The Memoir Prize For Books

Submissions for the Annual Memoir Prize are open! Now in its 5th year, the Annual Memoir Prize awards Memoir and Creative Nonfiction book-length works of exceptional merit in the categories of traditional, self-published, and previously unpublished prose.

Submit your full-length memoir for the Memoir Prize and a chance to win a $5 000 cash prize, a feature in Memoir Magazine and a year of free advertising. This is a real opportunity for outstanding traditional, independent, and self-published memoir authors to get the recognition they deserve. Unpublished manuscripts will have the remarkable chance to present a prize-winning manuscript for consideration by agents and publishers.

You may submit a full-length book of Memoir, Narrative, or Creative Nonfiction, an Essay Collection, or a Graphic Narrative as a single entry. There are no restrictions on subject matter, page count, age of the author, type of publisher, nationality of origin, or the year of publication. All entries must be in English.

• Deadline: 28 February 2025
• Entry fee: US$100 per book

Enter via: Submittable 

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