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Best Medium publications for Life Lessons writers

140 publications that publish Life Lessons 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

140

publications

open to new writers

327K

largest audience (ILLUMINATION)

358

Life Lessons stories per day

Where new Life Lessons writers get published

Medium publications open to new Life Lessons writers
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	ILLUMINATION open to new writers	327K	648	95	32%
2	The Narrative Arc open to new writers	53K	18	270	33%
3	Activated Thinker open to new writers	40K	135	54	36%
4	Readers Club open to new writers	36K	26	80	31%
5	Prism & Pen open to new writers	34K	15	259	40%
6	Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers	27K	15	68	40%
7	Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers	27K	12	51	50%
8	The Memoirist open to new writers	27K	8	370	38%
9	Pen With Paper open to new writers	22K	136	110	50%
10	Heart Affairs open to new writers	18K	4	83	75%
11	Modern Women open to new writers	14K	16	50	38%
12	No Time open to new writers	14K	91	221	33%
13	Write Your World open to new writers	12K	107	50	43%
14	Engage open to new writers	11K	11	51	55%
15	Frazzled open to new writers	9.1K	9	233	56%
16	Quirky Rants open to new writers	6.7K	72	67	39%
17	Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers	5.9K	7	50	43%
18	Infinite Impulse open to new writers	4.8K	53	357	42%
19	Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers	2.4K	12	188	42%
20	The Honest Perspective open to new writers	2.2K	8	53	50%
21	The Gravity open to new writers	2.1K	110	78	59%
22	Only Humans open to new writers	1.6K	11	267	55%
23	Introvert Ink open to new writers	1K	4	146	75%
24	Reflections & Realities open to new writers	994	8	60	75%
25	Nudge open to new writers	838	98	157	53%
26	The Story Well open to new writers	552	71	100	56%
27	The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers	464	21	454	52%
28	AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers	375	9	0	89%
29	Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers	345	9	53	44%
30	The Quiet Chapter open to new writers	320	12	147	75%
31	Direction open to new writers	180	6	55	67%
32	Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers	85	10	187	50%
33	My Jupiter Publication open to new writers	40	3	305	100%
34	INVESTING BRIEF open to new writers	16	11	31	73%
35	Notes on Closeness open to new writers	5	7	0	100%
36	Logosphere open to new writers	2	3	75	100%

