Best Medium publications for Writing writers
159 publications that publish Writing 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
159
publications
47
open to new writers
327K
largest audience (ILLUMINATION)
454
Writing stories per day
Where new Writing 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 | Fiction Shorts open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 32 | 251 | 34% | |
| 4 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 5 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 6 | Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 15 | 68 | 40% | |
| 7 | Teatime History open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 79 | 75% | |
| 8 | Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 136 | 110 | 50% | |
| 9 | Startup Stash open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 22 | 1 | 46% | |
| 10 | About Me Stories open to new writers | 5 | 163 | 80% | |
| 11 | Long. Sweet. Valuable. open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 5 | 51 | 60% | |
| 12 | No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 91 | 221 | 33% | |
| 13 | The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 189 | 63% | |
| 14 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 15 | Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 72 | 67 | 39% | |
| 16 | Babel open to new writers | 9 | 75 | 56% | |
| 17 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 18 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 19 | Infinite Impulse open to new writers | 53 | 357 | 42% | |
| 20 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 21 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 22 | Spark Magazine open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 9 | 1 | 89% | |
| 23 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 24 | Meja Sajak open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 25 | The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 110 | 78 | 59% | |
| 26 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 27 | Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 98 | 157 | 53% | |
| 28 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 29 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 30 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 31 | The Repo open to new writers | 4 | 16 | 100% | |
| 32 | Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 55 | 86% | |
| 33 | AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers | 9 | 0 | 89% | |
| 34 | Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers | 9 | 53 | 44% | |
| 35 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 36 | Creative Loop open to new writers | 12 | 70 | 42% | |
| 37 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 38 | Entertainment Breakdown open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 100 | 70% | |
| 39 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 40 | Challenge and Chaos open to new writers | 3 | 122 | 100% | |
| 41 | My Jupiter Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 3 | 305 | 100% | |
| 42 | Becoming Gnarly open to new writers | 3 | 22 | 100% | |
| 43 | Two track mind open to new writers | 3 | 1 | 100% | |
| 44 | Exprea open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 45 | Between the Lines Ink open to new writers | 3 | 100 | 100% | |
| 46 | Suspicions & Superstitions open to new writers | 5 | 0 | 100% | |
| 47 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% |
All Writing 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 | Fiction Shorts open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 32 | 251 | 34% | |
| 4 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 5 | Readers Club open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 26 | 80 | 31% | |
| 6 | Beyond the Scoreboard open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 15 | 68 | 40% | |
| 7 | Teatime History open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 4 | 79 | 75% | |
