IN LIFE

Her award-winning debut memoir WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR set off sparks in Ryan’s belly and a yearning for change within disability representation in literature.

 

With words in Huffington Post, Newsweek, Insider, Motherwell, and New Mobility Magazine, Ryan has shared her own life experiences as a wheelchair user caused by a spinal cord injury in her teens. With tremendous pride, she’s excited to share her picture book, middle grade, and adult stories with the world.

 

Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Ryan has been a teacher, coach, mentor, and mom, and she’s on a mission to change the perspective and the narrative within both children and adult literature, one word at a time. Visit her blog here.