Yay! the programme is out! The wonderful Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2026! And #CriptheLit will be there! #readers #writers #writing #books #publishing www.verbwellington.nz
August 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Yay! the programme is out! The wonderful Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2026! And #CriptheLit will be there! #readers #writers #writing #books #publishing www.verbwellington.nz
A reminder that Verb Wellington Readers and Writers festival is on this week! Check out the #CriptheLit session and panel participaht on Sunday at the Hannah Playhouse. Great stuff! www.verbwellington.nz #writing #writers #books #reaswea
Verb Wellington
www.verbwellington.nz
September 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
A reminder that Verb Wellington Readers and Writers festival is on this week! Check out the #CriptheLit session and panel participaht on Sunday at the Hannah Playhouse. Great stuff! www.verbwellington.nz #writing #writers #books #reaswea
There should not ne a hierarchy of marginalisation, you either are or you are not, and #disabled people, and disabled #writers are marginalised. #CriptheLit. #disability #writing
July 15, 2026 at 9:03 AM
There should not ne a hierarchy of marginalisation, you either are or you are not, and #disabled people, and disabled #writers are marginalised. #CriptheLit. #disability #writing
Yay! #CriptheLit is in The Spinoff events guide! #reading #writing #books #disabilityarts thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
Christmas, Crip the Lit and Jazmine Mary: The Spinoff event guide
Christmas is coming.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yay! #CriptheLit is in The Spinoff events guide! #reading #writing #books #disabilityarts thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
And her we are, on the night. A lineup of colourful #writers. #disability #disabilityarts #writing #CriptheLit
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
And her we are, on the night. A lineup of colourful #writers. #disability #disabilityarts #writing #CriptheLit
This is so lovely and shows the value of #disabilityarts. #disability #writing #cripthelit. artsaccess.org.nz/Arts%20Blog/...
A love letter to Crip the Lit
It’s International Day of Disabled People on Wednesday 3 December. So to mark the occasion in true Crip the Lit fashion, a group of hilarious, talented and imaginative writers are getting together to ...
artsaccess.org.nz
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is so lovely and shows the value of #disabilityarts. #disability #writing #cripthelit. artsaccess.org.nz/Arts%20Blog/...
The diversity of downloadable adult e & audio #books celebrating the opening of our beautiful Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui in Welly excludes #disabled NZers stories. I know there are quality titles in alternative formats. Our absence is disappointing. #libraries #disability #writing #writers #CriptheLit
March 21, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The diversity of downloadable adult e & audio #books celebrating the opening of our beautiful Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui in Welly excludes #disabled NZers stories. I know there are quality titles in alternative formats. Our absence is disappointing. #libraries #disability #writing #writers #CriptheLit
This is a great interview on Trish Harris's beautiful book on #Deaf and #isabled NZ trailblazers, Out of the Box, to be launched tomorrow at Wellington Library, all welcome. Even got a mention as co-founder of #CriptheLit
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #books #reading #writers #writing #disability
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #books #reading #writers #writing #disability
Trailblazing deaf and disabled Kiwi artists
Author and educator Trish Harris has spent years telling remarkable New Zealand stories. Her latest book, Out of the Box, shines a light on 25 deaf and disabled artists, activists and adventurers whos...
www.rnz.co.nz
July 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This is a great interview on Trish Harris's beautiful book on #Deaf and #isabled NZ trailblazers, Out of the Box, to be launched tomorrow at Wellington Library, all welcome. Even got a mention as co-founder of #CriptheLit
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #books #reading #writers #writing #disability
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #books #reading #writers #writing #disability
Nice review of Articulations on Kete Books NZ. Also a nice plug for #CriptheLit and The Web Wellington festival and Lit Crawl. www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-rev... #books #writing
October 25, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Nice review of Articulations on Kete Books NZ. Also a nice plug for #CriptheLit and The Web Wellington festival and Lit Crawl. www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-rev... #books #writing
#Writing in the D*List about #CriptheLit and of course the wonderful Verb Wellington Readers and #Writers Festival. Should be a blast. Come join us there thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/rad...
thedlist.co.nz
October 31, 2023 at 9:15 PM
#Writing in the D*List about #CriptheLit and of course the wonderful Verb Wellington Readers and #Writers Festival. Should be a blast. Come join us there thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/rad...
