Best Medium publications for Lifestyle writers
45 publications that publish Lifestyle 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 Lifestyle writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 2 | The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 189 | 63% | |
| 3 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 4 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 5 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 6 | Digital Global Traveler open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 130 | 50% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 9 | Health Management open to new writers | 14 | 13 | 79% | |
| 10 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 11 | The Open Draft open to new writers | 53 | 3 | 79% | |
| 12 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% |
All Lifestyle publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 2 | The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 189 | 63% | |
| 3 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 4 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 5 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 6 | Digital Global Traveler open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 130 | 50% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 9 | Health Management open to new writers | 14 | 13 | 79% | |
| 10 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 11 | The Open Draft open to new writers | 53 | 3 | 79% | |
| 12 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 13 | 12 | 93 | 25% | ||
| 14 | 12 | 220 | 0% | ||
| 15 | 43 | 121 | 14% | ||
| 16 | 20 | 190 | 25% | ||
| 17 | 4 | 36 | 0% | ||
| 18 | 26 | 149 | 15% | ||
| 19 | Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO guidelines ↗ | 2 | 74 | 50% | |
| 20 | 5 | 104 | 20% | ||
| 21 | 3 | 337 | 0% | ||
| 22 | 4 | 170 | 0% | ||
| 23 | 11 | 753 | 0% | ||
| 24 | 404: Geek Not Found | 2 | 25 | 0% | |
| 25 | 7 | 555 | 0% | ||
| 26 | The Inner Shift guidelines ↗ | 2 | 159 | 50% | |
| 27 | Restless Quills guidelines ↗ | 2 | 165 | 0% | |
| 28 | 20 | 310 | 10% | ||
| 29 | 3 | 483 | 0% | ||
| 30 | Love Unforced | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 31 | 10 | 1.3K | 0% | ||
| 32 | Neurostrategy for Creators guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 33 | VO₂ Maxed | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 34 | thepursuitofcweiziness | 2 | 21 | 0% | |
| 35 | The Science of (Weight Loss, Health, Chemistry, etc) | 3 | 80 | 0% | |
| 36 | Sincerely, Haylee | 2 | 11 | 0% | |
| 37 | The Capricorn | 16 | 887 | 6% | |
| 38 | Writers Whispers | 12 | 995 | 17% | |
| 39 | Heami | 2 | 282 | 0% | |
| 40 | Walks of Life | 2 | 103 | 0% | |
| 41 | Women Unfiltered | 4 | 818 | 0% | |
| 42 | Breaking the Stigma | 2 | 94 | 0% | |
| 43 | Wonder & Reason | 2 | 102 | 0% | |
| 44 | New Ara Reads | 3 | 366 | 0% | |
| 45 | CyGuru Codex | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 192K 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, Lifestyle sees about 75 new stories a day and 48% 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 Lifestyle tag statistics.