Return to Top of Page
Menu
  • Close
  • About Us
  • Past Issues
  • Contributors
  • Donate
  • Opportunities
  • Staff
  • Submissions
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Search Website
Literary Mama
  • Current Issue
  • Archives
  • Departments
  • Blog

From the Editor

From the Editor: July/August 2022

I hope that these struggles, predominantly human, though also maternal, will widen readers’ horizons—especially the horizon of empathy, which can never be too broad.

From the Editor | July/August 2022 | By Libby Maxey


Fuchsia flower

From the Editor: May/June 2022

I love my three children with a fierceness I can’t describe, but raising them has been demanding, exhausting, thankless, and draining. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone who wasn’t all-in.

From the Editor | May/June 2022 | By Andrea Lani


flowers and objects on wood table

From the Editor: March/April 2022

What I know after nearly ten years is that Literary Mama is in itself a gem. As you spin it slowly in the sunshine, it sparkles and shifts, and some new facet is revealed with each new poem, essay, story, review, or profile we publish, with each new editor who shines their own light upon it.

From the Editor | March/April 2022 | By Amanda Jaros


cardinal in snow

From the Editor: January/February 2022

So much of our anxiety stems from love, and the desire to be the scaffolding for the lives of those we love. But I want to remind us that we, as mothers, are also finite. We cannot hold up the world indefinitely without it breaking our backs.

From the Editor | January/February 2022 | By Cindy DiTiberio


Giving Tuesday 2021

As our Editor-in-Chief, Amanda Jaros, wrote in last year’s letter, “the work of mother writers has never been more important.” We hope you will support us in any way that you are able.

From the Editor | November 2021 | By Amanda Fields


person holding string lights

From the Editor: November/December 2021

As the November days darken, one bright light is the staff of Literary Mama.

From the Editor | November/December 2021 | By Amanda Jaros


From the Editor: September/October 2021

I’m proud that our latest issue is still doing what our founders set out to do: revealing and honoring the many faces of motherhood.

From the Editor | September/October 2021 | By Libby Maxey


food arranged on table

From the Editor: July/August 2021

At each stage of development, we say goodbye to some difficult or delightful aspect of our children and look forward, with mixed excitement and trepidation, to what comes next.

From the Editor | July/August 2021 | By Andrea Lani


person with dog under tree

From the Editor: May/June 2021

As mothers, we must learn to embrace each moment, while also letting go of our children at every turn.

From the Editor | May/June 2021 | By Amanda Jaros


Peonies with open book.

From the Editor: March/April 2021

What makes literature good? What’s the difference between something that’s of value to me and something that could be of value to somebody else?

From the Editor | March/April 2021 | By Libby Maxey


Bubbles against mountains.

From the Editor: January/February 2021

I frequently find myself gritting my teeth, just trying to get through a period of time–the work day, a stage in my children’s development, an entire political regime.

From the Editor | January/February 2021 | By Andrea Lani


Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 7 Next

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Don't miss out on Literary Mama news and updates

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2022 Literary Mama | Search Site | About Us | Staff | Submissions | Privacy Policy