We demand to be seen and heard. We will not be silenced. There is power in our diversity.
Who are we?
Not Your Monolith.
Not Your Monolith (NYM) is a UK-based, global-focused magazine that is disability-perspective led. This means that we only employ disabled people or allies to share their experience of the world, including reviews, music, fashion, art, pop culture, etc. Each issue has a unique theme explored from a deeper context of lived experience, opinions, and desires.
A small, independent publication, NYM’s aim is to challenge the very idea of what disability is by focusing on the entirety of our disabled creatives identity. About disability, but also not about disability, we are not your monolith when it comes to the nuances that our community experiences. We open up possibility to all, disabled and non-disabled.
NYM —
NOT YOUR
MONOLITH
Inside issue 1…
In her piece 'Trauma Fawning', Sarah Vitberg explores the way D(d)isabled people are forced to perform in order to withstand the ruin of ableism.
Getting your knickers in a twist about writing image descriptions? Baby Jess, a.k.a Jessica Oddi's got you covered.
Who's up for a bit of roller skating? Olivia Renshaw explores how roller skating is being conquered by the disabled community.
Nolan Ryan-Trowe, Jess Preston, Sarah Vitberg, Shona Sawhney, Jessica Oddi, Shani Dhanda, Sabrina Tirvengadum, Tami, Sukhjeen Kaur, Olivia Renshaw, Morgan Donahue, Jana Birta Björnsdóttir, Judith Kerman, Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Yen Godden, Faith Martin, Eva Charalambides, Sulaiman R Khan, Chloe Johnson, Victoria Jenkins, Menko Dijksterhuis, Katie Jarman, Danny Mitchell.
Founded by Elizabeth Wright, Priya Rekhi-Smith, and Emma Gardner who embody the magazine’s values of diversity and inclusion, NYM is for everyone. Meet the team:
I am Liz, I am… made of the stars and the suns and the planets; bigger than my skin, with feet, firmly entrenched on this earth, with feet firmly entrenched on this earth.
Co-founder and Editor in Chief
I am Priya, I am… a work of art in progress, I love and am loved. I choose to throw myself headfirst into the messy beauty that is life.
Co-founder and Creative Director
I am Emma, I am…changing and I like it. Embracing creativity and vulnerability in becoming who I want to be.
Co-founder and Managing Director
Contact us.
Editorial:
Elizabeth Wright | elizabeth@wearenym.com
Creative:
Priya Smith | priya@wearenym.com
Advertising/Sponsorship:
Emma Gardner | emma@wearenym.com
Photography by Eddie Otchere @dhagren
Get in touch!
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We are also continuously striving to improve our accessibility, please don’t hesitate to contact us if we are not catering for your access needs.