Publication profile

The Memoirist

“We exclusively publish memoirs: The creative stories unpacked from the nostalgic hope chests of our lives.”

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Updated Oct 20, 2026

27K
followers
8
stories seen in 14 days
8
different writers
370
median claps per story
38%
stories by writers <100 followers

Should you submit to The Memoirist?

The Memoirist is larger than 79% of the 356 publications we track, and its stories get more claps than 88% of them. It regularly publishes writers with fewer than 100 followers (38% of recent stories), so it is a realistic target for new writers. 100% of its stories are member-only (Partner Program).

How to submit

The Memoirist does not link a submission page. Check the publication’s description on Medium or contact one of its editors.

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Topics

Recent stories in The Memoirist

  1. The Wednesday Ramen Lady
    by Brian Rosta (815 followers) · 52 claps · Oct 20, 2026
  2. When the Life You Always Imagined Feels Out of Reach
    by Pino (40 followers) · 215 claps · Oct 19, 2026
  3. Possible Impossibilities
    by Tracy Cranford (1.5K followers) · 1K claps · Oct 19, 2026
  4. I Thought We Had More Ordinary Days Ahead
    by Yangjulian (30 followers) · 66 claps · Oct 19, 2026
  5. The Letters I Can’t Bring Myself to Throw Away
    by Jess Hamlin (103 followers) · 22 claps · Oct 18, 2026
  6. A Little Taste of Home in Someone Else’s House
    by Ninad Kulkarni (1.8K followers) · 1.2K claps · Oct 16, 2026
  7. Better to Sit on the Front Porch Alone
    by Cindy Heath (8.2K followers) · 370 claps · Oct 16, 2026
  8. Waiting for Cancer
    by Gary Moore (29 followers) · 127 claps · Oct 16, 2026

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