The End

I recently published my first edited book,  Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology ,  with  Small Harbor Publishing . It's an anthology of writing from  Literary Mama  staff over the past 20 years. It's a beautiful collection and I am proud of the writers and proud to share the book.  It seems a fitting moment, as I pondered sharing about the book here on the blog, to reflect on my life as a blogger, and acknowledge that it is time to officially end this blog.   I started blogging in about 2007, when my baby was learning to toddle, when I was learning how to be a mother and stepmother, when I was just starting to see my way as a writer. I needed it back then. I craved it. I had a variety of blog iterations--family, art, creativity, writing things I delved into. There's a freedom in blogging, a casualness, an easy familiarity that's lacking (for me anyway) in other kinds of writing. I loved blogging and the words came pouring out.  Over the years since then, some
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May Editorial Feedback Opportunity at Literary Mama

In an effort to help offset the systematic inequality and white privilege in the literary industry, during the month of May, former Literary Mama editor-in-chief Amanda Jaros will offer editorial feedback to people who donate to nonprofit organizations in the literary arts that support people traditionally underrepresented or marginalized, or that support literacy and literature for children. 

Donate $25 dollars and receive feedback on up to 1,000 words. Donate $75 or more and receive feedback on up to 4,000 words.

To participate, email LMinfo [at] literarymama [dot] com with a clear photo or screenshot of the receipt in the body of the email. No attachments will be opened.

When the receipt is received, you will get an email asking to send your writing. Please send only fiction or nonfiction; no poetry at this time. Anyone may participate.

Response time for feedback depends on how many submissions are received. 

Possible organizations:
Asian American Arts Alliance  https://www.aaartsalliance.org
Cave Canem  https://cavecanempoets.org/
Center for Black Literature  https://centerforblackliterature.com/
Hurston Wright Foundation  https://www.hurstonwright.org/
We Need Diverse Books  https://diversebooks.org/
Girls Write Now  https://www.girlswritenow.org/
Radius of Arab American Writers  https://arabamericanwriters.org/
Kunidman  http://www.kundiman.org/
And a great list from Kundiman of other organizations-- http://www.kundiman.org/poc-organizations

If you have another organization that you feel qualifies, send the information and a website address. Organizations should be 501(c)3 nonprofits. 

Thank you!



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