And more great #disability #writing from a terrific #CriptheLit writer thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/wri... #disabilityarts
Writing about 'the other' when 'the other' is you
Award-winning playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher shares her roundabout journey in disabled theatre.
thedlist.co.nz
November 13, 2024 at 4:33 AM
And more great #disability #writing from a terrific #CriptheLit writer thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/wri... #disabilityarts
“I have written things unimaginable before the direction #CripTheLit has offered. I've become a more confident #writer and person. And I am not the only one. I have watched other #writers bloom here too.”: buff.ly/njOp7hq
via ArtsAccess
#deaf #disability #community
via ArtsAccess
#deaf #disability #community
A love letter to Crip the Lit
It’s International Day of Disabled People on Wednesday 3 December. So to mark the occasion in true Crip the Lit fashion, a group of hilarious, talented and imaginative writers are getting together to...
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“I have written things unimaginable before the direction #CripTheLit has offered. I've become a more confident #writer and person. And I am not the only one. I have watched other #writers bloom here too.”: buff.ly/njOp7hq
via ArtsAccess
#deaf #disability #community
via ArtsAccess
#deaf #disability #community
Interesting. We need more #books from #disabled adults for disabled #children, but I wish RNZ Saturday Morning would interview our own disabled #writers. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
Jen Campbell on owning it
Jen Campbell is an award-winning poet, bestselling author of fourteen books and a disability rights advocate.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Interesting. We need more #books from #disabled adults for disabled #children, but I wish RNZ Saturday Morning would interview our own disabled #writers. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
Really interesting reflections about important history, and some current issues arising from it. From
@pantographpunch.bsky.social
pantograph-punch.com/posts/ghost-... #disability #CriptheLit
@pantographpunch.bsky.social
pantograph-punch.com/posts/ghost-... #disability #CriptheLit
Pantograph Punch
The Pantograph Punch publishes urgent and vital cultural commentary by the most exciting new voices in Aotearoa.
https://pantograph-punch.com/posts/ghost-stories…
February 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Really interesting reflections about important history, and some current issues arising from it. From
@pantographpunch.bsky.social
pantograph-punch.com/posts/ghost-... #disability #CriptheLit
@pantographpunch.bsky.social
pantograph-punch.com/posts/ghost-... #disability #CriptheLit
Yay #LitCrawl2024 at Verb Festival Wellington. Check out some #disability villainy with #CriptheLit. www.verbwellington.nz/litcrawl-202...
I'm disabled ... of course I'm a villain! — Verb Wellington
Can we find pride in the monstrous, or was ableism the real monster all along? Crip the Lit investigates.
www.verbwellington.nz
October 12, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Yay #LitCrawl2024 at Verb Festival Wellington. Check out some #disability villainy with #CriptheLit. www.verbwellington.nz/litcrawl-202...
#CriptheLit is at Verb Wellington this year, at Lit Crawl and a ticketed event. Check out the programme. 10 years and we've been there for seven of 'em. www.verbwellington.nz #writers #books
October 12, 2023 at 1:46 AM
#CriptheLit is at Verb Wellington this year, at Lit Crawl and a ticketed event. Check out the programme. 10 years and we've been there for seven of 'em. www.verbwellington.nz #writers #books
And #CriptheLit will be at Verb Wellington Festival. www.verbwellington.nz/festival-202... #books #writing #disability
Disability Literati: Writing for children — Verb Wellington
Crip the Lit asks “Where do we find the disabled adventurers and learners, heroes and family members in books for young readers?”
www.verbwellington.nz
September 27, 2024 at 12:47 AM
And #CriptheLit will be at Verb Wellington Festival. www.verbwellington.nz/festival-202... #books #writing #disability
This was such a great session. Well attended and a receptive audience. Great team of #writers! thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/wha... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
What makes a cool, disabled villain?
