>>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.
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Date: 2020-09-01 09:17 am (UTC)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.