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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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Underneath the Pretzel Tree
Underneath the Pretzel Tree
A Thanksgiving we will never forget
Jeff Eagle
Aug 9
When Was the Last Time You Hugged Your Dad? The Dreadful Question That Tormented Me at 35,000 Feet
When Was the Last Time You Hugged Your Dad? The Dreadful Question T...
Get on board before it‘s time for final departure
Abhimanyu Bhargava
Aug 8
Just the Four of Us, One Last Time
Just the Four of Us, One Last Time
Remembering a beach trip for our family of four
Michelle B.Lind
Aug 8
A Love as Endless as the Ocean
A Love as Endless as the Ocean
Awash with memories of a perfect summer's day.
Thomas McPherson
Aug 8
The First Song I Ever Wrote
The First Song I Ever Wrote
Probably sucked
lorijeancreative
Aug 8
“Meet Your New Father”
“Meet Your New Father”
Living with the Devil
Carrol Halliwell aka Dolce
Aug 7
My Zoom with the Afterlife
My Zoom with the Afterlife
Ignorance is bliss. And so is a good potato chip.
Brian Throne
Aug 7
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