Cait Gordon

Cait Gordon is an autistic, disabled, and queer Canadian writer of speculative fiction that celebrates diversity. Originally from Verdun, Québec, Cait had worked for over two decades as a technical writer, then channelled her love for words into storytelling.

She is the author of the award-nominated, disability-hopepunk adventure, Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space! Her short stories featuring disabled and/or neurodivergent heroes appear in We Shall Be Monsters, Mighty: An Anthology of Disabled Superheroes, and There’s No Place. “The Hilltop Gathering” from We Shall Be Monsters stars a disabled monster and was discussed at Frankenstein-themed literary symposium at Carleton University.

Cait’s desire for disabled and neurodivergent representation in fiction and CanLit prompted her to co-edit Nothing Without Us and Nothing Without Us Too with Talia C. Johnson. These multi-genre anthologies feature authors and protagonists who are disabled, d/Deaf, Blind, neurodivergent, Spoonie, and/or they manage mental illness. Nothing Without Us has been taught in a disability studies course at Trent University for several years and earned a 2020 Prix Aurora Award nomination. Nothing Without Us Too won a Prix Aurora Award in 2023.

Even though her works include issues about identity and human/alien/monster rights, Cait feels humour is an essential part of world-building. “Without humour, it doesn’t feel realistic.”

She lives in Ottawa with her husband, Canadian author Bruce D. Gordon. She’s friendly, feisty, and really loves cake.

You can connect with Cait on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. She also has an author website and is the editor in chief of the Spoonie Authors Network.

Books

Life in the ’Cosm, The Stealth Lovers, and Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space.
Co-editor of Nothing Without Us and Nothing Without Us Too.