All Life Lessons publications

All Medium publications for Life Lessons
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	ILLUMINATION open to new writers	327K	648	95	32%
2	The Narrative Arc open to new writers	53K	18	270	33%
3	Activated Thinker open to new writers	40K	135	54	36%
4	Readers Club open to new writers	36K	26	80	31%
5	Prism & Pen open to new writers	34K	15	259	40%
6	Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers	27K	15	68	40%
7	Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers	27K	12	51	50%
8	The Memoirist open to new writers	27K	8	370	38%
9	Pen With Paper open to new writers	22K	136	110	50%
10	Heart Affairs open to new writers	18K	4	83	75%
11	Modern Women open to new writers	14K	16	50	38%
12	No Time open to new writers	14K	91	221	33%
13	Write Your World open to new writers	12K	107	50	43%
14	Engage open to new writers	11K	11	51	55%
15	Frazzled open to new writers	9.1K	9	233	56%
16	Quirky Rants open to new writers	6.7K	72	67	39%
17	Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers	5.9K	7	50	43%
18	Infinite Impulse open to new writers	4.8K	53	357	42%
19	Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers	2.4K	12	188	42%
20	The Honest Perspective open to new writers	2.2K	8	53	50%
21	The Gravity open to new writers	2.1K	110	78	59%
22	Only Humans open to new writers	1.6K	11	267	55%
23	Introvert Ink open to new writers	1K	4	146	75%
24	Reflections & Realities open to new writers	994	8	60	75%
25	Nudge open to new writers	838	98	157	53%
26	The Story Well open to new writers	552	71	100	56%
27	The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers	464	21	454	52%
28	AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers	375	9	0	89%
29	Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers	345	9	53	44%
30	The Quiet Chapter open to new writers	320	12	147	75%
31	Direction open to new writers	180	6	55	67%
32	Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers	85	10	187	50%
33	My Jupiter Publication open to new writers	40	3	305	100%
34	INVESTING BRIEF open to new writers	16	11	31	73%
35	Notes on Closeness open to new writers	5	7	0	100%
36	Logosphere open to new writers	2	3	75	100%
37	Second Nature (formerly In Fitness & In Health)	192K	12	93	25%
38	Change Your Mind Change Your Life	167K	27	113	0%
39	Hello, Love	127K	23	61	13%
40	Globetrotters	75K	20	232	25%
41	Publishous	70K	12	220	0%
42	Philosophy Today	62K	14	136	14%
43	Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs	44K	43	121	14%
44	Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age	37K	20	190	25%
45	Catharsis Chronicles	30K	7	230	29%
46	Zenite	29K	14	878	0%
47	Never Stop Writing	24K	14	277	7%
48	Curated Newsletters	22K	21	81	10%
49	Mystic Minds	20K	7	250	29%
50	Sensual: An Erotic Life	19K	4	545	0%
51	The Partnered Pen	16K	3	42	0%
52	The Writers Fight Club	15K	3	337	0%
53	MuddyUm	14K	32	132	19%
54	The Pub	13K	7	80	29%
55	The Shortform	9.7K	2	0	100%
56	Short. Sweet. Valuable.	9K	2	54	0%
57	Blue Insights	8.9K	3	0	0%
58	The Daily Cuppa	7.6K	24	171	13%
59	Change Becomes You	7.3K	4	0	0%
60	Middle-Pause	6.9K	6	251	0%
61	Pragmatic Wisdom	6.5K	3	135	67%
62	The Philosophical Inn	4.1K	3	416	0%
63	Another Fucking Publication	4K	9	520	0%
64	Weeds & Wildflowers	3.9K	15	548	27%
65	Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO	3.7K	2	74	50%
66	Readers Hope	3.6K	5	104	20%
67	Namaste Now!	3.5K	7	226	14%
68	NEW LITERARY SOCIETY	3.4K	62	135	24%
69	Midform	3.4K	4	25	50%
70	Soul Steering	3K	5	991	0%
71	A Fulcrum	2.9K	2	76	0%
72	Scuzzbucket	2.9K	2	0	0%
73	bloody sweet writers	2.8K	5	203	40%
74	Culture Club	2.6K	2	5	100%
75	Catness	2.5K	2	101	50%
76	The Writing Table	2.2K	7	404	14%
77	SoulTouch	1.8K	2	700	0%
78	Open Microphone	1.7K	2	691	0%
79	The Maze	1.4K	2	0	0%
80	Inner Light: Navigating Mental Wellness	1.2K	10	195	10%
81	The Daily Cuppa Grande	1.2K	4	170	0%
82	The Heritage Pub	1.1K	2	1.7K	0%
83	New Choices	876	6	1.9K	17%
84	Towards Finance	816	13	52	23%
85	EverVerse Publishing	769	7	555	0%
86	The Rabbit Note	762	14	414	21%
87	Hometown Ramblings	755	3	567	0%
88	The Knowledge of Freedom	695	2	50	0%
89	Questionality	650	4	186	0%
90	Less Stress More Success	643	3	11	0%
91	Refresh the Soul	563	3	69	67%
92	The Quiet Corner	527	7	15	29%
93	Intellectual Islam	485	3	748	0%
94	Writer’s Circle	471	16	150	6%
95	genXy	408	8	202	0%
96	J.R. Heimbigner, Blog	349	3	177	0%
97	The Second Half	338	3	483	0%
98	Love Unforced	212	2	0	0%
99	Salt Index	195	3	50	67%
100	Participation Trophy Sports Humor	182	2	65	50%
101	Clear & Kind	175	14	50	29%
102	Purely Hearts	156	29	849	17%
103	Unwritten Pages	152	12	68	8%
104	Neurostrategy for Creators	149	2	0	0%
105	The Latin American	101	3	193	0%
106	InkWell Atlas	94	2	0	0%
107	Top Dalton’s Blog	90	3	557	0%
108	The Trash	85	2	832	0%
109	The Story Room	82	5	1.3K	20%
110	Teras Singgah	81	2	123	0%
111	The Science of (Weight Loss, Health, Chemistry, etc)	68	3	80	0%
112	Beyond the Ordinary	64	7	510	14%
113	Unfiltered Lives	64	3	0	67%
114	A thousand small wins	64	11	24	0%
115	Sincerely, Haylee	62	2	11	0%
116	Heart Sanctum	58	3	130	33%
117	Break. Breathe. Become.	50	2	74	0%
118	Soul Attitudes	48	2	76	0%
119	Writers Whispers	48	12	995	17%
120	Nova Inklings	35	3	466	0%
121	The Wandering Pen	34	2	0	0%
122	Beyond Clarity	33	7	479	14%
123	No Off Limits	32	2	393	0%
124	The Empowered Mindset & Friends	31	3	150	33%
125	Human Lens	31	2	33	0%
126	Mentally Mosaic	29	3	380	0%
127	The Take-Off	26	2	6	0%
128	RISE &WRITE	25	5	0	0%
129	Walks of Life	24	2	103	0%
130	The Challenge	20	2	3	0%
131	RB-Tech	11	15	5	0%
132	WorkScope	11	5	123	0%
133	Three Stops Left	11	4	1.1K	0%
134	The African Latino	9	2	50	0%
135	Zen Words: Japanese Proverbs	8	2	0	100%
136	New Ara Reads	6	3	366	0%
137	The Human Mosaic	2	2	785	0%
138	The Mental Diaries	2	2	4	100%
139	CyGuru Codex	1	2	0	100%
140	Opsie’s	1	2	0	100%

How to choose a publication

Bigger is not always better. A publication with 327K 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, Life Lessons sees about 358 new stories a day and 32% 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 Life Lessons tag statistics.