Writing subreddits
We found 153 active writing subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/WritingPrompts with 18.9M members. The busiest is r/sixwordstories, with 11,309 posts last month. In 27 of the 130 we could measure, a brand-new account's post usually stays up: they remove 17% or fewer of posts from accounts under a week old.
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- r/WritingPrompts18.9M members
- r/sixwordstories11,309 posts in September 2026
- r/WritersSanctuary+1274% members in 12 months
- r/AO312% of new-account posts removed
All active writing subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/WritingPrompts↗Writing Prompts. You're a writer and you just want to flex those muscles? You've come to the right place! If you see a prompt you like, simply write a short story based on it. Get comments from others | 18.9M | 1,656 | 0% | 25 | 25% | 99% | 18% | No |
| 2 | r/nosleep↗PLEASE READ OUR GUIDELINES FIRST. Nosleep is a place for redditors to share their scary personal experiences. | 18.2M | 1,731 | +1% | 24 | 41% | 57% | 93% | No |
| 3 | r/writing↗Discussions about the writing craft. | 3.44M | 1,084 | +6% | 26 | 43% | 98% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 4 | r/Journaling↗/r/Journaling is a subreddit dedicated to those who keep a handwritten journal. Share photos of what you write, ask questions, and find inspiration here with like minded people. Please be sure to re | 2.25M | 829 | +5% | 28 | 70% | 73% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 5 | r/Poetry↗A place for sharing published poetry. For sharing original content, please visit r/OCPoetry. | 2.21M | 1,490 | +5% | 27 | 47% | 93% | 67% | Yes |
| 6 | r/worldbuilding↗For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the | 1.93M | 3,146 | +6% | 25 | 22% | 81% | 48% | Yes |
| 7 | r/TwoSentenceHorror↗Give us your scariest story in two sentences (or less)! | 1.91M | 3,031 | +3% | 24 | 35% | 68% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 8 | r/Screenwriting↗Join our community of over 1,700,000 Screenwriters! From emerging to professional writers, we come together to teach, learn, and share everything about screenwriting for film and television. Ple | 1.78M | 662 | +3% | 27 | 26% | 91% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 9 | r/Handwriting↗A place for redditors to improve, share, and discuss their handwriting. | 1.05M | 586 | +3% | 28 | 57% | 94% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 10 | r/fantasywriters↗This subreddit is dedicated to those of us who are writing in the fantasy genre. | 961K | 1,188 | +5% | 27 | 34% | 92% | 64% | Yes |
| 11 | r/QuotesPorn↗Words. Beautiful, beautiful words. | 933K | 128 | +2% | 29 | 16% | 88% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 12 | r/shortscarystories↗We deliver scares, thrills, and heart-wrenching twists in 1000 words or less | 884K | 597 | +3% | 25 | 53% | 71% | 34% | No |
| 13 | r/SCP↗Secure, Contain, Protect | Official subreddit of the SCP Wiki collaborative-fiction project | scpwiki.com | 822K | 1,413 | +7% | 21 | 20% | 86% | 85% | Yes |
| 14 | r/plotholes↗A place to discuss Plotholes, Continuity errors or even unexplained events for Movies, Books, Games, or anything else you can think of. If you need an expedited response from a mod, please tag or DM | 766K | 50 | +1% | 33 | 20% | 74% | 31% | Yes |
| 15 | r/UnsentLetters↗A place for the letter you never sent. | 606K | 6,826 | +9% | 26 | 63% | 98% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 16 | r/scarystories↗r/ScaryStories is a subreddit for original, written short horror fiction. | 603K | 904 | +10% | 24 | 50% | 26% | 92% | No |
| 17 | r/FanFiction↗A supportive community for writers, readers, and reccers to talk about and share FanFiction. | 454K | 2,025 | +8% | 23 | 65% | 88% | 41% | No |
| 18 | r/writers↗All are welcome at r/writers: fiction writers, nonfiction writers, bloggers and more! Get critique on your work, share resources, ask questions and help fellow writers. | 446K | 3,480 | +33% | 28 | 47% | 93% | 53% | Yes |
