New podcast Crip Culture gives voice to disabled writers navigating industry
Tasmania's latest podcast proves disabled voices are reshaping literature as writers turn a historical slur into their most powerful symbol of unity. Find out more:
A new Tasmanian podcast is exploring what it means to be a deaf, disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill author, while reclaiming a slur historically used against the community.
Burnie’s Rosie Putland is a disability advocate turned influencer, who co-hosts the new seven episode podcast Crip Culture.
“Today, many disabled people use ‘crip’ as a marker of community, solidarity,
and shared culture – as a way of naming our shared experience on our own terms,” she said.
Ms Putland said one of the Podcast guests, emerging writer Laura Petanou, said the future of publishing is disabled.
“I wholeheartedly agree with that,” she said.
“I think the future is disabled as well.
“Disabled people are everywhere, we are more than one in five Australians and you probably know someone who is disabled.
“Thinking about accessibility is so important,” Ms Putland said.
Along with host Fiona Murphy, the podcast talks with 14 disabled authors from around Australia about how they have built and sustained their writing careers.
Ms Murphy said she wished this podcast had existed when she first started writing.
“For years, I worried if asking for reasonable adjustments would jeopardise my chances of getting published.
“Chatting with other disabled writers helped me navigate the publishing industry. This podcast captures those behind the scenes conversations, which we hope will help emerging disabled writers.”
Crip Culture was produced by passionate audio storyteller and vice-president of Print Radio Tasmania, Honor Marino.
Season one is available now across all podcast platforms.
Originally published as New podcast Crip Culture gives voice to disabled writers navigating industry
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