Food lovers across the world are being invited to contribute to a new book which will raise funds for global charity Action Against Hunger.

We're inviting you to submit a snapshot of your life during the Coronavirus pandemic and highlight the food that has made your time in isolation more enjoyable. ⁣⁣

The Life in Lockdown Project has been created to document the impact of this unprecedented global crisis on the world through food, by creating a diverse society-focussed book which will feature people living through the Coronavirus pandemic in order to capture the mood, spirit, hopes and fears to depict our quarantined lives.

Throughout lockdown, we’ve all had to deal with the challenges of being confined to our homes, with many of us deriving pleasure from activities we don’t usually have as much time for – daily exercise, art or dance classes, helping people in the community, online quizzes with family and friends, random acts of kindness, and most frequently taking comfort from food – from simply cooking and eating at home every day, either with family or alone, baking with our children, making bread for the first time or making delicious pizzas, preserves and pickles, and even recreating our favourite fast food, to generally experimenting a lot more with what we eat. 

The Project will use photography captured by you with memorable moments and anecdotes from your life during lockdown, along with your recipes or food stories. One hundred of the shortlisted entries will feature in the book, and each published entrant will receive a complimentary copy before it goes on general release next year.

10% of profits from the book will go towards Action Against Hunger's Coronavirus Appeal. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, Action Against Hunger have led the global fight against hunger. They save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. They enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities.

The Life in Lockdown Project will focus on a broad spectrum of people, stories and food – whether you’re a healthcare worker who’s had daily food deliveries from a restaurant, a politician or a painter who’s found relaxation in the kitchen, a bus driver or a grounded airline pilot who’s just discovered sous vide, recently retired or currently unable to attend school but love baking, we want to hear from you!

If you’d like to be part of the Project, wherever you are in the world, and have a story to tell or a great recipe to share, along with images of your life during lockdown, please submit your entry below. 

The Project is free to enter and open to all ages. Each entry will be assessed on what it conveys and photographic quality rather than culinary expertise. The closing date for submissions is 31st August 2020.

For further information about the entry procedure and selection process click here

Images - Main: Circles painted in New York’s Domino Park to enforce social distancing © Marcella Winograd / Submit your entry: Chocolate chip cookies © Anthony Hodgson / Terms & conditions: ‘Hope’ painted stone © Anthony Hodgson