Artifice & Access: a disability in fantasy anthology.
It’s long been acknowledged that disability representation is lacking in the fantasy genre landscape, so in this cozy anthology, fourteen writers from around the globe come together to bring you wonderful fantasy stories centering disabled and chronically ill characters.
Teeming with magic, otherworldly creatures, discoveries, and journeys, every story is as thrilling and fascinating as it is passionate and meaningful. Worlds are discovered, lives are changed, and swords are drawn.
Disabled and chronically ill characters go questing, fighting dragons, healing, and enacting strange magics. Familiar fairy tales are reimagined, and new fairytales are forged, with each story shattering stereotypes and challenging traditional narratives. Come see yourself reflected—or discover something new.
ARTIFICE & ACCESS is an anthology, a collection of 14 short stories from 14 authors around the world, writing from different disability and chronic illness perspectives. This project started as a way to try and contribute to closing the VAST gap of representation in fiction and authorship in publishing, as well as combat some of the harmful narratives and stereoypes disabled people are often written into; It became a collective effort that has connected new friends, encouraged people to see themselves as worthy of being main characters, and more.
100% of the proceeds from this book go towards continueing the uplifting and promotion of disabled and chronically ill writers.
🎉 We had orange Top New Release banners for a WEEK, and are still ranking in the top 50 releases for YA fantasy short stories. 👉🏼 You can buy this book at major retailers and indie book stores -- you just need to ask them to order it in! 📖 If you have a library card, please consider requesting this book so kids who need it (like I did!) can access it more easily. 💖Please leave us a review on Goodreads and Amazon to help continue the project!
