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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s that time of year again… do apply if you’re a #disabled #writer looking for mentoring. It’s a great program and I love being a mentor and seeing the progress the writers make. www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break... @cbcreative.bsky.social

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Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers

Two talented disabled writers will receive nine months of mentoring from a published author, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Are you a #disabled writer? Did you know that the @societyofauthors.bsky.social has a network Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI). We’ve held lots of virtual events and you can catch up with them on our Vimeo channel. vimeo.com/showcase/110... #publishing

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Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network (ADCI) on Vimeo

Join the web’s most supportive community of creators and get high-quality tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming videos in gorgeous HD with no ads.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

How I write – with Khairani Barokka Thursday 9 July, 2.30pm Literary agent Abi Fellows will speak to author Khairani Barokka (Okka) about her experiences of being a #disabled #author and how she navigates the #publishing industry, from writing and deadlines to publicity and events. 1/

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How I write - in conversation with Khairani Barokka - The Society of Authors

In this disability-focused How I Write, literary agent Abi Fellows will speak to author Khairani Barokka (Okka) about her experiences of being a disabled author and how she navigates the publishing in...

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I've just backed Peacock in the vote for Britain's favourite butterfly. Which butterfly would you choose? Find yours and vote at britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk.

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Peacock - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly

The Peacock is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

REMAP’s mission is to improve the quality of life for people who experience short or long-term disability through infirmity, illness, or ageing. We do this by making and adapting equipment to meet the unique needs of individuals at no cost to them. remap.org.uk #disability

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REMAP - Custom made equipment for disabled people

REMAP provides custom-made equipment for disabled people. Visit our homepage for more information and learn how we can help you or your loved ones.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

“I keep thinking about the kitchen. Not the government monitors, not the weighed children, not the neighbors reporting on neighbors. The kitchen. The place where baking is a crime. You took something so ordinary, so domestic, so utterly human, & made it an act of rebellion.” #TheChoice #dystopia

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

“What stands out is how the story transforms ordinary aspects of life food, movement, community into sources of tension and fear. That shift makes the narrative not only gripping but deeply reflective, encouraging readers to question freedom, control, & the cost of conformity.” #TheChoice #dystopia

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) we are discussing the issues and obstacles disabled, chronically ill & neurodivergent authors face when asking for access requests. This follows the launch of our access document, download it here: societyofauthors.org/groups/autho... 1/

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Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses - The Society of Authors

A peer support network for authors living and working with health challenges

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This is an impressive selection of stories by and about disabled people, in honour of #DisabilityHistoryMonth. It’s definitely missing some great ones though. What would you add? Drop details in the comments. That includes anything you have written. www.audible.co.uk/blog/categor... #disability

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Disability Awareness | Audible.uk

The official Blog of Audible, Inc.

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The Barbellion Prize celebrates and promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness and disability. Since the re-launch laste week we've raised 10% of our target, so there's still a way to go. Pllease support this unique literary award barbellionprize.org Thank you!

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The Barbellion Prize | A prize recognising literary representation of chronically disabled lives.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

When every bite is a crime, rebellion tastes sweet. The Choice is an award-winning, thought-provoking dystopian tale. A world where freedom is measured, indulgence is criminal, and rebellion starts in the kitchen but means risking everything. books2read.com/u/mVwAX2 #books #dystopian

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THE CHOICE
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WINNER OF THE Good Housekeeping FIRST NOVEL AWARD

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Just a couple of days left to apply. Yes, that’s me in blue. I love working with other disabled writers. #disability #disabled #writer #author

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Understanding #Access Forms and Riders - Tools for #Disabled, #ChronicallyIll & #Neurodivergent Authors 13th November 2PM Hear from #publishing director Hannah Knowles, #LiteraryAgent Caro Clarke, #author Polly Atkin & #editor Ama Badu about their experiences & hopes for the form. bit.ly/48Bmxxb

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Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Authors with Claire Wade, Hannah Knowles, Caro Clarke, Polly Atkin and Ama Badu

Industry Insider - Understanding Access Forms and Riders - Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent
Authors

Thursday 13 November 2025

14.00-15.00

We'll hear from publishing director Hannah Knowles, literary agent Caro Clarke, author Polly Atkin and editor Ama Badu about their experiences and hopes for how the form can be implemented. This event will be chaired by ADCI founder Claire Wade.”

