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An Able Zine magazine cover featuring our logo in the right-hand corner and a photograph of a white model, Laura, lying in a foetal position, partially visible through torn, murky plastic. Laura wears a white upcycled body garment made from a K-Swiss t-shirt, and you can see heart-shaped glitter pasties peaking over their chest covering. Text overlaid reads "Join our team! Applications open for our: Issue 3 Editorial Committee and Steering Group. Participation voluntary. 1 hour a month.”

Able Zine is already 8 years old, but our journey hasn’t been linear. As we embark on a new era and a new issue, we are actively seeking more voices to support us and guide our mission and organisation.

We are conducting an open call to recruit members for two new groups: the Issue 3 Editorial Committee and the Steering Group. The incentive is to support our creative ecosystem and one another, believing this will be mutually beneficial for both parties through the exchange of ideas and the creation of collective resources/networks. This will look like monthly co-design sessions with other disabled multidisciplinary individuals, split into two groups.

The editorial committee will support the overall editorial direction of our magazine and its content, our accessibility protocols, and help to assemble a team of editors and contributors. This group is best suited to creatives and curators.

The steering group will support our strategic direction, governance structures, and discuss ways to sustain the project financially and practically - best suited to pragmatists and those with an interest in supporting disabled-led organisations to grow holistically and sustainably.

Members of both groups will have an active role in shaping the next issue and Able Zine as an organisation.

Applicants are welcome to express interest in joining both groups.

Participation is voluntary, and you would not be obliged to contribute in any way outside of the monthly Zoom containers; however, this may change as we acquire funding, and if you are interested in being a team member.

Spaces are limited, and priority will be given to those living outside the UK & US, as we aim to expand our geographic reach. We will reply to all applicants.

If you’re interested in applying or know someone who would be, here is the link to apply. Applications are open on a rolling basis. If you have any questions or require the form in another format for accessibility, please email: contact@ablezine.com.

We look forward to hearing from you.

A screengrab of an Instagram post from a former contributor. Their caption reads “So grateful to have my review of Alice Wong’s Disability Visibility in @ablezine‘s most recent issue and to be able to hold and cherish the rest of this extraordinary zine. If you are looking for an entirely crip-made zine featuring a variety of words and art from disabled communities, this is it. This is the magic that happens from crip collaboration.” It sits alongside an image of the magazine open on a table.

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