StarShipSofa 774 Caren Gussoff Sumption
About this episode
Caren Gussoff Sumption discusses her writing and experiences as an autistic, Romany, Jewish author.
Caren Gussoff Sumption lives in a nest of books, knitting, and rescue cats, south of Seattle, WA. The author of six books (most recently, her postcolonial, deep space, far-future comedy of manners, So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion ) and more than 100 short stories, Caren received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and in 2008, was the Carl Brandon Society’s Octavia E. Butler Scholar at Clarion West. Caren is autistic, Romany, Jewish, and can't carry a tune (she tries anyway, gods help us all). Find her online at www.spitkitten.com This story originally appeared in Interzone #253. Narration by: Will Stagl Will Stagl lives in Tucson Arizona and is a proud member of the StarShipSofa team. This month you’ll likely find him tearing through some fantasy epic at a local café or waiting for the next sci-fi TV show to air. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Will Stagl
Guest: Caren Gussoff Sumption
Topics covered
- autism
- science fiction
- comedy
- literature
- writing
- interview
Keywords
- Caren Gussoff Sumption
- StarShipSofa
- science fiction
- autism
- writing
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Carl Brandon Society
Books & works: So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion, Interzone #253
Places: Seattle, WA, Tucson Arizona
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