Literary Mama

Updated monthly, the departments include columns, creative nonfiction, fiction, Literary Reflections, poetry, Profiles and Reviews, OpEd, and a blog.

This group challenged the conventional two-way street of motherhood commonly found in mainstream media: either "sickly sweet" or utterly negative.

[2] The magazine's mission since 2003, as stated on its website, is to feature "poetry, fiction, columns, and creative nonfiction that may be too raw, too irreverent, too ironic, or too body-conscious for traditional or commercial motherhood publications.

The Literary Reflections department posts a monthly writing prompt, and classes are offered to help writers reach their goals.

Graphic for front cover of anthology was designed by Justin Marler and Gerilyn Attebery for Seal Press.