Writing on Their Stomachs – A Literary Feast
Online Event: April 10th 2025
The Alliance of Literary Societies invites you to a mouth-watering Zoom event celebrating the connection between authors and food, on April 10th 2025 at 7.30 pm – see link below for registration.
Writing on Their Stomachs brings together participants from member societies to share a three-minute talk on their chosen writer’s relationship with food—whether it’s their favourite meals, memorable dining scenes, or the role of food in their work.
From Dickens’ steaming plum puddings to Austen’s tea-time rituals, from Trollope’s garden parties with cold chicken and champagne to Woolf’s sole with white sauce in A Room of One’s Own, literature is full of the joys and rituals of eating. Samuel Johnson, never one to hold back at the table, was known for his love of a good meal, once remarking, “A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.”
Meeting Guidance
1. The meeting will last up to 90 minutes.
2. Contributors will be invited to speak in a random order during this time.
3. To ensure everyone has a chance to contribute, we kindly ask speakers to keep their talk to a maximum of three minutes. Timings will be managed carefully.
4. We will make every effort to accommodate all those who wish to speak but cannot guarantee this.
5. If multiple people wish to speak about the same author, we will liaise with them to avoid duplication and agree on whether more than one speaker is appropriate.
Here’s the link for you to register for this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/o4f-SJKcTo6ZYlJotDQNIQ