News and Announcements

We don’t often think about screen or script writing on this site.  But this weekend may find you consuming an iconic type of creative writing:  the holiday movie.  Whether it’s Charlie Brown or Home for the Holidays, you may find your creative mind moving toward dialogue and scenes.  Inspired?  Check out ScreenCraft’s article on how to […]

The authors of Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook, Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter, are offering a new Teen Short Story Contest!

As the temperatures cool and first report cards come out,  has your family’s spark for learning and writing begun to flicker? I know mine has. This week, I’m visiting Wonderopolis, a companion site for the National Center for Families Learning.  Each day, the site provides a “Wonder of the Day” to get families thinking about […]

Like your editor, you may not have been able to get to Washington for the National Book Festival this summer, but now a webcast of the Poetry Slam from that festival is available to watch online.   Watch this and you might begin to make travel plans for next year.

Join us as Literary Mama transitions from a weekly to a monthly publishing schedule. The October Issue–chock full of pieces that speak to a desiring motherhood theme–will be online next Wednesday, October 15.

We’re pleased to share the news that LM contributor Marilyn Bousquin is offering an interactive workshop through Writing Women’s Lives. The free workshop, which will take place on October 7th, is called Writing Our Grandmothers, Discovering Ourselves: Women, Silence, and Voice. Marilyn tells us: “For women writers voice is a craft issue AND an identity issue […]

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As writer mamas, sometimes our job is to help our children learn to be good writers.  Sometimes it seems like the hardest thing to teach them is how to be ethical writers and avoid plagiarism.  Although this infographic is aimed at editors and not families, the Poynter Institute has put together a great explanation of what plagiarism […]

It won’t be Banned Books Week for a few more days, but the American Library Association is offering limited spaces now for a free webinar on “Regional Issues for Banned Books in 2014.” The webinar will take place at noon eastern time on Wednesday, September 24. Topics covered will  include work by the just announced […]

I am writing to announce that it is time for me to leave Literary Mama. Both my family life (caring both for my children and elderly parents) and work life (directing the Sustainable Arts Foundation with my husband) have grown much fuller these days and I no longer have the time I need or want to give to Literary Mama.

For those in the region, it’s not too late to register for this long-time conference.  With the motto, “Women mentoring women since 1979,” the conference brings well known writers to the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington.  Workshops throughout the weekend help aspiring writers hone their work while getting inspired for another year […]