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Literary Mama is making news, with articles appearing in newspapers from the San Francisco Bay Area, to Chicago, to Richmond, Virginia, and more. If you would like to read what the press is saying about us, then continue on......

LM columnist Jennifer Eyre White was featured on Stanford KZSU 90.1FM's weekly radio show "Charlotte's Miscellany" reading her essay On Having Three Kids.

LM managing editor Andi Buchanan is interviewed at Blogging Baby.

LM editor-in-chief Amy Hudock and managing editor Andi Buchanan are quoted in Brain,Child magazine's recent feature Tales from the (Mother) Hood on publishing and mothers who write.

Literary Mama named a Forbes Favorite in Forbes.com's "Best of the Web" picks for Spring 2005.

Watch LM's Andi Buchanan on CSPAN's BookTV.

LM columnist The Naughty Mommy has signed a book deal with Seal Press!

Three Literary Mama stories named in storySouth's list of Notable Stories of 2004: Dad in Red, by Sonia Huber; The Dogs of Sayulita, by JD Munro; and Wild, Wild Horses, by Mary Akers.

Literary Mama will be publishing its first print anthology with Seal Press in January 2006.

Online Magazine Edited by Mothers, for Mothers, USC TIMES by Marshall Swanson (Feb 2005)

Questions Our Mothers Forgot to Ask a write up in the Collegian of a Nov 2004 panel discussion with Amy Hudock and the editors of Brain, Child Magazine hosted by the University of Richmond

USC Professor's Creation Offers Outlet for Mothers Who Write, The Times and Democrat The Associated Press, by Amy Geier Edgar (May 3, 2004) This article also appeared in The State (Columbia, SC), The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, SC), and The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC), Dallas Sun News (Dallas, TX); Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IL); and many others.

Not Your Mother's Magazines -- Publications Address Child-Rearing's Intricacies, Chicago Tribune, By Nicole Grasse (March 31, 2004)

Literary Mama Seeks the "Empowered" Mom - TimesDispatch.com, By Bill Lohmann, Times-Dispatch Staff Writer (February 2004)

Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine, Neighborhood Parents Network Newsletter, By Joanne Hartman (April, 2004) or if not a NPN member, you can read the story here.....
Full text version for non-NPN members
April 2004
Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine
By Joanne Catz Hartman

Literary Mama, http://www.literarymama.com , the first ever mother-focused online literary magazine about the complexities and many faces of motherhood, recently launched into cyberspace, but its roots are here in Berkeley.

Literary Mama editors include past NPN newsletter contributors as well as a national group of mother writers. Literary Mama, "a literary magazine for the maternally inclined," publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers. It seems to have struck a chord as evidenced by the large number of visitors to the site.

While parenting tips are helpful and necessary tools, the online magazine attempts to go beyond them. "The reality is that motherhood is far more complex than the pieces on time-management techniques and snack tips can address," says Literary Mama Managing Editor Andrea J. Buchanan, author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It. "In the mainstream glossies, logistics rule the discussion of parenting. Literary Mama goes deeper. It's for readers who want to share in the deeply creative, emotional and intellectual experience that is mothering."

What began in the summer of 2002 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a group called "Writing About Motherhood" started by Literary Mama Editor-in-Chief Amy Hudock, rapidly grew into a nationwide online writing circuit. "I started the group because I wanted a place where mothers could bring their children while discussing writing," she says. "I decided to combine them: a writing class with a mothering class, thus 'writing about motherhood.' I wanted to model through example the idea that writing and motherhood are not polar opposites but can help feed and support one another."

The idea for a web-based literary magazine grew out of the Berkeley-area mother writing support group. The writing group became an international on-line support group, and many of the columnists came from that group, including Mothering Abroad (in Spain), and Mama Times Two (in Washington, D.C.). Columnists tackle such subjects as single parenting, mid-life parenting, parenting with two mothers, and yes, even sex.

"We didn't see enough of our mothering experiences represented in the glossy parenting magazines; nor did we see the quality of writing we had come to expect from mothers widely published," Hudock says. "We grew tired of hearing editors tell us to use smaller words, create shorter sentences, and dumb down our ideas."

So they didn't. And the results are yours for the viewing. You can read Literary Mama at http://www.literarymama.com .

