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, […]
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 […]
“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 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 […]
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 our Calls for Submissions page.
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 […]