Personal essay writing
Here’s What We Are Actually Looking For at Age of Empathy
Some clarity around ‘personal essays’; what we mean by ‘creative nonfiction’ and ‘personal narrative’, and how a personal essay differs from a memoir
From our “About” section:
We publish high-quality personal essays, humor essays, and writer interviews. Our goal is to provide a place for experienced writers to share authentic stories and connect with others…
In recent months we have had a lot more writers join us at AoE and the community has been steadily growing with strength, grace, and beauty.
We have a lot of fantastic writers on board and this is reflected by the high quality of the submissions that we publish daily.
However, in recent times, we have noticed the general understanding of what we accept at the publication slipping a little. For this reason, we felt it was important to address this and explain exactly what we want to see, and to clarify any misunderstanding about what denotes a personal essay, a personal narrative, and creative nonfiction.
