Best Medium publications for Life writers
151 publications that publish Life 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
151
publications
41
open to new writers
327K
largest audience (ILLUMINATION)
502
Life stories per day
Where new Life writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ILLUMINATION open to new writers | 648 | 95 | 32% | |
| 2 | The Belladonna Comedy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 6 | 438 | 67% | |
| 3 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 4 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 5 | Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 51 | 50% | |
| 6 | The Memoirist open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 370 | 38% | |
| 7 | Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 136 | 110 | 50% | |
| 8 | Heart Affairs open to new writers | 4 | 83 | 75% | |
| 9 | About Me Stories open to new writers | 5 | 163 | 80% | |
| 10 | No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 91 | 221 | 33% | |
| 11 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 12 | Engage open to new writers | 11 | 51 | 55% | |
| 13 | Frazzled open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 9 | 233 | 56% | |
| 14 | Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 72 | 67 | 39% | |
| 15 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 16 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 17 | Infinite Impulse open to new writers | 53 | 357 | 42% | |
| 18 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 19 | The Mixtape Memoirs open to new writers | 14 | 164 | 43% | |
| 20 | Contemplate open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 88 | 30% | |
| 21 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 22 | Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 188 | 42% | |
| 23 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 24 | The Honest Perspective open to new writers | 8 | 53 | 50% | |
| 25 | Meja Sajak open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 26 | The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 110 | 78 | 59% | |
| 27 | Only Humans open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 267 | 55% | |
| 28 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 29 | Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 98 | 157 | 53% | |
| 30 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 31 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 32 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 33 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 34 | Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 55 | 86% | |
| 35 | Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers | 9 | 53 | 44% | |
| 36 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 37 | Creative Loop open to new writers | 12 | 70 | 42% | |
| 38 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 39 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 40 | My Jupiter Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 3 | 305 | 100% | |
| 41 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% |
All Life publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ILLUMINATION open to new writers | 648 | 95 | 32% | |
| 2 | The Belladonna Comedy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 6 | 438 | 67% | |
| 3 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 4 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 5 | Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 51 | 50% | |
| 6 | The Memoirist open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 370 | 38% | |
| 7 | Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 136 | 110 | 50% | |
| 8 | Heart Affairs open to new writers | 4 | 83 | 75% | |
| 9 | About Me Stories open to new writers | 5 | 163 | 80% | |
| 10 | No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 91 | 221 | 33% | |
| 11 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 12 | Engage open to new writers | 11 | 51 | 55% | |
| 13 | Frazzled open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 9 | 233 | 56% | |
| 14 | Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 72 | 67 | 39% | |
| 15 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 16 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 17 | Infinite Impulse open to new writers | 53 | 357 | 42% | |
| 18 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 19 | The Mixtape Memoirs open to new writers | 14 | 164 | 43% | |
| 20 | Contemplate open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 88 | 30% | |
| 21 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 22 | Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 188 | 42% | |
| 23 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 24 | The Honest Perspective open to new writers | 8 | 53 | 50% | |
| 25 | Meja Sajak open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 26 | The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 110 | 78 | 59% | |
| 27 | Only Humans open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 267 | 55% | |
| 28 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 29 | Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 98 | 157 | 53% | |
