Seeking contributions to a new anthology: FOODLORE, wherein writers invent origin myths for their favorite foods. 3,000 words minimum; 5,000 words tops. So far, twenty established and emerging writers are doing foods from peanut butter to mudpies to artichokes and primordial soup to the vanilla bean to gooseberries to oysters to peanut butter to manna to Oreos, Starlight Mints and burritos and more. There are plenty more to consider, especially in these times of food shortages, when many societies have lost connection with the sources of real nourishment. Open to all kinds of interpretations, experimental and traditional, not necessarily fairy tales, fantasy or sci-fi, unless these genres strike your creative fancy. Deadline: August 10, 2008 for a complete working draft. Send submissions to Jennifer Heath Collom, Foodlore@comcast.net
Monday, June 9, 2008
Where do artichokes come from?
From a press release from Jennifer Heath, editor at Baksun Books:
