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Emily Gillespie

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in Welland Ontario , Canada

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Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Emily Gillespie (also known as Ava) (she/her) is a mad and autistic author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice an MA in Critical Disability Studies and a certificate in Creative Writing. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, and facilitator for over ten years. Her writing explores themes of memory, identity and mental health journeys. They enjoy working in community spaces and examining individual and collective experiences. Dancing with Ghosts (Leaping Lion Books, 2017) is her first novel. Their poetry and short-stories can be found in several journals and anthologies. She is currently drafting her second grant funded ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 95 ratings · 48 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Nothing Without Us by Cait Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talia C. Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Myriad Augustine (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing With Ghosts 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wait With Me by Emily Ava Gillespie, Emily Gillespie (Goodreads Author) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mighty: An Anthology of Disabled Superheroes by Emily Gillespie (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jennifer Lee Rossman (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monstering: The Magnum Opus by Brianna Albers (Editor), E. Kristin Anderson (Goodreads Author), Effie Asche 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Once Upon a Time in West Toronto (Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series, 0)

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