[stylist] bios and cover letters

[Alyssa Frierson]

Atty,
I don't usually say much, if anything, about my blindness in bios or cover letters. I have a short story included in the March issue of Wordgathering.com. I said something about my blindness in my bio for them, but I haven't when I submitted to other publications.

Alyssa

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> On Mar 20, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Applebutter Hill <applebutterhill at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Atty,
> Some of the blindness and disability publications want you to include
> something about it, but other than that, I am trying to say as little as
> possible about it. I decided to leave something in on my LinkedIn profile,
> because I am trying to connect with people in the blindness professions and
> activists. But, that said, I still push it down into the text as far as
> possible. Blindness is part of who I am, but I want people to know about
> some of the other parts of me before they find out.
> 
> I wouldn't personally say that I am a blind writer. I'm a writer and write
> about this that and the other thing. I was the first legally blind kid
> mainstreamed in my school district. That way they don't pigeonhole your
> writing yet they find out you're blind in a way that keeps it in
> perspective. Just my two cents.
> Donna
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:28 PM
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> Subject: [stylist] bios and cover letters
> 
> Hi gang,
> 
> When you send a bio to a magazine, they want cover letter, brief bio, that
> sort of thing, do you write that you are a blind writer working blah blah,
> living blah blah....
> 
> In other words, do you mention your blindness? I did for Breath and Shadow
> but none of the other ones.
> 
> What are your thoughts on the matter?
> 
> Atty
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