Script Events Competitions Archive Subscribe Shop

Online Writing Workshops

Nov/Dec 2025 Issue

Online Membership

Write Better Fiction Write Better Nonfiction Write Better Poetry Get Published Be Inspired WD Competitions Resources

Personal Writing

Biographies Journaling Memoir Personal Essays

The Sparkling Moment: How to Turn a True Event Into a Compelling Story, by Corey Rosen

Personal Essays The Sparkling Moment: How to Turn a True Event Into a Compelling Story Corey Rosen

I Am Her Memory: Working With Matrilineal Narratives in Memoir, by Barbara Caver

Memoir I Am Her Memory: Working With Matrilineal Narratives in Memoir Barbara Caver

Tips for Researching Historical Biographies, by Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Biographies 4 Tips for Researching Historical Biographies Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Personal Writing Kristin Collier: Find Strong Readers Who Understand Your Voice and Vision Robert Lee Brewer

5 Tips for Figuring Out the Structure of Your Memoir, by Renee Gilmore

Memoir 5 Tips for Figuring Out the Structure of Your Memoir Renee Gilmore

Writing Through the Troubles, by J.D. Mathes

Personal Writing Writing Through the Troubles J.D. Mathes

Writing Scenes With Your Senses, by Wendy B. Correa

Writing Scenes Writing Scenes With Your Senses Wendy B. Correa

The Parent Trap: Writing Responsibly About Your Child | Abby Alten Schwartz

Memoir The Parent Trap: Writing Responsibly About Your Child Abby Alten Schwartz

The Ethics of Writing About Real People - Especially the Ones You Once Loved, by Kelly Foster Lundquist

Memoir The Ethics of Writing About Real People—Especially the Ones You Once Loved Kelly Foster Lundquist

My First Editor Was My Father: Writing a Memoir With Spatial Dyslexia, by Amber M. Brookman

Memoir My First Editor Was My Father: Writing a Memoir With Spatial Dyslexia Amber M. Brookman

Memoir Jesse James Rose: Start in the Middle Robert Lee Brewer

When We Need More Than a Disclaimer, by Marsh Rose

Memoir When We Need More Than a Disclaimer for Memoir Marsh Rose

How Advice, Art, a Baby Boomer, and Millennial Created a Book of Wisdom for the Ages, and All Ages, by Gina Barreca and John Guillemette

Memoir How Advice, Art, a Baby Boomer, and a Millennial Created a Book of Wisdom for the Ages, and All Ages Gina Barreca

On Blending Memoir and Theory to Survive, by Zefyr Lisowski

Personal Essays On Blending Memoir and Theory to Survive Zefyr Lisowski

Annual Competition Writer’s Digest 94th Annual Competition Memoir/Personal Essay First Place Winner: “The Dead Whale”Moriah Richard

Annual Competition Writer’s Digest 94th Annual Competition Inspirational/Spiritual Essay First-Place Winner: “All the Way to Mystery”Moriah Richard