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Memoir Monday Roundup 11/24/25
Personal essays galore, plus: workshops from Southern Vermont Writers' Conference and Literary Liberation; The Narratively Memoir Prize; and a couple of…
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #154: Alex Poppe
"I had to learn how to go from situation to story as I was writing because I hadn’t really written in the personal essay form before."
Nov 21
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #93
A little something to get you writing.
Nov 20
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Make It a Habit
An excerpt of "Writing as a Way of Life: A Book about Art, Craft, and Devotion," and a video interview with its author, Brian Morton.
Nov 19
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #153: Deborah Shapiro
"Contextualizing 'Columbo,' both within my own life and within a larger culture, allowed me to pull a lot of strands together in a way that I hope is…
Nov 18
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Memoir Monday Roundup 11/17/25
Personal essays galore, plus: workshops from Southern Vermont Writers' Conference and Literary Liberation; The Narratively Memoir Prize; and a couple of…
Nov 17
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #152: Mary Elizabeth Williams
"What I really love to do is use my experiences as a jumping off point to talk about larger issues, to learn, and to interview people."
Nov 14
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #92
A little something to get you writing.
Nov 13
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Writing into the Truth about Black Mental Health
DW McKinney on finding the courage to write her memoir about her OCD, and finding inspiration in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #151: Sasha Bonét
"'The Waterbearers' reimagines not just how we think of Black women, but how we think of ourselves—as individuals, parents, communities, and a country."
Nov 11
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Memoir Monday Roundup 11/10/25
Personal essays galore, plus: workshops from Southern Vermont Writers' Conference, Literary Liberation, Best American Essays; The Narratively Memoir…
Nov 10
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire in Review...
A look at a handful of interviews from earlier in the series.
Nov 7
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