Return to Top of Page
Menu
  • Close
  • About Us
  • Contributors
  • Donate
  • Opportunities
  • Staff
  • Submissions
  • 20 Years
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Search Website
Literary Mama
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Departments
  • Blog
  • Newsletter

News and Announcements

Community News

Applications will soon be accepted for A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program (Sept. 5-Oct. 5). The winners, finalists and honorable mentions will be announced in November. The grand prize winners will be honored at the April 4-6, 2024, Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, where they will be “robed” in […]

Blog Editor |  August 15, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News: ASJA Virtual Conference

Writing about family is changing to be more inclusive. Yes, it still includes writing about kids but it also includes writing about all types of family structures. Learn how to pitch, what publications want, how to find sources, how to brainstorm ideas and much more. Profiles editor, Holly Rizzuto Palker will be in conversation with […]

Blog Editor |  June 8, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Kudos

Congratulations to our Literary Mama staff members! ~~~~~ Profiles Editor Brianna Avennia-Tapper spoke with poet Maggie Smith about choices—both on the page and in your home—for The Chicago Review of Books, and with climber/conservationist/writer/mother Majka Burhardt about flexibility in motherhood and on the mountain. Brianna also reviewed the singular novel/memoir Typical of the Times/What was […]

Blog Editor |  May 31, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News

While at AWP (read more about my experience here and senior editor Rudri Patel’s takeaways here), I met the creators of two groups all Literary Mamas should know about.  Pen Parentis provides critical resources to working writers to keep them on track after starting a family. They provide Writing Fellowships for parents with children under the age of 10 (I sadly […]

Cindy DiTiberio |  April 20, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Meet the Intern!

Hello! My name is Isabella Vassallo, and I’m interning for Literary Mama this spring. I am from Rocky Hill, Connecticut and am currently a student at and on track to graduate this spring from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. I am majoring in English with a minor in Writing and Publishing. I am […]

Isabella Vassallo |  April 10, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Call for Submissions: Literary Reflections

The Literary Reflections Department at Literary Mama is seeking submissions for our July/August 2023 publication. We are looking for original first-person essays about the intersection of parenthood and the creative process, and we welcome perspectives from all genders. For this issue, we’re interested in pieces between 1,500-3,000 words about children’s summer reading. Whether you have a success […]

Blog Editor |  April 6, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Literary Mama At AWP!

Come see Literary Mama at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference! Not familiar with AWP? You can find more information here, including a full schedule of events.  Want to know where to find us? Literary Mama will be at Table T1504 in the exhibition hall. Our staff will wear t-shirts and carry tote […]

Blog Editor |  February 26, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Kudos

Congratulations to these Literary Mama staff members! ~~~~~ Senior Editor Rudri Bhatt Patel published the piece, “Pros and Cons of Anchor Clients,” for The Freelance Creative. She also published the piece, ““Why Pickleball Is a Great Sport for Seniors,” for FAR.com. For Apartment Therapy, she published, “How I Used the Two-Minute Rule to Stop Feeling […]

Blog Editor |  February 24, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Call for Submissions: Literary Reflections

The Literary Reflections Department at Literary Mama is seeking submissions for our May/June 2023 publication. We are looking for original first-person essays about the intersection of parenthood and the creative process, and we welcome perspectives from all genders. For this issue, we’re interested in pieces between 1,500-3,000 words related to either Mother’s Day or Father’s […]

Blog Editor |  February 16, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Literary Mamas to Follow

We love seeing what former Literary Mama contributors are up to in the world. “Literary Mamas to Follow” is a new blog series highlighting the work of mama writers and how Literary Mama has played a part in their creative journeys. Windy Lynn Harris, whose humorous fiction piece, “Dear Quiche, I’d Like an Apology,” was […]

Blog Editor |  February 3, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Community News: HerStories Writing Summit

We at Literary Mama love The HerStories Project: an online community for midlife women who write (or want to write but don’t know where to start.) We’re excited to announce The HerStories Community 30-Day Writing Summit featuring 20 writers, instructors, coaches, and editors, including Literary Mama Profiles Editor, Holly Rizzuto Palker and former Literary Mama […]

Blog Editor |  January 19, 2023 | | Blog |  No comments

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 18 Next
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2023 Literary Mama | Search Site | About Us | Staff | Submissions | Privacy Policy