WHO WE ARE

The Snapdragon is a biannual literary & arts magazine that centers the experiences of Queer and Disabled creators. The publishing world tends to censor, dehumanize, discredit, and silence work from LGBTQ+ and Disabled communities. We intend to break these patterns.

Our magazine shares radical and deeply intimate installations of art, creative writing, and sociopolitical commentary. While we primarily focus on the Queer, Disabled experience, we maintain that these experiences do not exist within a vacuum. This means our magazine’s themes will frequently intersect with Palestinian Liberation, Black Lives Matter, Land Back, Fat Liberation, and other identities and political movements.

WHAT WE DO

We believe that creation is a cornerstone of collective liberation. Our purpose is to uplift all intersections of Queer Disability, build a loving and accepting community, and reclaim our right to imagination.

We aim to make our magazine accessible to readers of any background by publishing all of our volumes online and in print. In addition, we plan to host a number of online and in-person events, including movie screenings, open mics, and clothing swaps. To ensure we give back to our community, we will donate a percentage of our proceeds beyond operating costs to a justice-centered project or charity of The Snapdragon’s choice.

OUR NAME

Snapdragons have historically represented resilience and growth under difficult conditions. While the resilience of Queer and Disabled people should be acknowledged, we do not aim to make our community an object of inspiration. Here, the snapdragon is a symbol of defiance – a refusal to disappear, no matter what. We are not passive objects; we do what we can in the fight for our right to exist.