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Brand new documentary series is currently looking for passionate and dedicated PTA, PTO & Parent Group Members. * Do you believe that parent volunteers have the power to make a positive difference in the life of the children in your community? * Is your PTA or parent group made up of colorful, opinionated characters that […]

Literary Mama is proud to participate again in World Read Aloud Day, March 9th. Get a jump on your read alouds with our Essential Reading list of favorites. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, join us on Wednesday, March 9th for a Pajama Party reading at Books, Inc. in Laurel Village, from […]

Tell Your Story We would love to hear it. There are lots of places online to read blow-by-blow descriptions of the physical process of giving birth. What’s harder to find is descriptions of what these experiences meant to the women who had them. We crave your deepest stories. Tell us your joy and sorrow, your […]

The Fine Line’s inaugural short story competition is now open for entries. Whatever your taste, style or inspiration, submit your tale and you could win $320 and publication in The Fine Line Short Story Collection. A percentage of all entry fees goes to charity so you’ll be doing good while getting your work out there. […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. Three times a month, I’ll post a writing prompt. Open a notebook and write for 10 minutes. Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation – just write. Then let the writing simmer and your mind wander for awhile. […]

“I always told my kids that they could be anything they wanted to be, as long as what they wanted to be came with an MD after their names.” If you have read Yvonne Thornton’s first memoir, The Ditchdigger’s Daughters, this sentiment will be familiar. Thornton is one of five daughters born to Itasker and […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. Three times a month, I’ll post a writing prompt. Open a notebook and write for 10 minutes. Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation – just write. Then let the writing simmer and your mind wander for awhile. […]

Please join us for our March 1st dinner party on the theme Unsaid: Stories Between Bites. We will be featuring poets Bill Berekson and Micah Ballard as well as Yasmin Goland, chef of Calio Pie Edibles and Delights. More information about the guests, theme, and evening can be found in our Press Release. Join us […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from Gretta Moorhead. Earlier this month, we asked: Who showed you that books are more than text printed on a page? Describe one specific interaction with this person and the book that was discussed. Gretta wrote: Mrs. Hobson was my fourth grade teacher. She […]

CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on Incarcerated Mothers: Oppression and Resistance Co-Editors: Gordana Eljdupovic and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich Publication Date: 2012 Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2011! A large proportion – and in many jurisdictions the majority – of incarcerated women are mothers. Popular attention is often paid […]

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? Literary Mama wants to help. Three times a month, I’ll post a writing prompt. Open a notebook and write for 10 minutes. Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation – just write. Then let the writing simmer and your mind wander for awhile. […]