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Leigh Ann
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Deaf advocate, sensitivity reader, and editor. Soon to publish a guide to writing deaf characters

Website: slacowan.com
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Leigh Ann @leigh-ann-cowan.bsky.social · Jan 25
First update of the list of fiction featuring #deaf characters of the year! I'm also ecstatic to announce that I've finally copy + pasted all the titles over to a spreadsheet so that it's easier to organize how you like. Cheers!

Check out the list and spreadsheet here: slacowan.com/2025/01/24/r...
Ranking Deaf Characters in Fiction: Reviews, Analyses, and Tips to Write Better Deaf Characters (Updated Monthly)
When it comes to representation in literature, deafness is very rare. So I decided to go on a quest to find as many fiction books as possible portraying deaf characters, and rank these representati…
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Are you a fanfic author? Have you ever wanted to include a deaf OC? Here's a blog post walking you through how to respectfully and more authentically include deaf characters--including etiologies and backstories--in the worlds and genres of your fandoms!

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Gondor Calls for (Hearing) Aid: How to Create Deaf OCs for Fanfics
Look, I don’t expect 5-star prose and complex character arcs from my fanfiction. Tropes and archetypes are staples, and genres like hurt/comfort make it easier to find the type of stories you’re lo…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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**SALE EXTENDED!** Deaf Awareness Month is over but we’re going to keep the sale running through Oct 10. Use promo code AWARE45 at checkout to get 45% off all books and ebooks. This is the biggest sale we’ll have for a while so stock up while you can! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Publishers/G... #ReadUP
Graphic with navy blue background and three bands of purple, salmon, and black on the top left corner. The text reads, from top to bottom: DEAF AWARENESS MONTH SALE **EXTENDED**; 45% off all books and ebooks now through October 10; Use promo code AWARE45 at checkout. On the bottom left the URL reads: gupress.gallaudet.edu. Under the URL is the GU Press logo. On the bottom right is an illustration of four people smiling and their hands raised as if in a signed conversation.
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Someday I’m actually going to get on here and follow the people I need/want to follow and start getting active(r) again, but it’s not this day 💀 social media is so time- and effort-consuming
September 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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$1346 to make this happen, BY TOMORROW

help the African Translation Project!

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Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project; Current Need: $2500 by 22 September - to begin translation of: The World and Its People / Dunia na Watu Wake by Ahmad Simba Mwaita, Translated from Kwswahili - (translator...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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gallaudetpress.bsky.social Gallaudet University Press @gallaudetpress.bsky.social · Sep 2
Join us in celebrating #DeafAwarenessMonth! In honor of DAM and our 45th anniversary, all books and ebooks are 45% off in September using promo code AWARE45 at checkout.

Visit our website to browse our current and forthcoming titles: gupress.gallaudet.edu #ReadUP #BookSale
Image shows a stylized image featuring four adult people standing in a row. They are looking at each other, and their hands are in motion. The GU Press logo and the words, Gallaudet University Press Celebrates Deaf Awareness Month, are above the figures. The background is blue, and the words are white. The four figures are in varied warm earth-colored hues, ranging from peach to a brick red. On two corners of the image, there are stripes in black with a central stripe in a color that could be described as being reminiscent of spiced apple cider. We can’t wait for sweater weather! Graphic with navy blue background and three bands of purple, salmon, and black on the top left corner. The text reads, from top to bottom: DEAF AWARENESS MONTH SALE!; 45% off all books and ebooks through September 30; Use promo code AWARE45 at checkout. On the bottom left the URL reads: gupress.gallaudet.edu. Under the URL is the GU Press logo. On the bottom right is an illustration of four people smiling and their hands raised as if in a signed conversation.
September 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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In case you didn’t know, it’s #NationalDeafHistoryMonth!

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April 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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First update of the list of fiction featuring #deaf characters of the year! I'm also ecstatic to announce that I've finally copy + pasted all the titles over to a spreadsheet so that it's easier to organize how you like. Cheers!

Check out the list and spreadsheet here: slacowan.com/2025/01/24/r...
Ranking Deaf Characters in Fiction: Reviews, Analyses, and Tips to Write Better Deaf Characters (Updated Monthly)
When it comes to representation in literature, deafness is very rare. So I decided to go on a quest to find as many fiction books as possible portraying deaf characters, and rank these representati…
slacowan.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM