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While promoting her book, an author collects personal stories of shelter and storm, curating an accidental anthology that demonstrates how sharing stories fosters community during a time of climate upheaval.
In her new memoir, The Flower Bearers, Rachel Eliza Griffiths unpacks grief and hard-won survival with a poet’s touch, offering a narrative of raw vulnerability, strength, and resolve.
When a memoirist studies her manuscript for patterns in theme and style, the symmetries she cultivates bring powerful shape to her book.
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,155) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Ted Simon will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with a €22 (approximately $25) entry fee for online entries or €25 (approximately $29) for postal entries by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
“When an impediment arrives, I try writing about it. This helps me remain patient.” —Jeannie Vanasco, author of A Silent Treatment
After an unexpected split from her longtime agent, an author reconnects with her sense of calling and remembers who she writes for: herself.
Essays by debut authors Sarah Aziza, Erika J. Simpson, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Amanda Hess, and Samina Najmi as well as excerpts from their books.
A new nonfiction series from Ig Publishing encourages authors to reflect on the films that have transformed their lives.
“I needed time away from text to indulge in paintings and drawings and collage art. I spent a lot of days in art galleries mulling over my memories and the text I was writing.” —Raymond Antrobus, author of The Quiet Ear: An Investigation of Missing Sound
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Florida Water by aja monet and I’ll Tell You When I’m Home by Hala Alyan.
