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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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My Daughter’s Central Line Was Her Lifeline During Cancer Treatment
My Daughter’s Central Line Was Her Lifeline During Cancer Treatment
‘CareAline’ became my version of a lifeline
Taryn Jarboe
Aug 5
The Father who Abandoned Me at 5 Rescued Me at 15.
The Father who Abandoned Me at 5 Rescued Me at 15.
The day my life changed forever.
Carrol Halliwell aka Dolce
Aug 5
My Ex’s Wife is Pregnant Again, and I’m a Mess
My Ex’s Wife is Pregnant Again, and I’m a Mess
And no, I don’t miss him
Mariella M.
Aug 4
Riding In the Way-Way Back of the Station Wagon
Riding In the Way-Way Back of the Station Wagon
A place where children in bell-bottom jumpsuits play…
KiKi Walter
Aug 4
New Meaning of Freedom
New Meaning of Freedom
What August Second Means to Me
JP Timko
Aug 3
If Self-Improvement Were an Olympic Sport, I’d Have Won Gold in Junior High
If Self-Improvement Were an Olympic Sport, I’d Have Won Gold in Jun...
This Gen X girl was in it to win it
Suzanna Quintana
Aug 3
The Tale of Two Men
The Tale of Two Men
One daughter’s experience with an alcoholic father
Dawn D
Aug 3
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