I was honoured to be invited to live illustrate Beyond the Spectrum’s first digital festival of autistic writing on Saturday 29th March: Intense Fascination.
Beyond the Spectrum is a national creative writing programme for autistic & neurodivergent writers, hosted by Writing East Midlands. They are currently delivering 14 writing groups led by autistic writers.
The festival’s name ‘Intense Fascination’ recognises that what is usually referred to as ‘special interests’ or ‘hyperfixations’, that are part of the neurodivergent lived experience, is also part of the creative process. The event was, first and foremost, a celebration of autistic creativity, gathering academics, writers , publishers, comedians and triggering fascinating conversations that were a joy to capture with illustrations.
More about Beyond the Spectrum here.