Amelia-Marie Altstadt selected as a recipient of a 2024 Disability Visibility Fellowship
Amelia-Marie Altstadt, PhD in disability studies student who is working on a memoir about her father's life, has been selected as a recipient of a 2024 Disability Visibility Fellowship. Her father, Gary Altstadt, received a 2024 Vanetta Cutchin Memorial Fellowship for writers with limitations. These fellowships are awarded to writers who have demonstrated not only immense talent but also the courage to share their stories and unique perspectives with the world. The recipients will join The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy, an online institution dedicated to teaching personal nonfiction and memoir writing, where they will have the opportunity to develop their craft, connect with a community of like-minded individuals, and bring their literary projects to life.