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Raising Mothers
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We amplify & provide a supportive & inclusive space for Black, Asian, Latine(x), Indigenous and other marginalized writers from the global majority, while also advocating for social justice & equity.
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I want to make sure I make this abundantly clear: at Raising Mothers, we exclusively publish the work of Black and Brown folks. The global majority. Only.

Marginalized/Erased/Ignored narratives are the ones welcomed here. We center & work to decolonize a centuries old parenting narrative.
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I want to make sure I make this abundantly clear: at Raising Mothers, we exclusively publish the work of Black and Brown folks. The global majority. Only.

Marginalized/Erased/Ignored narratives are the ones welcomed here. We center & work to decolonize a centuries old parenting narrative.
February 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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March 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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How do we make sense of feeling, but not memory? Leena Sulahri explores this in her powerful essay at @raisingmothers.bsky.social
For You, Whom I Don’t Remember
"A part of me wonders if you have some vantage point from which you have seen everything, and if that is the case, what you must think."
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March 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Over at Raising Mothers, we have a ton of submissions open. One day I swear I'll try to narrow it down. Today ain't that day.

Note: we only accept work from Black & brown writers. 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Over at Raising Mothers, we have a ton of submissions open. One day I swear I'll try to narrow it down. Today ain't that day.

Note: we only accept work from Black & brown writers. 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I want to make sure I make this abundantly clear: at Raising Mothers, we exclusively publish the work of Black and Brown folks. The global majority. Only.

Marginalized/Erased/Ignored narratives are the ones welcomed here. We center & work to decolonize a centuries old parenting narrative.
February 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join us on our journey to 1000 paid subscribers, one member at a time! This is our most ambitious campaign yet. Over the course of 2025 our goal is to reach 1,000 paying members at the annual tier to create a sustainable platform for Raising Mothers. Will you be one of our 100? raisingmothers.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
There’s still space left in this workshop! Learn to expand your creative practice with somatic techniques! Link below
They’re LIVE!
In this 3 hour, online workshop with Leonora Simonovis, explore how mindful breathing and art can deepen your writing practice with greater clarity and ease. Learn more about this and all of our January workshops at the link in bio or literaryliberation.substack.com/p/its-all-in...
It's All in The Breath: Embodying Your Creative Self | 3 hours
A 1-day workshop led by Leonora Simonovis
literaryliberation.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Reclaim your holistic self and discover how your physical experience can become a wellspring of artistic expression by joining UNDER YOUR SKIN.

Register below. Classes are recorded.
Priscilla Thomas reminds us that living in a world that constantly fragments our physical experience, writers often overlook the profound creative potential residing within their bodies.

Read “The Embodied Writer” & register for UNDER YOUR SKIN.

literaryliberation.substack.com/p/under-your...
December 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM
We have classes available at @literaryliberation.bsky.social! This one focuses on sharing your #birthstory.
Read “Staying Present: Moving Beyond Good/Bad to the Heart of the Story” by Sarah Dalton & then sign up for her workshop, AFTER BIRTH: POSTPARTUM NARRATIVES on Jan 12.

literaryliberation.substack.com/p/after-birt...

Special note: this workshop is pay-what-you-can
December 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Thank you to @raisingmothers.bsky.social for publishing my review of ADOPTION UNFILTERED, a much needed, first-of-its-kind resource on adoption's complexities for everyone in the constellation.

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Review | Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Allies
"By flattening the adoption experience and upholding principles of patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and classism, these tropes do real damage to everyone in the adoption constellation."
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December 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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Be sure to follow @raisingmothers.bsky.social, a literary platform founded by @sherisa.bsky.social that amplifies the global majority and advocates for social justice and equity.
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Raising Mothers | Sherisa | Substack
Writing ourselves back to the center. Celebrating & centering the parenting and personal narratives of the Global Majority since 2015. Click to read Raising Mothers, by Sherisa, a Substack publication...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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This season, gift yourself something real: your own creative potential. Invest in YOU.

You are the gift.Your voice is the present.Your stories are waiting.

No discount code required. Just your commitment.

Your words can’t wait. Register for our workshops at literaryliberation.net
November 27, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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They’re LIVE!
In this 3 hour, online workshop with Leonora Simonovis, explore how mindful breathing and art can deepen your writing practice with greater clarity and ease. Learn more about this and all of our January workshops at the link in bio or literaryliberation.substack.com/p/its-all-in...
It's All in The Breath: Embodying Your Creative Self | 3 hours
A 1-day workshop led by Leonora Simonovis
literaryliberation.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Tomorrow our January offerings go live to the general public, but TODAY we talk about new things at Lit Lib!

First, our sliding scale policy for 2025 & beyond
November 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Writers: a reminder that we are open for submissions! Read our guidelines & send us your best work. We publish writing from the global majority exclusively.

Everything you need is here: raisingmothers.substack.com/p/guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Raising Mothers publishes experimental and traditional fiction, micro and flash, creative nonfiction, interviews, book reviews, photo essays, and comic/graphic narratives.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Writers: a reminder that we are open for submissions! Read our guidelines & send us your best work. We publish writing from the global majority exclusively.

Everything you need is here: raisingmothers.substack.com/p/guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Raising Mothers publishes experimental and traditional fiction, micro and flash, creative nonfiction, interviews, book reviews, photo essays, and comic/graphic narratives.
raisingmothers.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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My latest for A Home Within Myself. I have always been relationship obsessed, but not in a romantic sense. I’m tired of existing in spaces where I can’t be me because of circumstance.

sherisa.substack.com/p/a-world-fu...
a world full of blinders
Too many people make a transcontinental move to 'escape' the dangers of America, only to ignore everything in the land they now call home.
sherisa.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Looking for:
Literary spaces that also center the global majority.
November 18, 2024 at 1:03 AM
We are Raising Mothers. A literary platform exclusively centering the parenting and personal narratives of the Global majority since 2015.
We are writing ourselves back to the center. Won’t you join us?

raisingmothers.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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Welcome to the mutha of all updates! FIVE new workshops for your writerly selves all happening JAN 2025, a new FAQ page & more! This was a busy ass week for us & it’s all paid off.

Get into it & tell a friend!
Paid subscribers can register now; doors open Nov 21 to gen pub.

Literaryliberation.net
November 16, 2024 at 1:25 PM