r/NewAuthor↗
A community for new authors to come together and share their work, thoughts, ideas, and stories! If you’re looking for a place to share plots, bounce ideas, world build, self-promote, or anything else -- go ahead and join! NO AI [yes, this includes your covers!]. Thank you.
32k subscribers956 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)651 authors / mosince 2021
r/NewAuthor has 32k members (+396% over the last 12 months). It gets about 956 posts a month from 651 people. Top topics: Published Books, Published Books and Finished Novels.
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Topics and brands on r/NewAuthor
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Published Books7.2%
- Published Books6.9%
- Finished Novels5.0%
- Self-Publishing & Promotion2.2%
- Free Sci-Fi Novels1.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Wattpad
- Substack
- Amazon
- Royal Road
- Goodreads
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