What's New at Memoir (and)

11.1.09 New Memoir (and) Submission and Contest Period Opens Today!

2009-11-01T07:00:21Z

We’re excited about once again opening our doors to new submissions! Works come to Memoir (and) from all over the world. Whatever your story, we look forward to reading it.

SUBMISSION PERIOD DATES
The submission period opens November 1, 2009 and will close at midnight February 15, 2010. Snail mail submissions must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010 in order to be considered.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Read the Submission Guidelines.
Submit online with our Submission Manager, or
Submit by snail mail to Memoir (and) Submissions, PO Box 1398, Sausalito, CA 94966-1398. To be advised of the status of your snail mail submission, include a SASE, or your email address.

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE?

Online: Midnight, February 15, 2010
Snail mail: Postmarked no later than February 15, 2010

IN WHICH ISSUE WILL THESE SUBMISSIONS BE PUBLISHED?

Volume 3, Number 2: Fall+Winter 2010

HOW DO YOU ENTER THE CONTEST?

Just submit, and you will be entered into the contest automatically.
There is no contest entry fee.

WHAT PRIZES ARE OFFERED?

Click here to read all about our prizes.

WHEN WILL CONTEST WINNERS FOR THIS SUBMISSION PERIOD BE ANNOUNCED?

June 15, 2010

WHERE CAN YOU READ ABOUT PREVIOUS CONTEST WINNERS?

Click here.

Questions? Email submissions [at] memoirjournal.com or call (415) 339-3142.

10.19.09 Online Content Advisory

2009-10-19T21:45:10Z

Limited time to read Fall+Winter 2009 Issue online!

If you like what you see, please subscribe to Memoir (and) to continue reading the poetry and prose from our amazing authors. The online version of their work will remain posted through the month of November; after that, it will be available in print only. Readers, writers, artists, and memoir enthusiasts are encouraged to support Memoir Journal’s mission to build collective community by publishing the finest, most diverse and unique personal narratives through the purchase of Memoir (and).

8.16.09 Reading Period for Spring+Summer 2010 Issue Now Closed.

2009-08-16T06:47:03Z

UPDATE AUGUST 16, 2009

READING PERIOD MAY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 15 IS NOW CLOSED

The reading period for Memoir (and)’s Spring+Summer 2010 Issue is now closed. Many thanks to everyone who submitted their work! We have lots of reading to do, and will announce the four prize winners on January 15, 2010. All those who submitted work during this reading period will be notified of the status of their submission by January 15, 2010 at the latest.

The Submission Manager is still available to anyone with an existing account; sign in as usual if you want to update your account information.

WHEN IS OUR NEXT READING PERIOD?

Mark your calendars: our next reading period–for works eligible for the Fall+Winter 2010 Issue Prizes–will open November 1, 2009 and close at midnight February 15, 2010. Snail mail submissions must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010 in order to be considered.

8.10.09 Spring+Summer 2010 Submission Deadline Approaching THIS WEEK!

2009-08-10T22:00:55Z

Do not miss your chance to submit!

To all submitters who have yet to submit, please take note that the final deadline for all submissions is this Saturday, August 15, by midnight PDT.

If you are submitting via snail-mail, your submission must be postmarked on or before this date.

For more submission guidelines and information, please click here.

Thank you for your contributions, and happy writing!

6.15.09 Fall+Winter 2009 Contest Winners Revealed!

2009-06-16T17:44:02Z

Thanks Go Out to All Who Submitted!

A mountain of prose and poetry piled into our office during this reading period, and it was difficult to make selections from so many wonderful submissions. We send our gratitude to each and every one of you who submitted. Memoirs are based in personal experience, and as we pored through your pages, we were repeatedly astonished by your harrowing adventures, your family tragedies, your loves, victories and pleasures.

Thanks, also, to our wonderful readers–many of you are professors or writing teachers and have busy schedules–because without you we’d still be reading. And reading...But after everything was read, we finally chose the winners of the Memoir (and) Fall+Winter 2009 Contests:

Congratulations to Cinthia Ritchie, Marcia Popp, Liane Kupferberg Carter and Marguerite Dabaie! We are very proud to publish your outstanding works in our upcoming issue.

