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That’s A Wrap! #MamaAndWriting Week 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first ever #MamaAndWriting week! It was a wonderful week full of word goals, writing prompts, write-ins, and a wrap party. We hope you felt inspired by the opportunity to connect with some other mama writers. We loved hearing from you as the week progressed. During the first […]

Blog Editor |  May 19, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News – Lit Mag News Roundup To Interview Literary Mama Editors

We are so excited to announce that four Literary Mama editors will be sitting down with Becky Tuch from Lit Mag News Roundup on Monday, May 23rd at 11:30 am est for a live interview. This will be a wonderful opportunity to get to know Publisher Cindy DiTiberio, Fiction Editor Lolita Pierce, Senior Editor and […]

Blog Editor |  May 12, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

#MamaAndWriting Week 2022: Mid-Week Roundup

We have been having so much fun with our first ever Literary Mama #MamaAndWriting Week! As we turn the corner on the week, we wanted to highlight what’s still up ahead. On Thursday, May 12, there will be another Virtual Write-In from 8-9pm EST. Give yourself the gift of an hour and come write in […]

Blog Editor |  May 11, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

Welcome to #MamaAndWriting Week 2022!

We at Literary Mama are so excited to kickoff our first ever #MamaAndWriting Week! With daily prompts, virtual write-in parties, and even a wrap party with Literary Mama staff, this is a great way to treat yourself for Mother’s Day. What’s better than spending time each day doing something you love? Each day our social […]

Blog Editor |  May 7, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

Where Are They Now? An Interview with LM Contributor Trish Hopkinson

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 week, Senior Editor Christina Consolino chatted with Trish Hopkinson, who has published both poetry and a review for Literary Mama. You […]

Blog Editor |  May 6, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

#MamaAndWriting Week 2022

We are excited to announce Literary Mama’s first annual #MamaAndWriting week! This virtual writing week will kick off on Mother’s Day, May 8, for a full week of prompts, goals, community, and resources. We invite mama writers to participate in any or all of #MamaAndWriting week. Meet a word count goal, attend a virtual write-in, […]

Sarah Johnson La Barbera |  May 4, 2022 | | Blog |  4 Comments

Community News – HerStry Blog

We at Literary Mama love HerStry Blog, where “telling your story is a revolutionary act.” If you haven’t read the personal essays they publish each week, we recommend you check them out, or maybe even submit your own essay under the monthly theme. From their website: “Since 2015 we have collected hundreds of stories from […]

Blog Editor |  April 27, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News – Zibby Owens’ Upcoming Memoir

 New Book Recommendation! Zibby Owens’ newest memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, is slated for publication in July 2022, and we can’t wait to read it. She writes that the book is “a deeply personal memoir about one woman’s journey to finding her voice and rewriting her story by the creator and […]

Blog Editor |  April 20, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

May Editorial Feedback Opportunity

In an effort to help offset the systematic inequality in the literary industry, Amanda Jaros will offer editorial feedback to people who donate to nonprofit organizations that support people traditionally underrepresented or marginalized.

Amanda Jaros |  April 18, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

“Mama And…” April Edition + March Highlights

Thank you for participating in our “Mama And” prompt series! We had wonderful submissions for our month of running in March. See our favorite contributions below! Our prompt for April is: Mama And Laughter Whether it’s flash fiction, micro-story, drabble, found or short poetry, or even art, each prompt will be an invitation to share […]

Crystal Rowe |  April 14, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News – Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop

Literary Mama is proud to support the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop, which will take place October 20–22, 2022, in Dayton, Ohio. Seats are still available for this in-person workshop, and there’s a virtual option too. From their website: “The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop has been dubbed the ‘Woodstock of Humor.’ Another writer describes it as […]

Bridget Lillethorup |  April 13, 2022 | | Blog |  No comments

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