About NAMW
Hello memoir writers! In 2008, as a published author and experienced memoir teacher, I started the National Association of Memoir Writers. I believe in the power of memoir to change lives. To heal, to offer empowerment. Writing a memoir helps you to find your voice, and as you write, you develop new insights and perspectives on your life. I want to congratulate you on your desire to write your memoir.
As you write, you’ll need to discover the skills to weave the craft of writing with capturing your truths. This may mean interpreting memories and events that have been life-changing while you return in your writing to times gone by. In your memoir, you offer testimony about the significant events of your life that shaped you into who you are. A memoir connects you to others in a vibrant and real way—through story.
Benefits of Membership
As the founder of NAMW and a memoir teacher for over thirty years, I enjoy connecting on Zoom three times a month for live, vibrant conversations about everything memoir. We talk about craft issues: structure, character development, the inner critic, and the concerns everyone has about family and friends. What will they think? I feel so exposed writing about my life. What if people criticize who I am? What if I don’t know how to write very well yet?
During our monthly group coaching sessions, we discuss all these issues and more. What is group coaching? Members gather on Zoom and bring their questions, successes, and resources to share with other memoir writers. These are recorded so you can continue your learning progress.
You will be in a front row (Zoom) seat for our once-a-month presentation by an esteemed teacher or author who will dig deep into the craft of writing, editing, and publishing your memoir. These are recorded and become part of an ongoing archive of events you can learn from if you are a member.
In addition to the live monthly programs that I lead, members receive discounts on select workshops and classes.
When you become a member, I look forward to meeting you at our monthly events. Be sure to say hi and introduce yourself. I’m eager to learn what you are writing about and offering you resources and encouragement!
Founder and President, Linda Joy Myers
Linda Joy Myers, founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, is the author of award-winning memoirs Don’t Call Me Mother and Song of the Plains, and two books on craft The Power of Memoir, & Journey of Memoir. She co-authored Breaking Ground on Your Memoir and Magic of Memoir & co-teaches Write Your Memoir in Six Months with Brooke Warner. Linda is teaching a new course, The Craft of Writing a Successful Memoir, an ongoing class with Carla King. A memoir coach for 30 years, she helps memoir writers find their voice and get their story into the world. Linda has just ventured into novel writing land, and her first novel, The Forger of Marseille, a WWII historical fiction novel won four awards in historical fiction and is published by She Writes Press.
Website: Lindajoymyersauthor.com
