tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728994643788636121.post1548832504665242413..comments2019-05-13T13:51:30.789-04:00Comments on Bed, Body & Beyond: Disabled Writers Need Not SubmitSharon Wachslerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03962059672610138178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728994643788636121.post-8211122333746541062011-11-29T01:40:34.620-05:002011-11-29T01:40:34.620-05:00Hi Antonio and Gwyn,
I only just saw your comment...Hi Antonio and Gwyn,<br /><br />I only just saw your comments now! I thought I had this blog set up to alert me to reader comments, but apparently that is not working.<br /><br />Gwyn, thank you! Yes, sometimes a little snark goes a long way. ;-)<br /><br />Antonio, it was actually teh suggestion that people Skype in that led that person to go off about how awful and boring it is to have someone present by Skype and that "you're not that important, stay home."<br /><br />My point was not that a literary contest should provide child care. My point was that requiring entrants to be able to travel (and to travel to all events in all locations at the times specified without necessarily getting much advanced notice) is excluding many writers.<br /><br />This is part of the problem with the relationship between literature/publishing and corporations today. Finalists and winners have to attend events held by the corporate sponsor, even before the Colorado writer's colony part, also featuring the name of a corporation in the retreat's name. It's about pushing products and brand name merging (Esquire with their corporate sponsor), and not really about the people. The fact that writers are people, with lives, seems to get lost in the shuffle.Sharon Wachslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03962059672610138178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728994643788636121.post-44018320124980184522011-10-12T23:39:14.607-04:002011-10-12T23:39:14.607-04:00I love your story, by which I mean "I love th...I love your story, by which I mean "I love the snarky commentary on a horrible social reality," not the fact that so many John Esquires exist all over the writing world.<br /><br />(Disabled queer here from reading ALL THE THINGS people commented to The Bloggess in the wake of the PantyJose debacle. Pantyhose -- talk about things not accessible to all of us....)Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703011539022622724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728994643788636121.post-69702361097883328802011-10-11T18:47:48.459-04:002011-10-11T18:47:48.459-04:00Interesting thoughts, I think with skype and othe...Interesting thoughts, I think with skype and other communication technologies these issues could be overcome with a minimal amount of effort on the part of the organizers. <br /><br />I don't agree that prizes should include child care etc and I can understand why the publishers are looking for warm bodies to meet with people at a convention but I can't see discounting a great story just because the body behind it might not be able to make the journey and stand before the crowd. if nothing else have someone else fill in. hell create a new category of people not attending who nevertheless contributed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com