As Verb Wellington kicks off, we asked disabled authors about reimagining disabled villains.
thedlist.co.nz
November 13, 2024 at 4:27 AM
This was such a great session. Well attended and a receptive audience. Great team of #writers! thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/wha... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
A small contribution to National #poetry Day. My Wide White Bed is small in size, but large in impact. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/the... #writing #CriptheLIt #Disability
The longevity and power of My Wide White Bed
The fourth reprint of a provocative poetry anthology from Trish Harris navigates the wayward currents and rough waters of a prolonged hospital stay.
thedlist.co.nz
August 22, 2024 at 8:46 PM
A small contribution to National #poetry Day. My Wide White Bed is small in size, but large in impact. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/the... #writing #CriptheLIt #Disability
For those who missed the successful and fun #CriptheLit readings, Are You my Ancestor last night - the Welly weather was horrid - @wgtnaccessradio.bsky.social has recorded it and it will be broadcast at a later date. Watch this space. #writing #reading #disability #disabilityarts
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For those who missed the successful and fun #CriptheLit readings, Are You my Ancestor last night - the Welly weather was horrid - @wgtnaccessradio.bsky.social has recorded it and it will be broadcast at a later date. Watch this space. #writing #reading #disability #disabilityarts
Human Rights Day reminds us that the voices of disabled individuals, their movements…
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CripTheLit #HumanRightsFiction #HumanRights #SocialJusticeThroughStories
disabilityequalitycritical.blogspot.com/2024/12/huma...
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CripTheLit #HumanRightsFiction #HumanRights #SocialJusticeThroughStories
disabilityequalitycritical.blogspot.com/2024/12/huma...
Human Rights Day: Accountability, Equality, and Equity
On Human Rights Day, it’s essential to reflect on the principles of accountability and inclusion within the frameworks of Equality and Di...
disabilityequalitycritical.blogspot.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Human Rights Day reminds us that the voices of disabled individuals, their movements…
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CripTheLit #HumanRightsFiction #HumanRights #SocialJusticeThroughStories
disabilityequalitycritical.blogspot.com/2024/12/huma...
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CripTheLit #HumanRightsFiction #HumanRights #SocialJusticeThroughStories
disabilityequalitycritical.blogspot.com/2024/12/huma...
One of our own, a self-publishing sensation! (And she likes cats!) thebigidea.nz/stories/vide... #blind #disability #writing #publishing #books #CriptheLit #disabilityarts
VIDEO: Success In Self-Publishing
WATCH: Legally blind and dropped from her publishing deal, Steffanie Holmes went it alone and has sold nearly 1 million copies of her books.
thebigidea.nz
December 11, 2024 at 9:51 PM
One of our own, a self-publishing sensation! (And she likes cats!) thebigidea.nz/stories/vide... #blind #disability #writing #publishing #books #CriptheLit #disabilityarts
Thanks to the lovely folks at Landing Press for a great water themed #writing workshop with
#CriptheLit. #writers
#CriptheLit. #writers
September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Thanks to the lovely folks at Landing Press for a great water themed #writing workshop with
#CriptheLit. #writers
#CriptheLit. #writers
Check out the Verb Readers and Writers Festival events wit #CriptheLit writers involved. tahahotu.org.nz/events
What's On
Find upcoming events for and by Deaf and disabled artists, including exhibitions, performances, workshops and community gatherings across Aotearoa.
tahahotu.org.nz
September 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Check out the Verb Readers and Writers Festival events wit #CriptheLit writers involved. tahahotu.org.nz/events
And this, which is important. Our voices are not heard enough. #disability #writing #diversity #publishing #CriptheLit #writers #disabilityarts www.inklusionguide.org/blog/why-we-...
March 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
And this, which is important. Our voices are not heard enough. #disability #writing #diversity #publishing #CriptheLit #writers #disabilityarts www.inklusionguide.org/blog/why-we-...