WRITE A 6-WORD MEMOIR
Here’s another writing contest, one for all ages:
Write and submit to sixwordmemoirs.com.
Who can submit?
3rd graders to grad students, and your granny too. Submissions for January’s contest end 1/31.
What’s a memoir, in 6 words?
A personal account of one’s life experiences.
What can you do with 6 words?
Describe your life. Distill the truth.
Get to the heart of anything.
Go bittersweet: “Cursed with cancer, blessed with friends.”
Poignant: “I still make coffee for two.”
Inspirational: “From migrant worker to NASA astronaut.”
Hilarious: “Don’t make me come down there.” --God
Or simply to be heard: “Tore up my own suicide letter.”
The famous Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a story in six words. His response?
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
Hemingway’s 6-word story intrigue comes from what’s left unsaid.
The 6-word memoir is short-form storytelling for self-expression, focus, and connection.
Submit all the 6-word memoirs you want. TeamSixWords picks monthly winners
and top picks of the year get published in their annual anthology.
Read current entries for January’s theme: “Past and Future: ‘Firsts’ in Six”
and mark your first milestone of the new year.
What do you want to convey to the world?
Nobody knows your story better than you.
RESOURCE LINKS:
https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/
https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/teens/
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-use-6-word-memoirs-classroom/