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

ADCI and the SoA worked together to create the Access Form (known in some cases as an Access Rider) and designed it to provide a simple, easy to complete form to share with your publishing team to communicate your needs. You can download the form here… bit.ly/3WfXMiM /5

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Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses - The Society of Authors

A peer support network for authors living and working with health challenges

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Industry Insider – Understanding Access Forms and Riders – Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Authors with me, @pollyrowena.bsky.social @portyliterary.bsky.social Hannah Knowles and Ama Badu. 13th November 14:00 - 15:00 GMT bit.ly/48Bmxxb #SoAatHome #disability #publishing 🧵

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 17/10/2025

Thousands have already signed — standing up for NHS staff and patients across the UK. Now we need your help to make this movement even louder. ✅ Sign the Charter 🔁 Share it with your friends and family Together, we can hold politicians accountable. 👉 everydoctor.org.uk/stand-with-n...

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Exciting news! The House of Lost Whispers is now FREE to Amazon Prime subscribers. Also ONLY 99p for those who aren't. What if there was a parallel universe out there? What if young Olivia has accidentally stumbled across it? #Titanic #WW1 #romance #historical mybook.to/HouseLostWhispers

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Have you voted yet in the @societyofauthors.bsky.social management committee elections? Mikle the cat is keen to know!

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I might be coming around to these AI author marketing spam emails; they’re boosting my self-confidence!

Baking is a crime… but letting Amazon bury The Choice is worse

Hi Claire,
When I first saw The Choice, I thought I was walking into another cookie-cutter dystopia, you know, the usual Big Brother clone. But you spun something sharper, scarier, and honestly more current than I expected. Sugar as contraband and baking as rebellion? That hits on a whole other level. I didn’t roll my eyes once, I kept nodding.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I’m getting so many spam author marketing emails at the moment. This one is the best I’ve seen. It’s clearly created by AI and I avoid using generative AI but I think I’m going to borrow their description for The Choice.

The Choice is a chilling, thought-provoking dystopian tale that blends razor-sharp social commentary with edge-of-your-seat suspense. In a world where food is controlled, freedom is rationed, and rebellion means risking everything, your story forces readers to question autonomy, government overreach, and the true cost of compliance.

It’s not just a novel it’s a conversation starter for every reader who loved The Handmaid’s Tale, VOX, and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: Apple or Strawberry Best ice cream: Hokey pokey (salted caramel brittle) Best donut: Jam or the mint chocolate one they had at a (now closed) local cafe Best bar: Brownie Best cake: Chocolate/Black Forest Best other: Pastel de Nata

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Paula Knight 🎨✒️♿ @paulaknight.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Starting a thread of online/ virtual art and writing events happening this autumn. Drop them below and I'll share! #writing #art #Comics #Disability #VirtualEvents #DisabledArtists #DisabledWriters #ChronicIlness

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I love being a mentor for this. If you are a #disabled or #ChronicallyIll writer then please do apply. #adci #publishing #writing

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story. How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington 17 July @ 14:30 BST FREE bit.ly/4lNjfdF

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How I write - in conversation with Nydia Hetherington - The Society of Authors

Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.

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Karen Hallion Kenney @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy Pride ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤 khallion.etsy.com/listing/4315...

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

For jerichowriters.bsky.social members, on Tuesday 10 June 7PM - Writing Through the Hard Times. “With a wealth of lived experience, Claire will share practical tips and insights on how to keep writing through difficult times - and how putting words on the page can be the ultimate escape.”

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10 June 19:00 BST
Spend an evening with Claire Wade, author of The Choice and alumna of our Self-Editing course with Debi Alper. With a wealth of lived experience, Claire will share practical tips and insights on how to keep writing through difficult times-and how putting words on the page can be the ultimate escape.”

