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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers 101 Stories of Love, Sacrifice, and Bonding We are excited to announce that we are working with Joan Lunden on this book, which will be published in March 2012. Joan is very passionate about this topic as she is the family member in charge of her mother’s care. […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s prompt asks if you think it’s hard to be a mom.

Arms Wide Open is both prequel and sequel to midwife Patricia Harman’s first memoir, The Blue Cotton Gown, which recounts events from a tough sixteen-month period of her life through the collective stories of her patients. In contrast, Arms Wide Open is her story, is told to the reader based on three journals that take […]

The Tenth Glass Woman Prize will be awarded for a work of short fiction or creative non-fiction (prose) written by a woman. Length: between 50 and 5,000 words. The top prize for the tenth Glass Woman Prize award is US $500 and possible (but not obligatory) online publication; there will also be one runner up […]

At what age, for what purpose, and in what form will you share the secrets of your past with your children? Check out these essays for some points to consider.

A Room of Her Own’s To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the best, unpublished poetry collection by a woman. Submit 48 to 96 pages of poetry postmarked by August 31, 2011. The $20 reading/entry fee is payable by check or money order to A Room of Her Own – please indicate […]

So … How’s your journaling? Would you like to share an entry with LM readers? This week’s prompt asks for YOUR submissions.

Congrats to these LM staffers! ~~~ Amy Stockwell Mercer, former Columnist and Blog Editor: “My first interview promoting my book, A Smart Woman’s Guide to Diabetes, was a big success! Heather and Jeff of Transforming Diabetes talked with me about the process of writing the book as well as some personal stories of my life […]

The Whistling Fire is proud to announce our September Guest Editor is Stacy Furrer. Submission deadline is August 21st. Dear Writers, I am fascinated by family dynamics, particularly those that operate between mother and child. My relationships with both my mother and mystepmother were complicated and inexplicable, but if you were to witness a few […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. This week’s writing prompt is about “sitting in the passenger seat.”

The randomly selected winner of our book giveaway is Jessica, who will receive a copy of The Practical Napper by mail. Thanks to everyone for participating and posting such great comments!