Creative writing
22 January 2009
Within this section you will find short stories and poetry by disabled and deaf artists which is informed by the experience of disability. Please let us know what you think of the work on display by filling in the comment form at the end of each article.
If you are interested in submitting poetry or prose that to publish in this section, please send an email to editor[at]disabilityartsonline.co.uk
Short story: Matt Padmore's 'Can Zombies Run?'
31 December 2009
Matt Padmore kick starts 2010 with a hilarious short story: Can Zombies Run?
New writing: Peter Street's memoirs
26 December 2009
Writer Peter Street recalls the first chapter of his life: "Disability has been a big part of my life. It is who I am. In many ways it has been the making of me..."
Peter Street remembers Jimmy
21 August 2009
A new piece of prose from disabled writer Peter Street evokes a vivid picture of a day centre somewhere in the north of England in May 1983
Peter Street: As the crow flies
1 February 2007
A novella for younger readers by award-winning writer Peter Street.
Colin Cameron
1 February 2007
A series of short stories by Colin Cameron exploring the disabling attitudes faced by disabled people on a daily basis.
Peter Street: Collection of poetry and short stories
16 December 2006
A collection of poetry and short stories by Peter Street
Karen Sheader: Planet of the Blind
16 December 2006
A selection of songs of 4 MP3s from Planet of the Blind
Assessing Lord Nelson: Shag Sketch 006
16 December 2006
What would a dialogue between Lord Nelson and a social worker have sounded like? Ann Young brings the historical character into the present and makes some terrible jokes in passing.Gabriel Pepper
16 December 2006
The Demise of our Relationship:Gabriel Pepper explores the issue of managing PAs
Rachel Gadsden: Beyond the Asylum
1 October 2005
A narrative from Rachel Gadsden based on her collection of paintings, Beyond the Asylum.
Allan Sutherland: Paddy Masefield Poems
1 July 2005
32 poems by Allan Sutherland based on interviews with Paddy Masefield as part of the Edward Lear Oral History Project.
Penny Pepper: The Brown Pot
1 July 2005
Penny Pepper is the award-winning writer of Desires, a unique, groundbreaking and explicit collection of short stories focusing on disabled people's experience of sex in all its chaotic permutations.
Danny Start: Blogbitch
1 June 2005
She's a rootin' tootin' blogbitchin' babe! A short story by Danny Start