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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
The Memoirist News: What Is the Role of a Publication?
The Memoirist News: What Is the Role of a Publication?
April 2024
KiKi Walter
Apr 1
April Memoir Prompt: “The Bully”
April Memoir Prompt: “The Bully”
Were you the bully…or was someone else?
KiKi Walter
Mar 30
Method to Memoir with Cindy Heath
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
Why in the World Do You Want to Talk About Yourself?
Why in the World Do You Want to Talk About Yourself?
And why would a reader care?
Cindy Heath
Oct 20, 2023
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My Bully Was The Head Cheerleader
My Bully Was The Head Cheerleader
And my sweet revenge tasted like Chicken Parmigiana
Ondine Galsworth
Apr 23
Dealing With the Police and My Mom’s Lack of Patience
Dealing With the Police and My Mom’s Lack of Patience
Pyramid-Selling Cures for Cancer and Swimming in the Shallow
Carlos Garbiras
Apr 22
I Learned to Hate Myself as a Kid. That Stayed with Me as an Adult
I Learned to Hate Myself as a Kid. That Stayed with Me as an Adult
Lessons learned as a child are hard to shake
Greyson Ferguson
Apr 22
100 People Sang My Love Song to Him
100 People Sang My Love Song to Him
How love and community helped me find my musical voice again.
Karen Lunde
Apr 22
A Message From Beyond the Grave…
A Message From Beyond the Grave…
A mother’s 40-year-old advice that still holds up.
Wes X
Apr 21
Being Bullied by Others Felt Normal to Me
Being Bullied by Others Felt Normal to Me
Without anyone stopping the aggression, it was part of my life and I learned to live with it
Vera-Marie Landi
Apr 21
A Non-Catholic Walks Into a Gay Bar...
A Non-Catholic Walks Into a Gay Bar...
How the UK’s GenX Indie Kids Came Together
Dan Baker-West
Apr 21
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