eBooks competition submission

Because remembering isn’t just about the past — it’s about the stories we choose to keep.

Memory shapes who we are — even when it begins to fade.

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The Memory Matters Global eBook Competition invites students and young writers from around the world to submit original creative work that explores memory, identity, neuroscience, and lived experience. This is more than a writing contest. It is a global storytelling initiative that transforms words into empathy, awareness, and lasting impact.

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We are seeking powerful, thoughtful pieces — stories, poems, and reflections — that illuminate what memory means on a human level.

Whether inspired by science, personal experience, imagination, or observation, your work has the power to help others feel seen, understood, and remembered.

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Selected submissions will be professionally edited, designed, and published in the official Memory Matters Global eBook, shared with students, families, caregivers, and communities worldwide. Published entries will appear anonymously if preferred, honoring the story above the spotlight.

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✍️ What You Can Submit

We welcome original, unpublished work in the following categories:

• Fiction

• Creative Nonfiction

• Poetry

• Personal Reflection

• Science-inspired storytelling

Topics TT

Topics include anything related to dementia, but you do not need to write directly about dementia — but your piece should meaningfully engage with themes of memory, identity, loss, resilience, or hope.

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File Format

Submit your work as a Google Doc or PDF

Ensure the file is viewable and accessible (no restricted permissions)

Length

Poetry: up to 2 pages

Prose (fiction, creative nonfiction, reflection): up to 1,500 words

Longer works will not be reviewed

Format

You do not have to worry about formatting-- our eBooks Crew will take care of that.

But, make sure to keep it easy to read.

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Originality

• All submissions must be original, unpublished work

• AI-generated or heavily AI-assisted writing is not permitted

• Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously published work is not

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Language

• Submissions must be written in English

• If you have lines in a different language, make sure to include a translation

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Title

• Include a title at the top of your submission, along with your name underneath (unless you would like it anonymous)

• Titles do not count toward the word limit

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Prizes & Features
 

🥇 1st Place Winner

• $250 cash prize

• Opening feature of the eBook

• Custom illustration created for your piece

• Bespoke digital art animation inspired by your story

• Feature interview on the Memory Matters Podcast (global audience) + social media

• 1:1 creative mentorship with a published author or designer

• Automatic invitation to join the Memory Matters Leadership Crew

• Free copy of the eBook

🥈 2nd Place Winner

•  $175 cash prize

• Full-page spotlight feature in the eBook

• Professional social/graphic campaign inspired by your work

• 1:1 creative mentorship with a published author or designer

• Custom digital art print based on your story

• Free copy of the eBook

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🥉 3rd Place Winner

• $75 cash prize

• Featured in the spotlight section of the eBook

• Recognition on the podcast and Memory Matters platforms

• Free copy of the eBook

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🌿 Top 10 Finalists

• 🏅 Digital Memory Matters Storyteller badge + official certificate

• 📜 Name + story featured in the eBook

• 📖 Early-access digital copy of the eBook before public release

• ✨ Consideration for illustrated pull quotes and social features