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One-on-One Book Proposal Edit & Evaluation with Shawna Kenney

Last Call: Submit Your Essay to the 2024 Narratively Memoir Prize!

My All-Time Favorite Narratively Memoirs

Announcing Our Winter 2025 Narratively Academy Classes!

Read Our Entire 4-Part Series, Legend of Lucchino: The Man Who Took On the Mob

The Art and Ethics of Writing Travel Memoir

From Journal to Memoir: How to Turn Your Side Scrawls Into Literary Gold

The Insider's Guide to Submitting to Literary Journals

The Fine Art of Deep Revision

The Keys to Writing Exceptional Creative Nonfiction

Nonfiction Book Accelerator

🔥 Legend of Lucchino: The Man Who Took On the Mob, Part I

Legend of Lucchino, Part II: The Inside Man

Legend of Lucchino, Part III: A Marked Man

Legend of Lucchino, Part IV: Last Stand

How to Self-Edit Like a Pro

Legend of Lucchino: The Man Who Took On the Mob

How to Motivate Yourself to Write When No One Else Will: A Q&A With Bestselling Author Jami Attenberg

I Walked Barefoot Across the Middle East, Searching for Answers

The November Edit: 4 of Our Faves From This Month

It’s Time to Dust Off Your Memoir and Submit to Our 2024 Prize

The Paradox of a Fair-Skinned Black Girl in the Segregated South

Get Your Story Across the Finish Line

The Female Detective on a Daring Mission to Rescue India’s Trafficked Women

The 30-Day Memoir Challenge: How to Write an Exceptional Personal Story

Does My Love for a Straight Man Change My Queer Identity?

The Song We Can't Get Out of Our Heads

Narratively’s 6 Tips for Writing a Revealing and Impactful Memoir Story

Letter to My Teenage Self: An Incarcerated Man Interrogates the Person He Once Was

Shout Out: What's the Most Intense Thing You've Done for Someone You Love?

The Long, Twisting Tale of Two Farm Boys Who Finally Got Their Big Break

Write Through It

Shout Out: What's the Best Piece of Self-Care Advice You've Got? (We All Need It Today)

4 Reasons Why You Need to Write a Book Proposal—Even if Your Book Isn’t Finished Yet

The October Edit: UFO Hoaxes, How to Avoid Interruptions & Revisiting Hiroshima

What Do 'Killing Eve,' 'Angela's Ashes' and Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' All Have in Common?

Narratively Is Beyond Excited to Announce Our 2024 Memoir Prize!

Narratively 2024 Memoir Prize: Official Rules & Submission Guidelines

FAQ: Narratively's 2024 Memoir Prize

The World Series Is Upon Us! Here Are 3 of Our Best Baseball Stories to Get You Excited

Last Chance to Join The Art of Writing a Nonfiction Book That Reads Like a Novel

Shout Out: What Do You Listen to When You Write (or Paint or Edit…)?

Writers: How to Avoid Constantly Being Interrupted—And When to Embrace It

The Great British UFO Hoax

Tonight! The 90-Minute Guide to Writing a Perfect First Line

I Professed My Love at Mile 15...But Not to My Husband

Daughters of the Bomb: A Story of Hiroshima, Racism and Human Rights

Shout Out: What's the Best Opening Line You've Ever Read?

Back By Popular Demand! The Insider's Guide to Writing Personal Statements and Applying for Grants & Residencies

The Hair Down There

Historical Nonfiction Icon Erik Larson on the Joys of Digging Through Archives

🥇Track Change Wins Best Podcast at Public Media Awards🥇

Ready to Pitch Your Book? Don’t Sleep on Academic Presses

One-Day Sale! Join Any of Our October Narratively Academy Classes at a Discount

The September Edit: Spies, Skinny-Dips, Sea Escapes and Sex

The Ever-Present Liquid: A Special Series

Chamber Pots and Candlelight: Meet the Families Who Live Off the Grid on a Remote French Island

Live Video Replay: 48 Minutes With a Globetrotting Spy

48 Heart-Pounding Minutes With a Globe-Trotting Spy: Join our LIVE VIDEO CHAT with Shawnee Delaney

How to Write an Essay About Sex That's as Lively and Pleasurable as the Act Itself

The Anarchist Icon Behind One of the Most Daring Prison Breaks by Sea

Diving Deep to Learn From My Ancestors

The Magic of a Mass Dip in the Nip

Why Every Writer Should Be Applying to Grants, Fellowships and Residencies

The Secret Lives of a Military Spy Turned Corporate Spook

Swimming My Way Through the Pools of Paris

‘Based On a True Story’: 4 Narratively Pieces That Were Born to Star In Hollywood

Our House Will Flood Again. And Again. Here’s Why We Refuse to Leave.

