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ABOUT THE MAGAZINE
Our Mission Statement The Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine, an online literary magazine, features writing by mothers on the ups and downs and many challenges of motherhood. We publish creative nonfiction essays, columns, book reviews, and profiles about mom writers. The Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine features writing that is vivid, complex, and down-to-earth. We are not looking for “sugar-coated” material. Our philosophy is simple: Motherhood is always worthy of literature. We are a literary magazine for mothers with something to say. We’re proud to have published essays that are poignant, smart, and sometimes, humorous. The Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine is also a resource for the literary community. We provide author profiles, book reviews, and our writer’s guidelines. Here at The Mom Writer's Literary Magazine we know that being a mom takes more than the act of giving birth or adopting a child. Being a mom takes constant devotion and psychological work that goes on throughout your entire life. The Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine honors the fulfilling and tedious work that women do by making their stories visible through print.
About the Editors
About the Columnists Jennifer Brown, Regular Columnist, is a freelance writer with award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry appearing in over a dozen publications around the world. Jennifer's work has appeared in Writer's Journal, Australia's The Messenger, Long Story Short, and Simple Joy, just to name a few. Jennifer most enjoys writing humor essays, and her humor column, "Adrift in the Gene Pool," appears bi-weekly in The Liberty Sun News. In 2005, Jennifer's humor essay, "Fling Shui for Beginners," won first prize in the global humor category of the Erma Bombeck contest. Jennifer is also a book reviewer for Bookpleasures, Road to Romance, Foreword Reviews, and TCM Reviews, and teaches essay-writing and book reviewing classes for Writer's Success.com and humor writing classes at Long Story Short School of Writing. To find out more about Jennifer's work, visit www.freewebs.com/jennifer_brown. Nicole Dean, Regular Columnist, was born and raised in the Northwoods of Wisconsin - watching deer play in her backyard, swimming in the many lakes, and trying to stay warm in the white, snowy winters. After college, she married her college sweetheart and headed west to Portland, Oregon. Eight years and two children later, she and her family moved to the Gulf of Mexico where the snowplows are only used for pushing the beautiful white sand from the beaches off the roads. A proud work at home mom (WAHM), Nicole is the owner and creator of ShowMomTheMoney.com, for which she was awarded the WAHM Community MVP of the Year 2004 by WAHMTalkRadio.com. Her newest creation, RomanceYourHusband.com is designed to help couples stay friends throughout their marriage. Nicole is not a psychologist, nor is she a marriage therapist. RomanceYourHusband.com is meant for women who are in respectful, healthy relationships to find fun ways to keep the romance alive. 'Til Death Do Us Part' can be a long time. So, why not make the most of it? When she's not snuggling her husband, playing with her children, working, or dodging hurricanes, she enjoys reading, gardening, belly dancing, laughing often, and experiencing the joys of life. Stephanie McCarty, Regular Columnist, is a freelance writer and public relations consultant. Stephanie worked in PR and media relations full-time for more than a decade, before starting her own writing and consulting career. She grew up in Florida, where she earned her B.A. in English (Creative Writing) from The Florida State University. Stephanie has lived in various parts of the country, including Washington DC, where she earned an M.A. in Political Management from The George Washington University. While in DC, she worked as a press secretary on Capitol Hill, and in the public affairs departments of a national public relations agency, a large university, and a major corporation. She has also served as spokesperson for two political campaigns. Stephanie says, "During my professional tenure, I have worked on political campaigns, in the halls of Congress, and in corporate PR – but nothing could have prepared me for the roller-coaster ride that is motherhood." Stephanie lives in Central Ohio with her husband and daughter, who is the joy of her life. She credits her little girl with inspiring her to find her true writing passion. For more information, please contact her at stephanie@fumblingtowardmotherhood.com and visit her website, www.fumblingtowardmotherhood.com. Sharon J. O’Donnell, Regular Columnist, is an award-winning newspaper columnist, who specializes in humor columns. Since 1998, Sharon has been a columnist for The Cary News, in Cary, NC (just outside of Raleigh) and has won awards for those columns. She has also written for Good Housekeeping, The News & Observer, and Blue Mountain Arts greeting cards. Sharon is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (she used to live in the same dorm as Michael Jordan!!) with a degree in print/broadcast journalism. Since then she’s worked in radio promotions, special events planning, public speaking, and public relations. Her current