SHARE YOURS WITH MEMOIR.
Everyone has their own unique story to tell.
Through its bi-annual publication, Memoir, Memoir Journal publishes the best works of personal prose, poetry and narrative-driven imagery chosen from new and emerging memoirists like you, from around the world. By inviting your submission and ultimately becoming a Memoir subscriber, you join us in building a collective sense of community through the art of storytelling and evaluating the art and craft of memoir.
SUBMITTING A WORK IS EASY AND FREE
Our editorial board and volunteer readers carefully read each submission and select first, second and third prize winners for prose, and one winner each for photography and graphic memoir. Each winner’s work will be featured in full in Memoir and the Memoir Journal website, and three complimentary issues of Memoir are included.
SUBMIT, SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!
Subscribe to Memoir when you submit your work and receive a special submitter’s discount. One year subscription is $18; two years, $35. Enjoy reading award-winning prose and poetry available only to subscribers of Memoir. Your subscription will be delivered to your door twice a year and you will have access to back issues online. See how we have evolved over the years and get a feel for where we are headed. Become part of the Memoir Journal family today.
MAY I SUBMIT MY WORK TO YOU ANYTIME?
- Memoir offers two submission periods each year.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT SUBMISSION PERIOD?
- Submissions for Issue 12 of Memoir are open now through August 16, 2012. (Issue 12 will be published on June 1, 2012).
WHAT IS THE SUBMISSION PROCESS?
- First, thoroughly read the Submission Guidelines (.pdf).
- Online submissions are done through our Submission Manager.
- We do not accept emailed submissions.
- Hard copy submissions can be mailed to: 1316 67th Street, #8, Emeryville, CA 94608. (Include a SASE or email address to learn the status of your hard-copy submission).
IS THERE OTHER SPECIFIC DEADLINES?
- Online submissions must be received by 12:00 p.m. PST, August 16, 2012.
- Hard copies must be postmarked by August 16, 2012.
IS THERE AN ENTRY FEE?
- Entry is free.
WHEN ARE CONTEST WINNERS FOR THIS SUBMISSION PERIOD ANNOUNCED?
- March 1, 2013
WHEN WILL ISSUE 12 BE PUBLISHED?
- June 1, 2013
ARE ALL SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED?
- The top five prize winners are published along with the cream-of-the-crop of remaining submissions.
MUST I BE A MEMOIR SUBSCRIBER TO SUBMIT A WORK?
- No. But being a subscriber can help you refine your own craft by reading the selected submissions of others. Click here to subscribe today.
