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Due September 15, 2009 Main Street Rag We will begin accepting stories for consideration on three new themes again starting in January 2009. We will be reading on these themes until we fill the pages or until September 15, 2009 (postmark date). Themes for 2009: The Commute (stories regarding travel including everything from bicycling to […]

The Ultimate Christian Living A book of personal, true stories by and about Christians whose lives have been impacted by their faith. If you have a passion for God, His word, and His people, we invite you to share your stories of faith, including those of service to others, challenges you’ve faced, and spiritual leaders […]

We want your true stories of dating and mating in the 21st century. Have you had a funny, strange or horrifying experience with online matchmaking services? Had a cybersex encounter of the weirdest kind? Conducted your relationship mostly online? Been victim of a text-message break-up? Whether you’re living happily ever after or continue to be […]

Literary Mama editor and former Special Needs Mama columnist will be reading from her new memoir,This Lovely Life, in the Bay Area next week! Book Passage Thursday, August 06, 7:00 PM 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, 94925 for more information, visit http://www.bookpassage.com/content.php?id=16

Dear ARM Members and Friends, As you are no doubt aware I am editing an encyclopedia on motherhood for Sage Press (3 volumes, 700 entries), scheduled for publication April 2010. As a result of last minute changes several entries are in need of contributors. PLEASE SEE LIST BELOW. If you are interested please contact sue@golsonmedia.com […]

SHE WRITES is a new social network where women writers working in every genre–in every part of the world and of all ages and backgrounds–can come together in a space of mutual support. Join us! For more information, visit http://www.shewrites.com/notes/FAQ

How it works: Enter at goodhousekeeping.com/shortstory by submitting a short story no longer than 3,500 words, on a theme that focuses on the lives of women today. Submission must be original, not previously published or a finalist for any other prize or award. Please include your full name, address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address. […]

vox poetica, an online poetry salon, is seeking poems on all elements of motherhood: birth, baby care, sleepless nights, sending kids to kindergarten or college, the ups, the downs, the highs, the lows, the unexpected joys and sorrows, the whole collective of the thing. Poetry is the lifeblood of creative expression, the perfect union of […]

2,000-4,000 words Payment: upon publication Editors: Candace Walsh and Laura André Contact: candace.walshATgmail.com As Dr. Lisa Diamond’s recent ground-breaking book Sexual Fluidity makes clear, women’s sexual desire and identity are capable of shifting. Cynthia Nixon, Carol Leifer, Wanda Sykes, Portia de Rossi, and countless others have left the fold of heterosexual identity to enter into […]

The Mom Egg is an annual journal of poetry, fiction, creative prose and art; we publish sharp, insightful, lyrical, inventive, disruptive, cynical, hilarious, and resonant work by mothers about everything, and by everyone on the subject matter of mothers or motherhood. Submissions for our Fall 09 special online issue accepted through July 31st. Guidelines and […]

Motherhood to a poet means more than lost sleep. Our class will consider motherhood as a formal constraint: a tongue-tying through which we widen the range of our voices. We will help to unstrap the sweetness, unfurl the frustration, unwind the wonder of motherhood, creating the space for bold new work. If you’re a mother […]