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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
The Memoirist News: Boosting, Prompts, and Stories — Oh, My!
The Memoirist News: Boosting, Prompts, and Stories — Oh, My!
September 2024
KiKi Walter
Sep 2
September Memoir Prompt: First Love
September Memoir Prompt: First Love
In honor of going “back to school” — let’s write about our early crushes
KiKi Walter
Sep 1
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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I Was 13 The First Time I Ran Away From Home
I Was 13 The First Time I Ran Away From Home
I’m done carrying the shame
Gaby Rogut
Oct 15
And the Winner is…
And the Winner is…
A celebration of ulterior motives, advancing age, and uplifting beauty
Matthew Bamberg
Oct 15
Dinner at Shirley Farr’s House
Dinner at Shirley Farr’s House
My brush with history
Gail Gauthier
Oct 15
Tossing My Past in the Trash
Tossing My Past in the Trash
Leaving behind only a 25-gallon storage tub labeled “my stuff”
Kerry Kramer
Oct 14
My First Eye-Opening, Bare-Assed, Cringeworthy Job as a Runway Model
My First Eye-Opening, Bare-Assed, Cringeworthy Job as a Runway Model
How appearing semi-nude in public in 1979 almost killed my career
JR Roessl
Oct 14
From Fast Food to Health: My Story with Bourekas
From Fast Food to Health: My Story with Bourekas
A Story Unfolding Across Timelines.
Liat Portal
Oct 13
What Makes Us Writers?
What Makes Us Writers?
Why do I sit for hours wanting to say, tell, and show something?
Harry Hogg
Oct 13
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