I think this would have been a really good opportunity for those who are lesser heard from, though I suppose you can only work with what has been submitted to you.

In the acknowledgements I saw writers who have books due to be published, or have won literary awards. One thing I wish for this, though it's not the fault of the editor, is that more unknown voices were portrayed here. however I felt that the book lacked a sense of unity and cohesion and the change from fiction from non-fiction was jarring. As an autistic person it is such a rare opportunity to see own voices writing about their lived experience of autism. They are represented by Abi Fellows of The Good Literary Agency. They tweet too much at taking breaks to walk their dog Nerys. In their past career lives, they have been a research diver, a children’s bookseller and digital communications specialist. They also work with writers and publishers as a sensitivity reader and editorial consultant, and were an editor at independent micropublisher 3 of Cups Press. They are also the author of the children’s biography Sir David Attenborough: A Life Story (2020) and a contributor to the anthology Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again (2021).

They are the editor of Stim, an anthology of autistic authors and artists, which was published by Unbound in April 2020 to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. They write joyful stories that centre queerness and disability. They are the author of the forthcoming queer holiday rom-com Make You Mine This Christmas (2022) from Hodder Studio, and Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend (2023) from Knights Of. Lizzie Huxley-Jones (they/them) is an autistic author and editor based in London. I just come back here to pop down the recommendations that I post on Twitter and Instagram so you're better off finding me there. Please feel free to follow - I don't tend to add people back as I don't actually use Goodreads myself any more. Hello! Thanks for joining me in the 5 star recs zone.

Stim by Lizzie Huxley-Jones