| 19 | r/AO3↗new-account friendlyThis subreddit is dedicated to the website archiveofourown.org (AO3). AO3 is a database project of Organization for Transformative Works that hosts fanworks (fanfiction, podfics, fanart, etc). Please | 436K | 4,241 | +41% | 25 | 74% | 87% | 12% | Yes |
| 20 | r/bulletjournal↗A subreddit for people using or interested in starting a bullet journal. | 406K | 303 | +10% | 28 | 80% | 71% | 28% | Yes |
| 21 | r/HFY↗We're a writing focused subreddit welcoming all media exhibiting the awesome potential of humanity, known as HFY or "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!" We welcome sci-fi, fantasy, and all other stories with a f | 384K | 1,254 | +5% | 28 | 18% | 99% | 44% | No |
| 22 | r/OCPoetry↗A place for sharing your original work. Please read the rules before posting. Sister sub to r/Poetry & r/ThePoetryWorkshop. | 314K | 1,772 | +10% | 23 | 40% | 100% | 42% | No |
| 23 | r/creativewriting↗A community for writers of any caliber to come and share their work. We encourage feedback and the sharing of resources. No, your app-of-the-week and chatgpt scripted YouTube channel do not count as | 313K | 1,053 | +9% | 25 | 46% | 16% | 79% | No |
| 24 | r/selfpublish↗A place to discuss just about everything in the world of indie books. *Not* a place for self-promotion. | 269K | 629 | +30% | 33 | 45% | 98% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 25 | r/KeepWriting↗Welcome to KeepWriting. We are a community dedicated to motivating writers to stay consistent and constantly grow their craft. Whether you're looking to get feedback on an idea, hear a critique, or | 267K | 794 | +8% | 28 | 45% | 31% | 20% | Yes |
| 26 | r/copywriting↗A subreddit for learning, discussing, critiquing, and sharing resources about, advertising copy... BY copywriters, FOR copywriters. (Read the FAQ before you post. Chat with other copywriters on Discor | 264K | 263 | +10% | 29 | 37% | 40% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 27 | r/sixwordstories↗"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." - Ernest Hemingway A story told in only six words - Hemingway called this his best work. Can you do better? | 229K | 11,309 | +113% | 29 | 45% | 65% | 40% | No |
| 28 | r/notebooks↗A subreddit for paper notebooks and all things similar & related. | 219K | 589 | +27% | 31 | 56% | 71% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 29 | r/Blogging↗A community for bloggers to connect, share ideas, and inspire each other to help their blogging journey. | 206K | 215 | +14% | 28 | 39% | 74% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 30 | r/freelanceWriters↗A place by and for freelance writers of all kinds to discuss and share every facet of freelance writing. | 202K | 30 | +13% | 29 | 50% | 99% | Min. age/karma | No |
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| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | r/writingcirclejerk↗A parody of writing communities. Don't post your writing here. | 196K | 519 | +22% | 27 | 40% | 91% | 65% | Yes |
| 32 | r/HPfanfiction↗For discussion of Harry Potter fanfiction. —— Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/aEMFNpXT3Z | 176K | 1,093 | +12% | 25 | 58% | 72% | 82% | No |
| 33 | r/WritingWithAI↗Welcome to r/writingWithAI! Here, we explore the rapidly emerging field of machine-based writing. We discuss the potential applications and implications of AI-based content creation. We also share res | 169K | 698 | +164% | 33 | 36% | 74% | 63% | Yes |
| 34 | r/TwoSentenceSadness↗Tell us a sad story in two sentences (or less). | 165K | 391 | +4% | 24 | 50% | 49% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 35 | r/cremposting↗Open for cremmy business boiiiiiii | 148K | 366 | +11% | 29 | 20% | 99% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 36 | r/HandwritingAnalysis↗new-account friendlyA place where users can submit their handwriting for handwriting analysis. Not for asking what is written. | 148K | 599 | +46% | 32 | 59% | 66% | 5% | Yes |
