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.


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