News & Pitch Calls from SICK

Tuesday, April 18th 2023

SICK is Accepting Submissions

SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They’re accepting submissions from sick/disabled writers, artists, and poets. Writers will be paid 11p per word and poets and artists will be paid £50 for selected work. For more information, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: April 20th, 2023

Tuesday, March 22nd 2022

SICK is Looking for Personal Essays from Sick and Disabled Folks

SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They are looking for personal essays from sick and disabled folks. They are accepting drafts (full and partial) and pitches during their issue 4 submission period. They will pay 11p per word. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Deadline: March 26th, 2022

Monday, April 19th 2021

SICK Magazine is accepting submissions

This UK-based magazine accepts work only by chronically ill and disabled people. Apart from flash fiction, they publish personal essays and narrative nonfiction, reported features, op-eds offering a unique perspective, interviews with sick & disabled writers, musicians, artists, activists, entrepreneurs, flash nonfiction, poetry, and visual art of any medium. While full submissions are preferred, they also accept pitches. Writers can pitch up to three ideas or submit three written pieces per submission period. They also accept reprints. 
Length: 1,000-2,500 words for prose, up to 4 poems
Pay: £0.11/word for prose; £45 for visual art and poetry
Details here.

 

Deadline: 23 April 2021