FAT ASS is an intersectional queer/feminist zine that centers on the experiences of queer fat folks and celebrates the artistry, activism, and work of fat activists. For issue #1 of FAT ASS, we’re looking for submissions related to food and fat bodies.
We’re looking for submissions that address the following topics/themes (and more!):
-Fat bodies and food consumption practices;
-Queerly challenging fat-shaming and diet culture;
-The social context(s) of fat bodies eating, producing, buying food;
-Fat folks in food-production/consumption spaces;
-Racialization/gendering/sizing/disabling of food (i.e.: the connection between meat consumption of misogyny; demonization of foods that are deemed “unhealthy”);
-Fat perspectives on food for healing, self-care, spiritual practice, and/or holistic well-being; (NOTE: we do not condone the empty promises of diet culture so please do not send us diet regimens, “weight loss stories,” before/after pics or other fat-shaming bullshit!);
-Queer/feminist/fat community-building through sharing/producing food;
-Representations of fat bodies and food in the media;
-Fat trans and gender non-conforming perspectives on food and eating;
-Impact of fat and food stigma on queer folks’ livelihood;
-Have an idea that’s not listed above? Send it anyway!It is a myth that you must be a “good writer” or “good artist” to submit to a zine. We welcome many kinds of writing and artwork: essays, poetry, short stories, photography, doodles, rants, drawings, cartoons/comics, collage…and more!
Send your submissions to FATASSZINE@gmail.com before February 29th, 2016. For written submissions, please use Microsoft Word and submit your writing in .doc or .docx format. (Please try to limit submissions to 2500 words. We are flexible. Let us know if you need a little extra space.) For artwork, please attach high resolution .jpg images to your email. Please include a title for your artwork and any information you think would be pertinent for readers to know about your piece (i.e.: medium, location, tools used). Contributors have the option of sharing a short bio or publishing their work anonymously.
All contributors will receive a free copy!
so the payment is a copy of an issue?
Yep. Pretty standard for the zine world.
the infamous “exposure” .. it’s across the various arts industries…I wonder if there will ever be an era where arts beats jocks….
True, but it’s more of a normal/accepted part of zine culture due to the people making the zines most often running at cost or at a loss.
I don’t mean to defend the practice as a whole by any means, but I do feel like the zine community has a better heart when it comes to it. No one dares say ‘for the exposure’ with zines simply because zines are $1/$2 ‘publications’ that don’t usually have that much reach in the end.
There are a few zines out there, though, that have become well known enough to make a profit so they can pay their contributors. Most zine makers are still wishing for that day, though.
yup. it’s that vicious circle of the zines also needing exposure and to build an audience
Precisely.