Raising Mothers

Open now for flash fiction and nonfiction.

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Raising Mothers is a literary publication centering experimental and traditional writing about the lived experiences and parenting journeys of Black, Indigenous, and global people of color in the diaspora.

Response time info: 3-6 months

Read the full guidelines at raisingmothers.substack.com↗

Submission calls

flashLiteraryCloses Dec 15Fee: Entirely voluntaryPays: $195 annual membership covers one essay and one flash piece or interview.

Special call: “When the Water Was Gone — Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later” seeks flash creative nonfiction about survival, displacement, family, identity, intergenerational trauma, systemic injustice, and healing. Up to 1,000 words. Deadline: December 15. Response time: 3-6 months.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 15Fee: Entirely voluntaryPays: $195 annual membership covers one essay and one flash piece or interview.

Special call: “When the Water Was Gone — Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later” seeks short stories about survival, displacement, family, identity, intergenerational trauma, systemic injustice, and healing. Up to 5,000 words. Deadline: December 15. Response time: 3-6 months.

fictionLiterary

General submissions are open for experimental and traditional fiction, including work for the 2026 themes Online, IRL; Our Adoption Truths; Beyond Borders; Writing Midlife; and Girlhood. Response time: 3-6 months.

flashLiterary

General submissions are open for micro and flash work, including work for the 2026 themes Online, IRL; Our Adoption Truths; Beyond Borders; Writing Midlife; and Girlhood. Response time: 3-6 months.

nonfictionLiterary

General submissions are open for creative nonfiction and work for the 2026 themes Online, IRL; Our Adoption Truths; Beyond Borders; Writing Midlife; and Girlhood. Response time: 3-6 months.

otherLiterary

General submissions include interviews, book reviews, and conversations, with 2026 themes Online, IRL; Our Adoption Truths; Beyond Borders; Writing Midlife; and Girlhood. Response time: 3-6 months.

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