TOP 25 LITERATURE NEWSLETTERS ON SUBSTACK
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A full list of the top 25 literature newsletters and podcasts on Substack. Includes insights and analysis into the process of writing and publishing, reviews and analysis of current and historical works, along with original poetry, short stories and longer form pieces.
A place to explore the way the short story works.
The only all-in-one membership to grow your Substack, earn an income, and produce your best work—from the foremost Substack expert who's helped over 600 private clients double and triple (and septuple) their subscribers, substantially increase their revenue, and get real engagement. A Top-5 global, bestselling Substack featured by Substack and dozens of podcasts and media outlets.
Network with a community of 20,000+ Substackers and thousands of active paid members.
🎧Write Less, Please [updated]
Readers' habits and what that means in terms of writing on Substack. Length doesn’t equal greater creativity or artistry. More words don’t create complexity or depth. Think of the three s’s: synthesis, selection, and subtext.
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Kronikos. Rekomendacijos. Podcastai. Paskaitos. Svečiai. Rašomo romano fragmentai ir komentarai. Knygų draugija.
✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times
Letters from New Hampshire...and Beyond
Sub Club is the leading cause of well-published among writers. Active ingredients include: up to date submission calls from literary magazines (every week); details on top agents and open indie presses for book authors (every week); where to pitch your nonfiction and get paid for your essays (every week), and other insights, interviews, and opportunities for writers (you guessed it).
On What Makes a Good Writer with Kevin Wilson
"It wasn’t that I woke up and said, 'I am here!' but that I found a community of people and it made me feel like what I was doing mattered. I felt less alone."
19 Pitch Calls from Paying Publications
Where to Pitch This Week (12.13.24) | Editor requests from Glamour UK, the Washington Post, and CN Traveler. Plus paid opps to write about gaming, food, opinion, culture, and porn addiction.
Happiness, sadness, and everything in between.
No recipes.
New writing from award-winning author, psychologist and mythologist Dr Sharon Blackie. A gathering place for hags, lovers of myth, fairy tales and archetypal psychology, and all those seeking the enchanted life. Exclusive monthly Fairy Tale Salons, weekly Heroine's Journey threads, On the Couch advice column, articles, podcast and other resources for living meaningfully in a challenging world.
The Weekly Muse is the ultimate resource to help poets write & publish more poems. Weekly prompts, writing exercises, publishing opportunities, insider tips from editors, & more! Includes FREE Zoom classes with award-winning poets with paid subscription!
New writing on landscape, music, books, folklore, psychedelia, the natural world and other misty magical things outside the mainstream.
Lots Of People Will Unsubscribe As A Result Of This, Solely Because It's My Second Post In Consecutive Days, But The Fact Is My Cat Died And I Needed To Write About It
Back when I lived on the Norfolk-Suffolk border, a little over a decade ago, there was a running joke amongst people who knew me that my house was a kind of after-hours youth club for cats.
Some Photos From My Family's Archive And The Cult Low Budget Horror Films They Became
This is a free post, but taking out a paid subscription here helps me write more of the stuff I love to write, and will give you access to lots of exclusive writing in the near future.
A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.
Poems, essays and commentaries as well as insights from my Three Sundays Series.
Writing in the Dark is for people who do language. Based on Jeannine Ouellette's popular writing workshop by the same name, Writing in the Dark is a vibrant home for writers & creatives exploring the nexus of language, art & truth. Content celebrates the rigorous craft of writing while embracing the unknown, because writing should be a discovery, a profound unearthing and grand surprise, not a recitation. More than a newsletter, Writing in the Dark is a thriving artistic community.
How I Grew My Substack from Zero to 40K Annual Income in Just 12 Months
Part One of Two: Where I Started, What I've Done, What Worked Best & What Didn't Work (& tomorrow, the more philosophical "Eleven Urgent & Possibly Helpful Things I've Learned Along the Way")
Live Open-Mic Salon Today At Noon Central, with Flash Readings!
Get the Zoom link here and polish up a 3-minute gem to share! Our flash readings are casual, fun, & fast, and we hope to see you there!
Your life is a love story, just not the kind you think. An honest look at relationships, recovery, and writing from the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off from Here.
CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2024 it begins 6/1!)
Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).
Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity.
I Was Taught to Hate My Lesbian Neighbors. They Took Me In Anyway.
The summer my parents’ marriage was falling apart, my best friend’s two moms saved me—even though my dad said they were going to Hell.
Read Our Entire 4-Part Series, Legend of Lucchino: The Man Who Took On the Mob
If you love longform storytelling, you don't want to miss this one.
Close Reads is a book club podcast for the incurable reader.
The home of slow, curious and creative readers. Here, you will find a community of readers savouring great books slowly. Join us in 2024 for readings of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace or Hilary Mantel's Cromwell books, beginning with Wolf Hall. Your guide is Simon Haisell, a recovering academic who wants everyone to enjoy great literature. In his regular Friday newsletter, he shares small tangents on life, reading and writing. Come join the slow readers!
I write gift guides for people who read books.
A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame
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