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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

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 – […]

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 […]

Congratulations to these Literary Mama Staff members!

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.