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Best Medium publications for Self Improvement writers

167 publications that publish Self Improvement 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

167

publications

open to new writers

327K

largest audience (ILLUMINATION)

476

Self Improvement stories per day

Where new Self Improvement writers get published

Medium publications open to new Self Improvement writers
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	ILLUMINATION open to new writers	327K	648	95	32%
2	Age of Awareness open to new writers guidelines ↗	71K	16	1	50%
3	Counter Arts open to new writers	56K	40	25	53%
4	Activated Thinker open to new writers guidelines ↗	40K	135	54	36%
5	Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗	36K	26	80	31%
6	Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers guidelines ↗	27K	12	51	50%
7	Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗	22K	136	110	50%
8	Heart Affairs open to new writers	18K	4	83	75%
9	Career Paths open to new writers	17K	10	100	80%
10	No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗	14K	91	221	33%
11	The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗	13K	8	189	63%
12	Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗	12K	107	50	43%
13	Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗	6.7K	72	67	39%
14	Heartline Publications open to new writers	5.8K	7	50	71%
15	Infinite Impulse open to new writers	4.8K	53	357	42%
16	Health Management open to new writers	2.9K	14	13	79%
17	Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers	2.8K	9	195	56%
18	Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers guidelines ↗	2.4K	12	188	42%
19	Türkiye Yayını open to new writers	2.3K	7	103	43%
20	The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗	2.1K	110	78	59%
21	Only Humans open to new writers guidelines ↗	1.6K	11	267	55%
22	Introvert Ink open to new writers	1K	4	146	75%
23	Reflections & Realities open to new writers guidelines ↗	993	8	60	75%
24	ProductivitySpot open to new writers guidelines ↗	881	7	50	57%
25	Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗	858	98	157	53%
26	Active Minds Hub open to new writers	805	22	96	55%
27	Shadows in the Library open to new writers	761	6	101	67%
28	Writer Life open to new writers	759	5	70	80%
29	The Story Well open to new writers	553	71	100	56%
30	Wealth Psychology open to new writers	413	17	210	41%
31	AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers	374	9	0	89%
32	Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers	346	9	53	44%
33	Creative Loop open to new writers	300	12	70	42%
34	Financial Network open to new writers	296	22	15	68%
35	The Open Draft open to new writers	189	53	3	79%
36	Direction open to new writers	180	6	55	67%
37	Scripting Horizons open to new writers	171	10	3	50%
38	group chat open to new writers	32	4	0	100%
39	Becoming Gnarly open to new writers	24	3	22	100%
40	INVESTING BRIEF open to new writers	18	11	31	73%
41	Exprea open to new writers	11	3	0	100%
42	BeSund open to new writers	9	6	0	100%
43	Notes on Closeness open to new writers	5	7	0	100%
44	Logosphere open to new writers	2	3	75	100%

