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We want to introduce you to Alissa McElreath, LM’s new Columns Editor. Alissa teaches English at a small, private college in North Carolina, where she lives with her husband and two children (7 and almost 4). She chronicles her life as a mother, writer, and teacher on her blog. Read her latest post about the […]

Elrena Evans makes us consider the dark side of what happens when dreams do come true in her short story, Bartimaeus The Blind Read on in Conte: A Journal of Narrative Writing. And be careful what you wish for….

“Little Ninjas” by Suzanne Kamata, LM’s Fiction Editor, tells a story about the struggle to protect our children from violence. Christine shook her head. They’d done nothing but scare the children. She remembered what her Sunday school teacher had said long ago about the devil: He wouldn’t be some ugly red ogre with horns; he’d […]

Okay, I’ve dropped the ball and haven’t featured any editors in too long…and now we have some new additions to our crew. Nicole Stellon O’Donnell, Columns Editor, is a poet and essayist who lives in Fairbanks, Alaska with her husband and two daughters. Her poetry has appeared in various literary magazines, including Ice Floe, The […]

Several Literary Mama editors and columnists have books coming out this Spring that are now available for pre-order on Amazon. CNF editor Sonya Huber’s memoir, Opa Nobody, is coming out this spring from University of Nebraska Press. Senior Editor and columnist Shari MacDonald Strong’s anthology, The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of […]

Read Elrena Evans’ column, “Lovely Lady Lumps” in the “Nutshell” section from the Winter 2008 issue of Brain, Child magazine. Elrena, LM’s Me and My House columnist, writes about our culture’s current fascination with the sexiness of pregnancy, and the increasing rates of postpartum plastic surgery. Why isn’t postpartum sexy too? Read on…

Mamaphiles, the mama-zine compilation, announces the publication of its third issue. In this installment, twenty-five zine-writing mamas (including Literary Mama’s Creative Nonfiction Co-Editor Kate Haas) and one papa take on the theme “Coming Home.” Contributors range from zine veterans like Ariel Gore of Hip Mama to young mothers brand-new to zines. Packed with essays, poetry, […]

LM’s Literary Reflections co-editor, Violeta Garcia-Mendoza has a poem featured in the latest Mamazine installment titled, Mis Ojalas.

Got any newsletter or marketing experience? Literary Mama is seeking an e-zine editor! Work entails formatting and copy editing the weekly newsletter on a strict deadline, as well as research and reporting (not on deadline) about what kinds of blurbs generate the most click-throughs, what kind of content our readers are most hungry for, and […]

Developed out of necessity, the Web site A Wild Ride helps and supports parents whose children require more than “normal” children. These parents are forced to deal with stress that most people can’t comprehend. They are stretched to their limits of patience, endurance, ability, and sometimes resources and they feel anxious, afraid, isolated and confused. […]

We are an ezine that promotes communication between women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers and readers. We are currently seeking freelance writers for our upcoming editorial schedule and themes. Please visit: http://wow-womenonwriting.com to get the flavor of our columns and features. Writing Schedule and Themes for WOW! Women On Writing: Jan. 2008 – Focus on […]