Ariel Henley

Hi.

My name is Ariel. I write about growing up with a facial difference as a result of Crouzon syndrome. I'm also interested in issues related to beauty, equality, human connection, and trauma.

My forthcoming memoir, A Face for Picasso, will be out Winter 2021 from Farrar, Straus, Giroux Books for Young Readers/ Macmillan.

Ariel Henley

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Mar 13 How Fashion Lets Me Embrace the Physical Differences Caused by Crouzon Syndrome || ALLURE MAGAZINE

Feb 19 Hollywood should know better: You can’t tell evil just by looking || WASHINGTON POST

Feb 8 Iris Apfel Is An Icon For All, But Even More To Me || CNN

Feb 2 I Am More Than My Face || Bright Magazine

Jul 27 Swimsuits Inspired By Scars Are Changing How We Talk About Disfigurement || RAVISHLY

Apr 30 What Carrie Underwood’s Facial Scar Says About The Perception of Facial Differences

Feb 28 We Don't Need Events Specifically for Disabled People || VICE

Dec 21 Wonder Is a 'Feel-Good' Movie That Needed More Realism || THE ATLANTIC

Dec 14 I’m Done With The Faux-Woke Exploitation Of Marginalized Writers || THE ESTABLISHMENT

Oct 5 Why Sex Education for Disabled People Is So Important || TEEN VOGUE

Sep 20 How the Film “Wonder” is Commercializing Facial Difference || ROOTED IN RIGHTS

Aug 28 "In the Service": A Comedic Look At Being A Woman In The Food Industry || RAVISHLY

Aug 22 The Attempted Rapist Who Was Vilified For "Looking" the Part || DAME MAGAZINE

Aug 9 What “Wonder” Gets Wrong About Disfigurement and Craniofacial Disorders || TEEN VOGUE

Jul 27 Here's What the Ideal Butt Looks Like, Study Says || VICE

Jul 18 8 Books About Facial Disfigurement, Written By People Actually Living With Disfigurement || BUSTLE

Jul 7 As A Woman With A Facial Disfigurement, This 'Wonder Woman' Villain Pisses Me Off || BUSTLE

May 19 Man Sues Date For Texting (And 5 More Examples Of Toxic Masculinity In Dating Culture) || RAVISHLY

Mar 15 Hollywood's Approach to Disabled Characters is Still a Disaster || VICE

Mar 15 When Emotional Support Becomes Unintended Gaslighting || ROOTED IN RIGHTS