SICK is an independent, thoughtful magazine exploring illness and disability, founded & edited by Olivia Spring and designed by Kaiya Waerea. Founded in Norwich, UK in 2019, we are currently based in Maine, USA and London, UK. We typically publish one issue per year.
SICK is committed to elevating the voices of sick & disabled people by publishing essays, features, poetry, visual art, interviews, and more. Our aim is to increase representation of sick & disabled people in publishing and the arts and to challenge the harmful stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding disability. We work in and with our slowness, pausing and resting when we need to. We believe, listen to, and support each other. We reject productivity as means of value and celebrate our sick & disabled bodies.
Featuring Christina Baltais, Camille Beredjick, Jennifer Brough, Sarah Courville, Adam England, Anna Hamilton, Jane Hartshorn, Mishka Hoosen, Scott Jordan Harris, Keith Kahn-Harris, Najia Khaled, Natasha Lipman, Mira Mariah, Marion Michell, Sasha Saben Callaghan, Jaime Santos-Prowse, Casey Smith, and Elspeth Wilson
Designed by Kaiya Waerea
Cover art by Hayley Wall
Illustrations by Vicky Bass