Flourish Magazine

Flourish Magazine cover with text: Flourish a FREE magazine by and for the cancer community, a black and white photo of trees and a hand reaching out.

Previous issues:
Read Issue 6: The Mind Issue online here
Read Issue 5: The Body Issue online here
Read Issue 4: The Balance Issue online here

Read Issue 4’s Pull-out online here (English Version)
Read Issue 4’s Pull-out online here (Somali Version)
Read Issue 4’s Pull-out online here (Urdu Version)
Read Issue 3: The Movement Issue
Read Issue 2: The Connections Issue
Read Issue 1: The Nourish Issue

Flourish Magazine is a free print and digital creative magazine, by and for those with lived experience of cancer.

The magazine is created with the support of a steering group that includes people living with cancer and representatives of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Barnwood Trust and NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board. 

Each themed edition features a range of creative responses, expert information and interviews that offer support and represent the diversity of the cancer community. 

Our next issue of Flourish Magazine will be opening for submissions this Autumn.

As we aim to impact positively on more contributors to, and readers of, this impactful magazine, and continue to seek funds to support our aims, it’s vital that we collate feedback and learning:

Let us know what you thought of the magazine in our quick survey here 

Artlift has recently received funding from Macmillan to continue Flourish 2026 – 2028, with support for:

  • 4 editions of Flourish magazine
  • 6 creative health workshops
  • 2 exhibitions showcasing the work submitted to the magazine, and celebrating 20 years of Artlift this year.

A huge thank you to Macmillan for their continued support of this project.

About Artlift 
artlift.org 
Artlift is a Gloucestershire based specialist creative health charity co-producing research, projects and courses for people living with mental health challenges, long-term chronic pain and/or who are living with or moving on from cancer. 

About the Flourish Magazine Steering Group

The magazine is created with the support of a steering group that includes people living with cancer and representatives of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Barnwood Trust and NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board.

About Yes to Life 
yestolife.org.uk 
Yes to Life is the UK’s integrative cancer care charity, which empowers people with cancer to make informed decisions about their care options. For well over a decade, we have provided evidence-based information to those in need. Yes to Life partnered with Artlift on the first six editions of the magazine, exploring the benefits of a creative and integrative approach to cancer.

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