Ryan Knighton Biography

Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with a hereditary disease on the 18th birthday that would gradually blind him over the following fifteen years. Knighton is now entirely blind (albeit not as blind as he'd like to confess). In his speeches, he recounts the challenges and tribulations that have shaped him into an unconventional writer and an even more unconventional blind man. Cockeyed, Ryan Knighton's debut book, is a witty and insightful memoir that The Boston Globe described as "an unexpectedly caustic portrait of a life that twisted into the remarkable." C'mon Papa, his second book, is a heartfelt and funny journey through the first year of fatherhood. He's also a part of the Capilano College faculty, where he teaches writing (both creative and destructive). He is a National Magazine Award-nominated writer who has written for The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and other publications about pop culture, politics, education, and disability. As Slow as Possible — or ASAP — was a documentary about Knighton that was released in 2008. The film demonstrates his captivating abilities as a speaker and storyteller, as well as his view that the most profound lessons may be learned in the most insignificant of circumstances.

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