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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
July Newsletter: It’s Okay to Slow Down In the Summer
July Newsletter: It’s Okay to Slow Down In the Summer
News From The Memoirist
KiKi Walter
Jul 1
July Memoir Prompt: Summer Fling
July Memoir Prompt: Summer Fling
Did you have a hot summer romance? A fleeting obsession with someone or something?
KiKi Walter
Jun 29
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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In The Quiet Of Night, Grandpa Slipped Away
In The Quiet Of Night, Grandpa Slipped Away
I just want to know how long it will take me to remember those empty eyes without my heart breaking
Matt Adell
Jul 10
I Was Just His Conquest
I Was Just His Conquest
It didn’t end well.
KiKi Walter
Jul 10
I Say I’m an Only Child, but That’s a Lie
I Say I’m an Only Child, but That’s a Lie
I don’t know how to answer
Scott Nuce
Jul 10
When a Mural and a Bakery Fed My Grief in Philadelphia
When a Mural and a Bakery Fed My Grief in Philadelphia
And how I returned home with my heart full of the kindness of strangers
Maisie Archer
Jul 10
My First Record Deal
My First Record Deal
Welcome to the music business. (I don’t think it sold one copy.)
William Mersey
Jul 10
My Life and Death Under the Weeping Willow
My Life and Death Under the Weeping Willow
If the backyard trees could share their story, would I be included?
Greyson Ferguson
Jul 10
Woodstock
Woodstock
The Summer of Love
Jeff Eagle
Jul 10
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