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Have you written short fiction that needs a home? Submit it to The Colorado Review between January 12 and March 12, 2010. Colorado Review Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction Prize: $1,500 and publication Final Judge: Andrea Barrett Deadline: January 12 – March 12 (annual) Fee: $15

Literary Mama friend and mama-writer, Christina Katz, is once again running her Writer Mama Back-to-School Giveaway where she gives away one book or magazine subscription every day in September. On September 25th, stop by for a chance at a big gift: a trio of anthologies edited by Literary Mama editors Shari MacDonald Strong, Amy Hudock […]

You’re invited! Come join in a lively local conversation about mothers, families and the women’s movement. The Hillside Club in Berkeley is hosting the event with MomsRising’s co-founder Joan Blades leading the conversation. WHAT: “Mothers, Family, and the Women’s Movement in the 21st Century” WHERE: Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley CA 94709 WHEN: Sunday, […]

Literary Mama’s creative nonfiction editor Susan Ito will be offering a new section in her online writing workshop “The Literature of Parenthood.” It starts next week so if you are interested, act quickly! Answers to FAQ about this workshop below. Who is the instructor? Susan Ito is one of the creative nonfiction editors at Literary […]

A Blog of One’s Own: Scholarly Women on the Web The first event of the 2009-2010 Research Without Borders speaker series Host: The Scholarly Communication Program at Columbia University Free Date: Monday, September 21, 2009 Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm Location: Lerner 555, Columbia University Morningside Campus, New York, NY For more information email: kp2002@columbia.edu Bloggers […]

MINDFUL WRITER: FALL 2009 SESSIONS • All sections meet once a week on a weeknight evening from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. • Sessions start week of 9/28 and run through week of 12/14 • No class during Thanksgiving week. • Classes held in a cozy North Berkeley home • Each section limited to 6 students. […]

Former Literary Mama Editor and columnist Sophia Raday will read from her timely love story – Love in Condition Yellow: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage – and talk with readers about overcoming differences in marriage and politics THIS THURSDAY! Thursday, 9/10 at Pegasus Books DOWNTOWN BERKELEY, CA 7:30pm. Rumpus called Love in Condition Yellow […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from August. We asked, “Has motherhood altered your perceptions of your own place in the universe, of your parents, or of old passions? How has parenting added dimension, richness, and flavor to your life?” Tiffany Herr writes: I feel a little panicky. Is it […]

Apply for a scholarship to attend Sage Cohen’s Poetry for the People class starting October 7! VALUE: $250.00 Would you like to take the Poetry for the People class with Sage Cohen that starts October 7 but can’t afford it? Then you qualify for The Poetry for the People Scholarship. And the time to apply […]

LM fiction contributor Stefanie Freele’s (“Kicky Feet”) (“The Rain”) short story collection Feeding Strays has just been published by Lost Horse Press. “As it’s title suggests, Feeding Strays is a deeply compassionate collection. Stefanie Freele has a knack for capturing stray moments in her character’s lifes – moments mos writers would overlook – and changing […]

C. Delia Scarpitti, LM’s columns editor, has a short story featured over at the wonderful All Things Girl magazine in the September/October issue themed “Lost & Found.” Check it out!