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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2025 · 1H 16M

An Interview with Donyae Coles - Writing While Disabled S2E3

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In the third episode of Writing While Disabled, Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston sit down with author Donyae Coles for a frank and candid discussion around adjusting one's life and writing processes around one's disability, finding support to help with the tasks that become difficult, and how genre can lend itself to telling disabled stories authentically.Show notes:This episode was produced and hosted by Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston, and edited, mixed, and transcribed by Kat Kourbeti.The theme song, "Funky - Upbeat Loop" by ispeakwaves, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.Want to send us a question? You can do so here!Buy 'Midnight Rooms' by Donyae Coles here.Find Donyae's short fiction linked on her website.Follow Donyae on Bluesky and Instagram.Find Kristy on her website here.Our fund drive for 2026 is now live!Contribute to funding our next year on Kickstarter and get awesome rewards like signed books by your favorite authors, ebook copies of the magazine, a special iron-on patch, your name in the credits of a poem, artwork or review, and much more.Read the 2025 Fund Drive issue.Vote for Strange Horizons in the Hugo Awards!We have two poems, a novelette, and the magazine all on the 2025 Hugo Awards ballot! Get your WSFS and/or virtual Seattle Worldcon membership on their website, and you can cast your vote now.

In the third episode of Writing While Disabled, Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston sit down with author Donyae Coles for a frank and candid discussion around adjusting one's life and writing processes around one's disability, finding support to help with the tasks that become difficult, and how genre can lend itself to telling disabled stories authentically.Show notes:This episode was produced and hosted by Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston, and edited, mixed, and transcribed by Kat Kourbeti.The theme song, "Funky - Upbeat Loop" by ispeakwaves, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.Want to send us a question? You can do so here!Buy 'Midnight Rooms' by Donyae Coles here.Find Donyae's short fiction linked on her website.Follow Donyae on Bluesky and Instagram.Find Kristy on her website here.Our fund drive for 2026 is now live!Contribute to funding our next year on Kickstarter and get awesome rewards like signed books by your favorite authors, ebook copies of the magazine, a special iron-on patch, your name in the credits of a poem, artwork or review, and much more.Read the 2025 Fund Drive issue.Vote for Strange Horizons in the Hugo Awards!We have two poems, a novelette, and the magazine all on the 2025 Hugo Awards ballot! Get your WSFS and/or virtual Seattle Worldcon membership on their website, and you can cast your vote now.

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