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Enjoy these book recommendations from Literary Mama editors.

Here, we’ll feature new publication opportunities for all our Mama readers. Look for updated posts each month.

For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog. This month’s writing prompt is inspired by Jacey Rogel’s Let Grace Lead and Shonac Young’s The Good-enough Mother. ~~~~~ “The kids are […]

✨Literary Mama has nominated these lovely writers for Best of the Net!✨ FICTION “To Wish and Wish and Wish Properly” by Katie Venit “Test Results” by Amy Lyons POETRY “Dragonfly Daughter” by Trish Hopkinson “Someone Else’s Ovaries” by Jennifer Ronsman “The Fall” by Morrow Dowdle “How to Explain Death to Your Daughter” by Kate Kearns […]

In this month’s Writerly Roundup, we’ve included essays that show us the power of a single word, that travel writing can occur during a pandemic, and that you can learn to love your teen’s technology.

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Nadia Colburn’s essay, Writing and Not Writing Motherhood and the Self. We asked, “Is your writing centered on your experience as a mother and the lives of your children? Or does it explore other topics related to your life and identity? […]

Last month, we invited readers to share their responses to a writing prompt inspired by Nadia Colburn’s essay, Writing and Not Writing Motherhood and the Self. We asked, “Is your writing centered on your experience as a mother and the lives of your children? Or does it explore other topics related to your life and identity? […]

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 Kate Haas, Creative Nonfiction Editor. She told me about Stephen Dunn, happiness, and the importance of reflective […]

The Literary Reflections department at Literary Mama seeks writing by Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other Women of Color.

Literary Mama stands in solidarity with mothers of color, recognizing that more often than not, their voices have been marginalized or silenced. In our commitment to taking a meaningful role in embracing and uplifting those voices, our publication strives to celebrate a diversity of perspectives and experiences of motherhood. Assisting mothers who are writers in furthering […]

Today, I talked with Kelsey Madges, Profiles Editor. She told me about Laurie Frankel, writing the truth, and finding resonance in others’ writing.