The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The background is a photograph of pink flowers taken at close range. The flower in the background is blurred. The flowers have pink petals and a white and yellow centre. Tiny white writing down the right hand side of the cover lists the names of the people who contributed to the book. Text at the bottom of the cover reads:
The title ‘QDA’ in large white capitals.
The subtitle ‘A Queer Disability Anthology’ in slightly smaller white capitals below this.
The editor’s name ‘Raymond Luczak, Editor’ immediately below this in slightly smaller white caps. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Ableism
• Emotional Abuse
• Sexual Assault
• Rape
• Terminal Illness
• Homophobia
• Suicidal Thoughts

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Summary:

Featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics by 48 writers from around the world, QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology proves that intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword.

It’s a penetrating and unforgettable look into the hearts and souls of those defiant enough to explore their own vulnerabilities and demonstrate their own strengths.

“Queer sexuality and disability places me so far outside the realms of the everyday that it renders people silent.” —Jax Jacki Brown

QDA is a gathering of people with the transformative—and political—power of love that transcends gender and ability. Ignorance is the biggest barrier.

“I feel exhilarated that you might actually accept me as a sexual being; that you might see the deliciousness that is my disability.” —Andrew Morrison-Gurza

“An anthology often creates a community. In this respect, QDA is truly groundbreaking because it brings two wonderful communities together. There is not a single style, genre, or opinion in the book, but an orchestra of voices. Their seminal works mirror—and do not mirror—each other. Taken together, they light a brilliant path of honesty.” —Jennifer Bartlett, co-editor of Beauty Is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability

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Notes:

This book contains 97 pieces of work, by 48 contributors. These contributors are:

• Joel Gates
• Ashley Volion
• Andre Morrison-Gurza
• Lucas Scheelk
• Monique Flynn
• Allison Fradkin
• Donna Minkowitz
• D. Allen
• Gregory Villa
• Liv Mammone
• Bex
• Kit M
• Arthur Durkee
• Christopher Dempsey
• Michael Russell
• Nola Weber
• Marika Prokosh
• Tak Hallus
• Cyree Jarelle Johnson
• Jason T. Ingram
• Maverick Smith
• Jax Jacki Brown
• Quintan Ana Wikswo
• David Cummer
• Carl Wayne Denney
• Toranse Lowell
• Whittier Strong
• John R. Killacky
• Beatrice Hale
• Kathi Wolfe
• John Whittier Treat
• Kenny Fries
• Meg Day
• Brenna Cyr
• Stephanie Heit
• Petra Kuppers
• Zak Plum
• Larry Connolly
• Lydia Brown
• Donna Williams
• Katharina Love
• The Poet Spiel
• Barbara Ruth
• Travis Chi Wing Lau
• Kristen Ringman
• Sara Ibrahim
• Mark Ellis
• James Schwartz

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Archivist Comments:

I originally had this book down as non-fiction, but it’s actually a bit of both. There are short stories, essays, poetry, comics etc. all within the book, all across different genres. Everyone who contributed to this book is both queer and disabled.

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