✦ A Fat Liberation Zine from ReGrowth
Essays, art, poetry and more from the fat community
WÆSTM is a new zine from ReGrowth. A space for the fat community and allies to share ideas, explore fat issues and appreciate art and creativity.
Made by 12 fat artists, poets and writers
Inside Issue 01: UPROOT
Digging into where body standards come from
ESSAY · P.36
The Importance of Worthiness Pleasure for Black and Fat Women Seeking Romantic Relationships
Dr. Dasha Carver
POEM · P.35
As I Grow
Anonymous
art · P.39
Have the Cake and Eat it Too
Arte Gorda
✦ WHO WE ARE
We assume our readers already know fatphobia is real, systemic and deadly. We’re here to go further.
WHAT WE PUBLISH
Fat Liberation in every form
Essays
Critical writing on fat liberation and more.
Reporting
Investigations into systems that harm fat people.
Poetry
Creative work that centres fat experience.
Visual art
Photography, illustration, collage and more.
Hybrid forms
Anything else that interests you!
OPEN CALL – ALWAYS OPEN
Your words belong in Issue 02
We pay every contributor and edit every piece personally. Pitch an essay, a poem, a piece of reporting or anything that interests you!