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Stories that celebrate the women who gave us everything While it’s true that each of us has “only one mother the wide world over,” there are many different ways to be a mother and many different forms and flavors of mother-child relationships. And in this Cup of Comfort anthology we want to capture it all—with […]

New from our friend and fellow mother-writer Kate Hopper: March 19 – May 21 (10 weeks) Whether you are a new mom or a veteran, whether you gave birth to or adopted your child, in this online class you’ll learn how to take birth and motherhood stories and turn them into art. Weekly lectures, reading […]

The following is information about an upcoming conference that the Barnard Center for Research on Women is hosting on February 28. The conference, entitled “The Politics of Reproduction: New Technologies of Life,” will take up many of the questions that surround the increasing use of assisted reproductive technologies and adoption to build families. Propelled by […]

email class with Sage Cohen starts March 11 Have you always wanted to write a poem but didn’t know how to begin? Maybe you’re already writing poetry and want to connect with your muse more often or brush up on your poetic prowess? Poetry for the People takes poetry off of its academic pedestal, making […]

Please join Reviews editor and former columnist (Mama in the Middle) Sybil Lockhart, who will be appearing on Bay Area television and appearing in local bookstores in February. Friday, February 6, 2009 at 3pm “View from the Bay” Channel 7 KGO TV watch Sybil’s appearance here! Sunday, February 8 at 2 pm Book Passage Bookstore […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from January. We asked, “Have you ever felt torn between the demands of work and domesticity and your personal need to create and write? What mountain did you have to climb to pass from a state of domestic certitude to the sometimes frightening, frequently […]

Author Heidi Raykeil writes about her latest book, Love in the Time of Colic….. Seven years ago, after the birth of my older daughter, Ramona, I suddenly found my once level libido was missing in action. Where once my husband and I had enjoyed fun nights of sexy naughtiness, now it was just more . […]

Kathi Kamen Goldmark is looking for stories from authors of all genres for a book she and her husband Sam Barry are finishing. It’s a non-fiction book based on their monthly column on writing (found at bookpage.com) and Kathi’s looking for two things from her fellow writers: 1) A personal story about having your manuscript […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from January. We asked, “Have you ever felt torn between the demands of work and domesticity and your personal need to create and write? What mountain did you have to climb to pass from a state of domestic certitude to the sometimes frightening, frequently […]

UPDATE: EXTENDED DEADLINE APRIL 15, 2009 As memoir continues to expand in popularity, motherhood memoir has become an increasingly prominent and lucrative subgenre for contemporary authors. As Michelle Herman points out in The Middle of Everything: Memoirs of Motherhood, if forced to choose between her daughter and her writing, she would choose her daughter, but […]

GO TO INTHEMOTHERHOOD.COM & SHARE New Network Comedy Series Will Feature Stories Inspired By Viewers’ Life Experiences From play dates and daycare to stretch marks and potty training, ABC wants to hear about your poignant, hilarious, emotional and even your most banal mommy moments for its new comedy series, “In the Motherhood,” premiering this spring. […]