Literary Mama

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 […]

We hope you’ve checked out the March/April 2026 issue of Literary Mama, but if you haven’t, I thought I would whet your reading appetite by sharing some of the pieces that spoke to me. While I am not a quilter, I am the daughter of one so Alison Colwell’s The Patchwork Quilt: Piecing an Identity […]

Literary Mama is seeking a co-editor for its Reviews department, which is focused on publishing reviews that explore literary work—fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry—about any form of motherhood. Newly-released works as well as backlist titles are both important and considered in the submissions process. If you like hearing about new books to add to your […]

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 […]

Often without realising, mothers develop a strong connection with music and it continues to change as our motherhood develops and our children grow. In the beginning, I remember feeling my body hum as during pregnancy my baby’s body and mine strove for harmony. The sound of my firstborn and his screams was a whole different […]

Where will our writing take us this 2026? I’d like to thank fellow Literary Mama Carrie Vittitoe for her reintroduction to our Blog Editorial team last month. I’m happy to be here and am delighted to see that it was a whole year ago when I started with Literary Mama, and wrote my first blog […]

With the dawning of a new year, this might be the time for you to consider joining Literary Mama, especially if you are looking for a way to connect with other writers and use some of your skills in meaningful ways. We are seeking individuals to fill these roles: Keep your eye on our Opportunities […]

With the start of 2026, we wanted to take a moment and reintroduce the Literary Mama Blog team, which consists of myself (Carrie Vittitoe), Femi Lewis, and Christina Francis-Gilbert.  Each of us came to Literary Mama with different motivations. Whether it was the desire to connect and network with other mama writers or an intention […]

I spoke with my sister earlier this week and she told me she had spent four hours wrapping presents. Needless to say, she was exhausted. This got me thinking about when I will complete my own mammoth job, and that thought alone tired me.  For many mothers, the task of wrapping gifts is, in reality, […]

Motherhood is a little like ooblek, the non-Newtonian fluid goo that many of us play with in childhood. In the same way that ooblek is a little bit a solid and a little bit a liquid, motherhood is both a personal endeavor that is unique to each individual and a public experience that connects us […]

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