Gina DeMillo Wagner

Gina DeMillo Wagner is the author of Forces of Nature, (May 14, 2024; Running Wild Press). Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, CRAFT Literary, and other publications. She has been honored with a 2024 Yaddo residency and is a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is cofounder of Watershed creative writing and art workshops. She lives and works near Boulder, Colorado. You can visit her online at ginadwagner.com.

5 Reasons You Should Consider Writing Your Memoir in Present Tense

Image: the viewer looks down at a pair of shoes that are standing in a circle that's stenciled on the road along with the words "You are here."

Present tense is tough to execute and doesn’t suit every writer or every memoir, but here are a few reasons ...

May 14, 2024 / Free, Guest Post, Memoir Craft