| 8 | Pen With Paper open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 136 | 110 | 50% | |
| 9 | Startup Stash open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 22 | 1 | 46% | |
| 10 | About Me Stories open to new writers | 5 | 163 | 80% | |
| 11 | Long. Sweet. Valuable. open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 5 | 51 | 60% | |
| 12 | No Time open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 91 | 221 | 33% | |
| 13 | The Daily Draft open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 189 | 63% | |
| 14 | Write Your World open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 107 | 50 | 43% | |
| 15 | Quirky Rants open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 72 | 67 | 39% | |
| 16 | Babel open to new writers | 9 | 75 | 56% | |
| 17 | Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 50 | 43% | |
| 18 | Heartline Publications open to new writers | 7 | 50 | 71% | |
| 19 | Infinite Impulse open to new writers | 53 | 357 | 42% | |
| 20 | The Sunday Journal open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 57 | 88% | |
| 21 | Berbagi & Berdampak open to new writers | 9 | 195 | 56% | |
| 22 | Spark Magazine open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 9 | 1 | 89% | |
| 23 | Infinite Within open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 12 | 113 | 58% | |
| 24 | Meja Sajak open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 25 | The Gravity open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 110 | 78 | 59% | |
| 26 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 27 | Nudge open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 98 | 157 | 53% | |
| 28 | Shadows in the Library open to new writers | 6 | 101 | 67% | |
| 29 | Writer Life open to new writers | 5 | 70 | 80% | |
| 30 | The Story Well open to new writers | 71 | 100 | 56% | |
| 31 | The Repo open to new writers | 4 | 16 | 100% | |
| 32 | Freedom of Thought: Expand Your Mind! open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 55 | 86% | |
| 33 | AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice] open to new writers | 9 | 0 | 89% | |
| 34 | Kurious Minds Pub open to new writers | 9 | 53 | 44% | |
| 35 | The Quiet Chapter open to new writers | 12 | 147 | 75% | |
| 36 | Creative Loop open to new writers | 12 | 70 | 42% | |
| 37 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 38 | Entertainment Breakdown open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 100 | 70% | |
| 39 | Direction open to new writers | 6 | 55 | 67% | |
| 40 | Challenge and Chaos open to new writers | 3 | 122 | 100% | |
| 41 | My Jupiter Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 3 | 305 | 100% | |
| 42 | Becoming Gnarly open to new writers | 3 | 22 | 100% | |
| 43 | Two track mind open to new writers | 3 | 1 | 100% | |
| 44 | Exprea open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 45 | Between the Lines Ink open to new writers | 3 | 100 | 100% | |
| 46 | Suspicions & Superstitions open to new writers | 5 | 0 | 100% | |
| 47 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% | |
| 48 | The Writing Cooperative guidelines ↗ | 2 | 68 | 0% | |
| 49 | 413 | 75 | 21% | ||
| 50 | 19 | 91 | 21% | ||
| 51 | 4 | 37 | 50% | ||
| 52 | 14 | 136 | 14% | ||
| 53 | 40 | 67 | 8% | ||
| 54 | 43 | 121 | 14% | ||
| 55 | 9 | 81 | 11% | ||
| 56 | 18 | 350 | 0% | ||
| 57 | 14 | 878 | 0% | ||
| 58 | 6 | 110 | 0% | ||
| 59 | 14 | 277 | 7% | ||
| 60 | 21 | 81 | 10% | ||
| 61 | 14 | 161 | 14% | ||
| 62 | 6 | 72 | 0% | ||
| 63 | 3 | 42 | 0% | ||
| 64 | 3 | 337 | 0% | ||
| 65 | 7 | 100 | 14% | ||
| 66 | 6 | 351 | 0% | ||
| 67 | Short. Sweet. Valuable. guidelines ↗ | 2 | 54 | 0% | |
| 68 | 5 | 0 | 20% | ||
| 69 | 4 | 50 | 25% | ||
| 70 | 12 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 71 | 15 | 548 | 27% | ||
| 72 | Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO guidelines ↗ | 2 | 74 | 50% | |
