Nicola Griffith has earned a worldwide reputation as a disabled SFF writer, and she has penned the foreword

• Participants chose to identify themselves as "disabled" during the submissions process; we did not ask for diagnoses, although some authors chose to disclose
  
• Annie Carl is one of the only disabled bookstore owners in the US; her voice as an editor is a clarion call to representation
• The editor is beloved by booksellers, especially in the Pacific Northwest, as she is an avid participant in the bookselling community and an active member of PNBA
• Authors include Nisi Shawl, Nicola Griffith, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Raven Oak, and many new and upcoming voices
• Authors live all across the US, including Hawaii, New Mexico, Maine, Florida, Tennessee, and Washington
• Disability representation includes authors with diabetes, epilepsy, polio, autism, bipolar, and other conditions
• The stories are full of humor and characters who make the most of their situations; it¿s a clarion call to resilience and acceptance
• The title, SOUL JAR, invokes the idea of how we are all stuck with our bodies, no matter what their conditions or issues