Cait Gordon is an autistic, disabled, and queer Canadian writer of speculative fiction that celebrates bodymind 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 Life in the ’Cosm, The Stealth Lovers, and the award-winning disability-hopepunk adventure, Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space! Her short stories appear in Alice Unbound Beyond Wonderland, 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.
In 2016, Cait founded the Spoonie Authors Network to connect with other writers in the Disability community. Her desire to find better disabled and neurodivergent representation in fiction prompted Cait 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 part of a disability studies course at Trent University since 2020 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.
