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A trans monk. A mermaid saint. A headless healer. A werewolf refugee.
Asexual Fairy Tales author Elizabeth Hopkinson lends her numinous storytelling voice to lesser-known saints from Celtic lands in the age of Patrick, Columba and Cuthbert - alongside some of their influencers and inheritors.
From Brigid the Time Traveller to Cædmon the Socially Anxious, from Brendan the Respecter of First Nations to the Black Madonna of Montevergine who protects same-sex couples and traditional third genders, this collection of tales from the past has much to teach us about diversity and inclusion today.
Elizabeth Hopkinson
Elizabeth Hopkinson is the author of 'Asexual Fairy Tales' and 'Asexual Myths & Tales'. She was featured in the BBC's We Are Bradford project, and was on Stonewall's first ace/aro panel.Her short stories have appeared in 'The Forgotten & the Fantastical' and 'Dancing with Mr Darcy', along with many other anthologies and magazines. Her story 'A Short History of the Dream Library' won the James White Award.Elizabeth has appeared at Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival, Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe and Swanwick Writers' Summer School. She lives in Bradford with her husband, daughter and cat.Elizabeth is a romantic asexual and is committed to asexual representation in fiction.Find out more about Elizabeth at: elizabethhopkinson.uk
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