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Best Medium publications for History writers

78 publications that publish History 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

publications

open to new writers

101K

largest audience (Lessons from History)

101

History stories per day

Where new History writers get published

Medium publications open to new History writers
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	Counter Arts open to new writers	56K	40	25	53%
2	The Quantastic Journal open to new writers	47K	10	125	60%
3	Prism & Pen open to new writers	34K	15	259	40%
4	Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers	27K	15	68	40%
5	Rooted open to new writers	25K	11	91	46%
6	Teatime History open to new writers	23K	4	79	75%
7	The Political Prism open to new writers	17K	10	285	30%
8	Engage open to new writers	11K	11	51	55%
9	Spark Magazine open to new writers	2.7K	9	1	89%
10	NYU Local open to new writers	1.7K	4	0	100%
11	Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers	1.3K	4	75	75%
12	Reflections & Realities open to new writers	994	8	60	75%
13	The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers	464	21	454	52%
14	Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers	448	7	55	86%
15	Cataloging Africa open to new writers	283	10	289	50%
16	Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers	85	10	187	50%
17	Dark Stories: On This Day in True Crime History open to new writers	33	6	0	100%
18	Python GIS Workflows open to new writers	8	7	0	100%
19	Suspicions & Superstitions open to new writers	3	5	0	100%
20	The Real Historical Perspective open to new writers	1	3	0	100%

All History publications

All Medium publications for History
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	Counter Arts open to new writers	56K	40	25	53%
2	The Quantastic Journal open to new writers	47K	10	125	60%
3	Prism & Pen open to new writers	34K	15	259	40%
4	Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers	27K	15	68	40%
5	Rooted open to new writers	25K	11	91	46%
6	Teatime History open to new writers	23K	4	79	75%
7	The Political Prism open to new writers	17K	10	285	30%
8	Engage open to new writers	11K	11	51	55%
9	Spark Magazine open to new writers	2.7K	9	1	89%
10	NYU Local open to new writers	1.7K	4	0	100%
11	Story Lamp Reviews open to new writers	1.3K	4	75	75%
12	Reflections & Realities open to new writers	994	8	60	75%
13	The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers	464	21	454	52%
14	Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers	448	7	55	86%
15	Cataloging Africa open to new writers	283	10	289	50%
16	Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers	85	10	187	50%
17	Dark Stories: On This Day in True Crime History open to new writers	33	6	0	100%
18	Python GIS Workflows open to new writers	8	7	0	100%
19	Suspicions & Superstitions open to new writers	3	5	0	100%
20	The Real Historical Perspective open to new writers	1	3	0	100%
21	Lessons from History	101K	2	76	0%
22	Backyard Church	82K	14	1.1K	0%
23	Globetrotters	75K	20	232	25%
24	Philosophy Today	62K	14	136	14%
25	Science Spectrum	51K	13	224	23%
26	The Riff	49K	40	67	8%
27	Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs	44K	43	121	14%
28	An Injustice!	41K	7	141	14%
29	The Polis	36K	31	377	3%
30	Southern Winds	35K	8	385	0%
31	Microbial Instincts	27K	2	1.1K	0%
32	The Academic	26K	19	317	16%
33	Jane Austen’s Wastebasket	9.2K	4	254	25%
34	Short. Sweet. Valuable.	9K	2	54	0%
35	Knowledge Stew	6.8K	4	100	0%
36	The Left Is Right	5.5K	4	378	0%
37	Dodger Insider	4.8K	17	0	12%
38	IT Chronicles	4.3K	3	120	33%
39	Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO	3.7K	2	74	50%
40	Found Worlds	3.3K	5	547	40%
41	Formula One Forever	3.2K	2	157	50%
42	Variables & Values	2.8K	2	0	0%
43	The Masterpiece	2.4K	2	51	100%
44	Signifier	2K	2	51	0%
45	First Line Fiction	1.7K	9	150	0%
46	Pitfall	1.5K	7	108	0%
47	Tourist in My Own Country	1.2K	5	596	20%
48	The Daily Cuppa Grande	1.2K	4	170	0%
49	Did You Know…Short Fun Facts	1.1K	25	200	8%
50	Music For Thought	1.1K	3	28	33%
51	The Arctic Circular	814	2	306	0%
52	The Antagonist Magazine	802	4	417	0%
53	CanadEH	714	3	262	0%
54	The Knowledge of Freedom	695	2	50	0%
55	The Ordinary Programmer	640	2	104	50%
56	Day in History	562	3	250	0%
57	The Dove	542	4	75	25%
58	Soul Bay	521	2	660	0%
59	Secrets of the Universe	277	2	139	0%
60	Behind the Brushstrokes	226	3	18	67%
61	The Manifest Archive	180	9	89	0%
62	Roaring Rivers	161	5	137	0%
63	THE UNION REPORT	147	5	2	0%
64	Weave It Together	130	2	177	0%
65	Intriguing Times	88	2	128	0%
66	Weirdly True	88	2	71	100%
67	Nuestro Garage	61	2	0	100%
68	Furrend	59	3	0	0%
69	The Capricorn	56	16	887	6%
70	Dystopia USA	24	3	0	0%
71	Ash and Devotion	21	2	2	100%
72	The Word Foundry	15	2	0	0%
73	Wonder & Reason	14	2	102	0%
74	The African Latino	9	2	50	0%
75	Massachusetts Community Connections	6	2	0	0%
76	The Apparatus	4	2	0	100%
77	Where Stories Begin	2	2	0	100%
78	John Goodman and an Ape	1	4	0	0%

How to choose a publication

Bigger is not always better. A publication with 101K 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, History sees about 101 new stories a day and 49% 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 History tag statistics.