| July 30, 2026
Memoir Incubator writer Emma Moriarty reflects on why reading fuels writing, and shares the books that have shaped the voice and structure of her memoir on grief and trauma.
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Emma Moriarty
Biography
Emma Moriarty graduated from Lehigh University in May 2025 with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Creative Writing. She is from Shrewsbury, NJ, and loves spending time in nature and with friends and family. Her work appears in HerStry literary magazine and the 2023 & 2025 editions of Lehigh’s Amaranth Magazine. She has been awarded the 2024 & 2025 Williams Prize in Creative Writing (Non-Fiction), the 2024 Williams Prize in Creative Writing (Poetry), and the 2024 & 2025 Kachel Prize. She is the book inc Marketing & Communications Intern. Although she loves poetry, she is currently focusing on her passion for creative nonfiction.
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| June 18, 2026
In "Too Young to Write a Memoir?," published June 17 in "The Brevity Blog," Memoir Incubator participant Emma Moriarty pushes back against the assumption that youth disqualifies someone from the genre...
| May 28, 2026
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, through wilderness adventure and workshop wisdom, what it really means to give feedback that helps writers grow.
| April 23, 2026
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, with science and personal experience, how nature and movement can unlock creativity.
| March 26, 2026
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores why fuzzy memories don't have to stop you from writing memoir, and how misremembering can actually strengthen your work.
Publications
Poetry
- April 2025 | I Feel Everything Twice | Amaranth
- April 2023 | Ice Cream on the Porch | Amaranth
- April 2023 | Backyard | Amaranth
- April 2023 | Saturday Morning | Amaranth