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Best Small Fictions Nominations

Literary Mama is proud to announce these five short stories for Best Small Fictions! Congrats! “One Slow-Motion Moment” by Hannah Grieco ~ “Test Results” by Amy Lyons ~ “Marbles, Lost” by Briana Maley ~ “To Wish and Wish and Wish Properly” by Katie Venit ~ “Guilt Free” by Sarah Mesa Wright

Blog Editor |  December 5, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

2020 Pushcart Nominations

Literary Mama is thrilled to announce these Pushcart nominations! Congrats to all! “Dragonfly Daughter” by Trish Hopkinson – Poetry – May 2020 ~ “The Fall” by Morrow Dowdle – Poetry – March 2020 ~ “Guilt Free” by Sara Mesa Wright – Fiction – July/August 2020 ~ “Coffee Shop” by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg – Fiction – […]

Blog Editor |  December 1, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Craft Talk with Stephanie Buesinger, Blog and Photo Editor

Welcome to our new Literary Mama blog series: Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Stephanie Buesinger, Blog and Photo Editor at Literary Mama. She told me about her journey to Literary […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  November 30, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Kudos!

Congratulations to these Literary Mama Staff members!

Blog Editor |  November 27, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Writing Prompt: Victoria Clayton Responds

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Jacey Rogel’s essay, Let Grace Lead, and Shonac Young’s essay, The Good-enough Mother. We asked, “Has a particular literary work become a source of enlightenment or inspiration for reframing your view of motherhood? How has it influenced you in adjusting the way you […]

Kimberly Lee |  November 18, 2020 | Blog, Writing Prompt |  Comments Are Closed

Craft Talk with Christina Consolino, Senior Editor

Welcome to our new Literary Mama blog series: Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Christina Consolino, Senior Editor at Literary Mama. She told me about her journey from science to written […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  November 16, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Now Reading — November 2020

“If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you.” Normally I’d be in total agreement with this sage advice from the late seventeenth century French writer Marie Rabutin-Chantal De Sévigne. There’s nothing like an elegant truffle from Godiva or a dreamy caramel scotchmallow from See’s—my personal favorite—to lift the […]

Kimberly Lee |  November 13, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Calls for Submissions – November 2020

Welcome to our Calls for Submissions page. Here, we’ll feature new publication opportunities for all our Mama readers. Look for updated posts each month. If there is a ❤️ next to a call, that means the magazine or press is specifically looking for mother writers. We ❤️ all our Mamas! Literary Mama is always open […]

Blog Editor |  November 11, 2020 | Blog |  2 Comments

Craft Talk with Susan Bruns Rowe, Profiles Editor

Welcome to our new Literary Mama blog series: Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Susan Bruns Rowe, Profiles Editor at Literary Mama. She told me about Tony Doerr, Sarah Manguso, the […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  October 26, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Lit Mamas Facebook group is here!

We’re excited to introduce Lit Mamas, a new Facebook group for reading and writing mamas.

Sarah Johnson LaBarbera |  October 22, 2020 | Blog |  Comments Are Closed

Exploring An Artist Residency in Motherhood

Lenka Clayton has developed a way for mothers with children underfoot to embrace this time by mentally reframing it as both a haven for creativity and source for productivity. See her interview here.

Kimberly Lee |  October 21, 2020 | Blog |  One Comments

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