Memoir | Personal Stories
AWC Directory
Newsletters are alphabetised by publication name. Featured post is chosen by listed writer as best representative of their publication. Listing here does not indicate endorsement by Asian Writers’ Collective.
About Everything and Nothing by
- Loves telling stories where nothing happens.
Nidhi’s debut fiction novel is coming out in June 2025!
Body Memoir by
- Coming Through: Building a Body Memoir is part description of gathering strength to finally cast my voice out into the world, and actual working excerpts from my book project.
Canto Girl in the Writing World by
- I write about beautiful and hard things, in the extraordinary and the mundane. My author journey is also documented here, as a map of my growth as a writer.
The Embarrassment of Existence by
- Slightly funny personal essays that both want and don't want to be seen.
In-Between Lines by Samira - I write to make sense of my world and to better understand who I am. I write to share the intimate world of ordinary people living extraordinary lives. And in the end I write to find connections in stories that we all live collectively.
is this what you want? by christa- The current iteration focuses on disabilities, advocacy, death work, community care, relationships, and intimacy.
KnowThyStory by
- I share my experiences, thoughts on life or events/ happenings in my life and how I feel about them. Exploring life's tapestry.
leap years by
- on living and growing with intentionality in our 20s.
lightwaves by
- Rediscovering my joy | Musings on books, music, art, video games, fashion, & whatever else tickles my brain.
Nōto by
- Essays for the heart punctuated with notes on life, nature, and creativity.
Random thoughts on Leading, Learning and Running & Life by
- This is about how I have lived & learned for over 30 years.It is also about what the outdoors has taught me. How Running changed me & how Life is about Re Learning & learning.
Ajay Kelkar is also a leadership coach who runs, cycles, and treks! He works with individuals who possess a growth mindset and want to tackle personal transitions in life. His coaching helps senior leaders find a pattern in the random business world and can be found through LinkedIn.
Newsletter by
- As a neurodivergent, third-culture South Asian Muslim woman, I write about everything they don’t want us to speak about. Writing is me taking up space. I've discovered that writing about my hurt oddly and magically makes room for my joys!
Souled by
- Born and raised in the Philippines and currently based in Europe. Her inspirations, reflections, and learnings are based on 10 years of humanitarian/development work in Asia. She started writing to make sense of her spirituality, including what it means to break free from identity, definition, border, and history.
Spilled Ink by
- Spilled Ink is a treatise of how I see the life and death around me.Sanket also has a published poetry chapbook you can get from here!
Splash by
- A personal newsletter that I've been writing since 2017. I write about my life, technology, creativity, and art. It's been one of the most meaningful parts of my life over the last few years.
Staglevision by
- Infrequent updates and links to my published fiction and nonfiction. I write about sex, coming of age, queerness, mythology, and Greece.
Talkingcat88 by
- Trying to stay hopeful in a burning world, I write about what I love (cats, dogs, sci-fi, film), mostly short memoir pieces and poetry. Editor and contributor, Chinese Women Traversing Diaspora: Memoirs, Essays, and Poetry (1999, 2000, Routledge); Co-editor with Stacy Mosher, Challenging China: Struggle and Hope in an Era of Change (2008, The New Press); Co-editor with Xin Chunying, English/Chinese Lexicon of Women and Law (1995, CTPC and UNESCO).
Vertigo by
- I write about ordinary experiences, little memories and childhood nostalgia that never seems to leave.
Thank you for working on this! It’s an invaluable resource for connecting us together 🫶
Thank you so much Tiffany! I’m honoured and thrilled to be here :)