Knee Brace Press

A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.

Essays

Submit your essays to Knee Brace Press! We welcome new voices and veteran authors alike.

Guidelines

All submissions must relate to chronic illness, disability, mental health and/or neurodivergence in some way. What that means is pretty much up to you. If you think your piece covers any of these topics, send it out way!

Our essays

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Food: A Relationship

In her essay, Knee Brace Press EIC Nicole Zelniker chronicles her relationship with food through the lens of OCD, anorexia, and Crohn’s disease. The essay is an ode to recovery as well as community in the form of “badass, body positive friends.” Read Food: A Relationship here.