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We exclusively publish memoirs: The creative stories unpacked from the nostalgic hope chests of our lives.
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What’s the Difference Between a Memoir and a Personal Essay?
What’s the Difference Between a Memoir and a Personal Essay?
Confused? Get in line!
KiKi Walter
Mar 24
2024 Submission Guidelines
2024 Submission Guidelines
Updated Information for New and Existing Writers
KiKi Walter
Jan 3
August Newsletter: Getting Back Into the Groove
August Newsletter: Getting Back Into the Groove
The Memoirist News
KiKi Walter
Jul 31
August Memoir Prompt: Grandparents
August Memoir Prompt: Grandparents
Tell us a story about Grandma or Grandpa!
KiKi Walter
Jul 31
Method to Memoir with Cindy Heath
Exploring the Past to Write Memoirs that Resonate
Exploring the Past to Write Memoirs that Resonate
Techniques to uncover deeper truths and create powerful stories from your memories
Cindy Heath
Jun 26
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing
Techniques to help you find meaning in your writing.
Cindy Heath
Apr 7
From Memory to Essay: Enhancing the Impact of Personal Writing
From Memory to Essay: Enhancing the Impact of Personal Writing
Techniques to move your story from boring to compelling.
Cindy Heath
Mar 25
Six (or Seven) Podcasts to Motivate and Inspire Writers
Six (or Seven) Podcasts to Motivate and Inspire Writers
More choices for authors of memoirs, fiction, or essays.
Cindy Heath
Nov 17, 2023
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Great Grandma Tried To Murder Her Husband
Great Grandma Tried To Murder Her Husband
And My Grandmother Watched
BrandyNicoleHammock
Aug 7
The Embrace Of My Grandfather’s Shirt
The Embrace Of My Grandfather’s Shirt
Until he disowned me, I thought he was the only man in my childhood who loved me.
Alexandra Christensen
Aug 7
Leif the Kind
Leif the Kind
God still makes angels
Ulf Wolf
Aug 7
Pork Rinds Made My New School Less Scary
Pork Rinds Made My New School Less Scary
Cindy offered me her snack and so much more
Sheryl Zeunert
Aug 7
The Night My Childhood Ended
The Night My Childhood Ended
A treatise on go-go boots, thunderstorms, and growing up too fast.
Karen Lunde
Aug 7
Crazy! Non-stop Rain for a Week on Indonesia’s Buton Island
Crazy! Non-stop Rain for a Week on Indonesia’s Buton Island
My view of rain began to change after this phenomenon
Isa Brew
Aug 7
I Wanted To Die But a Tree Got In the Way
I Wanted To Die But a Tree Got In the Way
The tree was easily sixty feet high, with branches as thick as a man’s torso. I stood under it to get shelter from the rain.
Ruchama
Aug 7
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