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January 12th- February 23th, 2009 (may also be arranged as an independent study, beginning at any time before or after the group dates) For past students of Violeta’s CNF 1 class, or for intermediate creative nonfiction writers, Creative Nonfiction Special Topics provides the inspiration, structure, and community that will take you deeper as a creative […]

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January 5th- February 23th, 2009 Violeta Garcia-Mendoza will be offering a 7-week online workshop for beginning to intermediate creative nonfiction writers. If you want to explore creative nonfiction writing, develop your voice, and go deeper into your craft, this encouraging and inspiring workshop is the place for you! This online workshop will give you the […]

Read an interview with Senior Editor and Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance columnist, Shari MacDonald Strong in, Mom Writer’s LITERARY MAGAZINE. Shari talks about spending her days juggling her work as a writer and editor and “being a disorganized and highly affectionate mom.” About writing as a mother she says, “As a group, […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from October. We asked, “Have you ever re-read books as an adult that had been your own childhood favorites? What was the experience like the second time around compared to the first time? If you also shared the book(s) with children, how did their […]

Suzanne Kamata’s first picture book, Playing for Papa was published bilingually in Spain by Topka Books and is now available for purchase via PayPal. Have a look here: http://www.topka.es/topkabooks/bo_playingpapa.php

The 2009 MAU calendar, The Moment, is dedicated to moments of personal change that shift the direction and purpose of our lives. Often these extraordinary moments are heralded by very ordinary tasks. They arrive – when we’re cradling babies, grocery shopping or bicycling – and begin magically transforming us into passionate advocates for social change. […]

An Edited Collection by Demeter Press The Palin Factor: Political Mothers and Public Motherhood in the 21st Century Editors: Andrea O’Reilly and Deirdre M. Condit The nomination of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican party Vice Presidential nominee in the 2008 U.S. president election has initiated a public conversation about the meaning and depiction […]

This anthology, to be published in 2009, will explore, through personal essays and first-person accounts, the phenomenon of lesbian moms (single and coupled) who choose male friends or acquaintances, rather than an anonymous sperm donor, to father their children. With no clear models to follow, this new version of the queer family is creating its […]

Words Without Borders, is looking for a volunteer blogger. This would be a good opportunity for any writer with a strong interest in international literature. The site receives solid traffic and I expect it to grow dramatically in the coming year as we have big things planned. The job description is as follows: Words Without […]

LM contributor Sheilah Zimpel has an essay called, “Creating a Good Life” in the recent issue of skirt! magazine… Our history proved that we liked to move, and we both had a bad case of wanderlust. Or, it could be as simple as what David Sedaris said—when the sex gets old, all long-married couples eventually […]