Katherine May

Author , Whitstable, Kent

Katherine May is an author of fiction and memoir, and an award-winning blogger. Her books include the novel The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club (2018), and the memoir The Electricity of Every Living Thing (2018). She lives in Whitstable in Kent.

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Written by Katherine May

A beach with people enjoying activities; some fly kites, others relax on the sand, with the ocean in the background.

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Neurodiversity

Autism from the inside

Too many depictions of autistic people rely on tired clichés. The neurotypical world needs to take note of our own voices

Katherine May

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Stories and literature

Happily never after

Messy plots, audience participation and uncertain endings: how digital storytelling revives the ancient art of gossip

Katherine May