Gavin Clifton is a UK children's author, disability advocate and public speaker known as The Disabled Writer. His work includes children's fiction as well as writing informed by his lived experience of cerebral palsy.
Gavin Clifton's books include Max and the Magic Wish, Paddy the Polar Bear Teddy, Anya and the Enchanted Wheelchair, Anya and the Crown of Silence and Cerebral Palsy & Me: Second Edition.
Disability and inclusion feature within Gavin's work, but his children's stories are not necessarily stories solely about disability. His approach is to create characters and adventures in which disability can be represented naturally rather than always becoming the defining feature of the story.
Gavin writes for different age groups. Anya and the Enchanted Wheelchair, for example, is aimed at children aged approximately 7–11, while other titles are suitable for younger readers and shared reading. Individual book pages provide more information about the recommended readership for each title.
Gavin Clifton's books are available to buy online. Visit the individual book pages for more information about each title and links to purchase.
Yes. Gavin combines his work as an author with public speaking and can visit schools to talk about books, writing, disability, communication and inclusion.
School visits give children the opportunity to meet an author, learn more about the creative process and discuss disability and difference through open and age-appropriate conversation.
