Write For Momma Cusses

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Momma Cusses is looking for new writers.

Parenting is hard ya’ll. There are moments (days, weeks, months…) that make you want to cuss. Here’s your chance.

We are looking for honest looks at parenting, maintaining a relationship while parenting, and the experience of raising tiny humans from all walks of life. We want the good, the bad, the ugly — funny, raw, exasperated, tired and all the rest is fair game.

To be added as a writer, email gwennalaithland@gmail.com with the subject line Momma Cusses Writer.

Once added, submit your articles by clicking the little dots, Add to Publication, and ticking Momma Cusses. We will review your article just as soon as we can and get it published if it makes the cut. Below are a few things to keep in mind when submitting articles:

1. We prefer light-hearted, humorous, or satirical pieces. We can do serious too, but overall, the tone stays pretty light.
2. We accept and welcome all versions of parents: adoptive, step, grand, same-sex, trans-parents, foster care providers, and any others we’ve missed on the list. If you are human and have kids, you qualify. However, if you have never had small people you are legally responsible for not killing, your submission will have to be beyond amazing. Your words matter, they just may not fit here.
3. Be sure you’ve edited your article, and your submissions are as error-free as possible. We won’t edit your work, and glaring errors might result in a rejection. Those never feel good, and we’d like to avoid making it awkward.
4. Images must be included and properly credited. Check out Unsplash for great images and easy to grab credit lines.
5. Be logical and clean about your formatting. If the editor gets a headache trying to figure out your abuse of bold, headers, pull quotes, and italics, she’ll probably give up and say no, but thanks.
6. We prefer unpublished works. However, if you’ve got a good one you’d like to add, we probably won’t be terribly picky about it for now.
7. As one would expect with a publication called Momma Cusses, profanity is allowed. (Hell, it’s encouraged.) However, we will not consider submissions with racial slurs, derogatory language, or homo- or trans-phobic works. You can disagree with a parenting strategy, but you cannot attack the parent as a human. This is at the editor’s discretion. Generally, don’t be an asshole, and you’re fine.

We look forward to adding you to the team!

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