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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!
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KiKi Walter
The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines

The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines

Updated Information for New and Existing Writers
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KiKi Walter
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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
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Cindy Heath
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing

Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing

Techniques to help you find meaning in your writing.
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Cindy Heath
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.
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Cindy Heath
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Whispers of Indifference

Whispers of Indifference

A rant, a pain, and a truth
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George Blue Kelly
Overcoming Our Sibling Estrangement

Overcoming Our Sibling Estrangement

Some day, it really will be just the two of us
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Michelle B.Lind
After the Rain

After the Rain

My brief encounter with the reality of AIDS
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Abby Paradis
So This Is the Woman My Partner Is In Love With

So This Is the Woman My Partner Is In Love With

A story from the frontline of polyamory
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Morgana Clementine
“I’m a Tea Thief” and Other Confessions of My Youth

“I’m a Tea Thief” and Other Confessions of My Youth

Dumb things I did in no particular order
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
A Decision That Changed My Life Arc

A Decision That Changed My Life Arc

With a “for better or for worse” component
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William Mersey
I’ve Worked My Way Up to Become An Average Guy, And I Am Ecstatic

I’ve Worked My Way Up to Become An Average Guy, And I Am Ecstatic

It was not too late for me to become a good son
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Eze Ihenetu
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