Narratively Is Excited to Announce Our 2023 Memoir Prize!

Submissions for our second annual Memoir Prize are open now. Read on for all the details—from the $3,000 cash prize to our bestselling memoirist guest judge.

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The 2023 Narratively Memoir Prize is now closed for submissions. We’ll announce our winners and finalists on or around February 5, 2024.

Hello, writers! And aspiring writers. And anyone, really — we all have a story to tell! Last year, we ran our very first Narratively Memoir Prize, and it was a greater success than we could have ever imagined. We received over 500 submissions and got to publish pieces by three amazing women from around the globe whose stories took our collective breath away. To everyone who submitted — thank you again! It means so much. And if you haven’t had a chance yet, don’t miss the Grand Prize-winning story by Laura Green-Russell, “Murder to Middle School,” as well as the wonderful stories from finalists Mai Serhan and Anna Grundström.

Now, if you’ve got an extraordinary personal story to share, we have good news for you! From Tuesday, September 26, 2023, through Thursday, November 30, 2023, Narratively is accepting entries for our 2023…