Crip the Lit
About us
Crip the Lit was formed in 2016 by Trish Harris and Robyn Hunt as a way for Deaf and disabled writers to have their unique voices, perspectives and stories included and valued in mainstream writing in New Zealand. We want to tell our stories our way.
Crip the Lit is here to challenge stereotyped and inaccurate portrayals of disabled characters in books, movies and on television. It’s critical that disability is represented and celebrated as part of the richness and diversity of humanity in all genres of literature, and in film, television and video.
Disabled writers also need a platform and community, whatever genre they’re writing in.
Three key achievements
- Publication of ‘Here we are, read us’ in 2019.
- Participation in Wellington’s LitCrawl since 2016.
- Participation in Disability Pride Week celebrations in 2017.
Links
- Arts Access Advocates profile
- Crip the Lit debate, 2018
- Crip the Lit interview on Wellington Access Radio
Contact
Trish Harris and Robyn Hunt
E: cripthelit@gmail.com