>>So, if I have this correctly, the purpose of this fes is to promote works about disabled people that avoid particular harmful tropes? <<
That, and encourage more complex and positive portrayals. Basically just stop retelling the same handful of mostly shitty stories. 0_o
>> Would meta work for this fest as well? I'm in the process of working out a piece of meta I've been wanting to write about why a particular character I love can/should be interpreted as autistic. <<
Meta works!
>> Would that be all right, provided I could find a (probably suitably vague enough) prompt to apply it to?<<
If you look in the Handicaps list you'll find Autism or Asperger's Syndrome. The spectrum is covered. You can also use a Wild Card space for any prompt you didn't get, or for something not listed that is relevant.
Thoughts
That, and encourage more complex and positive portrayals. Basically just stop retelling the same handful of mostly shitty stories. 0_o
>> Would meta work for this fest as well? I'm in the process of working out a piece of meta I've been wanting to write about why a particular character I love can/should be interpreted as autistic. <<
Meta works!
>> Would that be all right, provided I could find a (probably suitably vague enough) prompt to apply it to?<<
If you look in the Handicaps list you'll find Autism or Asperger's Syndrome. The spectrum is covered. You can also use a Wild Card space for any prompt you didn't get, or for something not listed that is relevant.