Become a member. Join NAMW today!

NAMW is a membership organization that invites memoir writers from all over the world to connect, learn and become inspired about writing their stories. The goal of NAMW is to help memoir writers feel empowered with purpose and energy to begin and develop their life stories into a publishable memoir, whether in essay form, a book, a family legacy or a blog.  We offer our members a unique package of membership benefits that includes free and discounted writing workshops and teleseminars related to craft & technique as well as the emotional and transformational power of memoir, author platform building & publishing tools and access and communication tools to connect with a community of dedicated memoir writing professionals and enthusiasts.  NAMW provides the tools and support needed for each individual’s unique memoir writing journey.

NAMW  offers an annual, 12 month membership for $169. This membership will be valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

After 1 year from the date of purchase, annual members access to the NAMW Member Area will be suspended, pending renewal of your annual membership or upgrade to a Lifetime Membership. If you wish to renew or upgrade to a Lifetime Membership, you may access the links by logging into your member area then clicking on “My Account” in the menu,  you will see the link as one of the options on that page. Annual members will receive an invitation to renew their membership prior to the expiration of a current membership. If you have not received this invitation for some reason, please email customersupport@namw.org and we will send you the link to renew your membership.   Upon renewal of your membership, you will be able to access the members area using your old login credentials.

NAMW is also currently offering a Limited number of Lifetime Membership for $725 for individuals who are not current members of NAMW.  Current NAMW members who wish to upgrade to a Lifetime Membership, may do so for $595.   If you are current NAMW member and wish to upgrade to a Lifetime Membership, you may access the link to upgrade by logging into your member area and click “My Account”,  you will see the link as one of the options.

To become a member, please begin the process by clicking the “Add to cart” button.  Any special sales pricing or promotional discounts that are currently available will appear in the shopping cart after you click the “Add to cart,” button, yet prior to entering your payment details.

After making the purchase successfully, you will be redirected to a page where you can create your own login credentials that will allow you to access the NAMW Member Area of this website.  Following successful creation of your login credentials, you will be able to immediately access the NAMW Member Area.

Membership fees are non-refundable, so please take the time to view our membership benefits. Click here to view the full list of benefits of a 12 month NAMW Membership as well as a Lifetime NAMW Membership.