MXTX Food Zine: Round Five!
Greetings, MXTX fans! It’s December again, which means that the interest check for the fifth edition of the MXTX Food Zine is now live!
Please fill it out by December 19 if you intend to join, so we can get an idea of how many people will be participating this year. Sign-ups will open on December 20, 2025 and close on January 15, 2026.
Some specs for newcomers: the MXTX Food Zine is free, SFW, and 100% digital, with at least one dish/recipe per entry. After creator sign-ups, creators can reserve their chosen recipes on a first-come first-serve basis.
For more information, check out the FAQ below. You can read the previous releases here: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
Entries to the zine consist of recipes paired with one or more fanworks. For example, you can contribute a recipe and accompanying fic or fanart that involves the recipe or dish in some way. Artists can contribute illustrated recipe cards (check our previous issues for examples) instead of traditional fanart.
Contributors can also collaborate to create a single entry.
Please note that dishes featured in previous editions cannot appear again in the 2026 release.
2. Who can join? What’s the application process?
There is no application process. This is not a charity zine, so it will be 100% digital and free for downloading after it’s completed. Anyone in the MXTX fandoms is welcome to sign up.
3. What kind of recipes are allowed?
Any and all recipes are allowed. They don’t need to be traditional Chinese recipes or recipes related to the dishes mentioned in MXTX’s novels.
4. When will the zine be released?
The release date is tentatively set for October 31, 2026.
5. What are the rules about content?
The only hard and fast rule is that entries must be SFW and fall safely within a T rating according to AO3 standards. Other than that, it’s up to you: you can include your favorite rarepairs, draw crossover art, write all kinds of AUs, etc.
6. Do I have to fill out the interest check to join the zine?
No, but please fill it out anyway if you can! :)