| 73 | 5 | 104 | 20% | ||
| 74 | 4 | 25 | 50% | ||
| 75 | 5 | 203 | 40% | ||
| 76 | 13 | 95 | 15% | ||
| 77 | The Masterpiece guidelines ↗ | 2 | 51 | 100% | |
| 78 | 7 | 404 | 14% | ||
| 79 | 3 | 102 | 33% | ||
| 80 | 8 | 199 | 0% | ||
| 81 | 10 | 150 | 0% | ||
| 82 | Beyond Lines | 2 | 127 | 50% | |
| 83 | 5 | 80 | 20% | ||
| 84 | 6 | 37 | 0% | ||
| 85 | 3 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 86 | The Maze guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 87 | 7 | 7 | 0% | ||
| 88 | 11 | 753 | 0% | ||
| 89 | 3 | 0 | 33% | ||
| 90 | 3 | 482 | 0% | ||
| 91 | 6 | 1.9K | 17% | ||
| 92 | 11 | 143 | 0% | ||
| 93 | 14 | 414 | 21% | ||
| 94 | 6 | 616 | 0% | ||
| 95 | 16 | 150 | 6% | ||
| 96 | 9 | 219 | 0% | ||
| 97 | 8 | 202 | 0% | ||
| 98 | 20 | 310 | 10% | ||
| 99 | Become Better | 2 | 0 | 50% | |
| 100 | 12 | 460 | 25% | ||
| 101 | 3 | 177 | 0% | ||
| 102 | 3 | 71 | 0% | ||
| 103 | 3 | 25 | 0% | ||
| 104 | Wordsmiths’ Weekly guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 105 | Writelicious | 2 | 1.7K | 0% | |
| 106 | Autistic Voices | 2 | 52 | 0% | |
| 107 | 14 | 50 | 29% | ||
| 108 | 4 | 203 | 0% | ||
| 109 | 29 | 849 | 17% | ||
| 110 | 12 | 68 | 8% | ||
| 111 | 11 | 111 | 27% | ||
| 112 | 7 | 101 | 29% | ||
| 113 | Honest Fiction guidelines ↗ | 2 | 262 | 0% | |
| 114 | Top Dalton’s Blog | 3 | 557 | 0% | |
| 115 | Unfiltered Lives guidelines ↗ | 3 | 0 | 67% | |
| 116 | Intriguing Times | 2 | 128 | 0% | |
| 117 | The Trash guidelines ↗ | 2 | 832 | 0% | |
| 118 | The Story Room | 5 | 1.3K | 20% | |
| 119 | 17 Onji — Haiku, Senryu, and Zappai | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| 120 | thepursuitofcweiziness | 2 | 21 | 0% | |
| 121 | Beyond the Ordinary | 7 | 510 | 14% | |
| 122 | Sincerely, Haylee | 2 | 11 | 0% | |
| 123 | The Romance Writer’s Club | 13 | 0 | 0% | |
| 124 | Rustbelt Innovators | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 125 | AI Tomorrow | 11 | 6 | 0% | |
| 126 | ChatGPT & Beyond | 3 | 65 | 0% | |
| 127 | Nova Inklings guidelines ↗ | 3 | 466 | 0% | |
| 128 | The Blogger’s Academy | 2 | 73 | 100% | |
| 129 | Quiet Ache | 7 | 108 | 0% | |
| 130 | The Wandering Pen | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 131 | Human Lens | 2 | 33 | 0% | |
| 132 | Prompt Odyssey | 3 | 5 | 0% | |
| 133 | Mentally Mosaic | 3 | 380 | 0% | |
| 134 | Author Masterminds | 2 | 1 | 0% | |
| 135 | TandA AI Art Library | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 136 | WriteFluence guidelines ↗ | 2 | 92 | 0% | |
| 137 | Walks of Life | 2 | 103 | 0% | |
| 138 | WebNex Labs | 3 | 66 | 33% | |
| 139 | Lets Shine Together | 5 | 155 | 0% | |
| 140 | The Challenge | 2 | 3 | 0% | |
| 141 | Phrasemaker | 2 | 152 | 0% | |
| 142 | Clear Thinking Lab | 4 | 1.3K | 0% | |
| 143 | Investigating the Wicked | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 144 | The Word Foundry | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 145 | MobileByteSensei | 32 | 0 | 0% | |
| 146 | The African Latino | 2 | 50 | 0% | |
| 147 | Eva’s Café | 6 | 250 | 0% | |
| 148 | Cultivating Potential | 2 | 51 | 0% | |
| 149 | Inside Relationship guidelines ↗ | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| 150 | AI And The Future | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 151 | The Growth Exchange | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 152 | Stories That Stay guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 153 | Breakfast Serial | 2 | 13 | 100% | |
| 154 | The Mental Diaries | 2 | 4 | 100% | |
| 155 | Things We Leave Behind | 2 | 3 | 0% | |
| 156 | Agent X and the Edge of Reality | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| 157 | Lucidryio | 2 | 5 | 100% | |
| 158 | A Word That Awakens You | 2 | 0 | 100% | |
| 159 | Opsie’s | 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, Writing sees about 454 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 Writing tag statistics.