Describe your writing in 10 words:
Shit talking the oppressive systems in place but poetic like.

Describe the piece of writing/project you’re proudest of so far:
It’s tough to be honest I have three out there/to be out there that I think are important to the mixture of communities I belong to. I wrote an article about re-building the LGBTQ+ community with disabled people in mind post-pandemic, an article about navigating disabled community when you are multiply-disabled and the lateral ableism I’ve experienced in those spaces, and one coming soon is my experiences of the UK mental healthcare system as a queer trans disabled person. Narratives I don’t often see published.

How do you get through writer’s block?
Make it a game for my ADHD to engage with. Make videos about it. I did a 30 day challenge to write every day and I attend free/donation only writing sprints on zoom where it’s nice to mix with other writers and creatives.

What is the last thing you read?
I’ve just started reading Cindy Pin’s sci-fi novel, Want.

What are you working on and where can people find you?
I’m working on a queer crip romantic novel and a queer crip dystopian novel. The second is very scary as I never thought I’d want to write this genre but that’s what living in the now and being multiply disabled does to you.

You can find more of Artie's work across their social platforms, including Instagram, YouTube and their blog where they discuss a range of topics from books and comics to chronic illness and neurodivergence - make sure to check them out!

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