Best Medium publications for Fiction writers
75 publications that publish Fiction 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
75
publications
13
open to new writers
121K
largest audience (Books Are Our Superpower)
78
Fiction stories per day
Where new Fiction writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haven open to new writers | 52 | 65 | 33% | |
| 2 | Fiction Shorts open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 32 | 251 | 34% | |
| 3 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 4 | Microcosm open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 321 | 36% | |
| 5 | Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 75 | 75% | |
| 6 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 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 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 11 | Challenge and Chaos open to new writers | 3 | 122 | 100% | |
| 12 | NEW LITERARY SOCIETY OPEN open to new writers | 6 | 70 | 100% | |
| 13 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% |
All Fiction publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haven open to new writers | 52 | 65 | 33% | |
| 2 | Fiction Shorts open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 32 | 251 | 34% | |
| 3 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 4 | Microcosm open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 321 | 36% | |
| 5 | Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 75 | 75% | |
| 6 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 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 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 11 | Challenge and Chaos open to new writers | 3 | 122 | 100% | |
| 12 | NEW LITERARY SOCIETY OPEN open to new writers | 6 | 70 | 100% | |
| 13 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 14 | 19 | 91 | 21% | ||
| 15 | 3 | 255 | 33% | ||
| 16 | 6 | 351 | 0% | ||
| 17 | 7 | 80 | 29% | ||
| 18 | 24 | 171 | 13% | ||
| 19 | 17 | 138 | 24% | ||
| 20 | 12 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 21 | 6 | 360 | 17% | ||
| 22 | 5 | 104 | 20% | ||
| 23 | 62 | 135 | 24% | ||
| 24 | “Are you okay?” | 2 | 387 | 0% | |
| 25 | Scuzzbucket | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 26 | Promptly Written | 2 | 25 | 0% | |
| 27 | 54 | 396 | 9% | ||
| 28 | 8 | 199 | 0% | ||
| 29 | 6 | 183 | 17% | ||
| 30 | 9 | 150 | 0% | ||
| 31 | 5 | 80 | 20% | ||
| 32 | 5 | 100 | 40% | ||
| 33 | 4 | 170 | 0% | ||
| 34 | 11 | 753 | 0% | ||
| 35 | 14 | 414 | 21% | ||
| 36 | No Air | 2 | 1.9K | 0% | |
| 37 | Short & Weird guidelines ↗ | 2 | 161 | 0% | |
| 38 | My Fair Lighthouse guidelines ↗ | 2 | 373 | 0% | |
| 39 | Restless Quills guidelines ↗ | 2 | 165 | 0% | |
| 40 | 6 | 616 | 0% | ||
| 41 | Dark Lore Digest guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 50% | |
| 42 | 3 | 75 | 33% | ||
| 43 | 20 | 310 | 10% | ||
| 44 | Become Better | 2 | 0 | 50% | |
| 45 | 3 | 5 | 0% | ||
| 46 | 4 | 50 | 25% | ||
| 47 | Writelicious | 2 | 1.7K | 0% | |
| 48 | 10 | 1.3K | 0% | ||
| 49 | 14 | 50 | 29% | ||
| 50 | 4 | 203 | 0% | ||
| 51 | WE PAW Bloggers | 2 | 50 | 0% | |
| 52 | Weave It Together guidelines ↗ | 2 | 177 | 0% | |
| 53 | 7 | 101 | 29% | ||
| 54 | Honest Fiction guidelines ↗ | 2 | 262 | 0% | |
| 55 | Teras Singgah | 2 | 123 | 0% | |
| 56 | The Capricorn | 16 | 887 | 6% | |
| 57 | Spy Novel Research | 6 | 30 | 0% | |
| 58 | Shakespeare’s Shoes | 3 | 210 | 0% | |
| 59 | Dystopia USA | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| 60 | Investigating the Wicked | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 61 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 | 2 | 829 | 0% | |
| 62 | Dreamt Locker | 2 | 78 | 0% | |
| 63 | A Cozy Room | 4 | 361 | 0% | |
| 64 | Zen Words: Japanese Proverbs | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 65 | Eva’s Café | 6 | 250 | 0% | |
| 66 | The Night Visitors Chronicles | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 67 | Cultivating Potential | 2 | 51 | 0% | |
| 68 | 5-Minute Feel-Good Fiction | 3 | 10 | 0% | |
| 69 | The Growth Exchange | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 70 | Stories That Stay guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 71 | Victoria Thorn | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 72 | Breakfast Serial | 2 | 13 | 100% | |
| 73 | Things We Leave Behind | 2 | 3 | 0% | |
| 74 | Where Stories Begin | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 75 | Agent X and the Edge of Reality | 9 | 0 | 0% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 121K 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, Fiction sees about 78 new stories a day and 52% 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 Fiction tag statistics.