EMBER & MOTHER BECOMING
I’m excited to share the release of two collections that I’m part of and they’re both really important books that I am sure will resonate with you too.
First is Ember, which is a beautiful book curated by Sarah Shotts (they/them) that I wish had existed during early motherhood. It has a lovely zine-like quality to it and is a perfect container for interrupted and uninterrupted creativity during motherhood. Please buy it for parents this Christmas and share widely.
Ember is an art journal companion to the Entwined anthology. It presents a variety of creative prompts (writing, observation, ideating, dreaming, and making) to help parents kindle their creative sparks.
There are two versions Ember for Parents & Ember for Mothers.
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I also have two tiny poems featured in Mother Becoming, curated by Jessie Harrold.
Mother Becoming explores the emerging concept of matrescence, the word used to describe the transition to motherhood. Cultivating a better understanding of matrescence is imperative for the wellbeing of mothers. There is often little acknowledgement of this tremendously life-changing experience, and the vast majority of support proffered during this tender time is directed toward the wellbeing of the baby. But becoming a mother is rife with upheaval and disorientation, and mothers must renegotiate their identities, relationships and values while simultaneously contending with the immense learning curve of motherwork. Through scholarship and storytelling alike, Mother Becoming unearths the multidimensional, kaleidoscopic nature of matrescence while also highlighting research, policy and practice recommendations to better support mothers.
Use code MOTHERS for 20% off.
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MOTHER/CARE/WRITE
🀦 Call for Submissions, The Museum of Motherhood’s Academic and Arts Conference | Reproductive Identities and Resistance: Mothers and Others in Culture, Community and Collaboration. March 27, 28 (in-person) & 29 (online) 2026. Submissions by Dec 1st midnight
🀦 Maternal Journal Circle on Zoom 15/12/25 // 8pm GMT, £6+
🀦 The 2026 Charles Causley International Poetry Competition - The Charles Causley Trust // deadline 4th January
🀦 Mothership Writers // 19th January-9th March 2026, 10.30am-11.30am GMT, £80
🀦 Motherhood Anthology Submissions // Little Somethings Press, littlesomethingspress@gmail.com, deadline February 7th