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From the Editor

Creative Nonfiction

We publish thoughtful pieces that take the experience of motherhood and use it as a jumping off point for exploring deeper issues of identity, relationship, family, politics, transformation, loss, and more.

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Fiction

We publish stories with strong narrative structure, great characters, interesting settings, beautiful language, and complicated themes.

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Poetry

We publish poetry that has some element of the unexpected–whether it’s the language, the imagery, or the emotion—yet feels honest.

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Reviews

We publish reviews that explore literary work—fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry—about any form of motherhood. This includes both newly-released work and older books that we consider to be important to the genre.

Profiles

We publish profiles of writers who are mothers, writers who write about motherhood, and writers who have something to say to mothers. This includes well-known, living mama writers, of course, but also off-beat, lesser-known, not-so-obvious mama writers.

Literary Reflections

We publish essays with an intellectual, as well as personal, focus and that explore the topics of writing as a mother, reading as a mother, and working as a professional.

Columns

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