All Self Improvement publications

All Medium publications for Self Improvement
#	Publication	Followers	Stories (14d)	Median claps	By small writers
1	ILLUMINATION open to new writers	327K	648	95	32%
2	Age of Awareness open to new writers guidelines ↗	71K	16	1	50%
3	Counter Arts open to new writers	56K	40	25	53%
4	Activated Thinker open to new writers guidelines ↗	40K	135	54	36%
5	Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗	36K	26	80	31%
6	Know Thyself, Heal Thyself open to new writers guidelines ↗	27K	12	51	50%
7	Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗	22K	136	110	50%
8	Heart Affairs open to new writers	18K	4	83	75%
9	Career Paths open to new writers	17K	10	100	80%
10	No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗	14K	91	221	33%
11	The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗	13K	8	189	63%
12	Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗	12K	107	50	43%
13	Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗	6.7K	72	67	39%
14	Heartline Publications open to new writers	5.8K	7	50	71%
15	Infinite Impulse open to new writers	4.8K	53	357	42%
16	Health Management open to new writers	2.9K	14	13	79%
17	Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers	2.8K	9	195	56%
18	Dancing Elephants Press open to new writers guidelines ↗	2.4K	12	188	42%
19	Türkiye Yayını open to new writers	2.3K	7	103	43%
20	The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗	2.1K	110	78	59%
21	Only Humans open to new writers guidelines ↗	1.6K	11	267	55%
22	Introvert Ink open to new writers	1K	4	146	75%
23	Reflections & Realities open to new writers guidelines ↗	993	8	60	75%
24	ProductivitySpot open to new writers guidelines ↗	881	7	50	57%
25	Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗	858	98	157	53%
26	Active Minds Hub open to new writers	805	22	96	55%
27	Shadows in the Library open to new writers	761	6	101	67%
28	Writer Life open to new writers	759	5	70	80%
29	The Story Well open to new writers	553	71	100	56%
30	Wealth Psychology open to new writers	413	17	210	41%
31	AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers	374	9	0	89%
32	Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers	346	9	53	44%
33	Creative Loop open to new writers	300	12	70	42%
34	Financial Network open to new writers	296	22	15	68%
35	The Open Draft open to new writers	189	53	3	79%
36	Direction open to new writers	180	6	55	67%
37	Scripting Horizons open to new writers	171	10	3	50%
38	group chat open to new writers	32	4	0	100%
39	Becoming Gnarly open to new writers	24	3	22	100%
40	INVESTING BRIEF open to new writers	18	11	31	73%
41	Exprea open to new writers	11	3	0	100%
42	BeSund open to new writers	9	6	0	100%
43	Notes on Closeness open to new writers	5	7	0	100%
44	Logosphere open to new writers	2	3	75	100%
45	Write A Catalyst guidelines ↗	213K	413	75	21%
46	Change Your Mind Change Your Life guidelines ↗	167K	27	113	0%
47	Hello, Love guidelines ↗	127K	23	61	13%
48	Books Are Our Superpower guidelines ↗	121K	19	91	21%
49	Publishous guidelines ↗	70K	12	220	0%
50	Philosophy Today guidelines ↗	62K	14	136	14%
51	Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs	44K	43	121	14%
52	New Earth Consciousness guidelines ↗	36K	16	65	25%
53	The Virago guidelines ↗	30K	8	94	13%
54	Zenite guidelines ↗	29K	14	878	0%
55	Never Stop Writing guidelines ↗	24K	14	277	7%
56	Curated Newsletters	22K	21	81	10%
57	Mystic Minds	20K	7	250	29%
58	The Ugly Monster	18K	11	177	18%
59	The Writers Fight Club	15K	3	337	0%
60	BeingWell	15K	9	827	0%
61	The Pub guidelines ↗	13K	7	80	29%
62	Word Garden guidelines ↗	8.9K	4	36	0%
63	Blue Insights	8.9K	3	0	0%
64	Beloved	8.1K	4	83	0%
65	EduCreate guidelines ↗	7.8K	4	69	0%
66	The Hub Publication	7.8K	5	0	20%
67	Change Becomes You	7.3K	4	0	0%
68	Black Bear Recovery guidelines ↗	7.1K	4	71	50%
69	ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR	7K	4	50	25%
70	Pragmatic Wisdom	6.5K	3	135	67%
