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Workshop with Columnist Cassie Premo Steele https://literarymama.com/columns/birthingthemotherwriter/ This winter, Cassie Premo Steele’s seasonal Women Writing Naturally Workshop will take place on the feast of Brigid, an Irish saint and the Celtic goddess of poetry, healing, and craft. This workshop, open to all women, will allow time for journaling, meditation, outdoor reflection, and deepening one’s relationship […]

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. […]

Straight As and piano lessons. Bans on TV and playdates. What’s the deal with Tiger Mothers? LM Marketing and Publicity Manager, Lisa Chiu, has some thoughts about Amy Chua’s controversial memoir. You can read Lisa’s comments here AND an essay she wrote during college here. Leave a comment here on the blog or join the […]

Call for Submissions Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on: Mothering and Psychoanalysis: Clinical, Sociological & Feminist Perspectives Editor: Petra Büskens Pub Date: 2012/2013 Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2011 This book aims to analyse the intersecting territories of mothering and psychoanalysis from feminist, sociological and psychoanalytic/psychotherapeutic perspectives. Not since Nancy Chodorow’s […]

Follow up with 4 additional organizations added to the list….. Dear MIRCI Members and Friends, The Demeter Press edited collection on the 21st century motherhood movement will be going to print in mid February (the book features more than 70 motherhood organizations). Due to last minute cancellations we are seeking writers for the following organizations: […]

My seven-year-old asks if he can invite Max over for an after-school playdate. The two have been good friends since preschool so my answer is usually an easy “yes,” but this time, I encourage Geoffrey to think about another friend. He and Cole have been friends for several years too, but it’s been a while […]

The Pen Parentis Literary Salon Tuesday, January 11 Ring in the New Year with inspiring and provocative authors! Patricia Henley Is a poet, parent, and novelist. Her novel, Hummingbird House was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught for 23 years in the MFA Program at Purdue University. Thaisa Frank Is a […]

CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press seeks submissions for an edited collection on MUSLIM MOTHERING: Local and Global Histories, Theories, and Practices Editor: Dana Olwan Publication Date: 2012 DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: MAY 1, 2011! The concept of Muslim mothering elicits a wide range of assumptions about the roles Islam plays in shaping experiences of mothering and […]

Lindsay Blanche started grantsforsinglemothers.org because she wanted to share information she’s acquired the past 13 years. This single mom from Central Texas says it shouldn’t be hard to find help when you need it, so she offers resources for financial aid, scholarships, food and housing programs, and parenting advice. Want to read more about single […]

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. […]

In our Reviews section this month, we cover Katherine Ellison’s new memoir, Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention: Ellison’s twelve-year-old son (and the wayward, willful child of the story) has been diagnosed with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder — ADHD and ODD. This diagnostic alphabet soup means he’s clinically distracted and […]