| 37 | r/writingadvice↗Get writing advice, share writing for critique, and talk about writing. Everyone is welcome. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/nn7cUSKxn3 | 147K | 1,395 | +47% | 27 | 48% | 77% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 38 | r/HireaWriter↗Welcome to the writer's corner! Please make sure you read the rules before posting and commenting. | 131K | 401 | +11% | 26 | 44% | 49% | 95% | No |
| 39 | r/Poem↗An inclusive Poetry community welcoming poets of all skill levels. Be sure to check out the sub's rules prior to posting/commenting, and reach out in modmail if needed. | 124K | 801 | +12% | 23 | 44% | 24% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 40 | r/redditserials↗A place for Reddit authors to share their ongoing serialized web fiction. | 124K | 337 | +1% | 25 | 30% | 21% | 32% | Yes |
| 41 | r/Poems↗Poets & Poetries: that which gives rhythm to our life | 121K | 2,952 | +23% | 24 | 47% | 21% | 49% | No |
| 42 | r/magicbuilding↗The subreddit for discussion about building magic systems for fantasy worlds. | 120K | 311 | +15% | 26 | 22% | 73% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 43 | r/Wattpad↗Wattpad is a website and app for readers and writers to publish user-generated stories in different genres. r/Wattpad is meant for users to come talk with others, share their or other's works, and mor | 116K | 1,645 | +30% | 21 | 69% | 84% | 21% | Yes |
| 44 | r/shortstories↗This is a place to submit your original short stories and be part of a community of writers. | 115K | 607 | +15% | 25 | 28% | 99% | 39% | No |
| 45 | r/scifiwriting↗We are a community for writers of science fiction! We are here to discuss, critique, and share our stories. | 110K | 110 | +16% | 33 | 17% | 79% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 46 | r/Ruleshorror↗A place to share scary stories which contain a set of rules to follow. | 99K | 41 | +6% | 19 | 44% | 100% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 47 | r/blogs↗Welcome to r/blogs — a community for bloggers, writers, content creators, and readers. Share your blog posts, discover new blogs, request feedback, discuss blogging, SEO, content marketing, traffic gr | 99K | 301 | +4% | 26 | 37% | 18% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 48 | r/PubTips↗PubTips is the go-to place for trade/traditional publishing news and professional AMAs with authors, agents, editors, publicists, etc. We offer query critiques and answer writing and publishing questi | 98K | 1,123 | +26% | 32 | 58% | 92% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 49 | r/NarutoFanfiction↗new-account friendlyThe place to come for fanfiction stories that take place in or use characters from the Naruto universe. | 98K | 410 | +8% | 22 | 37% | 65% | 9% | No |
| 50 | r/SCPMemes↗Welcome, all. If you're into SCP, then this is the place for you to post your best SCP memes. ______________________________________________ The SCP Wiki: ht | 90K | 147 | +15% | 20 | 20% | 74% | 20% | Yes |
| 51 | r/WritingHub↗If you’re looking for a critique partner or writing group, have a writing-related question, or would like to share some advice of your own, you’re in the right place! Join us on Discord for more! | 90K | 350 | +43% | 29 | 52% | 78% | 37% | No |
| 52 | r/commonplacebook↗A subreddit for owners, appreciators, and curators of commonplace books. | 88K | 99 | +157% | 34 | 75% | 76% | – | Yes |
| 53 | r/poetry_critics↗new-account friendlyThis is a subreddit for constructive criticism and feedback on all types of poetry. Our primary goal with this sub is to ensure that every poem that is submitted gets a good amount of quality feedback | 85K | 870 | +17% | 23 | 46% | 42% | 7% | No |
| 54 | r/Dramione↗🔞 18+ only - We're a community of readers, writers, and artists with a shared love for the fanfiction, fanart, and endlessly versatile vibes of Dramione (the romantic... and/or weirdly hot pairing of | 80K | 767 | +18% | 29 | 94% | 89% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 55 | r/FantasyWorldbuilding↗The FantasyWorldBuilding subreddit is dedicated to the practice of WorldBuilding. All types of WorldBuilding are welcome, whether they be fantasy, sci-fi, or something in between! Feel free to share m | 77K | 458 | +32% | 27 | 23% | 35% | 44% | Yes |
