Chickpea is an ad-free, design-focused, anti-consumerist, community-based vegan food & writing bi-annual. Available in digital or high-end print copies around the world.

We aim to help you be more conscious in your habits, live more DIY, inspire you to cook more, and get offline and enjoy something beautiful.

Our issues are filled with evergreen recipes, DIY projects, personal stories, how-to guides, and articles on important topics. We're not a news magazine – think of us more like a timely, mini-cookbook/coffee table book.

Our print issues are made with gorgeous, thick matte paper, meant to last for years to come; our digital issues are easy to read on tablet, laptop, or computer alike.

We strive to give actionable, realistic advice based on things we've done in our own lives, without turning to psuedoscience – and do our best to give reputable sources for any claims we make.

We don't come from the publishing industry. We are artists and home cooks who are passionate about our work and our integrity. We may not know much about business or conversion rates, but we know how to share our stories and food with like-minded friends, and that's what matters to us.

Most magazines have large teams and departments for each aspect of their business. Chickpea has a core team of three people and a rotating crew of contributors.

While most magazines have an obsession with celebrity and big names to attract readers and money, we are only interested in the lives of those around us – meaning, the people we can actually relate to: our contributors, and our readers.

It's part of our core mission to have our content come from our readers. We were tired of seeing only polished professionals in every magazine we read, where the content ending up being quite homogenous. We actively look for contributors from all skill levels, all locations, all income levels, all genders, and all races. They are most often not only our writers and photographers, but our readers as well. (Head here to send in your ideas, if you want to work with us!)

The imagery we create is from independent artists, no cheesy stock photography or regurgitated photography from other cookbooks and blogs.

Our issues are designed to be evergreen – which means, they are not designed to add to our landfills as soon as you're done reading them. The content inside can be revisited at any time, or shared with a friend, or donated to your local library. We aim to make work that still applies five, ten, or decades in the future. (And try to match that with our printing quality.)

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What we look for:
• honest, open personal writing
• easy, useful guides & tips
• unprocessed recipes with a story behind them
• DIY projects that enrich people's homes and lives
• investigative articles on impactful subjects
• engaging, genuine photo & illustrative stories

Topics we cover:
• home life and gatherings
• personal relationships
• environmental activism
• minimalism & sustainability
• personal journeys & self care
• and much more

If you have multiple proposals, feel free to include them all in one submission form here. We’ll contact you when we’re planning out a new issue, about every six months.

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