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Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner (owners of Soapbox, Inc. Speakers Who Speak Out and co-authors of Manifesta and Grassroots), are currently working on a new book entitled The Family Bed: Is There Sex After Kids?, which focuses on the sex lives of parents after having children. As research for the book, the authors are sending […]

From Erika Dreifus’ Practicing Writer: Catalyst Book Press seeks literary essays telling personal stories for two anthologies, one focusing on birth parents, and the other on the subject of miscarriage. The submission deadline for both books is August 15, 2009, and payment in each case will be $50 plus one copy of the book. For […]

Literary Mama writer Victoria Patterson (“Baby Talk” and “Morphine and Mother’s Milk”) has a new collection of stories out entitled Drift. Look for the book on Amazon and in bookstores nationwide.

Submission Deadline: July 13, 2009 PERINATAL A Symposium on Birth Practices and Reproductive Rights Wednesday 7th October 2009 (tentative) at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Forty years ago, the feminist movement advocated for reproductive rights. Over the years, childbirth was dropped from the agenda. Why? What has this meant for women? How are women organizing […]

A panel discussion by womengirlsladies at the Brooklyn Museum June 20th, 2 PM Free Admission When are more men going to care about work/family balance? And what is the role of men in the feminist movement anyway? Join Deborah Siegel, Courtney Martin, Gloria Feldt, and Kristal Brent Zook for a fresh conversation among feminists in […]

The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is doing good, good work. It is giving young Afghan women an outlet for telling their stories–important stories that would not otherwise be heard. Those women need our help. As program founder Masha Hamilton writes on the AWWP website: “Many of our students and women writers, especially outside of Kabul, […]

For those of you in San Francisco and near by, don’t miss the screening next week of Who Does She Think She Is?, the documentary by Pamela Tanner Boll which profiles several mother-artists; the film will play at the Red Vic Movie House on Haight Street, Wednesday June 10th (2, 7:15, 9:15 PM) and Thursday […]

We are currently seeking submissions for a special online issue of The Mom Egg, a literary journal, to be released in Fall 2009. Deadline for poetry, fiction, creative prose and art for this issue is July 31, 2009. We are also accepting submissions of other material, such as reviews and interviews. Submission guidelines may be […]

August 1, 2009 – September 12, 2009 Write your truth. Tell your stories. Make a commitment to yourself. Wherever you’ve roamed, whatever you’ve survived, however you live—it’s all fodder for your work. Your unique experiences are vital to creating and critiquing. This multi-genre workshop will serve as a tool for self-discovery and story excavation under […]

August 1, 2009 – September 12, 2009 Write your truth. Tell your stories. Make a commitment to yourself. Wherever you’ve roamed, whatever you’ve survived, however you live—it’s all fodder for your work. Your unique experiences are vital to creating and critiquing. This multi-genre workshop will serve as a tool for self-discovery and story excavation under […]

August 1, 2009 – September 12, 2009 Write your truth. Tell your stories. Make a commitment to yourself. Wherever you’ve roamed, whatever you’ve survived, however you live—it’s all fodder for your work. Your unique experiences are vital to creating and critiquing. This multi-genre workshop will serve as a tool for self-discovery and story excavation under […]