Amanda Leduc is a disabled writer whose critically acclaimed 2025 novel, Wild Life, was longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize, the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, and the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. She is also the author of the equally acclaimed The Centaur’s Wife, and the nonfiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space which was nominated for the 2020 Governor General’s Award. Her essays and stories have appeared across Canada, the U.S., the UK and Australia, and she speaks regularly across North America on accessibility and the role of disability in storytelling. Leduc has cerebral palsy and makes her home in Hamilton, Ontario. She is currently the 2026-27 Canadian Writer-in-Residence in the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary.
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Starring Portia Elan & Catherine Leroux. Hosted by Amanda Leduc
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