✦ SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 02 OPEN
Write with us.
We want essays, personal narratives, poems, reporting, art and anything else from fat creators. Pitch an idea or send a draft. We pay everyone an honorarium once we publish.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Work that centres fat experience
Essays & criticism
Original essays and critical writing on fat liberation or fat phobia.
Reporting
Investigations into systems that harm fat people.
Poetry & creative work
Poems and creative work that centres fat experience.
Art & conversations
Visual work, and interviews with fat activists and thinkers.
✦ Paying contributors
Your work is paid work.
Every piece we publish is offered an honorarium. The amount is set for each issue, depending on our funding, and we always say what it is up front.
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How much?
The rate for each issue is listed in its open call. We’ll confirm it again when we accept your piece.
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It’s your choice
The honorarium is optional. Take it, or tell us you’d rather it went back into making the zine.
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Where the money comes from
Copy sales and support from readers. See every pound on our Finances page.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Work that centres fat experience
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Send a pitch or draft
A paragraph is enough. Use the form, or send a voice note if that suits you better.
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We reply
Within 2 weeks, whether it’s a yes or a not this time.
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We edit together
Structure, language and form. You approve every change.
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You’re published
Full credit in print and online, plus the offer of an honorarium.