A memoir can connect you to others in a vibrant and real way—through story.
Writing a memoir helps you find your voice, tell your story, and reach out to others. You start thinking about your memories, moments that make you feel young again, wondering: what is the legacy I’m leaving behind? Find your voice and tell your story. Learn about the benefits NAMW has to offer.

What’s New at NAMW

Kay Adams – January Member Event
New Year, New Journal Five Ways to Jump-Start A Writing Practice in 2023 With Kay Adams, Center for Journal Therapy January 27, 2023 11 AM PST | 12 PM MST | 1 PM CST | 2 PM EST Every January writers—and non-writers—create intentions for their writing. And then, as...

February Virtual Book Club
Deborah Weiss Available As Is: Reinvention After Loss February 9, 2023 4 PM PST | 5 PM MST | 6 PM CST | 7 PM EST In April of 2013, I lost my husband of 32 years. Soon after my loss, I enrolled in a writing class. Initially, I was looking for community and writing had...

Danise Payne: Featured NAMW Member
Danise Payne Elbows in My Ears: My Life with Little People, Tigers, and Wardrobe Trunks The Bay Area, California, at the twilight of 1977. A pachyderm fills the doorway at the Oakland Coliseum, a massive edifice surrounded by a sea of concrete. A tiger’s roar cuts the...
Writing for Healing
Writing stories heals body and soul and is a powerful way to integrate and change our perspective about the past.

New Audio Releases
