When: February 27, 2010 4 PM Event: Book Launch Party Where: Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA Please visit: http://www.bookpassage.com for more details. The Power of Memoir—How to Write Your Healing Story Linda Joy Myers reads from The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing Story (Jossey Bass, $16.95),... » more

Finding Your Literary Voice in Memoir Speaker: Sue William Silverman Date: Feb. 19, 2010 Times: 11 AM PST / 12 PM MST / 1 PM CST / 2 PM EST Cost: FREE FOR NAMW MEMBERS (you will receive the call information via email as the event draws near) Do you wish to become an NAMW Member? Click here to become... » more

Thank you for joining us in our last NAMW member-only teleseminar, “Agents and Memoir Writers—Who, What, When, Why, and How” with Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada held last January 22nd, 2010. We hope you have enjoyed the discussion. The audio MP3 for this teleseminar is now available... » more

Now is the perfect time to become a NAMW member.  There are only a few days left to join at our current rate of $127 per month.  Join at this lower rate while you still can, before our membership rate goes up in February.  Join by clicking here. NAMW members have access to benefits like special member... » more

Stories from the Heart V Story Circle Network Fifth National Women’s Memoir Conference When: February 4-7, 2010 Where: Wyndham Hotel, Austin, Texas Linda’s workshop: Structures of Memoir—Weaving the Narrative and Emotional Arc Please visit http://www.storycircle.org/Conference for more details. Stories... » more

There is just one day left for memoir writers to sign up for NAMW’s Writing a Healing Memoir/Spiritual Autobiography workshop.  The workshop starts Monday.  This is a fantastic opportunity and you should not miss it!  Visit http://www.namw.org/resources/workshops-classes/ to sign up today.  Read More →

March, 1955: The day was grey and still as the car slowed and turned off East Lancaster onto Ben Avenue. No one had said much during the long drive across town from White Settlement Elementary, where Mrs. Wiliford and Mr. Seaton had come for me and my sister. “Here we are,” she said; “That’s... » more

Linda Joy Myers was recently interviewed by her editor, Alan Rinzler.  Her book  The Power of Memoir will be out in bookstores on February 2 and is available now on Kindle. Writing a memoir: 7 tips for defeating your inner critic by Alan Rinzler at Jossey Bass Linda Joy Myers’ editor, Alan Rinzler... » more

Discover the Story Amidst the Facts with Jerry Waxler Three sessions Dates:February 8, 15, 22, 2010 Times: 4 PM PST, 5 PM MST, 6 PM CST, 7 PM EST Cost: $165.00 non-members $145.00 NAMW Members | Become a member of NAMW now to get a workshop discount! Many aspiring writers fear their lives are not... » more

Back in my eighth-grade study hall, while reading Anne Snow, Mountain Nurse, my heart was thumping so loudly, I felt certain my classmates could hear it. Riding a horse through the mountain passes of Virginia, Anne Snow ministered to poor people and their families in their rundown cabins as a community... » more