71	Dare To Be Better guidelines ↗	4.3K	5	58	20%
72	The Philosophical Inn	4.1K	3	416	0%
73	Another Fucking Publication guidelines ↗	4K	9	520	0%
74	Read or Die!	3.9K	3	51	0%
75	Namaste Now! guidelines ↗	3.5K	7	226	14%
76	Exploring Near-Death Experiences (+ other consciousness concepts)	3.5K	5	493	0%
77	Midform	3.4K	4	25	50%
78	Live Stronger, Live Longer	3.4K	5	348	0%
79	Soul Steering	3K	5	991	0%
80	A Fulcrum	2.9K	2	76	0%
81	Sacred & Secular	2.9K	7	205	29%
82	bloody sweet writers	2.8K	5	203	40%
83	Variables & Values	2.8K	2	0	0%
84	Brain Labs guidelines ↗	2.4K	4	309	0%
85	The Writing Table guidelines ↗	2.2K	7	404	14%
86	Our Human Family guidelines ↗	1.9K	4	0	0%
87	Beyond Lines	1.8K	2	127	50%
88	Skill Stuff	1.4K	100	8	0%
89	Orient Yourself	1.3K	3	312	0%
90	Inner Light: Navigating Mental Wellness guidelines ↗	1.2K	10	195	10%
91	P.u.l.s.e⭐Where Quality Matter⭐ guidelines ↗	1.2K	7	7	0%
92	The Daily Cuppa Grande	1.2K	4	170	0%
93	TubeHive	1.2K	4	130	0%
94	The Wealth Continuum	842	4	136	0%
95	EverVerse Publishing	769	7	555	0%
96	The Rabbit Note guidelines ↗	763	14	414	21%
97	The Inner Shift guidelines ↗	721	2	159	50%
98	Heart Speak guidelines ↗	707	2	0	100%
99	Ride the Wave	705	5	505	20%
100	The Knowledge of Freedom	695	2	50	0%
101	Questionality	650	4	186	0%
102	Less Stress More Success guidelines ↗	643	3	11	0%
103	Refresh the Soul	563	3	69	67%
104	The Dove guidelines ↗	541	4	75	25%
105	Intellectual Islam	484	3	748	0%
106	IrisSeraphim	473	3	115	0%
107	Writer’s Circle guidelines ↗	470	16	150	6%
108	Spiritually Emmarie	395	2	490	0%
109	It’s All Good guidelines ↗	365	11	604	18%
110	Voice Of Words	357	12	460	25%
111	Positive Mindset Journey	324	2	0	0%
112	Game Global	302	2	2	0%
113	Tales Untold guidelines ↗	207	10	1.3K	0%
114	Salt Index	199	3	50	67%
115	Clear & Kind guidelines ↗	176	14	50	29%
116	The Innovative Corner guidelines ↗	172	4	203	0%
117	THE BORDERLESS guidelines ↗	168	15	75	0%
118	Roaring Rivers	162	5	137	0%
119	Purely Hearts guidelines ↗	159	29	849	17%
120	Growth Theory	158	30	1.2K	10%
121	Unwritten Pages	153	12	68	8%
122	The Common Room guidelines ↗	150	11	111	27%
123	Code with Python guidelines ↗	145	2	30	0%
124	The Wr!ters guidelines ↗	130	7	101	29%
125	Thoughtfultini Publication	120	2	50	100%
126	Honest Fiction guidelines ↗	97	2	262	0%
127	Unfiltered Lives guidelines ↗	89	3	0	67%
128	The Trash guidelines ↗	85	2	832	0%
129	VO₂ Maxed	81	2	0	0%
130	thepursuitofcweiziness	69	2	21	0%
131	Beyond the Ordinary	64	7	510	14%
132	A thousand small wins	64	11	24	0%
133	@SpiritualAscension	62	2	208	0%
134	Sincerely, Haylee	62	2	11	0%
135	Heart Sanctum	58	3	130	33%
136	The Capricorn	58	16	887	6%
137	Writers Whispers	51	12	995	17%
138	Soul Attitudes	48	2	76	0%
139	Niru’s Notes	45	4	38	0%
140	AI Tomorrow	38	11	6	0%
141	Beyond Clarity guidelines ↗	36	7	479	14%
142	No Off Limits	32	2	393	0%
143	The Empowered Mindset & Friends	31	3	150	33%
144	Wistfully Yours	31	3	0	0%
145	Mentally Mosaic	29	3	380	0%
146	RISE &WRITE	27	5	0	0%
147	The Take-Off guidelines ↗	26	2	6	0%
148	GRIND	25	3	101	0%
149	Lets Shine Together	24	5	155	0%
150	The Challenge	20	2	3	0%
151	Women Unfiltered	19	4	818	0%
152	Phrasemaker	19	2	152	0%
153	Breaking the Stigma	17	2	94	0%
154	The Alternative Ledger guidelines ↗	15	2	59	0%
155	𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭	14	2	829	0%
156	Health Span	13	2	1	0%
157	RB-Tech	12	15	5	0%
158	WorkScope	11	5	123	0%
159	Three Stops Left	11	4	1.1K	0%
160	A Sufi’s Pilgrimage	10	6	1.1K	0%
161	Cultivating Potential	7	2	51	0%
162	The African Blueprint	6	2	50	0%
163	Inside Relationship guidelines ↗	5	3	0	0%
164	The Growth Exchange	4	2	0	100%
165	Letting Go With Guy Finley	3	2	0	100%
166	The Mental Diaries	2	2	4	100%
167	CyGuru Codex	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, Self Improvement sees about 476 new stories a day and 38% 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 Self Improvement tag statistics.