Last week, we had the absolute pleasure to speak with the three past winners of the Narratively Memoir Prize, Laura Green-Russell, Christopher Blackwell and Lisa Williamson Rosenberg…all at once. They each shared about the process of writing their essays, the starts and stops, the editors and mentors who played a role, the expectations they had (and didn’t have…at all). It was eye-opening and encouraging all at once. It made us want to get out there and write new pieces of our own, or refine old ones we’ve been meaning to work on. Perhaps this chat will do the same for you, whether you’ve been thinking about submitting to the 2025 Narratively Memoir Prize and you’d love some inside tips, or you’re looking to polish a new essay and could simply use a push.
If you missed it the first time, or you just want to glean the great advice these three shared all over again — and we don’t blame you — you can tune into the full recording of this conversation above. This, and all of the recordings in our Open Book Live video series, are available to Narratively Academy paid subscribers. Enjoy!
