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Congrats to these LM staffers! Joanne Hartman, Profiles Co-Editor: “My essay, She’s Mad, was published in The Monthly. I wrote it a few years ago, in my past life as a middle school teacher, and dug it up after receiving a call for submissions for the theme “Crossing A Line.” I love the illustration they […]

Do you—or does someone you know—have an interesting story about changing careers? The Working Chronicles will publish the top stories in our online magazine and publicize them on Facebook and Twitter. Your story may also be included in a future book. Details: Submit stories on the topic of career transitions of 1,000 words or less […]

Mark your calendar to hear LM contributor Lisa Harper read from her new memoir, A Double Life: Discovering Motherhood. Harper writes, “I wrote my award-winning memoir, A Double Life: Discovering Motherhood, when I was pregnant with my first child because none of the books I read captured the totality of my transformation. Physically, emotionally, psychologically-I […]

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. […]

An artful personal essay showcases your wit, wisdom, and window on the world. This information-packed one-day workshop takes your essays from ideas to potential publication. The instructor draws on more than 20 years of magazine-essay-writing experience to share tips on style, structure, voice, the use of anecdote, and how to target what different publications want. […]

Pluff mud is the rich, fertile, mucky soil that lines the harbors, marshes, and tidal creeks around Charleston, SC. Like the primordial ooze, it gives life. Pluff Mud Mag also gives life – to local writers. Pluff Mud Mag brings you new voices, and new visions. To submit your work, check out our Submissions page. […]

Literary Mama is proud to participate in World Read Aloud Day, March 9th. Get a jump on your read alouds with our Essential Reading list of favorites coming in February (click here for last year’s list). And if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, save the date for a Pajama Party reading, Wednesday […]

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. […]

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from January. Earlier this month, we asked “How public or private is your journal? Is it record of events, a list of secret desires, an inventory of frustrations? Describe your process and the audience for whom you write.” Brenda Granger wrote: The Exercise of […]

The Tiger Mama discussion continues to generate discussion. Check out this view from Suzanne Kamata, Literary Mama’s Fiction Editor.

Do you subscribe to Literary Mama’s E-Zine? The weekly e-zine features our latest selections and highlights timely pieces from our archives. This week’s issue includes three new columns (Solo, How Does Your Bookshelf Grow, Birthing the Writer Mother) and three pieces from the archives (a short story by Toni Martin, creative non-fiction by Kelsi Thomas, […]