Mamaphonic

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Sun, 2003-06-08 20:50

Liana-(unverified)

Mamaphonic

http://www.hipmama.com/features/mamaphonic_call.html

Call for Submissions: Mamaphonic

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 an anthology of writing about mothering, the creative process, and reciprocity within the artistic community. The book will include confessions and conversations about the true, exhilirating, entertaining, and difficult aspects of remaining creative while raising kids.

We are seeking literary first-person nonfiction essays of 2,000 - 4,000 words. Queries are encouraged. 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. Know someone who would be interested in this topic? Send the page to a friend.

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.

Edited by Bee Lavender and Maia Rossini and published by Soft Skull Press, the book will also include a compendium of practical resources for working artistic mothers. Compensation includes $50 and two review copies. The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2003.

Please forward this message extensively.

Hard copies can be mailed to:

Mamaphonic c/o Hip Mama PO Box 28870 Seattle, WA 98118

Email queries and submissions:

submissions@mamaphonic.com
Mamaphonic.com

Mon, 2003-06-09 18:30

freda

changing the subject slightly - Liana or other mamas - did you feel motherhood affected or changed your work in some way? I just wrote one measly poem during pregnancy, which began ' at the ante natal centre we were taught to fry placenta ' after that nothing I can recall. I had two complete years off creativity, writing just didn't happen. Then I met Prozac.

Mon, 2003-06-09 18:42

Liana

I didnt write between the ages of 18 and 35, so i cant say.... i think these days i write despite my kids, not because of them though, so i doubt mamaphonic want anything to do with my stuff..

Mon, 2003-06-09 22:43

jude

Mama (of the mammary glands ofter referred to by crude men as Boob.s or tits) phonic (of sound or pertaining to sound) So Mamaphonic means from what I can deduce means 'Sounds like boob.s' an unusual title for a publication

Tue, 2003-06-10 00:08

freda

Loud jugs! When i saw the word my first impressions were of mums screaming at their kids.

Tue, 2003-06-10 00:25

Acker Blik

Is there a Royal Mamaphonic Orchestra? *hopefully polishes clarinet* or a Welsh Mamaphonics Diva? (WMD) A Saddam who's sane? (how did we get onto this?) nightnightsleeptightdontletthebedscudsbite.

Sun, 2003-06-08 21:50

Karl Wiggins

Now this sounds like a great book. I'd enjoy reading it myself. And as I've written the odd musings about fatherhood, I'd also be interested if the publishers were ever to decide to do a Papaphonic version.

Mon, 2003-06-09 00:11

Duke of Earl

Or a Spagaphonic version?

Mon, 2003-06-09 00:22

Lord Cardigan

Oh, yes, I like that Earl, at least, I think I do. I suspect they may get a greater response by renaming the site twataphonic. Momma Mia could apply.

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