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Creative Nonfiction is seeking essays by and about nurses for a new collection, Becoming a Nurse: Real Stories of Nurses, Their Lives and Their Patients. Most Americans will be hospitalized at some point in their lives, and nurses will be their most consistent point of contact with the health care establishment. While doctors have long […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. Three times a month, I’ll post a writing prompt. Open a notebook and write for 10 minutes. Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation – just write. Then let the writing simmer and your mind wander for awhile. […]

It’s not too early to start planning for World Read Aloud Day: March 7.

Subcontract Opportunity Announcement: Blog Expert The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health to enhance the coordination and reach of effective messaging to mothers on the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” provision of the Affordable Care Act. As part of this […]

Are you making resolutions for the new year? Adding any writing or journaling goals to the list? We can help.

Join LM Literary Reflections Editor Kate Hopper in Wisconsin for a weekend retreat

The randomly selected winner of our book giveaway is Esther, who will receive a copy of Arms Wide Open in the mail. Thanks to everyone for participating and posting such great comments!

Ruminate Magazine is hosting their second annual Creative Nonfiction prize. Deadline for entries is January 15, 2012.

Have you ever created a word cloud? Try one today.