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.
Essays, features, poetry, art & more from Clay AD, Polly Atkin, Timothy Bair, Sophie Buck, Jen Campbell, Elizabeth Bolton Cartsonas, Beyza Durmuş, Indira Fernando, Ruth Gilmour, Lucy Hurst, Sukhjeen Kaur, Michelle Knappe, Karl Knights, Catriona Morton, heidi andrea restrepo rhodes, Emily Robb, Chaya Rusk, Michael Russel, Olivia Spring, Melodie Stancato, Kaiya Waerea, and Elspeth Walker
Designed by Kaiya Waerea
Cover art by Beyza Durmuş
Illustrations by Indira Fernando