The Ever-Present Liquid: A series exploring the shape-shifting magic and destructiveness of water in all its forms

Last Call! The Longform Feature: Reporting Big Stories That Demand Attention

A Man’s Quest to Be “At One” With a Tiger

The August Edit: 5 Great Stories to Read Before the Summer Ends

The TikTok Poet Bringing Untold Black History to the Masses

The Inexplicable, Incomparable Bond Between Two Sisters

Last Chance to Get 15% Off Any Fall Narratively Academy Class

✏️🛠️ How To Address and Overcome “Writer’s Block” (Hint: We Think It's Actually a Myth)

The Greatest Piano Prodigy You’ve Never Heard Of

Secret Life of a Devout Christian Dominatrix

The Magic Poop Potion

Announcing our Fall 2024 Narratively Academy Classes!

Call for Pitches: Heart of the Matter

A Pen for the People: Using Writing as a Tool for Action

The Insider's Guide to Writing Personal Statements and Applying for Grants & Residencies

28 Days, 28 Essay Prompts: A Month of Generating Inspiration and Ideas for Memoir

How to Write About Social Issues

Using Monologues to Power Your Memoir Writing

How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal That Sells

Ace Your Opening Words: The 90-Minute Guide to Writing a Perfect First Line

Deeply Personal: Writing First-Person Essays on Raw and Difficult Topics

Finding Your Voice

Focus on Craft: Reporting the Personal Essay

The ‘Classy Debut’ of a Real-Life Mermaid

Longshot Dreams and Slapshot Fiends in the Ultimate ’90s Pro Sports League

What Is a Hermit Crab Essay, Anyway?

The Perfect Wedding Planner With the Failing Marriage

The Women Who Became Writing Partners After 50 Years of Friendship

The July Edit: 5 Stories That Lit Up Our Early Summer

As a Fugitive With a Fake Name, I Discovered the Real Me

The Extraordinary Story of Prisoner 16389067

Last Chance to Join Our Reported Feature Mentorship

Nonfiction Book Accelerator, Part 2

✏️🛠️ How Narratively Contributor Laurie Gwen Shapiro Landed Her First Nonfiction Book Deal

In This Family, the Automobile Represented Both Extreme Chaos and Ultimate Freedom

The Audacious Tabloid Couple Who Scammed Their Way Into New York's High Society

✏️🛠️ How Much ‘Fiction’ Are We OK With in Our Nonfiction?

The Secrets in My Mother’s Nightstand

The Pirate Radio Broadcaster Who Occupied Alcatraz and Terrified the FBI

Shout Out: What Kinds of Craft Stories Do You Want to See on Narratively?

The 4 Best Reported Features I've Ever Worked On

It’s Amazing What a Haircut Can Do to a Person

And the Cure for Millennial Burnout Is...This Giant Penguin

✏️🛠️ Being in a Literary Couple Is Every Writer’s Biggest Fear. But Spoiler: It’s Actually Pretty Great

Summer Writing Workshop: Mastering Personal Essays About Family

The Census Always Boxed Us Out

The June Edit: Narrative Storytelling, Animal Survival Instincts and Volunteering at an Abortion Clinic, Oh My!

The Art of Narrative Storytelling: A Special Series

My Quest to Tell a Story That Doesn’t Have a Neat Ending

The Expert’s Guide to Fact-Checking Your Nonfiction Book

Secret Life of a Children’s Party Princess

A Volunteer Escort Collects Stories From Outside an Abortion Clinic

A Writer Obsessed With a Writer Obsessed With a Writer

✏️🛠️ How Any Writer Can Stop Fearing Fact-Checking and Learn to Love It

Thirty Years Ago I Watched My Friend’s Father Drown. I Think About It Every Time My Children Go Near Water.

