“It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we that we cannot straightly think of one without the others,"
--M.F.K. Fisher, Art of Eating.
The best food writing is not just about what’s on the plate, but is, like all literature, also interested in language, psychology, and the most pressing issues of the day. The Inquisitive Eater: New School Food aims to provide a forum for artists and academics alike to come together in discussion of what role food plays in our lives, through the environment, politics, economics, nationalism, poverty, inequality, and family. With several sections (Creative Writing & Visual Art, Food News, Video Archive, Think Tank, Profiles & Interviews, and Books & Media), various angles of food thought will be collected and shared.
General Instructions
• All writers must submit their original works.
• Previously published work is not accepted.
• Cover letter, bio, and submission can all be included in "Cover Letter" submission form
• Electronic submission ONLY
• Text must include contact information (address, phone, e-mail) and a short (100 word) biography.
• Please feel free to include any related media to the article you are submitting (photographs, audio, video, etc.)
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.
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.
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.
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.