An inclusive online magazine publishing disabled, chronically ill, and neurodiverse creatives.

Wishbone Words Magazine was founded in 2021 by Hollie Warren in the Lake District, UK.

Wishbone's mission is to create a safe, supportive, and understanding online platform.  By sharing voices, Wishbone allows for healing through vulnerability and also showcases underrepresented talents.

We publish twice a year, once in May and once in November.

We publish prose (fiction and creative non-fiction), poetry, translations, art, and photography. 

We accept work from disabled, chronically ill, and neurodiverse writers and artists.  These conditions can be mental or physical.  We do not require formal diagnoses or written proof of these conditions.  If you believe you are part of the disabled, chronically ill, and/or neurodiverse communities, we encourage you to submit.

Hollie Bardgett

Noelle Thomas

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Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff

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Art and Photography

Maximum 3 poems per submission period.
Individual poem length cannot exceed 3 pages.

Translations allowed.
Any mix of languages is accepted as long as one of the languages is English.

Poetry (fiction, creative nonfiction, or translations)

Maximum 2 pieces per submission period.
Total word count cannot exceed 2000 words.

If flash:
Maximum 3 pieces per submission period.
Individual pieces cannot exceed 500 words.

Prose (fiction)

Prose (creative nonfiction)

Maximum 2 pieces per submission period.
Total word count cannot exceed 2000 words.

Hybrid Work

Kim kjagain Moes loves dandelions, exploring fresh places, and laughing at herself. Her work appears in multiple journals, most recently in Jake Magazine. @kjagain on almost all social media. On writing, she says, “Write the life we live, explore the lessons not yet learned, and then, eat catharsis for dinner.”


Basic Bio < 50 words

Makena Metz writes for the page, screen, and stage. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Chapman University and is a proud member of DGA, ASCAP, WIA, Maestra, and the SCL. Makena’s work has been published with Wordgathering, the Literary Hatchet, The Fantastic Other, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Strange Horizons, Arkana, and many others. Find her work on Coverfly, New Play Exchange, or Chillsubs and follow her @ makenametz on social media or check out makenametz.com

My Bio

Maja Urukalo is a disabled and chronically ill writer based in Italy who drinks excessive amounts of coffee and thinks too much for her own good. She's an addict of literary magazines and when she has the spoons writes in her Substack newsletter (A Crip Punk) about disability and accessibility-related stuff and other existential topics. You can find her on Tumblr too (@majaurukalo).

Bio #1

Maja Urukalo is a writer who lives in Italy. She has rheumatoid arthritis and a caffeine addiction. You can find her on Substack (A Crip Punk) and on Tumblr (@majaurukalo) where she rambles about disability, chronic pain, and accessibility when she has the spoons. When she's not writing she listens to Alanis Morissette and watches movies.

Bio #2

Maja Urukalo lives in Italy. She moved there from Croatia when she was 7. She's chronically ill and mostly tired but tries her best. When she has the spoons she writes a newsletter on Substack (A Crip Punk). You can buy her a coffee (https://ko-fi.com/cactus94).

Bio #3

Maja Urukalo Franov is not a writer from New York, she doesn't hold an MFA in Creative Writing, wasn't nominated for a Pushcart Prize and definitely never won a Pulitzer. She has a Master's degree in Anxiety and Catastrophising and is the founder of the CAA (Caffeine Addicts Anonymous). You can find more of her poems in Hey! Young Writer, Artemispoetry, and Y2K Quarterly.

Bio #4

Maja Urukalo Franov is a writer & poet living in Italy and has an unhealthy attachment to caffeine. She is a punk-rock and rock'n'roll enthusiast with a crush on Alanis Morissette and Patti Smith. She's been published in Hey! Young Writer, Y2K Quarterly, ARTEMISPoetry, and SHIFT: A Journal of Literary Oddities. She also writes novels, short-stories and screenplays. You can follow her on Substack (A Crip Punk) where she writes about disability and chronic illness from her personal experience.

Bio #5

Maja Urukalo Franov is Croatian-born writer & poet based in Italy, a disability rights advocate and a punk music lover. She holds a BA in Modern Cultures and Languages and a Master's in International Cooperation. Some of her poems have been published across various literary magazines, like Y2K Quarterly and ARTEMISPoetry, and her first collection of poems, Ink & Blood & Nicotine, was published in March 2025. You can find her personal blog on Substack, A Crip Punk, where she writes about life with a disability and chronic illness. Apart from poetry, she also writes fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. 

Bio #6

Sadee Bee (They/Them) is a queer artist and writer inspired by magic, strange dreams, and creepy vibes. Sadee is the Visual Arts Editor for Sage Cigarettes Magazine. Bee can be found on Twitter @SadeeBee, on Instagram @sadee__bee, and on the web at www.sadeebee.com  

Main Simple Bio  

An essay about coming to terms with disability.  This essay is featured in issue 07 of Wishbone Words. 

On Accepting Where You're At (and also Biking)

I Want Your Hand in Mine

Illusions

Cells from one unlucky egg expanded into stars within the cosmos created for me. Not a
tremendous open void of vacuous space but a cocoon of warm liquid; tethered to my mother, the Sun. 

I Am the Universe Born Anew

A poem about preparing for an ableist interview

Preparing for An Interview

Issue #7: Fighting the stigma against chronic illness

A good indicator of health

Without Foundation

The Lurker

New Bruise

S for Survivor: My article about the stigma of being a suicide attempt survivor, edited and reprinted here. Original published on The Mighty.

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