October  2025 Member of the Month — Jim Gibson

October 2025 Member of the Month — Jim Gibson

Author of the Month Jim Gibson, author of “Not Paid Eleven Cents an Hour to Think” Jim Gibson was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1948. Growing up he was fascinated by the world around him, a curiosity that drove his love of reading at a young age. He...
June 2025 Member of the Month — Lenore Greiner

June 2025 Member of the Month — Lenore Greiner

The IMWA is excited to announce Lenore Greiner as our June Member of the Month! How did you discover the IMWA, and how have you been impacted or involved with the association? I discovered it in 2018 when taking memoir classes at San Diego Writers, Ink. I stayed...
January 2025 Member of the Month — Jennifer Coburn

January 2025 Member of the Month — Jennifer Coburn

The IMWA is excited to announce Jennifer Coburn, author, memoirist, and San Diego Writers Festival Instructor in Residence, as our Member of the Month! When did you begin to write, and what was your first project? I always loved writing. I started writing articles for...
July 2024 Member of the Month — Janell Strube

July 2024 Member of the Month — Janell Strube

The IMWA is excited to announce Janell Stube, SDWF Director of Volunteers, as our July Member of the Month! Please take a minute to read Janell’s interview with IMWA Board Member Janet Hafner. What got you involved with the International Memoir Writers Association? I...
June 2024 Member of the Month — Madonna Treadway

June 2024 Member of the Month — Madonna Treadway

The IMWA is excited to announce Madonna Treadway, the author of Grief Hack: A Creative Process for Transforming Loss, as our June 2024 Member of the Month! Please take a minute to read Madonna’s interview with IMWA Board Member Janet Hafner. How long have you been a...