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Literary Mama is pleased to share the following special call for submissions from M Billye Sankofa Waters and Gholdy Muhammad-Jackson. From their announcement: “ YO! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS We are working on a special issue for Urban Education titled “The First Authors: Honoring Knowledge Productions of and with Black Mothers.” We’re inviting folx to share […]

The Literary Reflections Department of Literary Mama is seeking submissions for our March/April 2023 publication. We’re looking for original first-person essays focused on the intersection of motherhood and the creative process. More specifically, we are interested in stories of growth and/or rebirth related to literature (as in books you are reading) or as it relates […]

Welcome to our Calls for Submissions page. Here, we’ll feature new publication opportunities for all our Mama readers. Look for updated posts every other month. If there is a ❤️ next to a call, that means the magazine or press is specifically looking for mother writers. We ❤️ all our Mamas! Literary Mama is always […]

Popcorn led me to Literary Mama. The story begins in an elementary school cafeteria. My husband and I volunteered to pop popcorn for the annual sock hop at my son’s school. While wearing plastic gloves and stuffing popcorn into red and white paper bags, I met another mom there volunteering — Christina Consolino, a former […]

We are looking for submissions for a Literary Mama 20th anniversary logo! Next year is our 20th anniversary and we are hoping some creative mamas might be interested in crafting something for our consideration. It would be used on our website, marketing materials, and social media accounts. Please submit entries to lmblogeditor (at) gmail (dot) com  by […]

Literary Mama is pleased to share the Call for Proposals from the Museum of Motherhood for their Yearly Conference to be held in St. Petersburg, Florida & OnlineMarch 24-26, 2023 The theme for this year’s conference is: REPRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES- Undoing m/otherhood; who has the right to talk about motherhood, who claims that status, and how […]

At this time of year, we are awash in all things ghostly and ghastly. Halloween reminds us to have fun, play pretend, grasp someone’s hand when we’re feeling scared, but November 1 is All Souls Day, a time of remembrance and sadness for many. The fall, with its darkening skies and cooling temperature, is when […]

Calling all Literary Mama contributors! Rachel Stough at Point Park University wants to know about your experiences writing for Literary Mama: “Hello! My name is Rachel Stough and I am currently recruiting for my dissertation research study exploring the experiences of Literary Mama contributors. If you’ve contributed at least one piece to Literary Mama and […]

Observe. Listen. There is value in every writer’s words, seasoned or novice. There aren’t stupid questions so ask them. Knowledge equals growth. Act on the afforded understanding, follow the path, and seize the opportunities even if they differ from your vision. Be humble. Accept all work offered because it leads to more opportunities. Write at […]

My dream to be a published author developed at nine years old when I devoured one Babysitter’s Club book after another. I wanted to create my own characters and stories and let them live dramatic lives underneath beautiful book covers. Now in my early 30s, I’m still aspiring to that “published” part – in the […]

Welcome back to our monthly social media writing prompt series, #MamaAnd. We loved reading your contributions to “Mama And Back to School” for September! Here are a few of our favorites. Our prompt for October is: Mama And Mystery Whether it’s flash fiction, micro-story, drabble, found or short poetry, or even art, each prompt will […]