5.20.09 Visit Your Local Book Merchant and Support a Great Cause

2009-05-20T20:26:06Z

Memoir, a Noun, Vol. 1: Keep My Shine now available in Bay Area stores

Our new book, the result of a memoir-writing workshop at Woodside Learning Center, a San Francisco juvenile justice facility, is now available for $3 in Bay Area bookstores (locations listed below). All proceeds will go toward designing and executing new programs to introduce memoir writing to traditionally under-published groups, so please help support a great cause.

For those not in the Bay Area, Memoir, a Noun, Vol. 1 is also available for purchase on our Order/Subscribe page.

4.26.09 Detained Youth Speak through Their Memoirs

2009-04-27T21:56:32Z

Memoir (and) publishes Memoir, a Noun, Vol. 1: Keep my Shine

For the past six weeks, our Associate Editor, Kathy Guis, and San Francisco State University MFA student Rose Tully have taught memoir writing to a group of young men detained at Woodside Learning Center in San Francisco. Now, the young men’s perceptive, surprising, and intimate short memoirs are available in book form, titled Memoir, a Noun, Vol. 1: Keep my Shine.

The 44-page staple-bound book is available for $3 on the Order/Subscribe page of this website. All proceeds go toward our continuing efforts to teach memoir writing and publish the memoirs of marginalized people like the detainees at Woodside.

3.10.09 About Our Small Press Month Event

2009-03-12T22:13:32Z

Celebration of Small Press Month at the Depot

Bookstore & Café!

A hearty round of thanks to all who attended last Friday’s Small Press Month event, “The Evolution of Independent Lit Mags: A Panel Discussion with Readings.”

Appetizers began at 6:30, and by 7:00 the place was packed.

Then began an evening of readings and discussion focused on the contributions of literary journals and writers, past and present.

Warmest regards to panelists Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Howard Junker, Doris Ober and Madeleine Corson, as well as readers Nancy Kelly and Eve Pell, for sharing their insight, experience and wit. The Bay Area is brighter for your efforts.

3.3.09 Writing Project in Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

2009-03-03T21:24:00Z

Memoir (and) Teaches Creative Writing to Incarcerated Youth

We’re thrilled to announce that today marks the beginning of our first Memoir Writing Project! Our associate editor Kathy Guis and fabulous former intern Rose Tully will teach a weekly creative writing class for incarcerated youth at the Woodside Learning Center in San Francisco. Each week, we’ll work on a different creative writing exercise to introduce the kids to various modes of self-expression and (we hope!) equip them to record their memoirs. Our sincere thanks go out to the dedicated teachers and administrators who made this project possible—they are San Francisco’s finest. We’ll compile a book of the students’ work at the end of the six-week class, so stay tuned!

2.18.09 Small Press Month Event Announcement

2009-02-18T20:41:00Z

Won’t You Join Us?

Celebrate Small Press Month with an eclectic array of Bay Area literary journals!

On Thursday, March 5, Memoir (and) will host “The Evolution of Independent Lit Mags: A Panel Discussion with Readings.”

Enjoy a literary tasting course as readers representing each journal highlight the diversity of voices present in the local publishing community.

Then, participate in a Q&A-style panel discussion with editors Hugh Behm-Steinberg of Eleven Eleven; Doris Ober and Madeleine Corson of West Marin Review; Howard Junker of ZYZZYVA; and our own Candida Lawrence and Joan E. Chapman.

Topics will include: the changing Bay Area literary scene and what makes it unique; adapting literary journals to the internet era; the challenges of starting and maintaining literary journals in today’s marketplace; and the impact of the current economic climate on literary journals.

See you there!

WHEN: 6:30 – 7:00: Reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres
7:00 – 8:30: Readings and panel discussion

WHERE: Depot Bookstore and Café
   87 Throckmorton Avenue
   Mill Valley, CA
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