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Dear Friend of Pen Parentis, Join us for our inaugural Fall Season event- an extraordinary evening with renowned authors Deborah Copaken Kogan and Tad Friend. Have a glass of wine in our exclusive Pen Parentis Upstairs Library bar, be part of a literary movement, and support contemporary writers who are also parents. Looking forward to […]

Working Title: And Then It Shifted: Women Open Up About Leaving Men for Women (Seal Press, 2010) 2,000-4,000 words Payment: Upon publication. Amount will vary, depending on experience and other variables ($50 and up). Please include a list of any previous publication credits with your query or submission. Contributors will also receive two copies of […]

Kate Haas, creative non-fiction editor, has released issue #19 of her ‘zine. Miranda. In this issue: The Clothes Off Her Back – Vintage garments. So hip, right? Not when they’re maternity clothes. Your mother’s maternity clothes. Rochambeau – A new town, a first job, a whole mess of uncertainty. Frivolous – True confessions: I love […]

Multi-Culti Mami columnist Violeta Garcia-Mendoza is offering two online courses beginning in October, 2009. For more information or to register, contact Violeta directly. Writers Recharge Class October 12- November 16, 2009 Are you missing the spark you started writing with? Do you feel like you’re in a rut? Blocked? Or just not as energized and […]

Thursday, September 24, 2009 * 7 pm * 3rd Annual Mother Words Reading, Open Book, Minneapolis Please join us for the 3rd Annual Mother Words Reading! Kate Hopper, who coordinates the event, will be reading with the wonderful Kate St. Vincent Vogl (Lost and Found: A Memoir of Mothers, North Star Press, 2009) and Vicki […]

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 […]

Course: Mother Words When: Tuesdays, 1-3 pm, September 15 – December 8 (12 weeks, no class Nov. 24) Where: The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, Minneapolis, MN Course description: Whether you are a new mom or a veteran, whether you gave birth to or adopted your child, in this class you’ll learn how to take […]

To celebrate the publication of her new book, 31 Hours, LM friend Masha Hamilton is hosting a contest: Email a paragraph or story (500 words max) about when your intuition has been right about your child. The top five stories—selected by Masha and guest judges—will get a free hardcover book and have their stories featured […]

Are you a published author with kids? Pen Parentis seeks short (up to 250 words) essays about writing while parenting for possible publication on their new website (Pen Parentis). Submit an email mss (no attachments please) to submitpenparentis@gmail.com Please include your name, a very short bio (list most important 3 credits only) and number of […]

By Heather Cori It’s summertime and three of the four women in our Compass Group sit outside at our favorite wine bar with a copy of Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman tucked under our arms. Lu is still wearing her veterinarian assistant’s smock and Beth has just finished 11-hour work day as a coach for […]

Jennifer Margulis, former LM Columnist, fields some questions from a new mom about becoming a writer on her blog. Check it out!