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The Faster Times

minti-database — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:40 -0800

From former This Girl is Mine LM columnist, Deesha Philyaw: I'm psyched to report that I'm the new co-parenting columnist for The Faster Times. Currently, my debut article is #1 on the site, trumping news of both Carmen Electra and...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners

minti-database — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:32 -0800

101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark Many of you know that we originally planned this book to cover all three triathlon sports - running, swimming, and cycling - and...

Mother Words Online with Literary Reflections Co-Editor Kate Hopper

minti-database — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:16:33 -0800

Mother Words Online, Winter Session 2010 - 10 weeks February 10 April 21 Class Description Whether you are a new mom or a veteran, whether you gave birth to or adopted your child, in this online class youll learn...

Improve Your Memoir and Life Story Writing

minti-database — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:14 -0800

Writer's Online Workshops are known for their personalized attention, professional instructors, and small class sizes. Now you can put the courses to work for you to improve your writing. Plus, you'll be able to save on these courses starting...

Mothering Outside the Lines

minti-database — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:34:53 -0800

Former LM Under the Saharan Sun columnist Jennifer Margulis is now writing a column for Motherhood magazine called Mothering Outside the Lines. The thing is, I dont know if I really want a midwife, I said to James when I...

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The Kitchen Sisters

minti-database — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:03:16 -0800

The Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories and images and videos and writings. Were launching a new multimedia series on NPR this January, a listener collaboration in the tradition of Hidden Kitchens, Lost & Found Sound, and The Sonic Memorial...

The Mom Egg

minti-database — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:19:07 -0800

The Mom Egg, an annual journal, seeks flash fiction, prose, poetry and art for its Spring 2010 issue, which will be a print issue on the theme of "Lessons". The Mom Egg publishes work by mothers about everything, and by...

Pen Parentis

minti-database — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:42 -0800

Join us Tuesday, November 10th for a night of great fiction with Joanna Smith Rakoff, celebrated author of A FORTUNATE AGE and singer-songwriter/novelist/radio personality Stewart Lewis. Have a glass of wine in our exclusive Pen Parentis Upstairs Library bar, be...

Literary Reflections Selected Short

minti-database — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:12:29 -0800

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from October. We asked, "Is there a character -- dead or alive -- who acts as your muse? Does this character make frequent appearances in your writing or...

Blog Book Review: enLIGHTend

minti-database — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:03:17 -0700

by Jessica Berger Gross Reviewed by Merle J. Huerta At twenty-five, Jessica Berger Gross, overweight, depressed from a recent breakup, and craving self esteem, was coping the only way she knew how through comfort foods, cigarettes, and alcohol. Raised...

End of Life Stories

minti-database — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:02:56 -0700

END OF LIFE Creative Nonfiction is again working with the good folks at SMU Press, this time on a collection tentatively titled "End of Life Stories." For this collection, we are seeking essays that explore death, dying, and end...

Being and Thinking as an Academic Mother

minti-database — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:51:14 -0700

Being and Thinking as an Academic Mother: Theory and Narrative CALL FOR PAPERS FOR ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM The Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University will co-host a one-day symposium at the...

Sophia Raday at LitQuake!

minti-database — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:31:02 -0700

Former Literary Mama columnist Sophia Raday, who is profiled this month, will read from her memoir, Love in Condition Yellow, THIS SATURDAY October 10th from 12-1, as part of Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary festival. She will join other memoirists,...

Fathers and Daughters

minti-database — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:09:46 -0700

Enter your non-fictional narrative for the opportunity to be included in an anthology, sharing real life accounts of how fathers have shaped daughters lives, to be published in June 2010. It is my mission to gather authentic experiences to create...

The East Bay Monthly

minti-database — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:53 -0700

Dear Writers, Were now accepting short first-person essays (900 words maximum) for possible publication in our January 2010 issue. The theme: "A moment (big or small) after which nothing was the same." Please note that although we have nothing against...

East Bay Monthly Call for Submissions:

minti-database — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:43:53 -0700

Were now accepting short first-person essays (900 words maximum) for possible publication in our January 2010 issue. The theme: "A moment (big or small) after which nothing was the same." Please note that although we have nothing against poems, short...

The 2009 Stanton/Anthony Conversations: Mothers as Leaders: Contradictions & Challenges

minti-database — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:23:15 -0700

The University of Rochester October 9, 1:15-2:30 PM Join Literary Mama columnist and Mama, PhD coeditor Elrena Evans in conversation with author Judith Warner and filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll at the University of Rochester this Friday, October 9th. Location: Interfaith...

Who Does She Think She Is? DVD discount!

minti-database — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:35:53 -0700

Who Does She Think She Is?, the terrific documentary about women trying to combine motherhood and artistic work, is coming out on DVD! Mama at the Movies columnist Caroline Grant wrote about the film last year ; here's an excerpt:...

Literary Reflections Selected Short

minti-database — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:50:24 -0700

Literary Reflections is pleased to present our featured writing prompt response from September. We asked, " Have you been a member of a group that helped you connect with your true passion? How did this group sharpen your focus?...