Joanne Catz Hartman lives in Montclair with her husband and 6-year-old daughter. She is editor of Profiles and a columnist at Literary Mama and contributed to past NPN newsletters.

PRESS RELEASES

November 4, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First-Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine

Literary Mama, http://www.literarymama.com, the first-ever online literary
magazine about the complexities and many faces of motherhood, was launched
today.

"The Bay Area literary scene is bursting with writing talent, and with mothers
who write - in a profound and beautiful way - about the parenting experience,"
says Oakland-based writer and Literary Mama Fiction Editor Ericka Lutz, the
author of seven non-fiction books, including On the Go with Baby: A Stress-Free
Guide to Getting Across Town or Around the World and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting. "This niche was ripe. We have the authors, and we have the potential readers. I see our readership as not just mothers or writers-- it's
everybody."

What began in the summer of 2002 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a group called "Writing About Motherhood" - started by Literary Mama Managing Editor and Literary Criticism Editor Amy Hudock - rapidly grew into a nationwide online
writing circuit. Today, Literary Mama includes on its editorial board writers
such as Andrea J. Buchanan, author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It, who, in the launch issue, has an exclusive interview with Gayle Brandeis, author of the recently released, The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel.

Literary Mama, which its 14 editors describe as "a literary magazine for the
maternally inclined," publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary
criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers.

Literary Mama prides itself on the fact that it deals with the messy,
complicated issues of motherhood, such as identity or body image, to publish
"writing that hurts."

Literary Mama Creative Nonfiction Editor Buchanan explains that the magazine
goes deeper than most mainstream mothering magazines: "Literary Mama has no bullet-point lists of how to lost the baby weight or the top ten choking hazards
for toddlers. Of course, that kind of information has a place, but it is very
easy to let that kind of service writing rule the discussion on parenting, as it
does in the mainstream glossies, when the reality is that motherhood is far more
complex than pieces on time-management techniques and snack tips can address."

The website can be viewed at http://www.literarymama.com.
Readers can also sign up for the Literary Mama bi-weekly e-zine by visiting:
http://www.literarymama.com/ezine/.




