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Writing about the many faces of motherhood
Literary Mama
1w ago
Pen Parentis is hosting a Literary Salon on March 11, 2025 (7 pm ET/4 pm PT) titled “From Page to Screen,” and Literary Mama is invited! The Pen Parentis Literary Salon is a monthly series with multiple goals including shattering stereotypes about parent writers and promoting their creative work. The March salon features four parents–Trey ..read more
Literary Mama
2w ago
I watch you now, my son, and it feels as though time is playing tricks on me. You are the baby I rocked to sleep and the boy who pulls away from my touch, eager to prove his independence. How strange it is that you can embody both—the child I knew and the one I’m ..read more
Literary Mama
3w ago
Final weeks of this month might feel flustered as we remember all that we still need to do before February turns to March. In this vein, apologies for the writing deadlines in this month’s blog appearing to be last minute. There are some good ones though, so don’t click away yet ..read more
Literary Mama
1M ago
February is, by far, my favorite month of the year. Despite the cold weather and dark days, it is filled with light and love, as seen in the month-long celebration of African-American history and Valentine’s Day. As a mother, a reader, and a writer, acknowledging the power of love and liberation in all forms is ..read more
Literary Mama
1M ago
The hiatus of Literary Mama gave staff time to pause, and from that pause came some realizations as Editor-in-Chief Amanda Fields noted in the Jan/Feb 2025 issue. What community looks like has changed since 2020, and it continues to change, but that doesn’t mean that community isn’t needed. In fact, it seems that people have ..read more
Literary Mama
1M ago
As mothers who embrace the power of reading and writing about motherhood, we all know it is a journey filled with pride, pain, discovery, and a constant need to decompress. That’s why the Literary Reflections team is excited to hear from you. The department is currently accepting essays exploring the varied experiences of mothers who ..read more
Literary Mama
3M ago
If you need time away from family celebrations and holiday shopping this month, here are some excuses you can use for your solitary writing spells. Boulevard’s 2024 short fiction contest is for writers who have not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press. Deadline is Dec 31 ..read more
Literary Mama
3M ago
This is the final installment in the series where we asked the contributors to Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology to share thoughts about their writing process, their inspiration, or their work in the book ..read more
Literary Mama
6M ago
Writing and motherhood have commonalities. Both involve a birthing—of ideas or babies. At times, both demand more from us than what we feel we have the supply to give; we spend long nights, early mornings, and weary afternoons managing them. They require us to adapt and grow in every way imaginable. We revise our previous ..read more
Literary Mama
1y ago
We asked the contributors to Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology, to share thoughts about their writing process, their inspiration, or their work in the book. We'll share those musings here on the Literary Mama blog ..read more