Welcome to Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Amanda Jaros, Editor-in-Chief. She told me about her journey from Blog Editor to Editor-in-Chief, her love for Camille Dungy, and the importance of […]
For each issue of Literary Mama, Literary Reflections shares a writing prompt, inviting our readers to respond. Our editors provide feedback on the responses we receive, and we post our favorites on the blog. This month’s writing prompt is inspired by Erin Lyn Bodin’s Even In Winter. ~~~~~ In her Literary Reflections essay, “Even In Winter,” […]
When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she’d often exit the car at school drop-off with a book snuggled securely under her arm. At some point during my drive home, I would realize she’d forgotten her lunch. I’d finagle a U-turn and brave LA morning traffic—again—to leave the meal with the school secretary. Although […]
Welcome to our newest blog series: Where Are They Now? In this series, our editors interview past Literary Mama contributors to see what they’ve accomplished since publishing in LM, and talk about their writing journeys. This month, Reviews Editor Autumn Purdy corresponded over email with Kyle Potvin about her debut poetry collection, how writing poems helps her […]
Welcome to Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Andrea Lani, Senior Editor and Literary Reflections Editor. She told me about the delight of being an LM editor, Terry Tempest Williams, and […]
Welcome to our newest blog series: Where Are They Now? In this series, our editors interview past Literary Mama contributors to see what they’ve accomplished since publishing in LM, and talk about their writing journeys. This month, Senior Editor and Literary Reflections Editor Libby Maxey sat down with Barbara Rockman to talk about teaching workshops, her recent […]
I’ve always felt that reading is balsam für die Seele, meaning “balm for the soul,” a phrase I learned from a friend who’s wondrously fluent in German. Immersion in the universe of a book is a form of escapism from real world concerns, causing the heart rate to slow, the breath to deepen. It’s easy […]
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Every other month, we will publish an interview with a Literary Mama contributor to see what they’ve accomplished since publishing in LM, and talk about their writing journeys.
Welcome to Craft Talks. In this bi-monthly post, we’ll have a mini-interview with our own editors about craft, what they look for in submissions, and all things writing. Today, I talked with Colleen Kearney Rich, Fiction Editor. She told me about her recent publication, Linda Hogan, and the delight of surprise in submissions. 1. Tell […]
Each page of my crisp, new reading log contains space for thoughts about the books I plan to read this year, along with room to jot down noteworthy quotes and award ratings for plot, characters, and overall enjoyability. Strangely, this will be my first time keeping such a journal. As a devoted, enthusiastic reader, one […]