Brian Trapp

One of my favorite comedians blurbed my book. @Zachanner - actor and writer for ABC's Speechless - gave my novel the kindest endorsement. Please watch the hilarious Speechless episode where he gets tased by Minnie Driver. This man deserves his own TV show. @acre_books

Novel: “For one week, he and Sal could feel it. They could feel what it was like to be true twins...They had been in a world without buildings Sal couldn’t get into, without schools he couldn’t attend, without events he wasn’t invited to, without conversations he couldn’t join."

One of my favorite comedians blurbed my book. @Zachanner - actor and writer for ABC's Speechless - gave my novel the kindest endorsement. Please watch the hilarious Speechless episode where he gets tased by Minnie Driver. This man deserves his own TV show. @acre_books

Range of Motion is officially out today. It took 10+ years. No matter how difficult the writing was, deep down I knew a character like my twin brother needed to exist. Don’t give up, kids.@acre_books #briantrapp #acrebooks #smallpressbooks #rangeofmotion #newfiction #caregiving

Tonight is the final call for submissions for the 2026 Lit Awards!

"I raised you to believe you deserved to win, but you didn’t always listen when I taught you how." This week's miCRo, "Ace of Hearts" by Julia Hou, stages the multiplicity of grief as a final, intimate game between father and daughter. Link in thread.

Today is the 15th anniversary of my twin brother's passing. By a weird coincidence, today is also the day that @NPR and @hereandnow featured my audio essay about Danny. It was a wonderful way to honor him. Please give it a listen. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

From May 1-3, I'm honored to be a visiting writer at Pacific University's The Body Chronicles online workshop "The Craft of Caregiving." Caregiver writers can register here: secure.touchnet.com/C22700_ustores…

Thanks to @WBUR for adapting my essay into an audio piece. You can hear me and Danny at age 5, 8, and 25, including us joking about who is the evil twin. My mom's response: "It depends on the day..." Please check it out and share. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

In this intensive, we'll move back-and-forth between conversation and generative exercises. The goal is for you to leave the seminar with new writing you’re excited about and strategies to help you keep writing! Materials included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/notici…

"March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and Developmental Disability Awareness Month, but as the twin brother of Danny, who had severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities, I never need the reminder." via @WBUR wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

"I worry that by only having the glass child metaphor to describe experiences like mine, we give in to the ableist assumption that our disabled siblings are catastrophes, instead of people who ultimately enrich our lives." wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

I have a short essay about being a "sib" on @NPR (WBUR). If you have a disabled sibling, you might have heard of the "glass child" metaphor. There's a more complex and less toxic way to think about our experience. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

To all literary nonfiction writers: submissions to issue 23.2 are open, and LNF Editor Kristen Iversen is searching for pieces that center around the theme of "Reckoning." Send us your best work on the topic via our new Submittable portal. Link to submit in first comment.

Ready to finish your project-in-progress? ⁠ Apply by March 23rd for the McCormack Writing Center (formerly known as Tin House Workshop)'s First Book Residency, which includes a stipend, private accommodation, and more! ⁠ Apply today: mccormackwritingcenter.org/residencies/

We're hiring summer interns!! ☀️ We're seeking interns to assist in our copydesk, marketing + membership, and editorial departments—apply by April 10! Learn more here: airtable.com/app5UeNk1TbjY8…

Submit to Susurrus by March 15! The magazine seeks poetry, flash, fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography “from artists across the American South.” clmp.org/members/open-s…

Join us March 19th for our annual Spring Sessions with Danielle Cadena Deulen & Teddy Wayne. Free & open to the public! Refreshments & books sales will be available at 6 PM; the readings will begin at 6:30 PM #writingcommunity #auburnalabama #poetryreading #fiction #nonfiction

Looking forward to being in conversation about writing and illness with Porochista Khakpour and Rebekah Taussig for "Writing the Body" — thanks to @BLReview for hosting us. RSVP here for a free ticket/recording: tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

In this seminar and generative workshop, students will learn foundational elements of structure and style in a personal essay, and practice writing tools that can shape our ideas into coherent narratives! Scholarship available! Sign-up here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/develo…

Sacramento! I'm coming to you on Wednesday March 18th at 7 pm for a book event at @BeersBooks in conversation with Acrystal Pugh, board member of the @ArcofCalifornia - Come on out! #cerebralpalsyawareness #disabilities #Siblings #BookLovers #Sacramento