Kate Matesic


I am a multi-disciplinary creative, creating work about snapshots of real life through zines, writing, and more.


You can find my work in Knee Brace Press, UX Magazine, Sick Stories, and Beautiful Trash for Beautiful People.


Zine-Making Pandemic Lives, 2023-2025


This zine was created as part of the “Disabled Feminists: Zine-Making Pandemic Lives” project, led by Adan Jerreat-Poole and funded by the University of Waterloo.

Finding home is about finding chosen family with the disability community throughout the different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Beautiful Trash for Beautiful People, 2025


My poem Gentle Hands is all about the fun of playing outside as a kid, and interacting with nature. Featured in volume 8 of Beautiful Trash for Beautiful People.

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My Body, My Story, 2023

This zine includes my short story “Reaching for Reprieve” alongside writing and art from the other participants of the My Body, My Story program for disabled artists.

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© Kate Matesic 2026