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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
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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Toe Tags and Toonies
Toe Tags and Toonies
What I’d do for love
Jeff Eagle
Aug 27
I Almost Got Married in Mexico to a Boy Who Didn’t Speak English
I Almost Got Married in Mexico to a Boy Who Didn’t Speak English
Oh to be 16 again
Suzanna Quintana
Aug 27
Classic American Grandma
Classic American Grandma
Forging stability from hardship
Stephanie Wilsey
Aug 27
Me, Evan, and John Wayne
Me, Evan, and John Wayne
On a snowy Saturday, my big brother and I share wine, weed, and a movie
Edwina Owens Elliott
Aug 27
Don’t Shoot, I Won’t Shoot You!
Don’t Shoot, I Won’t Shoot You!
The guns of suburbia
Jurgen Manuel
Aug 26
Pyramid Fever
Pyramid Fever
Vile and tasteless
Jeff Eagle
Aug 26
What’s in Our Blood
What’s in Our Blood
On how family memories and inherited gestures keep the presence of past generations alive
Araci Almeida
Aug 26
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