Dear Editors,

I wanted to weigh in with my own two cents here. Honestly, it sounds like you are doing everything 'correctly', and are working hard to represent characters of colour and aneurotypical characters in fiction – something that is sorely lacking in other publications. As for having less than 50% disabled authors in the table of contents, this is not a problem at all. Just as one does not need to be female to write strong, realistic female characters, one does not need to be disabled to write disabled characters, or a person of colour to write the same. While representing authors that fall into these marginalised groups is indeed important, it is not at all necessary in this case and certainly not necessary to have only disabled authors in your table of contents.

It would be an utter shame for this collection to not go ahead based on the fears you are having. While these fears are valid, you are doing something wonderful and commendable. The world needs this anthology and others like it, and you have already gone above and beyond to give a voice to the marginalised, without even considering the suggested add ons. I sincerely hope you go ahead with the anthology, and cannot wait to purchase it when it becomes available.

Matt Sloan
Editor and Founder
Between Worlds Zine
http://www.betweenworldszine.com