Announcing the 2025 Memoir Prize Winners!

And the winners are...Click to explore the full list of 1 Grand Prize, 2 Finalists. 22 Category Winners, and 20 Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to…

Oct 3, 2025 • Memoir Magazine

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August 2025

Memoir of a DREAMer by Magda X

*Featured Image: “45 DOLLAR MAN” by Alex Nizovsky, Mixed Media: United States One-Dollar Bills x45, Black Acrylic, Canvas.

Aug 30, 2025

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Healing Through Storytelling by Melissa Zook

Featured artwork by Danielle Hark

Aug 30, 2025

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How My Father Groomed Me For Rape Culture by Sheryl Burpee Dluginski

My newly developed curves seemed to give me a dangerous power over my father and other men, which troubled me because I couldn’t seem to discern its…

Aug 30, 2025

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June 2025

Memoir Prize for Books

Winners to be Announced October 31st, 2026!

Jun 26, 2025 • Memoir Magazine

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April 2025

Dead Weight by Claire O’Brien

A death investigator (yeah, like BONES!) talks to a young deceased man) in this exceptional, one-of-a-kind, haunting and evocative memoir.

Apr 10, 2025 • Mary McBeth

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My Aunt Who Changed Her Name by Cecilia Donohoe

*with Featured Artwork: “Childless Madonna” by Fierce Sonia

Apr 10, 2025

You Can Call Me Betty by Allison Wehrle

*Featured Art: “Abstract Woman” by Angela Lam

Apr 10, 2025 • Memoir Magazine

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MELANCHOLAI by Tomislav Silepeter

Contributors:

Apr 10, 2025

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How Calvin Wore His Mask by Nathan Holic

Contributors:

Apr 9, 2025

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Old With Jokes by Leanne Grabel

Contributors:

Apr 9, 2025

Years in a Pigsty by Sue Tong

The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was a tragic chapter in China’s history.

Apr 9, 2025

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