About Must Love Memoir
Welcome to Must Love Memoir, a NYC based reading series dedicated to all things creative nonfiction. The idea launched in June of 2023, born out of a deep love of memoir and obsession with personal stories. Readings take place on the second Tuesday of each month and hosted a number of nonfiction authors such as Elissa Bassist, Dionne Ford, Kelly McMasters, Hyeseung Song, Nicole Treska, Irvin Weathersby, Jr., Jane Wong, Anya Yurchyshyn, and many more.
Meet Your Hosts
Krystal Marie Orwig
https://krystalmarieorwig.com/Krystal Marie Orwig is a writer, editor, and cat mom to an orange cuddly guy who moonlights as a hairdresser. She is the founder and co-host of Must Love Memoir, a New York City reading series dedicated to nonfiction writers. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The City College of New York where she also teaches English Composition and undergraduate Creative Writing. In her free time she’s usually rewatching Gilmore Girls and Friends or finding places to store toilet paper in her New York apartment. Her work has appeared in Everyday Health
Hope Elizabeth Kidd
Hope Elizabeth Kidd lives in New York City with her husband, five children, and an assortment of pets. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the City College of New York. She enjoys writing about motherhood, mental health, and body image, and she has completed a memoir manuscript about her childhood in Zimbabwe. Her next project will be a memoir about living in NYC in less than 800 square feet as a family of seven.
Hope has been published in MUTHA magazine, Halfway Down the Stairs, the Manifest Station, Good River Review, and a print anthology by Horns and Rattles Press. For two years, she worked as an editor on Promethean, City College’s literary journal. She has been the co-host of Must Love Memoir since August 2024. As a supporter of memoir and memoirists, she is passionate about helping to provide a space for writers to share their personal stories.
At any given moment, you can find Hope drinking a mocha or complaining about laundry. You can catch her on Instagram at @hopeelizabethwrites.