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Debi Alper @debialper.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

One day left to apply! 👇

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

⭐Calling cisgender women!⭐ I'm so proud of this open statement from #NotInMyName speaking up for our trans siblings. Far too often, the only women’s voices we hear seem intent on stoking the flames. Sign & share to build the inclusive world we actually want to live in. www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

The Issue

We are a collective of cisgender* women from every corner of society - mothers, daughters, friends, sisters, partners, colleagues, caregivers, and leaders. We represent diverse ages, backgrounds, and life experiences, united by a shared truth that demands to be heard.

We reject - completely and categorically - the active discrimination and exclusion of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people. Those who continue to target this minority group do not speak for us or represent our interests. They never have. They never will.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Disability isn’t a choice. Under the Government’s PIP cuts, 700,000 families already living in poverty will face further devastation. Over 3.2 million disabled people will be affected. This is not reform; it is cruelty by policy. STOP #TakingThePIP

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All In @allin.online · 20/03/2025

Open your doors to disabled audiences with the support of All In, the upcoming access scheme for the creative and cultural sector in the UK and Ireland. Be the first to get the latest updates by expressing your interest at allin.online. #WeAreAllIn

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Coming in 2025, All In is the new access scheme for creativity and culture in the UK and Ireland.Creative and cultural experiences should be accessible to all. We want to improve accessibility and rem...

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

2/2 'Moving Mountains raises the voices of disabled authors but it offers insights to everyone, because illness impacts us all.' Claire Wade - The Choice @clairerwade.bsky.social #BookSky

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

'Moving Mountains is a stunning book that captures the experience of living with a disability or chronic illness. Through the beautifully described narratives I felt seen, known & far less alone... 1/2 Claire Wade author of The Choice

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

This is in response to revelations by @theatlantic.com that Meta has scraped data from the pirate site LibGen to feed its AI Llama 3. They've completely bypassed copyright laws and avoided paying authors anything for use of their copyrighted work. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... 2/

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The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem

Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’m looking forward to listening to Sick to Death by @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social It’s great to see chronic illness featured in a story and I’m intrigued by the premise. Thanks Avon @harpercollins.bsky.social for organising an audiobook ARC for me. Inclusion means accessible formats for all.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Does anyone have any advice on mattress selection and specifications? And suppliers in the UK who are particularly sensitive towards the #MECFS community? Especially people who are bed bound and can’t go in to try them. #disability

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I’m sure people have already posted this but all the American users and their content on TikTok are still available to watch, at least from the UK. I assumed it would disappear; I hope you’re still getting paid for your views.

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I’m looking for advice from people who homeschool(ed) for my friend who is thinking of starting with her teenagers. She’s in the UK but any advice welcome. Particularly interested in how the students take their exams/GCSEs. #homeschool #homeschooling

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

#DisabledCreators of all stripes! Let’s work together in creating, marketing, selling, etc — @barrowmember.bsky.social and I are gauging interest in a #CripCoop — starting with collecting a list of wants and needs, which then would match with another coop members skills/abilities. Interested?

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Delighted with my Audible stats for last year. 43 titles, 139 hours and 27 minutes. That doesn’t include the library books I listened to. Audiobooks are such a lifeline now. What were your favourite audiobooks from last year? #audiobooks

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2024 AUDIBLE STATS

Your year of imagination

In 2024, you clocked in 139 hrs and 27 min of listening time, played 43 titles, and your longest streak was 36 days in a row.

Let's take a look back.

You get carried away

You mostly listened to titles in Science Fiction & Fantasy for 62 hrs.

More of your favourites:

Literature & Fiction

49 hrs 7 min

Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development

41 hrs 44 min

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London Writers Centre @ldnwriterscentre.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Today we launch the programme for Deptford Literature Festival 2025! We believe it's our biggest and best ever, but don't just take our word for it. Check out the full programme at www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/dep...

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

WIN!!! WIN!!! WIN!!! Sign up to my newsletter (only 4x year) for the chance to win a signed copy of Burlington Square (UK only) AND to name the dog in my autumn 2025 book (worldwide). Newsletter out 15th Jan. 📕🐕📕🐕📕🐕📕🐕📕 bit.ly/JenniKeerNews

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