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January Editorial Feedback Opportunity

During the month of January, editor-in-chief Amanda Jaros will offer free editorial feedback on up to 1,000 words of writing to people who donate $25 or more to nonprofit organizations in the literary arts that support people traditionally underrepresented or marginalized.

Amanda Jaros |  December 28, 2020 | Blog |  No comments

Now Reading — January 2021

Each page of my crisp, new reading log contains space for thoughts about the books I plan to read this year, along with room to jot down noteworthy quotes and award ratings for plot, characters, and overall enjoyability. Strangely, this will be my first time keeping such a journal. As a devoted, enthusiastic reader, one […]

Kimberly Lee |  January 15, 2021 | Blog |  No comments

Craft Talk With Autumn Purdy, Reviews Editor

Welcome to Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Autumn Purdy, Reviews Editor. She told me about her current writing project, the cadence of E.E. Cummings, and how to open minds to […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  January 11, 2021 | Blog |  No comments

Calls for Submissions – January 2020

Welcome to our Calls for Submissions page.

Blog Editor |  January 6, 2021 | Blog |  No comments

Writerly Roundup December 2020

As we turn the corner into 2021, many of us are reexamining the past, and looking towards a new and reimagined future. What better time, then, to reexamine Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol”, as Anna Hundert does in her essay for Ploughshares.

Stephanie Buesinger |  December 30, 2020 | Blog |  No comments

Craft Talk With Kristen Mulrooney, Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Editorial Assistant

Welcome to Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Kristen Mulrooney, Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Editorial Assistant. She told me about Mary Oliver and the delight of reading unexpected submissions. ~ 1. […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  December 21, 2020 | Blog |  One Comments

Now Reading — December 2020

As a child, if I was disappointed about something, my mom would encourage me to look at the bright side. She would then proceed to take me on a cheery, verbal trip to said bright side, explaining and enumerating its advantages. With all the suffering that exists, excavating the advantages of this time can be […]

Kimberly Lee |  December 18, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Craft Talk with Kimberly Lee, Literary Reflections Editorial Assistant

Today, I talked with Kimberly Lee, Literary Reflections Editorial Assistant. She told me about her path from law to Literary Mama, taking time to pause, and the importance of voice in telling our stories.

Bridget Lillethorup |  December 14, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

December Writing Prompt: Literary Reflections

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog. This month’s writing prompt is inspired by Victoria Livingstone’s Exhaustion and Rest: Motherhood and Creativity and Linda Collins’s Write of Passage: Telling […]

Kimberly Lee |  December 11, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Calls for Submissions – December 2020

Welcome to our Calls for Submissions page. Here, we’ll feature new publication opportunities for all our Mama readers. Look for updated posts each month. If there is a ❤️ next to a call, that means the magazine or press is specifically looking for mother writers. We ❤️ all our Mamas! Literary Mama is always open […]

Blog Editor |  December 9, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Best Small Fictions Nominations

Literary Mama is proud to announce these five short stories for Best Small Fictions! Congrats! “One Slow-Motion Moment” by Hannah Grieco ~ “Test Results” by Amy Lyons ~ “Marbles, Lost” by Briana Maley ~ “To Wish and Wish and Wish Properly” by Katie Venit ~ “Guilt Free” by Sarah Mesa Wright

Blog Editor |  December 5, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

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