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 6 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 , July/August 2014. Narration by: Rodney Lopez Rodney D. Lopez is a software developer and self-described nerd. He enjoys consuming science fiction & fantasy in multiple mediums and is a proud alumni of the Ubergroup, a 501c3 nonprofit providing low-cost collegiate level fine arts education for working adults. More info at theubergroup.org . My App : GrowMore CookMore Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Tony C Smith
Guest: Caren Gussoff Sumption
Topics covered
- autism
- science fiction
- comedy
- writing
- narration
Keywords
- Caren Gussoff Sumption
- science fiction
- autism
- writing
- narration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Carl Brandon Society, Clarion West, Interzone, Ubergroup
Books & works: So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion
Places: Seattle, WA
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