Calls for Submissions

As a community connected by our love of literature and motherhood experiences, we know how significant it is to feel accepted. Literature is the label we often attribute to writing that has been published or posted to a wider audience. We even say that literature needs that superior quality or to be recognized as having […]

Getting published on a large scale or with one of the Big Five might seem like a pipedream these days, if it wasn’t that before AI stepped up. However, that’s why literary magazines like Literary Mama are such a godsend. There are chances to submit to many departments such as Reviews, Literary Reflections, Creative Nonfiction […]

Why it’s important for Literary Mamas to keep posting for publication in 2026. There are numerous reasons why Literary Mamas need to be posting and publishing their words in 2026. Today, many yearn for multiple perspectives and observations of the world, whether in the form of creative fiction, nonfiction, or inspirational poetry. Literary magazines and […]

The life-work balance for mothers is often jagged during the summer vacation, especially in July. “Life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece!” ― Terry McMillan

As mothers who embrace the power of reading and writing about motherhood, we all know it is a journey filled with pride, pain, discovery, and a constant need to decompress.  That’s why the Literary Reflections team is excited to hear from you. The department is currently accepting essays exploring the varied experiences of mothers who […]

Writing and motherhood have commonalities. Both involve a birthing—of ideas or babies. At times, both demand more from us than what we feel we have the supply to give; we spend long nights, early mornings, and weary afternoons managing them. They require us to adapt and grow in every way imaginable. We revise our previous […]

We know the Barbie movie made a big impression on Literary Mamas, so we wanted to share an opportunity with you: “Barbenheimer Convergence”: Moneymaker or (Feminist) Intervention? Co-editors: Carolyn Jacobs, Anna Young and Karen A. Ritzenhoff (Central Connecticut State University) We are seeking submissions for an anthology about the intersection of Barbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023) […]

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. Don’t see a favorite magazine? Some close submission windows during the summer months, so check back in the fall. The list below contains plenty of literary magazines that are accepting […]

You’re invited to transform your favourite queer theory text into a poem using only single-syllable words.   MONOSYLLABIC QUEER THEORY will be a book-length poetry collection that welcomes all forms of poetry (short, long, prose poems, free verse, highly formal, and beyond). Stylistically, knock yourself out. Have fun. Go for it! See the Call for Submissions for more details.  Submission Guidelines: Submissions:Early-bird […]

Typically, we post these every two months, but we’ve heard about several writing opportunities and want to give mama writers as much advance notice as possible. MER- Mom Egg Review has two open calls for submission:The print journal is open for submissions until 7/15 on the theme of Ages/Stages; more info and guidelines at http://merliterary.com/submit Our […]

The Literary Reflections Department at Literary Mama is seeking submissions for our July/August 2023 publication. We are looking for original first-person essays about the intersection of parenthood and the creative process, and we welcome perspectives from all genders. For this issue, we’re interested in pieces between 1,500-3,000 words about children’s summer reading. Whether you have a success […]