[Stylist] Writing contest

Thu Oct 4 01:32:11 UTC 2018

No, haven't read that one yet. I just read Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, which
is a collection of essays. Gay is one of my favorite writers, and this
collection is really good.

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Some of both.  
Have you ever read, If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What am I Doing in the
Pits.?
Her memoirs are just hilarious. 

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Were they memoirs or autobiographies?

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Yes, that's right, and Ive read a good portion of authors memoirs. 
I guess I just love people and what I can learn from their lives. 

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Have no idea about the contest, but, memoirs are only on the best seller
lists if written by or about a celebrity, and occasionally, if the subject
is deemed interesting enough, you might see one, but, typically, it's
celebrity memoirs and bios that sell.

Publishers pick up celebrity memoirs and bios because they know they will
sell, allowing them to publish work by others that won't make much money.

Bridgit

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Hi All,
Does anyone know if the writing contest will allow memoirs this year? It was
very sad they did not allow them in last year.
Memoirs are a good portion of our lives. They add a lot to the writing
contest, especially for young ones .
It can be cathartic to write about one's own experiences, and see the humor
in life, along with realizing how one's life  may encourage someone else.
Then again, reading about the life of someone else may do the same. That is
why memoirs are always on the best seller list. To cut out memoirs seems to
defeat the whole purpose of the writing contest.
How do we make sure they are included this year?
Janet
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