Food & Feeling Zine: Drink and Gathering
Food & Feeling is a Substack-based project. They’re reading for their third issue, and the theme is Drink and Gathering. They have detailed guidelines, including, “the drinks that anchor our rituals, inspire our stories, and shape our connections. Drinks can celebrate beginnings and soften endings, toast successes and mend heartaches. They can be communal or solitary, comforting or chaotic. Sometimes, it’s less about the drink itself and more about what it brings out—the memories, the stories, the conversations.
Some potential ideas are: a personal essay on the first drink you ever had—when and where, what happened to you and the people around you. A memory of sharing your first drink with your parents—what kind of drink, what kind of food, and what kind of moment was it? A cultural exploration of the tea ceremony at a traditional wedding.” They accept “personal essays, cultural commentary, memoirs, poetry, short stories, flash fiction, interviews, creative recipes, and reviews” as well as other formats (see guidelines). “Bring us something surprising—something that blends the personal with the historical, the funny with the thoughtful, or the deeply intimate with the communal.” The submission deadline is 31 August 2025. They pay $5 to $20. Details here.

Deadline: August 31st, 2025