Tune in live on YouTube on Friday 17 July (10am NZ / 8am SYD / 6am HK / 11pm UK / 6pm NYC (Thurs)) to hear from authors Andi C. Buchanan and Janna Ruth as they chat about how being neurodivergent has affected their lives and work and propelled them on their author journeys.

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ANDI C. BUCHANAN

Andi C. Buchanan is a writer of mostly speculative fiction, living in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are autistic, dyspraxic, and angry at
capitalism.  Their novel Sanctuary (Robot Dinosaur Press, 2022) tells the story of a queer, neurodivergent found-family who live in a
haunted house, and their fiction is also published in Fireside, Mermaids Monthly, Cossmass Infinities, and more.

Andi is the recipient of Toi Pōneke’s 2026 d/Deaf and/or Disabled Artist Development Residency. In 2024 they curated and performed in the LitCrawl event “I'm disabled... so of course I'm a villain!". Their non-fiction has been published in Pantograph Punch and the Otherhood anthology from Massey University Press.

They also write contemporary fantasy / sapphic romance as Andi R. Christopher.

Website: https://andicbuchanan.org
Instagram: @andirchristopher
Bluesky: @andiwrites.bsky.social

JANNA RUTH

Setting out from Europe, Janna Ruth loves filling her travels with supernatural adventures. Whether befriending ghosts in Paris, monster hunting in Germany, or discovering fire spirits in Italy, there's always some magic in the real world places of her urban fantasy. Her books are packed with supernatural action, local folklore, and European flavour.

When she's not planning her next trip or travelling via her stories, she enjoys hanging upside down in aerial silks, decorating (book) cakes, and finding new arts & craft hobbies to obsess about.

Janna's travels eventually led her to the other side of the world, but she remains a European at heart. She currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand with her husband, three kids, and bunnies.

Website: https://www.janna-ruth.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjannaruth
Instagram: @janna_ruth
Bluesky: @janna-ruth.com
TikTok: @jannaruthwrites