Cat Mitchell
@catmitchell17.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Publishing researching disability. Ex-Penguin.
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Our Creative Writing and Publishing team caught up yesterday to plan for the forthcoming academic year. Privileged to work with, and benefit from, such awesome colleagues. Photo credit: @catmitchell17.bsky.social. @derbyuni.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our Creative Writing and Publishing team caught up yesterday to plan for the forthcoming academic year. Privileged to work with, and benefit from, such awesome colleagues. Photo credit: @catmitchell17.bsky.social. @derbyuni.bsky.social
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“Let the era of misery or triumph over tragedy narratives, in-person-only events,the mindset that books with disabled characters are niche & that 1 author is enough to represent the whole community be banished to dusty, bygone relics of the past” @pennyauthor.bsky.social
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"We still have a long way to go for disabled authors and staff to achieve parity with their non-disabled colleagues." Penny Batchelor and Cat Mitchell discuss what you can do to become a disibility ally in this week's disability focus 👇 #BookSky
‘We all need to be proactive disability allies’
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July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“Let the era of misery or triumph over tragedy narratives, in-person-only events,the mindset that books with disabled characters are niche & that 1 author is enough to represent the whole community be banished to dusty, bygone relics of the past” @pennyauthor.bsky.social
@catmitchell17.bsky.social
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So proud of @catmitchell17.bsky.social and @pennyauthor.bsky.social for making a #Disability focus issue of @thebookseller.com happen after 3 years hiatus. So heartening to see such brilliant books by disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent writers being published across genres, as in my preview. #BookSky
June 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
So proud of @catmitchell17.bsky.social and @pennyauthor.bsky.social for making a #Disability focus issue of @thebookseller.com happen after 3 years hiatus. So heartening to see such brilliant books by disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent writers being published across genres, as in my preview. #BookSky
Very proud moment ahead of Disability Pride Month in July: Penny Batchelor and I co-edited a disability spotlight in this week’s @thebookseller.com magazine 📚📚 Big thanks to everyone involved in the issue and who provided quotes and info! www.thebookseller.com/features/pub...
Publishing should do more to celebrate Disability Pride
Though many networks and policies have been enacted, the industry could do more to celebrate Disability Pride Month, argues Cat Mitchell.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Very proud moment ahead of Disability Pride Month in July: Penny Batchelor and I co-edited a disability spotlight in this week’s @thebookseller.com magazine 📚📚 Big thanks to everyone involved in the issue and who provided quotes and info! www.thebookseller.com/features/pub...
A huge dream-come-true moment: this August I’ll be speaking at @edbookfest.bsky.social about disability in publishing! We’ll be discussing what the future holds for disability activism in the sector. More details here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
June 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A huge dream-come-true moment: this August I’ll be speaking at @edbookfest.bsky.social about disability in publishing! We’ll be discussing what the future holds for disability activism in the sector. More details here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
It was an honour to be a judge at the British Book Awards again this year and to celebrate all the shortlistees and winners on Monday night - I’m so proud to be connected to such an important and inspiring industry. A big thank you to @thebookseller.com for an amazing evening.
May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It was an honour to be a judge at the British Book Awards again this year and to celebrate all the shortlistees and winners on Monday night - I’m so proud to be connected to such an important and inspiring industry. A big thank you to @thebookseller.com for an amazing evening.
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All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!
@catmitchell17.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce that we're going to be co-editing a #disability takeover issue of @thebookseller.com on 20th June 2025. What does the industry need to do to become more inclusive? Email us at disabilitybooksellerspotlioght@gmail.com #publishing
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!
So excited that @thebookseller.com have given us this opportunity to focus on disability in publishing in June - get in touch if you’d like to highlight anything we should cover!
@catmitchell17.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce that we're going to be co-editing a #disability takeover issue of @thebookseller.com on 20th June 2025. What does the industry need to do to become more inclusive? Email us at disabilitybooksellerspotlioght@gmail.com #publishing
March 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
So excited that @thebookseller.com have given us this opportunity to focus on disability in publishing in June - get in touch if you’d like to highlight anything we should cover!
My article on the accessibility of the London Book Fair for disabled and neurodivergent people is out today with @thebookseller.com. A big thank you to everyone who I interviewed for the piece!
You can read it here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/how-...
You can read it here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/how-...
March 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
My article on the accessibility of the London Book Fair for disabled and neurodivergent people is out today with @thebookseller.com. A big thank you to everyone who I interviewed for the piece!
You can read it here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/how-...
You can read it here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/how-...
Book/publishing people - I need your help! I’m writing an article on the accessibility of the London Book Fair for disabled and neurodivergent people (focusing on 2023/24 and this year’s fair). If you have any experiences to share, I would love to hear from you #Booksky
February 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Book/publishing people - I need your help! I’m writing an article on the accessibility of the London Book Fair for disabled and neurodivergent people (focusing on 2023/24 and this year’s fair). If you have any experiences to share, I would love to hear from you #Booksky
So honoured to be a judge for The British Book Awards again this year - very excited to get started and read all of the amazing entries! #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies #Booksky
@the-bookseller.bsky.social / www.thebookseller.com/nibbies
@the-bookseller.bsky.social / www.thebookseller.com/nibbies
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So honoured to be a judge for The British Book Awards again this year - very excited to get started and read all of the amazing entries! #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies #Booksky
@the-bookseller.bsky.social / www.thebookseller.com/nibbies
@the-bookseller.bsky.social / www.thebookseller.com/nibbies
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INTRODUCING your #Nibbies judges✨
The #BritishBookAward judges "bring to our 35th year an eye-watering level of authority, skill and expertise. These are voracious readers with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, who love the world of books and the people who make them." #BookSky
The #BritishBookAward judges "bring to our 35th year an eye-watering level of authority, skill and expertise. These are voracious readers with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, who love the world of books and the people who make them." #BookSky
January 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
INTRODUCING your #Nibbies judges✨
The #BritishBookAward judges "bring to our 35th year an eye-watering level of authority, skill and expertise. These are voracious readers with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, who love the world of books and the people who make them." #BookSky
The #BritishBookAward judges "bring to our 35th year an eye-watering level of authority, skill and expertise. These are voracious readers with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, who love the world of books and the people who make them." #BookSky