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Foreword by Carolyn Lesser, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, nonfiction writing faculty; natural science children’s books published by Harcourt, Alfred A. Knopf; essayist, poet, photographer, keynote speaker, artist. Afterword by Dr. Loriene Roy, 2007-2008 President of the American Library Association. Professor, University of Texas at Austin, founder of “If I Can Read, I Can Do […]

Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot’s Guide to 30,000 Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine Afterword: Melanie Mayo-Laakso, Writer, Publisher and Editor, MotherVerse: A Journal of Contemporary Motherhood This is a book about writing and publishing about family by women with family publication credits. Possible subjects: markets; why women write about family; using […]

Edited collection seeking essays about student experiences in “free” or alternative schools. Despite many current debates about education(Charter Schools, accountability, “No Child Left Behind,” national standards, etc.), there has been little attention paid to students who have experienced education without tests, grades, assigned curriculum, or other forms of external pressure to learn. What does self-directed […]

A Mama, PhD-reader project: We are exploring opportunities for stay-at-home Parents Holding Doctorates (PHD) to use their training and expertise in creative ways. JOIN US! Monday October 13, 2008 7:00-8:00 pm OR Wednesday October 15, 2008 1:00-2:00 pm Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43215 For more information, please contact Joan Herbers […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from September. We asked “Who or what is your muse? In what way has she/he affected your writing?” Cara Holman wrote: “Whenever anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same for as long as […]

Writing and Publishing The Short Stuff Especially For Moms (But Not Only for Moms)! Taught by Christina Katz Next Class Begins on October 8th Prerequisites: None Finally, a writing workshop that fits into the busy lives of moms! You will learn how to create short, easy-to-write articles-a skill that will make it easier to move […]

Wed., October 8, 7:30pm–PORTLAND, OR–Powell’s, 1005 W. Burnside *Amy Richards, author of Opting In: Having a Child without Losing Yourself and Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Abortion & Life. *Cosponsored by Literary Mama and Bitch Magazine. In 2004, Jennifer Baumgardner created the “I Had an Abortion” campaign to encourage women (and men) to “come out” about […]

LM’s Bare Breasted Mama Columnist, Gail Baker, will be will be in San Francisco next week doing a few readings from her new book, Cancer Is A Bitch. You can also catch her on KGO TV’s “View from the Bay” program on the 30th. September 30 — Kepler’s in Menlo Park San Francisco, CA 7:30 […]

Apronstrings: A new magazine in production for mothers in Ireland. Just well-written, thought-provoking pieces, portraying with honesty what it is to be a mother – the highs and lows and the in-betweens. Personal essays to be of length 800–4,000 words. We are looking for original, insightful works which avoid the bland clichés at all costs. […]

The Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) and the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center are pleased to host a Day Symposium @ Brandeis University, Boston, MASS February 27, 2009 The Maternal Wall in Academe: Academic Mothers and Strategies of Resistance and Empowerment Many women today, particularly those that are college educated,middle-class and professional, may not […]

Columnist Elrena Evans will read from her anthology Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life (co-edited with Senior Editor Caroline Grant) at 1:00 on October 11th at Barnes & Noble in Valley Forge, PA. Elrena will be joined by Mama, PhD contributors Laura Levitt and Miriam Peskowitz. We’d love to see you there!