The theme of the Fall 2024 issue of The New School's food writing publication, The Inquisitive Eater, is MUNCH. Did you eat it for lunch? Tell us!

This issue of The Inquisitive Eater explores the link between food and sexuality. We are looking for submissions centered on pleasure, taste, and romance. 

So... Do cherries remind you of your first love? Do peaches remind you of your partner? What role does food play in your relationships? What unexpected senses does food or cooking evoke? We invite all interpretation of the theme, MUNCH, and encourage writers to push against the theme as well through, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and art. We crave to see what you have to share!

Note: Please indicate in the subject line what category you consider your submission to fall under (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art).

This section focuses on fiction or fiction-like pieces related to food and the culinary world. If you're unsure which category your submission belongs in, choose the best option and let us know which intersections you feel best describe your piece (cross-genre is entirely okay!). Specific submission guidelines are outlined below.


Writing Submissions
• Fiction (or mostly-fiction) belongs in this category.
• Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced.
• File must be PDF, Word document, RTF or TXT. Documents without smart quotes (curly quotes) are preferred, but not required.

This section focuses on personal essays and memoirs related to food and the culinary world. More academic nonfiction should be submitted through the “Think Tank”category . If you're unsure which category your submission belongs in, choose the best option and let us know which intersections you feel best describe your piece (cross-genre is entirely okay!). Specific submission guidelines are outlined below.


Writing Submissions
• Nonfiction (personal essay or memoir) belongs in this category.
• Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced.
• File must be PDF, Word document, RTF or TXT. Documents without smart quotes (curly quotes) are preferred, but not required.

This section focuses on poetry of any form related to food and the culinary world. If you're unsure which category your submission belongs in, choose the best option and let us know which intersections you feel best describe your piece (cross-genre is entirely okay!). Specific submission guidelines are outlined below.


Writing Submissions
• Poetry of any form belongs in this category.
• Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, spaced as you want it to appear.
• must be 40 or fewer lines. Prose-poems must be under 1,500 words.
• File must be PDF, Word document, RTF or TXT. Documents without smart quotes (curly quotes) are preferred, but not required.

This section focuses on video, art and photography related to food and the culinary world. This can include short documentary, audio, graphic art and design. If you're unsure which category your submission belongs in, choose the best option and let us know which intersections you feel best describe your piece (cross-genre is entirely okay!). Specific submission guidelines are outlined below.


Writing Submissions
• Visual art of any kind (including video) belongs in this category.
• If text is included, please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced.
• Please include an artist's statement in your cover letter.
• Most file types are accepted—if you are having difficulty with your specific file type, don't hesitate to email inquisitive.eater@gmail.com. If utilizing text, documents without smart quotes (curly quotes) are preferred, but not required.

Highlighting essays, articles, and op-eds by scholars, practitioners, and advocates, “Think Tank” will provide a forum for researchers, writers and readers to engage with food-related topics ranging from politics and policy to social issues and debates on culture, history, health, justice, the environment and sustainability. Submissions limited to 5,000 words.

Chefs, restaurant owners, and cookbook writers are among the many we hope to profile and interview, providing a behind-the-scenes look at those in the culinary world. Submissions limited to 1,000 words.

Current reviews of books, movies and anything pop culture. Like or hate the new David Chang cookbook? Write in and tell us why. Submissions limited to 1,000 words.