project is a humorous book of essays about what it’s like to be the only woman in a houseful of males, dealing with a husband, three sons, and a male dog. Sharon also writes fiction. In 1997, her novel manuscript, Hand-Me-Downs, was a finalist in the Heekin Group Foundation’s James Fellowship for the novel-in-progress division. An excerpt from her current novel-in-progress, Bluebirds Fly, was published in the Sunday Reader section of The News & Observer, the Raleigh paper, in December of 2002. In the spring of 2003, she won third place in the short story division of The Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest, sponsored by the Pikes Peak Writers Conference. Since 2000, she’s taught narrative writing through week-long writing residency workshops in schools and is a writer-in-residence through the United Arts Council. She has also done public relations consulting that has resulted in successful media coverage for various programs and events. Jacob’s Ladder, a volunteer group she helped start in honor of her nephew who underwent a successful bone marrow transplant in 1993, won a national award called the HOPE award in 1997 for raising testing money and promoting the bone marrow registry to minorities. She lives in Cary with her husband Kevin and their three sons ages 14, 11, and 5 (ages of this writing in late 2005). Her Websites are www.momsofboys.org and www.sharonodonnell.com. Lisa Rickwood, Regular Columnist, is passionate about helping people slow down and enjoy their lives. She is the founder of Escape The Pace®, a business dedicated to helping people live a happier, relaxed life while pursuing careers, raising families, and making their dreams come true. This was a spin-off from her highly regarded book, Escape The Pace: 100 Fun And Easy Ways To Slow Down And Enjoy Life. Lisa has helped dozens of professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives improve their lives by offering: seminars, play-shops, keynote talks, books, greeting cards, gift boxes, e-books, and an e-zine. Lisa was born in Vancouver, Canada, and raised in the Okanagan in British Columbia. She has a visual art degree from the University of Victoria and is an accomplished international visual artist. She also spent years working for two large newspapers as an advertising consultant before becoming co-owner of a high-end menswear store with her husband on Vancouver Island. When she’s not at the store or working on her business, she’s taking care of her husband, two sons, and step-son. She is a sought-after speaker and has lectured at colleges, Health and Wellness Shows, business networks, Rotary Clubs, and large organizations. She is a regular contributor to Woman’s World magazine as well as Synergy and Pure Woman magazine. She has been featured in Common Ground magazine and the The Berkeley Psychic Institute Newspaper. Two well-known U.S. authors will feature her in their books, respectively, Mom CEO and Less Than Perfect. Lisa is passionate about being involved in a world-wide movement about work/life balance and was asked to participate in a conference in Seattle called: Take Back Your Time (www.timeday.org). She looks forward to helping others ‘take back’ their lives. Karen Rinehart, Regular Columnist, is the creator of The Bus Stop MommiesTM a syndicated newspaper and magazine humor columnist, public speaker and author of the book, Invisible Underwear, Bus Stop Mommies and Other Things True To Life. Karen has been dubbed this generation’s Erma Bombeck while Editor & Publisher Magazine named her a possible replacement for Dave Barry. Karen lives in Concord, NC with one husband, two children, and two goofball dogs. Read more at www.busstopmommies.com. Dionna Sanchez, Regular Columnist, has a passion for encouraging moms and a love for writing. Her greatest desire is that they would enjoy who they are and what their role in the home is as a parent, wife, and individual woman. Dionna has the gift of compassion and counts her blessings while trying to keep her own priorities straight as a mom, wife, and individual. She chose her teammate in her husband Eliseo and they raise their three children in Idaho. Dionna created Emphasis On Moms to help share encouragement and happiness with other moms. She encourages moms not to forget their marriages while they parent and is always honest in her articles; inspiring many. Her website ministry can be found at EmphasisOnMoms.com. Linda Sharp, Regular Columnist, is an internationally read author, columnist, event speaker, and media guest who makes people laugh and think from Maine to Malaysia. Enjoy her book Stretchmarks On My Sanity and add her daily blog, Don't Get Me Started, to your online favorites! Look for her new book, Femail: A Comic Collision In Cyberspace this winter! Give her a Google - you'll be glad you did. Julie Watson Smith, Regular Columnist, is a mom of three and founder of Mommy Hullabaloo. More than just a parenting column, it is a national company inspiring moms to get organized and energized while learning, living, and loving the chaos of mommyhood! Julie is also the author of Mommyhood Diaries: Living the Chaos One Day at a Time (Wyatt McKenzie Publishing, 2005) and the upcoming Mommy Hullabaloo’s Guidebook to Learning, Living and Loving the Chaos of Mommyhood (TBD). Visit Julie at mommyhullabaloo.com.
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