Memoir Magazine

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About

We are proud to be humans and citizens of the world. It’s a broad category, we know. But life is broad and nobody gets out alive. That’s why we read memoir. Our goal is to cultivate our collective and individual capacity to recognize truth, while creating greater diversity and empathy, by flooding the world with stories that need to be told. Memoir Magazine features artwork, as well as essay, interviews, and book reviews, and aims to support storytellers through publication, education, and advocacy.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for visual art submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $6 to $100 (above average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2017

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Memoir Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Memoir Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Memoir Magazine's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: Up to 2,000 words.
Review: Up to 2,000 words.
Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing.
Memoir.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open Fee-based

At Memoir Magazine, we believe readers should feast with their eyes first and foremost. To this end, we will welcome young innovative artists, illustrators, photographers, and graphic designers and photographers who are storytellers and place their work alongside stories as well as utilize classic and ethnic art forms.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 10 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Illustration.
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Memoir Magazine Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 21 reports from 18 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

12 min | 232.6 mean avg | 202.0 median | 519 max days (243.1 std dev)

Responses

38.09 %

Acceptances:

4.76 % of submissions accepted (216.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 5.56 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

33.33 % (358.6 avg. days per rejection) | 28.6 % personal, 57.1 % form, 14.3 % unspecified

Non-Responses

23.81 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

23.81 % (198.2 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

38.10 % (105.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

7 responses are pending (63 min | 175.2 mean avg | 174.0 median | 362 max days waiting | 875.6 std dev) from 7 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (81.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $6.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 22 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 18 Sep 2026 00:19 UTC (2 hours ago).

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#Guns and People Essay Contest CLOSED
#MeToo Trigger Warning Non-Fiction Essay Contest BELIEVED DEFUNCT

Memoir Prize For Books DNQ
Recovery Essay Contest CLOSED

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Jul 2026

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