Raising Mothers

About

Since 2015, Raising Mothers has served as a digital literary platform that amplifies and provides a supportive and inclusive space for Black, Asian, Latine(x), Indigenous and other marginalized identities from the global majority to share their experiences and creative works, while also advocating for social justice and equity.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to "self-identified mothers and parents that are often marginalized in literary spaces."

Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

Netherlands

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, All sexual identities.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 888 words.
Short Story: 1,200 - 4,000 words.
Novel Excerpt: More than 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Children/Family: Adoption, Parenting/Child care, Pregnancy/Childbirth, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Details: "a small honoraria for limited select work."

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, All sexual identities.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: 1,200 - 4,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 888 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,200 - 4,000 words.
Book Excerpt: More than 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Children/Family: Adoption, Parenting/Child care, Pregnancy/Childbirth, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Sexuality/Gender: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Details: "a small honoraria for limited select work."

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, All sexual identities.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Children/Family: Adoption, Parenting/Child care, Pregnancy/Childbirth, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Details: "a small honoraria for limited select work."

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, All sexual identities.

Lengths:

Artwork:
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.
Photo Essay: No image limits known.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Children/Family: Adoption, Parenting/Child care, Pregnancy/Childbirth, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Details: "a small honoraria for limited select work."

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Raising Mothers Submission Statistics

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days.
Date compiled: 13 Sep 2026 18:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Sep 2026

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