Insights: Fifteen Stories Exploring Disability

Inspired by author Sarah Gray's ability to creatively harness her disease of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in her published collection of short stories entitled Surface Tension, Half Life, and Urban Creatures, Claret Press sponsored a short story competition. It called for short stories that dealt with mental or physical disability in innovative ways. With Sarah Gray, Katie Isbester, Ph.D. (editor-in-chief of Claret Press) and Dr James Scott (an orthopedic surgeon) as judges, the competition offered prizes of 250, 150 and 50. Over 70 stories flowed in. The quality was exceptionally high, and the stories were, without exception, moving. Some stories are hilarious, some heartbreaking. They include sci-fi, romance, satire and memoir. All challenge us to see mental and physical disability through a different lens infused with humanity. This must-read collection is storytelling at its best.
This beautiful full-colour book includes fifteen original photographs by internationally renowned
artist, Tansy Spinks, whose photography can been seen in the Museum of Fine Art in Houston,
and the National Media Museum in Bradford, now at the V&A.
Net proceeds from the sale of the book go to support the MNDA.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910461377
• ISBN13: 9781910461372
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Claret Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"