I’m excited to be presenting a webinar for the Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada. Here are the deets:

The #ActuallyAutistic Author: Neurodivergent Self-Care for Every Creative
After a lifetime of writing (and masking), Melanie Marttila was diagnosed as autistic in 2021. Speaking from personal experience, she will cover various issues faced by autistics and how to mitigate them in a creative context. After the last three years of #pandemiclife, other creatives may experience many of these issues. Packed with actionable information and resources, The #ActuallyAutistic Author will introduce you to creative life on the spectrum, with all its benefits and challenges.

Presenter: Melanie Marttila
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm (ET)
Length: 90 minutes (including Q&A)

About Melanie Marttila

Always looking up, eyes on the skies, head in the clouds, #actuallyautistic author Melanie Marttila writes poetry and speculative tales of hope in the face of adversity. She lives and writes in Sudbury, Ontario, in the house where three generations of her family have lived, on the street that bears her surname, with her spouse and their dog.

Her first poetry collection, The Art of Floating, will be published in 2024 by Latitude 46. Her poetry has appeared in Polar Borealis, Polar Starlight, and Sulphur. Her short fiction has appeared in Pulp Literature, On Spec, Pirating Pups, and Home for the Howlidays.

You can sign up (for free!) on the Canadian Authors web site. Even if you can’t make it, you can get the recording and watch it later. What do you have to lose?