Thank you for joining us in our last NAMW member-only teleseminar, “Finding Your Literary Voice in Memoir” with Sue William Silverman held February 19, 2010.  We hope you enjoyed the discussion if you were available to participate live on the call! If you weren’t available or would... » more

Friday, April 30 by 7 pm Entry Forms and Entries for Literary Arts due, including the Notre Dame de Namur Scholarship-see youth exhibits for details (Mailed entries must be postmarked by April 30) NEW!!! DIVISION 338 – THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEMOIR WRITERS: THE POWER OF MEMOIR AWARDS OFFERED 1st... » more

Who Needs Editing? No, Really… Speaker: Brooke Warner Date: March 12, 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 a member now! This... » more

Finding Your Literary Voice in Memoir Speaker: Sue William Silverman Date: Friday February 19, 2010 Time: 11 AM PST  | 12 PM MST  | 1 PM CST | 2 PM EST Below are the details you will need to connect to the call: Telephone Number: 218-339-4300 Conference Call Code: 886417# If you have any questions,... » more

February Featured Book Review  by Linda Joy Myers  President, National Association of Memoir Writers Sue Silverman is the NAMW Member-only Teleseminar presenter for February!  Be sure to join us on this call, Friday February 19, 2010. Sue Silverman sent me her book Fearless Confessions, after we... » more

by Martha Alderson ( http://www.blockbusterplots.com/ ) When I teach memoir writers, I try to integrate several things at once—to honor the stories, often very emotional and raw, that they want to tell. And in a group setting, we strive to respectfully witness each person’s story and to allow emotions... » more

Moments of Being: Writing Your Spiritual Memoir National Association of Poetry Therapy Conference Washington D.C. April 7-11, 2010 Writing about spiritual experiences is an important healing process, asking the writer to navigate dark nights of the soul and explore moments of transformation. Virginia... » more

The National Association of Memoir Writers is proud to give away a copy of The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing Story, the most recent book written by Linda Joy Myers, Ph. D. (Jossey Bass, $16.95) and her groundbreaking work for healing long-term emotional problems. This is a pioneering how-to... » more

The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D. : Click here to buy from Amazon.com My newest book The Power of Memoir—How to Write Your Healing Story has just been released by Jossey-Bass. I’m thrilled about this, because the road to getting to a large publisher has been long and confusing. Often... » more

The National Association of Memoir Writers is proud to give away a copy of  The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing Story, the most recent book written by Linda Joy Myers, Ph. D. (Jossey Bass, $16.95) and her groundbreaking work for healing long-term emotional problems. This is a pioneering... » more