Literary Mama

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Literary Mama is a volunteer-run online magazine publishing work about motherhood and mothering, open to anyone with a connection to these experiences.

Response time info: within three months

Read the full guidelines at literarymama.com

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirements

Open to: Anyone who identifies as a mother, or with the journey of motherhood, or the act of mothering in its many forms. Open to fathers if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Fiction submissions about motherhood or the journey of mothering in its many forms; previously unpublished work only; open to anyone who identifies with motherhood or caretaking roles.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirements

Open to: Anyone who identifies as a mother, or with the journey of motherhood, or the act of mothering in its many forms. Open to fathers if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Creative nonfiction submissions about motherhood or the journey of mothering in its many forms; previously unpublished work only; open to anyone who identifies with motherhood or caretaking roles.

poetryEligibility requirements

Open to: Anyone who identifies as a mother, or with the journey of motherhood, or the act of mothering in its many forms. Open to fathers if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Poetry submissions about motherhood or the journey of mothering in its many forms; previously unpublished work only; open to anyone who identifies with motherhood or caretaking roles.

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