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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“Try to recapture that childlike state, when you wrote just for the sake of it, without concern for whether anyone outside of yourself will like it, publish it, or favorably review it. Write down every little idea that comes to you, no matter how silly it may seem, even if you don’t know what you […]
Thank you for participating in our “Mama And” prompt series! We had wonderful submissions for our mischievous month in February. See our favorite contributions below! Our prompt for March is: Mama And Running Whether it’s flash fiction, micro-story, drabble, found or short poetry, or even art, each prompt will be an invitation to share a […]
We’re looking for several individuals to join our efforts in publishing literary writing about motherhood. Please note: These are volunteer positions. All work is conducted remotely, via internet. Strong communication skills are required. Send your resume and cover letter to lminfo (at) literarymama (dot) com by Monday, March 7, 2022. Managing Editor The Managing Editor works with the […]
We’re starting a new community project at Literary Mama: a monthly prompt series called “Mama And.” We will be pairing different creative prompts with the concept of motherhood, and we want to see what each inspires you to create! Whether it’s flash fiction, micro-story, drabble, found or short poetry, or even art, each prompt will […]
“I’m the worst with writing advice. A masochist, at best. Hard on myself. Critical. But I do, maybe, have some advice: be slow and deliberate. Let ideas stew. Nobody’s waiting! You’re waiting for yourself to connect disparate threads. The result might be gorgeously horrific or inspiring, whatever your purpose. Give yourself that time to think, […]
“The Star Wars franchise isn’t something I’ve followed, but the wisdom of Yoda and its applicability to the writing life continue to resonate with me. ‘Patience you must have, my young Padawan,’ ‘Do. Or do not. There is no try,’ and ‘A Jedi must have the deepest commitment’ are words to live by. If you write, you are a […]
Welcome to our Calls for Submissions page. Here, we’ll feature new publication opportunities for all our Mama readers. Look for updated posts each month. If there is a ❤️ next to a call, that means the magazine or press is specifically looking for mother writers. We ❤️ all our Mamas! Literary Mama is always open […]
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 connected with Teri Rizvi, whose writing was published by Literary Mama in 2017. Teri’s collection of […]