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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: Boosting, Prompts, and Stories — Oh, My!
The Memoirist News: Boosting, Prompts, and Stories — Oh, My!
September 2024
KiKi Walter
Sep 2
September Memoir Prompt: First Love
September Memoir Prompt: First Love
In honor of going “back to school” — let’s write about our early crushes
KiKi Walter
Sep 1
The Art of Writing Memoir & Personal Essays
The Art of Writing Memoir & Personal Essays
A presentation from Medium Day 2024
KiKi Walter
Aug 17
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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Lessons That Come After Loss
Lessons That Come After Loss
How death can show us who people really are.
Dawn D
Sep 10
It’s Never Over
It’s Never Over
Trauma has no expiration date
Martha Manning, Ph.D.
Sep 10
My Life as a Budding French Poet
My Life as a Budding French Poet
My true and incredibly unreal calling
Ulf Wolf
Sep 10
Who Poops on a Massage Table at a Spa?
Who Poops on a Massage Table at a Spa?
And other disturbingly true tales of life as a licensed massage therapist in America
KL Simmons
Sep 10
The Surprising Power of Anxiety
The Surprising Power of Anxiety
How listening to my body changed my first solo trip for the better
Emmanuelle Ecrit
Sep 9
The Gerbil Moment: A Mistake That Changed Me Forever
The Gerbil Moment: A Mistake That Changed Me Forever
A childhood prank, gone too far, taught me a life-changing lesson about guilt, responsibility, and the weight of irreversible mistakes…
Dale Kaye
Sep 9
My Wake-up Call from the Inimitable Tiny Tim
My Wake-up Call from the Inimitable Tiny Tim
How I sidestepped tiptoeing through the tulips with a 1960s icon
Jan C. McLarty
Sep 9
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