Between the Issues: June 2023
Get a sneak peek at the anthology contributor list and view current calls for submissions!
The new Literary Mama anthology, titled Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology, is in the initial stages of production thanks to Small Harbor Publishing.
LM Insider, you are among the first to get an update on this collection and view a list of the twenty-eight contributors! Stay tuned to this newsletter and the anthology page for more updates as we get closer to publication.
While you wait for the anthology, be sure to check out the 20 Years of Literary Mama posts on our blog and the timeline on our Celebrating 20 Years page.
Join the LM Team!
Literary Mama is an all-volunteer organization and we have a few open positions. Please look at the Opportunities page and see if there is a position that is right for you or someone you know.
Check Out Our Blog
Were you one of the many to read “The Blue Duffel Bag: A Journey from Beirut to America” in our March/April 2023 issue? Well, we loved seeing how thrilled writer Della Cassia was about having her piece published in LM, so we invited her to share the story of writing the piece on our blog.
In the early morning hours, almost 35 years after immigrating to the U.S., my first published essay, The Blue Duffel Bag: A Journey from Beirut to America, appeared with my byline a few spaces below the fold. I closed my eyes and sobbed. Although I’ve been published before, this was the first time I was sharing a part of my story with the world—a story I struggled to own.
Check out Della’s posts “Feeling Vulnerable Gave Me the Courage to Write More” and “Writing ‘The Blue Duffel Bag:’ A Story from a Delusional Mind.”
As always, our blog also has calls for submissions, writing advice, and community news. And you can find out what the LM staff is reading.
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We currently have a special call for literary reflections for the September/October issue!
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