Best Medium publications for UX writers
9 publications that publish UX 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 UX writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muzli - Design Inspiration open to new writers | 22 | 1 | 64% | |
| 2 | Bootcamp open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 76 | 13 | 54% | |
| 3 | Design Systems Collective open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 64 | 63% |
All UX publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muzli - Design Inspiration open to new writers | 22 | 1 | 64% | |
| 2 | Bootcamp open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 76 | 13 | 54% | |
| 3 | Design Systems Collective open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 64 | 63% | |
| 4 | 36 | 117 | 14% | ||
| 5 | 10 | 144 | 0% | ||
| 6 | 4 | 37 | 50% | ||
| 7 | 4 | 128 | 25% | ||
| 8 | TechFlows | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 9 | A Word That Awakens You | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 637K 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, UX sees about 21 new stories a day and 47% 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 UX tag statistics.