Literary Mama

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Literary Mama publishes previously unpublished writing exploring diverse experiences of motherhood and mothering.

Response time info: three months

Read the full guidelines at literarymama.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid.

Open to: Submitters must identify as a mother, with the journey of motherhood, or with the act of mothering; fathers may submit if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Seeks fresh, thoughtful, innovative, and vivid narratives about moments of motherhood that lead to epiphanies; submissions must be previously unpublished and are not currently paid.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid.

Open to: Submitters must identify as a mother, with the journey of motherhood, or with the act of mothering; fathers may submit if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Accepts creative nonfiction, literary reflections, profiles, and book reviews about motherhood and mothering; submissions must be previously unpublished and are not currently paid.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid.

Open to: Submitters must identify as a mother, with the journey of motherhood, or with the act of mothering; fathers may submit if that title better describes their caretaking role.

Seeks poetry offering fresh perspectives, thoughtful language, innovative craft, and vivid imagery about motherhood and mothering; submissions must be previously unpublished and are not currently paid.

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