| 30 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 31 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 32 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 33 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 34 | Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 55 | 86% | |
| 35 | Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers | 9 | 53 | 44% | |
| 36 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 37 | Creative Loop open to new writers | 12 | 70 | 42% | |
| 38 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 39 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 40 | My Jupiter Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 3 | 305 | 100% | |
| 41 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% | |
| 42 | 413 | 75 | 21% | ||
| 43 | 27 | 113 | 0% | ||
| 44 | 4 | 487 | 50% | ||
| 45 | 19 | 91 | 21% | ||
| 46 | 14 | 1.1K | 0% | ||
| 47 | 20 | 232 | 25% | ||
| 48 | 40 | 67 | 8% | ||
| 49 | 43 | 121 | 14% | ||
| 50 | 20 | 190 | 25% | ||
| 51 | 16 | 65 | 25% | ||
| 52 | 31 | 377 | 3% | ||
| 53 | 3 | 255 | 33% | ||
| 54 | 14 | 878 | 0% | ||
| 55 | 14 | 277 | 7% | ||
| 56 | 7 | 250 | 29% | ||
| 57 | 6 | 72 | 0% | ||
| 58 | 3 | 42 | 0% | ||
| 59 | 3 | 337 | 0% | ||
| 60 | 7 | 80 | 29% | ||
| 61 | 4 | 36 | 0% | ||
| 62 | 3 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 63 | 4 | 69 | 0% | ||
| 64 | 5 | 0 | 20% | ||
| 65 | 17 | 138 | 24% | ||
| 66 | 4 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 67 | 6 | 251 | 0% | ||
| 68 | 4 | 182 | 25% | ||
| 69 | 36 | 0 | 3% | ||
| 70 | 3 | 416 | 0% | ||
| 71 | 3 | 51 | 0% | ||
| 72 | 15 | 548 | 27% | ||
| 73 | 15 | 335 | 7% | ||
| 74 | 7 | 226 | 14% | ||
| 75 | 62 | 135 | 24% | ||
| 76 | 4 | 25 | 50% | ||
| 77 | 5 | 991 | 0% | ||
| 78 | Scuzzbucket | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 79 | 5 | 203 | 40% | ||
| 80 | Catness guidelines ↗ | 2 | 101 | 50% | |
| 81 | 54 | 396 | 9% | ||
| 82 | 7 | 404 | 14% | ||
| 83 | 10 | 150 | 0% | ||
| 84 | Beyond Lines | 2 | 127 | 50% | |
| 85 | The Maze guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 86 | 100 | 8 | 0% | ||
| 87 | 5 | 596 | 20% | ||
| 88 | 4 | 170 | 0% | ||
| 89 | 25 | 200 | 8% | ||
| 90 | The Arctic Circular | 2 | 306 | 0% | |
| 91 | 7 | 555 | 0% | ||
| 92 | The Inner Shift guidelines ↗ | 2 | 159 | 50% | |
| 93 | 5 | 505 | 20% | ||
| 94 | 4 | 186 | 0% | ||
| 95 | Restless Quills guidelines ↗ | 2 | 165 | 0% | |
| 96 | 3 | 83 | 0% | ||
| 97 | 3 | 69 | 67% | ||
| 98 | 6 | 616 | 0% | ||
| 99 | 4 | 75 | 25% | ||
| 100 | 7 | 15 | 29% | ||
| 101 | 3 | 748 | 0% | ||
| 102 | 16 | 150 | 6% | ||
| 103 | 7 | 390 | 0% | ||
| 104 | Become Better | 2 | 0 | 50% | |
| 105 | 11 | 604 | 18% | ||
| 106 | 12 | 460 | 25% | ||
| 107 | 12 | 196 | 25% | ||
| 108 | All in AI guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 109 | 3 | 483 | 0% | ||
| 110 | Wordsmiths’ Weekly guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 111 | Love Unforced | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 112 | Autistic Voices | 2 | 52 | 0% | |
| 113 | 14 | 50 | 29% | ||
| 114 | 4 | 203 | 0% | ||
| 115 | 15 | 75 | 0% | ||
| 116 | 29 | 849 | 17% | ||
| 117 | 30 | 1.2K | 10% | ||
| 118 | 12 | 68 | 8% | ||
| 119 | The Daily Whatever Show | 6 | 406 | 0% | |
| 120 | Honest Fiction guidelines ↗ | 2 | 262 | 0% | |
| 121 | InkWell Atlas guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 122 | Top Dalton’s Blog | 3 | 557 | 0% | |
| 123 | Unfiltered Lives guidelines ↗ | 3 | 0 | 67% | |
| 124 | The Trash guidelines ↗ | 2 | 832 | 0% | |
| 125 | The Story Room | 5 | 1.3K | 20% | |
| 126 | The Science of (Weight Loss, Health, Chemistry, etc) | 3 | 80 | 0% | |
| 127 | A thousand small wins | 11 | 24 | 0% | |
| 128 | @SpiritualAscension | 2 | 208 | 0% | |
| 129 | Sincerely, Haylee | 2 | 11 | 0% | |
| 130 | My Kyoto guidelines ↗ | 2 | 181 | 0% | |
| 131 | The Corporate Circus | 2 | 75 | 0% | |
| 132 | Writers Whispers | 12 | 995 | 17% | |
| 133 | Break. Breathe. Become. guidelines ↗ | 2 | 74 | 0% | |
| 134 | Beyond Clarity guidelines ↗ | 7 | 479 | 14% | |
| 135 | Nova Inklings guidelines ↗ | 3 | 466 | 0% | |
| 136 | The Wandering Pen | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 137 | Human Lens | 2 | 33 | 0% | |
| 138 | OmniPost | 4 | 5 | 0% | |
| 139 | RISE &WRITE | 5 | 0 | 0% | |
| 140 | The Take-Off guidelines ↗ | 2 | 6 | 0% | |
| 141 | Walks of Life | 2 | 103 | 0% | |
| 142 | Financial Independence Hub | 5 | 85 | 0% | |
| 143 | Women Unfiltered | 4 | 818 | 0% | |
| 144 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 | 2 | 829 | 0% | |
| 145 | The African Latino | 2 | 50 | 0% | |
| 146 | Eva’s Café | 6 | 250 | 0% | |
| 147 | 5-Minute Feel-Good Fiction | 3 | 10 | 0% | |
| 148 | Investment Ideas Weekly | 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| 149 | Inside Relationship guidelines ↗ | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| 150 | The Human Mosaic | 2 | 785 | 0% | |
| 151 | CyGuru Codex | 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 sees about 502 new stories a day and 44% 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 tag statistics.