Still Ill OK Issue #1.5 (Closed for Submissions)
We’re finally putting together our #1 issue of the Still Ill OK Zine. This has been about 1.5yrs in the making, as the need to prioritise paid work amongst health interruptions meant that putting this together kept falling behind as a priority.
Submissions for this issue are now closed. If you have something you’d like to be included in any future issues, please do get in touch at holla@stillill.uk.
About Issue 1.5
The initial theme was chosen at an event early last year with many a fellow spoonie; ‘What TO say / What NOT to say.’
If you’re not particularly crafty yourself, or are too knackered to whip something colourful up, no problemo – we have made a very short questionnaire about what people say/don’t say but should/shouldn’t with regards to disability: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p4Qk2O-wFm-nzhfhmWFviwyd1Lb5SENJ9Ln84kxEK70/edit
You choose the level of anonymity for your answers, as they will all be collated into one collaborative piece.
The question prompts in the survey can also be copied and pasted directly and downloaded in Large Print as Word or PDF in this initial blog post: https://www.stillill.uk/updating-upgrading-upshots/
Initial Submissions Call Out
As chronically or mentally ill or disabled people (or D – tick – all of the above) we have all probably had someone say something to us that has:
- made us cringe with embarrassment
- made us boil up with rage
- verged on Hate Crime
- caused us to stare blankly and try to empathise with the thought process that produced such a terrible remark
- been told something by a doctor that makes us cry
- retaliate from the built up frustration from similar microagressions
- deflate like a sad balloon
Well now is our turn to let people know what is and isn’t appropriate, as well as how it feels to have such things said to us.
SO, if you aren’t an artist or a writer, that is totally fine – you can just email some anecdotes of totally absurd things people have said to you and, if you like, how you responded and felt.
You can submit from anywhere in the world via the following methods:
– post a comment below
– email ellie@stillill.uk
– text us or request a callback on 07539371070
– via social media on Instagram or Facebook
– send us some post at the following address:
Still Ill OK (Ellie Page)
Studio 30.
41 Old Birley Street
Hulme, Manchester
M15 5RF
If there’s another way you would like to get in touch or be a part of the zine that is not listed above, please don’t hesitate to let me know – I understand that accessibility is an ongoing concept, not a one-stop achievement!
