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Bio

White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare lives near Lake Champlain in unceded Abenaki territory (also known as Vermont) where he writes and proudly claims a penchant for rabble-rousing. He has written two books of essays, the award-winning Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure and Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberationand a collection of poetryThe Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion. His next book, a mixed genre volume titled Unfurl, will be released in September 2025. Additionally he has been published in dozens of journals and anthologies.

Eli works as a traveling poet, storyteller, and social justice educator. Since 2008, he has spoken, taught, trained, and consulted (both in-person and remotely) at well over 150 conferences, community events, and colleges across the United States and Canada. He currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center and is also a Disability Futures Fellow (funded by the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation). Among other pursuits, he has walked across the United States for peace, coordinated a rape prevention program, and helped organize the first ever Queer Disability Conference.

CV

For a complete listing of Eli’s publications and where he has worked, see his CV as a downloadable PDF.

Publicity Photos

Head shot of Eli--a transmasculine person with short red hair, glasses, and an earring in one ear--standing in front of a large piece of driftwood.

When using this photo, please credit Samuel Lurie. Feel free to crop as needed. Download high-resolution image of Eli

Eli, a white transmasculine person with short red hair and glasses, kneels by a tree. Behind him is a river. He holds branches with red leaves in his arms. The tree is sprouting through his shirt.

This image is a painting of Eli by Riva Lehrer. You’re welcome to use this painting in publicity related to Eli’s work. If you do so, credit Riva Lehrer. Download high-resolution image of Riva’s painting

Bands of color bend across Unfurl's cover--layers of reds and yellows, then shades of blue. Nestled inside the blue curve sits a heart of roots and tendrils. The book’s title in a large white font floats on top intertwined with fans of seeds or stones.

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