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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
Have You Been Requesting to Write for The Memoirist?
Have You Been Requesting to Write for The Memoirist?
Update on new writer requests
KiKi Walter
May 23
May Memoir Prompt: Late!
May Memoir Prompt: Late!
(Better late than never…)
KiKi Walter
May 8
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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Electric Fences and Other Hazards
Electric Fences and Other Hazards
Growing up Country
Rick L. Huffman
May 31
The First Blog I Ever Read
The First Blog I Ever Read
I still remember how it made me feel.
Heidi Suydam
May 30
The Biggest Heartbreak
The Biggest Heartbreak
On Losing—and Regaining—My Identity
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
May 30
My Father was Too Self-Absorbed
My Father was Too Self-Absorbed
And this finally caught up with him
Ulf Wolf
May 30
Labor Surges, An Irish Jig, and Fresh Cut Lavender
Labor Surges, An Irish Jig, and Fresh Cut Lavender
Our midwife was the perfect fit for our birthing foursome
Carlos Garbiras
May 30
When a Boston Accent Makes You a Foreigner
When a Boston Accent Makes You a Foreigner
Beantown blues
Amy Newmark
May 29
Hey, Don’t I Know You?
Hey, Don’t I Know You?
Sometimes doppelgangers don’t want to be identified
Sandy A Lane
May 29
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