Best Medium publications for Books writers
44 publications that publish Books stories. Publications marked open to new writers regularly publish people with fewer than 100 followers — the best place to submit your first stories.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
Where new Books writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babel open to new writers | 9 | 75 | 56% | |
| 2 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 3 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 4 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 5 | NYU Local open to new writers | 4 | 0 | 100% | |
| 6 | Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 75 | 75% | |
| 7 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 8 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 9 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 10 | Entertainment Breakdown open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 100 | 70% | |
| 11 | NEW LITERARY SOCIETY OPEN open to new writers | 6 | 70 | 100% |
All Books publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babel open to new writers | 9 | 75 | 56% | |
| 2 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 3 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 4 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 5 | NYU Local open to new writers | 4 | 0 | 100% | |
| 6 | Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 75 | 75% | |
| 7 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 8 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 9 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 10 | Entertainment Breakdown open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 100 | 70% | |
| 11 | NEW LITERARY SOCIETY OPEN open to new writers | 6 | 70 | 100% | |
| 12 | The Writing Cooperative guidelines ↗ | 2 | 68 | 0% | |
| 13 | 19 | 91 | 21% | ||
| 14 | 40 | 67 | 8% | ||
| 15 | 21 | 200 | 24% | ||
| 16 | 4 | 254 | 25% | ||
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 20% | ||
| 18 | 4 | 71 | 50% | ||
| 19 | 5 | 58 | 20% | ||
| 20 | 5 | 104 | 20% | ||
| 21 | 62 | 135 | 24% | ||
| 22 | 5 | 547 | 40% | ||
| 23 | Culture Club guidelines ↗ | 2 | 5 | 100% | |
| 24 | 6 | 183 | 17% | ||
| 25 | Beyond Lines | 2 | 127 | 50% | |
| 26 | Open Microphone guidelines ↗ | 2 | 691 | 0% | |
| 27 | 5 | 80 | 20% | ||
| 28 | Sweary Media guidelines ↗ | 2 | 301 | 0% | |
| 29 | Interstellar Flight Magazine guidelines ↗ | 2 | 25 | 50% | |
| 30 | 9 | 219 | 0% | ||
| 31 | 3 | 177 | 0% | ||
| 32 | 3 | 5 | 0% | ||
| 33 | DailyFongyun | 2 | 25 | 0% | |
| 34 | thepursuitofcweiziness | 2 | 21 | 0% | |
| 35 | Writers Whispers | 12 | 995 | 17% | |
| 36 | Niru’s Notes | 4 | 38 | 0% | |
| 37 | OmniPost | 4 | 5 | 0% | |
| 38 | Author Masterminds | 2 | 1 | 0% | |
| 39 | Phrasemaker | 2 | 152 | 0% | |
| 40 | Investigating the Wicked | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 41 | Cultivating Potential | 2 | 51 | 0% | |
| 42 | 5-Minute Feel-Good Fiction | 3 | 10 | 0% | |
| 43 | Stories That Stay guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 44 | Breakfast Serial | 2 | 13 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 296K followers can bury your story among dozens of daily posts, while a smaller, active publication that features new writers often brings more reads per story. Look at three numbers above: followers (potential reach), median claps (how much readers actually engage) and the share of small writers (your chances of being accepted).
For context, Books sees about 78 new stories a day and 55% of them get no claps at all. Getting into a publication is one of the few reliable ways out of that pile. See the full Books tag statistics.