Charlotte Heather

writer, tutor & workshop facilitator. Researching narrative approaches to chronic illness in contemporary fiction at York. they/she.

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

In a gloopy flare that makes thinking v difficult, it's reassuring to remember the generative, foggy, dizzy & playful potential in chronic illness writing.

Here's my piece for @the_polyphony on narrative shape, chronic illness and queercripping texts.

https://t.co/RvG2n0mrkE

[CRIPtic Arts @CRIPticArts]

Announcement 📣 🥳

We’re launching our 2024 Artist Development Programmes!

We’re bringing back 4 programmes for disabled creatives: emerging writers, fresh performers, experienced creators & company innovators. 💰 £600-£6000.

Apply NOW - 5 Jan 24

https://t.co/RHRGU3EPY5

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

Our first zine is out next week, join us for some remote readings and discussion 💕 more info on https://t.co/8bic0W0ik4

[Aly F @AlyFixit]

The MedHums 101 project @the_polyphony explores foundational concepts within critical medical and health humanities scholarship, inviting established and emerging scholars to have a say in [re]defining the field.

Want to contribute? Get in touch. Pls RT!

https://t.co/4Eg3NnlWyw

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

I'm so honoured to have been able to work with these writers <3 <3 <3 there's magic and wonderful weirdness in this publication

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

the remote body are putting out a zine of writing by sick, crip & disabled writers from our remote writing workshop in October.

Aiming to keep it <£3 for a physical copy.

If you sell zines and would like to stock a few copies please get in touch!

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

Really looking forward to this, down with the arc, glory to crip narrative forms!!!

kidding, the arc is a great shape - but it's not the *only* way to do narrative imo & a crip approach to fragmented form is exciting to me 🔥🔥

[CHASE Medical Humanities Network @CHASEMedHums]

Tickets are now available for our next workshop, Fragmentation as narrative cripping: a creative writing workshop with @Lottyyy. Thurs 28 Sept (5-6pm), book your place here: https://t.co/n5WYufRh7v

[Broken Sleep Books @brokensleep]

PREORDER (31.10.23, @tombranfoot)

boar sees Tom Branfoot layer our contemporary polycrisis with the events leading up to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. Set in 14th-century Bradford, owned by John of Gaunt [...]

https://t.co/el1b0sedRU

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

This!!!!!

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

💚💚💚 get it

[Jane Hartshorn @jeahartshorn]

‘A Series of Disparate Discomforts’, the second part of my creative-critical article on attempting a PhD with a chronic illness is now live on @the_polyphony. Thanks again to @AlyFixit for publishing! 🪻

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

@spursrot we can't wait to have yaaaa

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

Excited to be back working with @GlasgowZineLib facilitating a workshop on waves as a framing device in writing for Glasgow Zine Fest '23!!https://t.co/72pUZGBeHh

[Hajar Press @hajarpress]

Our crowdfunder just made it over the £10,000 mark! We're over the moon 😍

Thank you for supporting us so we can keep publishing beautiful & revolutionary books 🥳

Can we reach 50% of our fundraising target before the crowdfunder closes on 31 May?

https://t.co/HpnK9jc2Pi

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

Very excited to be reading something different but on similar themes for June's More Song! <3

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

In a gloopy flare that makes thinking v difficult, it's reassuring to remember the generative, foggy, dizzy & playful potential in chronic illness writing.

Here's my piece for @the_polyphony on narrative shape, chronic illness and queercripping texts.

https://t.co/RvG2n0mrkE

[Charlotte Heather @Lottyyy]

Can't wait!

[Tom Branfoot @tombranfoot]

Announcing the fourth instalment of the poetry reading series More Song, taking place on Wednesday June 7th. We are hosting the wonderful @Lottyyy @BrandonThomasB @zensaidsummat and @mikefarren followed by an open mic! Free Entry. Poster by our in house artist @ben_brumpton ⛓️

[CRIPtic Arts @CRIPticArts]

📣 CALLOUT 📣

CRIPtic is looking to connect with published disabled global majority writers for some upcoming paid events. Email [email protected] for more info, or feel free to share, recommend or link writers you know!