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Memoir Monday

A project of Memoir Land (see other related projects).

About

Memoir Monday [is] a weekly curation of personal essays co-curated by Granta, Guernica, Narratively, The Rumpus, Literary Hub, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, and Oldster Magazine.

Important: Reprints only.
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Memoir Monday's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable
Memoir Monday's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive
Memoir Monday's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Memoir Monday Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 12 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
4 min | 117.1 mean avg | 61.5 median | 373 max days (147.8 std dev)
Responses
91.67 %
Acceptances:
50.00 % of submissions accepted (7.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 66.67 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
41.67 % (278.2 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 100.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
8.33 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
8.33 % (110.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
-
Pending
2 responses are pending (89 min | 102.0 mean avg | 102.0 median | 115 max days waiting | 18.4 std dev) from 1 member This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 08:48 UTC (3 hours, 21 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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