Queer and Proud: 5 of Our Best LGBTQ+ Stories

Animal Instincts: The Apocalypse on Saint Vincent

How One Woman Fought for the Chance to Become a Better Writer

✏️🛠️ 7 Keys to Writing a Compelling Personal Essay About Your Family

The Redemption of the Secret Love Child

Two Gay Chinese Dads. One Long and Winding Trip to Fatherhood.

Why “Shut-Up-and-Listen Journalism” Matters

The Art of Narrative Storytelling: An exploration of how writing moves us in ways we never expect

Announcing Our Summer Narratively Academy Classes!

The Expert’s Guide to Fact-Checking Your Nonfiction Book

One-on-One Mentorship: Perfecting Your Reported Feature

Summer Writing Workshop: Mastering Personal Essays About Family

Am I Falling in Love or Having a Manic Episode?

The Steep Cost of One Night on the Beach With a Boy

✏️🛠️ You Can Still Report a Damn Good Story Even When None of Your Subjects Are Alive—Here's How

Last Chance: The Art of Writing a Nonfiction Book That Reads Like a Novel

Growing Up Clown

The Greatest Fans on Earth

✏️🛠️ How This Writer Got a Book Deal From Her Narratively Story About the Socialite Who Sterilized Her Daughter

Tomorrow! Reporter, Sleuth, Storyteller, Spy

Becoming My Father’s Daughter—On My Own Terms

The Bank Robbers Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight (Or Do Anything Right, Really)

'Make Dynamic Music to Move the World'—an Icon's Parting Words to His Incarcerated Protégés

✏️🛠️ How to Change Your Story When the Research Surprises You

Last Chance: How to Write About Social Issues in Unprecedented Times

Confessions of a Lesbian Ex-Nun

This is, Quite Literally, What a Personal Essay Looks Like

How to Stay Free When You Were Born Into a Life of Crime

Call for Pitches: The Ever-Present Liquid—Stories on Water

Writing With Conscience Is a Moral Imperative, Not a Misstep

My Secret Life as a Personal Assistant to 'America’s Most Eligible Man'

✏️🛠️ There’s a Rhythm to Editing—You’ve Just Got to Listen: A Conversation With John Freeman

My All-Time Favorite Narratively Memoirs

Listen to Episode 3 of ‘Track Change’ to Understand the Complicated Reality of Recidivism

Anatomy of an Absolutely Wild 1970s Hijacking You’ve Never Heard Of

My Teenage Rebellion Was Fundamentalist Christianity

One of America’s Oldest Feminist Bookshops Remains a Beacon for Marginalized People

My Long Journey to Bring My Daughter Home From Skid Row

Listen to Episode 2 of 'Track Change' and Meet a Country Crooner Desperate for One Last Chance

Print Ain't Dead in NYC

Secret Life of a Mormon Porn Star

There’s an Imposter Among Us: Our 5 Best Stories on False Identities

Announcing Our May Narratively Academy Classes

🎶 Hear What It’s Like to Bare Your Soul and Record Music Behind Bars

✏️🛠️ A Guide to Turning Your Unreal Grief Into Something Beautiful

Reporter, Sleuth, Storyteller, Spy: The 90-Minute Guide to Investigating Like a Pro

How to Write About Social Issues in Unprecedented Times

Memoir Mentorship: Perfecting the Personal Essay

The Pandemic Ruined My Poly Relationship—But Saved My Marriage

Risking Life and Limb to Catalog the World’s Plants

✏️🛠️ Why This Writer Started an Artist Residency in a Tiny Mountain Motel—and How She Actually Made It Work

Shout Out: What Artistic Project Are You Working On?

My Childhood on the Run From the FBI

The Indigenous Woman Behind South America's Biggest Male Chefs

The Mysterious Disappearance of Otomatsu Wada

✏️🛠️ What Does it Mean to Report With an Anti-Oppression Lens?

How Living With Baboons Prepared Me for Living Through High School

The Book Thief of Monastery Mountain

Our 5 Most Revealing Stories About Sex

Call for Pitches: Psychological Sci-Fi

✏️🛠️ How to Become a Successful Writer From Behind Bars

Chaos and Noise: One Man's Harrowing Stint in Solitary Confinement

The Adventures of a Pakistani in Texas

The Secret Society of Lightning Strike Survivors

✏️🛠️ How to Write a Headline That Makes Everyone Want to Read Your Story

As Their Country Erupts in Chaos, These Two Lawyers Are Fighting for the Lives of Every Haitian

✏️🛠️ How I Learned to Write the Hard Stuff

In This Grief Tale, the Couple Does the Impossible

Narratively Deep Cuts: 5 of Our Favorite Stories About Music

Shout Out: What's the One "Bad" Writing Thing You Love Doing?

