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Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s writing prompt topic: patriotism.

LM contributor Susannah Pabot is one of the organizers of a public art exhibit that draws attention to preeclampsia and honors the thousands of babies lost each year to this condition. Susannah created poetic messages that are based on her own story and the stories of 23 families throughout the United States and displays them […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s writing prompt encourages you to think about your family’s made-up words.

When Michael Messner was a boy growing up in Northern California, annual hunting trips with his father and grandfather offered a ritual of connection and sport infused with symbol and meaning. While hunting, men like his father and grandfather were more than regular guys to Messner; they were larger than life, battle-ready, full of ritual […]

Congrats to these LM staffers! Deesha Philyaw, former LM Columnist: “I’m excited to announce that my ex-husband, Michael Thomas, and I are co-authoring the book Co-Parenting 101: Advice from a Formerly Married Couple on Parenting Across Two Households. It’ll be published by New Harbinger Publications in 2013. When Mike and I separated, and later divorced, […]

40 Weeks at 40 Moms Talk about Pregnancy and Childbirth at Age 40 and Older Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement is seeking submissions for a planned collection of firsthand, nonfiction narratives about the personal experience of pregnancy, up to and including childbirth, among mothers age 40 and older. A search for a publisher […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s writing prompt encourages you to write about a purchase you were reluctant to make.

There’s still space available if you want to attend Summer Fishtrap 2011. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer Fishtrap Workshops and Gathering at Wallowa Lake, nestled at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon, is coming up soon! From July 10-17, 2011, writers are invited for a week of creative writing workshops and a weekend of presentations, […]

Check out this writing opportunity: LitUp is seeking humorous essays for their August show in San Francisco. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LitUp Writers seeks humorous first-person essays about city life. We want to hear your stories about the city — this city, that city, ANY city. It can be a city you’ve lived in, or one you only […]

Literary Mama wants to know what you’re thinking! We’re looking for short, focused op-ed pieces (a tight 500 to 900 words): * Opinionated pieces with a strong focus and argument * Timely essays about issues important to mothers and/or writers * A new perspective on a popular topic * Or an introduction to an issue […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s writing prompt encourages you to write about patriotism.