Literary Mama Links Home Columns Creative Nonfiction Fiction Literary Criticism Poetry Profiles & Reviews Interact E-zine About us Submissions Contact Shop Literary Mama Search Search this site: Powered by Movable Type 3.16	Resources « Literary Mama Virtual University \| Back to Resources Literary Mama in the News News Articles Literary Mama is making news, with articles appearing in newspapers from the San Francisco Bay Area, to Chicago, to Richmond, Virginia, and more. If you would like to read what the press is saying about us, then continue on...... LM columnist Jennifer Eyre White was featured on Stanford KZSU 90.1FM's weekly radio show "Charlotte's Miscellany" reading her essay On Having Three Kids. LM managing editor Andi Buchanan is interviewed at Blogging Baby. LM editor-in-chief Amy Hudock and managing editor Andi Buchanan are quoted in Brain,Child magazine's recent feature Tales from the (Mother) Hood on publishing and mothers who write. Literary Mama named a Forbes Favorite in Forbes.com's "Best of the Web" picks for Spring 2005. Watch LM's Andi Buchanan on CSPAN's BookTV. LM columnist The Naughty Mommy has signed a book deal with Seal Press! Three Literary Mama stories named in storySouth's list of Notable Stories of 2004: Dad in Red, by Sonia Huber; The Dogs of Sayulita, by JD Munro; and Wild, Wild Horses, by Mary Akers. Literary Mama will be publishing its first print anthology with Seal Press in January 2006. Online Magazine Edited by Mothers, for Mothers, USC TIMES by Marshall Swanson (Feb 2005) Questions Our Mothers Forgot to Ask a write up in the Collegian of a Nov 2004 panel discussion with Amy Hudock and the editors of Brain, Child Magazine hosted by the University of Richmond USC Professor's Creation Offers Outlet for Mothers Who Write, The Times and Democrat The Associated Press, by Amy Geier Edgar (May 3, 2004) This article also appeared in The State (Columbia, SC), The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, SC), and The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC), Dallas Sun News (Dallas, TX); Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IL); and many others. Not Your Mother's Magazines -- Publications Address Child-Rearing's Intricacies, Chicago Tribune, By Nicole Grasse (March 31, 2004) Literary Mama Seeks the "Empowered" Mom - TimesDispatch.com, By Bill Lohmann, Times-Dispatch Staff Writer (February 2004) Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine, Neighborhood Parents Network Newsletter, By Joanne Hartman (April, 2004) or if not a NPN member, you can read the story here..... Full text version for non-NPN members April 2004 Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine By Joanne Catz Hartman Literary Mama, http://www.literarymama.com , the first ever mother-focused online literary magazine about the complexities and many faces of motherhood, recently launched into cyberspace, but its roots are here in Berkeley. Literary Mama editors include past NPN newsletter contributors as well as a national group of mother writers. Literary Mama, "a literary magazine for the maternally inclined," publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers. It seems to have struck a chord as evidenced by the large number of visitors to the site. While parenting tips are helpful and necessary tools, the online magazine attempts to go beyond them. "The reality is that motherhood is far more complex than the pieces on time-management techniques and snack tips can address," says Literary Mama Managing Editor Andrea J. Buchanan, author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It. "In the mainstream glossies, logistics rule the discussion of parenting. Literary Mama goes deeper. It's for readers who want to share in the deeply creative, emotional and intellectual experience that is mothering." What began in the summer of 2002 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a group called "Writing About Motherhood" started by Literary Mama Editor-in-Chief Amy Hudock, rapidly grew into a nationwide online writing circuit. "I started the group because I wanted a place where mothers could bring their children while discussing writing," she says. "I decided to combine them: a writing class with a mothering class, thus 'writing about motherhood.' I wanted to model through example the idea that writing and motherhood are not polar opposites but can help feed and support one another." The idea for a web-based literary magazine grew out of the Berkeley-area mother writing support group. The writing group became an international on-line support group, and many of the columnists came from that group, including Mothering Abroad (in Spain), and Mama Times Two (in Washington, D.C.). Columnists tackle such subjects as single parenting, mid-life parenting, parenting with two mothers, and yes, even sex. "We didn't see enough of our mothering experiences represented in the glossy parenting magazines; nor did we see the quality of writing we had come to expect from mothers widely published," Hudock says. "We grew tired of hearing editors tell us to use smaller words, create shorter sentences, and dumb down our ideas." So they didn't. And the results are yours for the viewing. You can read Literary Mama at http://www.literarymama.com . Joanne Catz Hartman lives in Montclair with her husband and 6-year-old daughter. She is editor of Profiles and a columnist at Literary Mama and contributed to past NPN newsletters. PRESS RELEASES November 4, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bay Area Mother Writers Deliver First-Ever Mama-Centric Literary Magazine Literary Mama, http://www.literarymama.com, the first-ever online literary magazine about the complexities and many faces of motherhood, was launched today. "The Bay Area literary scene is bursting with writing talent, and with mothers who write - in a profound and beautiful way - about the parenting experience," says Oakland-based writer and Literary Mama Fiction Editor Ericka Lutz, the author of seven non-fiction books, including On the Go with Baby: A Stress-Free Guide to Getting Across Town or Around the World and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting. "This niche was ripe. We have the authors, and we have the potential readers. I see our readership as not just mothers or writers-- it's everybody." What began in the summer of 2002 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a group called "Writing About Motherhood" - started by Literary Mama Managing Editor and Literary Criticism Editor Amy Hudock - rapidly grew into a nationwide online writing circuit. Today, Literary Mama includes on its editorial board writers such as Andrea J. Buchanan, author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It, who, in the launch issue, has an exclusive interview with Gayle Brandeis, author of the recently released, The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel. Literary Mama, which its 14 editors describe as "a literary magazine for the maternally inclined," publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, book reviews, columns, and profiles about mother writers. Literary Mama prides itself on the fact that it deals with the messy, complicated issues of motherhood, such as identity or body image, to publish "writing that hurts." Literary Mama Creative Nonfiction Editor Buchanan explains that the magazine goes deeper than most mainstream mothering magazines: "Literary Mama has no bullet-point lists of how to lost the baby weight or the top ten choking hazards for toddlers. Of course, that kind of information has a place, but it is very easy to let that kind of service writing rule the discussion on parenting, as it does in the mainstream glossies, when the reality is that motherhood is far more complex than pieces on time-management techniques and snack tips can address." The website can be viewed at http://www.literarymama.com. Readers can also sign up for the Literary Mama bi-weekly e-zine by visiting: http://www.literarymama.com/ezine/.