Do you have a toddler seat strapped in the back of the tour van? Do you write poetry while the baby naps? Have you discovered that becoming a mother has changed not only your daily life but the content of your creative work? Mamaphonic is about mothering, the creative process, and reciprocity within the artistic community.
We are seeking literary first-person nonfiction essays of 2,000 - 4,000 words. We are interested in hearing from mothers participating in all aspects of art, writing, music, puppetry, performance, film, photography, independent publishing, or any other creative endeavor. We are seeking diverse views on subjects such as: children as muses, how an artist's daily life is changed after becoming a mother, how women balance their work and creative process with motherhood, and the specific influence of parenting on career trajectory and expectations. Although we are primarily concerned with the positive influences motherhood can have on the artistic process, we are also interested in the challenges motherhood brings to the working artist and how those challenges are met and overcome. We are not accepting general parenting experience pieces.
We are also accepting fiction and poetry submissions (we're holding off on poetry right now, actually having published a lot & wanting to focus on some other areas) by or about mothers or mothering, and periodic alternative forms of media. Due to our format, you may wish to include a link to your own site if you have visual art pieces. Mama -- mother, phonic -- of or relating to speech sounds. We'd like to encourage you to send an mp3 of you reading your pieces, but it's not required by any means.
Deadlines: there are no deadlines as we are always looking for material & try to change our features regularly. We may periodically have times when we do a theme which will have a deadline, but we'll make a separate call for those submissions.
Compensation for published work includes all viewers of Mamaphonic's sincere appreciation of your unique talent.
Response time may be two days to a month or two, depending on the season of the year and editorial schedule. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if your submission has been accepted elsewhere.
Contact us for more information or to submit an article. Submissions should be either in the body of the email or in Word.doc. sent to susan [at] hipmama [dot] com including "Mamaphonic submission" in th subject line. Please include the title & your name in the document with your work.
