create the Spoonie Author Network, in hopes of finding other writers who would like to connect and their their journeys. "We write words and manage spoons." As of April 2017, I have nine writers as contributors. I'm gobsmacked. Their stories touch me deeply as I edit them, and I am thrilled that many want to come back again as guest bloggers. If you'd like to be a guest blogger on the SpAN, please message me or write me at [email protected].

07/05/2026

E-Zine-sters!

This is a unique and super cool opportunity from the Weeknight Writers Organization!

Read more about it here: https://wp.me/p88mKz-1XG

It’s Disability Pride Month, and we will proudly keep connecting disabled authors in community. Because our voices and o...
07/01/2026

It’s Disability Pride Month, and we will proudly keep connecting disabled authors in community. Because our voices and our stories matter!

It was with great sadness that we received the news that artist and wordsmith April Laramey passed away this week.Here i...
06/26/2026

It was with great sadness that we received the news that artist and wordsmith April Laramey passed away this week.

Here is one of her contributing articles on th Spoonie Author Website. (The author bio at the end of the article was also written by April, and it hits hard right now.)

Thank you for your art, April. You will be missed.

I didn’t always paint. In fact, I came to it in my late thirties. As a child and young adult I avoided art, mostly because I felt I was not talented enough to pull it off. Add to that problems with…

I wrote a thing! Pride and Disability: How to Include Disabled Folks in the Celebrations!With so much help from Derek Ne...
06/12/2026

I wrote a thing! Pride and Disability: How to Include Disabled Folks in the Celebrations!

With so much help from Derek Newman-Stille, Talia C. Johnson, Nicole Zelniker, Niamh Norwood, Danielle Forrest, Will Forrest, and Adriaan Brae!

Photo by Katie Rainbow on Pexels.com It’s June and Pride Month, so I thought I would ask some creatives I know who are disabled and part of the LGBTQIA+ community for their opinions about how organ…

For those of you on Discord, we have a server there! Here’s how you can join:
06/05/2026

For those of you on Discord, we have a server there! Here’s how you can join:

Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com Yes, there’s a Discord server for the Spoonie Authors Network! Folks are welcome to join and interact with fellow alphabet arrangers! This is meant to be an …

DID YOU KNOW?The Spoonie Authors Network has a Discord server! It's another way to connect with fellow authors who manag...
05/14/2026

DID YOU KNOW?

The Spoonie Authors Network has a Discord server! It's another way to connect with fellow authors who manage spoons!

Please note: We have a code of conduct because we always want to keep this a welcoming space!

https://discord.com/invite/MqaaDmsQ9K

It’s me, Cait. I decided to get real about my burnout and why there haven’t been new articles by contributing authors fo...
05/11/2026

It’s me, Cait. I decided to get real about my burnout and why there haven’t been new articles by contributing authors for a while.

One of my greatest joys over the last ten years is having founded the Spoonie Authors Network in 2016. I did it so I could connect with other writers and creatives who were disabled and/or who mana…

I’m so thrilled to be a part of this one-day virtual con by the amazing Weeknight Writers org! The theme is disability i...
05/11/2026

I’m so thrilled to be a part of this one-day virtual con by the amazing Weeknight Writers org! The theme is disability in writing, and it’s FREE.

I really hope you can join us!

We are pleased to announce our full schedule for Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! This will be a full day of FREE virtual panels discussing various aspects of effectively writing disabled characters, building accessible worlds, and writing while disabled. Storycr...

I’m so thrilled to announce that my BFF and award-winning anthology editor will be co-producing in 2026! Thanks so mu...
09/21/2025

I’m so thrilled to announce that my BFF and award-winning anthology editor will be co-producing in 2026! Thanks so much for joining me on this project. (We are good at being co-somethings!)

On this last day of , our featured author is... well... it’s me, Cait Gordon!I never expected Season One: Iris and the ...
07/31/2025

On this last day of , our featured author is... well... it’s me, Cait Gordon!

I never expected Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space to become what it did. I’m very blessed. (And there WILL be a Season Two!)

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