Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Interviews, Reviews

Raising Mothers

Raising Mothers exclusively seeks work from self-identified mothers and parents — biological, non-biological, step, foster, grand or adoptive — who are often marginalised in literary space. It is reader-funded through subscription tiers rather than paying a rate, takes no AI-created work, and responds in three to six months.

🟢 Currently accepting Verified 2026-09 Researched by BRYME Editorial Desk.

The docket

The nine things that decide whether a pitch is worth sending. Every answer below is either taken from the publication’s own guideline or computed by BRYME from the 288-publication desk. Where the publication does not say, the docket says so instead of filling the gap in.

Payment: No rate stated — the journal is reader-funded by subscription
Length: No word limit stated; flash and micro forms are explicitly welcome
Who can submit: Restricted to a stated groupRestricted to self-identified mothers and parents. Raising Mothers states it exclusively seeks out and supports submissions by self-identified mothers and parents — biological, non-biological, step, foster, grand or adoptive — who are often marginalised in literary space. Writers who are not parents are outside its remit.
Reading period: Not yet assessedBRYME has not recorded a reading period for this market from its guideline page. That is our gap rather than the publication's silence: it does not mean the window is open, and it does not mean there is none. Read the guideline linked on this page before you send.
Response time: Three to six months
Simultaneous submissions: You may submit elsewhere at the same timeSimultaneous Submissions - Yes - Please notify us immediately if accepted elsewhere. — https://raisingmothers.substack.com/p/guidelines (read 2026-09-30)
AI policy: AI-assisted work is prohibitedThe guideline forbids AI-generated or AI-assisted writing.
Rights: StatedBy submitting, you grant first electronic rights, exclusive for the first six months upon publication.
Experience: Not yet assessedBRYME has read this publication's guideline but has not yet put the experience question to it, so this row is untouched rather than unanswered — it is our gap, not theirs. Treat it exactly as you would an unstated policy.

What this record does not tell you

This publication leaves 2 of the nine questions unanswered. BRYME publishes that gap instead of filling it — a generated answer would look complete and cost you a pitch.

Reading period — no window recorded yet, so check the guideline before you pitch rather than assuming it is open.
Experience — BRYME has not assessed this one yet, so do not read the blank as either a welcome or a bar. Look at who the publication normally publishes before you pitch.

Record last human-checked 2026-09-30. Sources listed at the foot of this page. This record holds no figure BRYME could compare, so no ranking appears above it. Where a rate is quoted per word, it is never ranked against a flat fee.

Quick facts

Payment: No rate stated — the journal is reader-funded by subscription
Word count: No word limit stated; flash and micro forms are explicitly welcome
Submission: Online submission
International writers: Yes
Status: 🟢 Currently accepting
Last verified: 2026-09

🟡 Research only. BRYME has researched this opportunity but has not yet submitted to it. Nothing here should be read as a claim of acceptance, publication or payment.

What this publication wants

This is BRYME's summary of the publication's focus — not a copy of their website. Type of writing: Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Interviews, Reviews. Official guideline: Raising Mothers guidelines.

Topics, themes and styles they look for

Experimental and traditional fiction, micro and flash, creative nonfiction, interviews, book reviews, and comic or graphic narratives.
Work by self-identified mothers and parents of any kind — biological, non-biological, step, foster, grand or adoptive.

Subjects they avoid

Work created by AI.
Work from writers who are not parents — the remit is explicit and exclusive.

Key requirements

Confirm you are a self-identified mother or parent; that is the entry condition.
Check the reading periods before sending.
Expect three to six months for a response.

Who can submit

Restricted to self-identified mothers and parents. Raising Mothers states it exclusively seeks out and supports submissions by self-identified mothers and parents — biological, non-biological, step, foster, grand or adoptive — who are often marginalised in literary space. Writers who are not parents are outside its remit.

Rights

By submitting, you grant first electronic rights, exclusive for the first six months upon publication.

AI policy

Prohibited

How to write for them

Official requirement: always follow the publication's own guideline exactly.

BRYME's practical advice: write for the publication's audience, use a clear structure, keep paragraphs short, lead with a specific angle, and confirm the word count before submitting. These are practical suggestions — they are not the publication's official rules.

How to pitch

Where a pitch is required, this is the general pattern BRYME recommends — always adapt it to the publication's guideline.

Research the publication and read several recent pieces.
Choose a specific idea that fits their beat and audience.
Write a concise subject line naming your idea.
Introduce yourself in one or two lines (who you are, where you publish).
Explain the proposed piece in a short paragraph — angle, structure, length.
Say why it fits this publication.
Include 2–3 relevant clips or links.
Close professionally and thank them for their time.
Send through the official channel only.

Open Last verified 2026-09-30 Official submission page

Accepting submissions now, with no stated closing date.

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How to submit

Online submission

Apply through the official channel below. BRYME only records submission destinations it has verified.

Official guideline: opens the publication guideline (new tab)
Submission: Online submission

What the guideline asks you to prepare

Read https://raisingmothers.substack.com/p/guidelines before sending.
This is a parent-only market by design — that is the point of it, not an oversight.
Graphic and comic narrative are welcome, which is unusual.

Safety note. Never pay to submit your work. A legitimate publication does not ask writers to pay a fee or provide identity documents to be considered. If you are asked to, do not proceed.

What happens after submission

Expected response: Three to six months

If the publication does not state a response time, BRYME records that it is unknown. A follow-up is generally reasonable after a couple of weeks; if there is still no response, treat that as a likely non-acceptance rather than a rejection. Acceptance is normally communicated by the publication. If they accept, they will tell you exactly how to submit the final piece and, for most, how and when payment is made.

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