SICK Magazine

About

SICK is an independent, thoughtful magazine exploring illness and disability.
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.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to "folks who are sick/chronically ill/mentally ill/disabled."

Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: SICK Magazine's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People with disabilities, Specific group.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Article: 1,500 - 2,000 words.
Essay: 900 - 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 850 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine: General, Illness.
Lifestyle: General, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: General, See guidelines.
Music: General, See guidelines.
Politics/Political Science.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: General, Current events, Pop culture.
Sports/Recreation.
Style/Beauty: Fashion.
Visual Arts.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: GBP £115-£270, depending on length.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People with disabilities, Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 2 - 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine: General, Illness.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: GBP £80 for poetry.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People with disabilities, Specific group.

Lengths:

Artwork: 3 - 8 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: GBP £80 for artwork.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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SICK Magazine Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy

We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

24 min | 30.8 mean avg | 30.5 median | 38 max days (6.8 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 24 Nov 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 18 Sep 2026 02:19 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 May 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.