Diving Deep to Learn From My Ancestors

My High-Flying Life as a Corporate Spy Who Lied His Way to the Top

The Hidden Queer History Behind 'A League of Their Own'

Thank you!

Two Young Women Find Themselves Pregnant at the Same Time—By the Same Man

✏️🛠️ The Book About Luke Perry You Didn’t Know You Needed

Planning My Wedding as a Nonbinary Bride

Narratively’s True Detectives: 5 of Our Favorite Unsolved Mysteries

✏️🛠️ How to Ace Interviews With Your Own Family Members

Opening the Eyes of Every Customer, One Book at a Time

Becoming a Widow… Just As I Was About to Get Divorced

The Secret Sisterhood of Offshore Oil Workers

The Paradox of a Fair-Skinned Black Girl in the Segregated South

✏️🛠️ How to Get Your Sh*t Together: The Insider’s Guide to Organizing Your Writing, From Pitch to Publish

My Dad, the Globetrotting Businessman, Paleographer...and Spy?

An Aging Mother’s Animated Love Letter to Her Autistic Son

My Acerbic Aerobics Class With O.J. Simpson

✏️🛠️ Sweet Talk: How to Write (and Read) Romance Novels, With Author Nichole Perkins

Registration Is Now Open for All Narratively Academy Classes

Narratively Academy

My Secret Life as The World's Worst Professional Matchmaker

Call for Pitches: The Art of Narrative Storytelling

Love in Strange Places: Our 5 Best (Slash Worst) Love Stories

Announcing the Next Slate of Narratively Academy Classes!

Find the Writing Class That's Right for You

Reporting & Writing With an Anti-Oppression Lens

Let’s Write About Sex, Baby: The 60-Minute Seminar on Good Sex (Writing)

Untangling the Traumatic Narrative: Using Words to Access Our Wounds

Writing Your Queer Story With Candor and Confidence

Writing With Your Ancestors: Infusing Memoir With Family History

How to Write Your Memoir — and Get It Published

✏️🛠️ 3 Essential Steps for Getting Started With Writing Your Memoir

Diary of a Bachelor Who Suddenly Became a Solo Dad to a Teenage Girl

✏️🛠️ An Insider’s Guide to the Narratively Story Structure

Does My Love for a Straight Man Change My Queer Identity?

Say Hello to the Winners of Narratively’s 2023 Memoir Prize!

I Was a Black Nazi Skinhead

✏️🛠️ A Q&A with Lee Gutkind, 'Godfather' of Creative Nonfiction, on the Fine Line Between Truth and Fabrication

✏️🛠️ How to Build Momentum and Suspense in Nonfiction Storytelling

F*ck the Literary Establishment

How Stripping in Gay Bars Brought Me Back to God

America’s Most Flamboyant Private Eye and the 8,000-Mile Manhunt

Attention Writers! Narratively Is Accepting Story Pitches Again!

✏️🛠️ So, What Is a Narratively Story, Anyway? (Hint: Surprising, Exciting and Delightful, to Start)

I Met with Martin Luther King Minutes Before He Was Murdered

The Curious Case of the Socialite Who Sterilized Her Daughter

Narratively Academy Class Enrollment is Now Open to All!

✏️🛠️ ‘Don’t Let The Truth Ruin Your Movie’: Advice for Adapting True-ish Stories to the Screen

Introducing Narratively Academy

Telling Your Story: The 90-Minute Seminar for Kickstarting Your Memoir

The Art of Writing a Nonfiction Book That Reads Like a Novel

The Insider’s Guide to Pitching Top Publications

Narratively Critiques

The Longform Feature: Reporting Big Stories That Demand Attention

I Was Taught to Hate My Lesbian Neighbors. They Took Me In Anyway.

Legends Never Die

✏️🛠️ 'Give Yourself Permission to Tell Personal Stories': How One Book Designer Successfully Moonlights as a Writer

Shout Out: What's Your Favorite Indie Bookstore and Why?

I Woke Up From a Coma and Couldn’t Escape the Guy Pretending to Be My Boyfriend