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Resource articles about writing essays and memoirs

Published: August 5, 2011

Thinking about writing a personal essay/memoir for our 2011 Essay/Memoir Contest? Here are some great articles to put you in the "write" frame of mind:

Personal Essays:

• 5 ways to develop personal essays
by Rachel Eddey

• The art of the personal essay
by Sheila Bender

• Show your personal side with an essay
By Erica Manfred

• Sell your work: Personal essays
by Barbara Abercrombie

• A little slice-of-life essay put her on track
By Barbara Weddle

• More on 'The little essay that could'
By Kayleen Reusser

Memoir:

• What not to do if you want to get your memoir published
by Susan Shapiro

• Sell your work: Memoirs
by Gregory Martin

• A smart approach to memoir
by Mary DeMuth

• 'What's at stake?'
By Melissa Hart

• Examples of prize-winning essays from The Writer's 2006 Short Memoir Contest

Read more about The Writer 2011 Essay/Memoir Contest

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Hi, Nancy! Thanks for letting us know about the link. It should be fixed now. If you have any problems with it, please contact me at contest@writermag.com.

Martha Lundin
Editorial Associate for The Writer magazine

Submitted: 8/10/2011 5:30:44 PM (CST)

Help! The link is broken to the 2011 Essay/Memoir Contest. The message is "page or resource not found".

Submitted: 8/9/2011 9:27:03 AM (CST)

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