| 56 | r/makeyourchoice↗A place to make and share CYOAs. Come make your choice! | 75K | 117 | +12% | 25 | 18% | 88% | 100% | Yes |
| 57 | r/logophilia↗Logophilia is a prime subreddit for novel words and the lovers of words. | 74K | 61 | +22% | 33 | 33% | 45% | 39% | Yes |
| 58 | r/BetaReaders↗Connecting authors with volunteer betas and talking all things critique. Looking for feedback on something you've written? Want to help an aspiring author polish their manuscript? Have a critique-re | 72K | 839 | +42% | 28 | 55% | 99% | 46% | No |
| 59 | r/Lettering↗new-account friendlyLettering is 'the act, art or process of inscribing or writing words on something'. And it is also just awesome. If you create your own or find awesome ones out in the wild, throw them up and let it b | 71K | 158 | +41% | 31 | 52% | 42% | 9% | Yes |
| 60 | r/letters↗A place for the letters that should be read, and those which will never be read. Check out our sister sub, r/LettersAnswered if you are interested in responding to letters. | 70K | 550 | +27% | 31 | 59% | 99% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 61 | r/superpowers↗Superpowers | 68K | 498 | +76% | 26 | 16% | 100% | 39% | Yes |
| 62 | r/DestructiveReaders↗Writing Feedback: we will tell you the good, the bad, the ugly, and the horrible of your writing. RDR ~ Colorfully Destructive. | 64K | 172 | +17% | 25 | 35% | 90% | 59% | No |
| 63 | r/WritersSanctuary↗Welcome to r/WritersSanctuary 🌿 A global haven for young and emerging writers, poets, and storytellers. Whether you're penning your first poem or your next big story, this is a safe, supportive spot | 62K | 1,107 | +1274% | 26 | 42% | 100% | 22% | Yes |
| 64 | r/Travelersnotebooks↗The unofficial subreddit for Travelers Notebooks - A place to post your setups, ask questions, and chat about all things related to TNs, notebooks or journaling in general. | 62K | 444 | +75% | 34 | 64% | 98% | 95% | Yes |
| 65 | r/nonfictionbooks↗A community to discuss and bring to light the best nonfiction books redditors have read. | 61K | 172 | +121% | 40 | 51% | 65% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 66 | r/PoetryWritingClub↗Welcome to the Poetry Writing Club! A digital parchment to pen your thoughts! Let those words flow, rhyming or not! 🤍 | 61K | 3,315 | +99% | 25 | 52% | 100% | 42% | Yes |
| 67 | r/Substack↗A place to discuss Substack, the newsletters, and the platform. (No self-promotion) | 60K | 378 | +67% | 33 | 46% | 81% | 19% | No |
| 68 | r/writingscaling↗Welcome to r/writingscaling, a community for analyzing and comparing fictional works. Here, we break down stories, characters, and plotlines to understand their scale, strengths, and impact. Whether i | 60K | 2,440 | +958% | 26 | 17% | 84% | 45% | Yes |
| 69 | r/Writeresearch↗This sub is a place to ask questions to improve the accuracy and realism of your writing when it involves a real-life area of expertise that you don't know about. | 59K | 229 | +52% | 33 | 59% | 92% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 70 | r/WritersGroup↗An online writer's group dedicated to the sharing and constructive peer-review of each other's written work. **If you aren't sharing your writing, it doesn't belong here.** | 58K | 284 | +18% | 26 | 43% | 39% | 37% | No |
| 71 | r/LoveLetters↗Welcome to r/LoveLetters ❤️ ! A place to share, read, and write love letters that come from the heart. Whether it’s the excitement of new romance, the comfort of deep connection, the ache of unspoken | 55K | 1,374 | +81% | 31 | 58% | 99% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 72 | r/publishing↗Welcome to /r/publishing. This subreddit is focused on publishing: editorial, marketing, publicity, production, sales, and all things related to the industry. | 54K | 365 | +30% | 31 | 56% | 46% | 38% | Yes |
| 73 | r/UnsentLettersRaw↗Welcome to UnsentLettersRaw. A place to share the letters you’ll never send—raw, unfiltered, and unaddressed. This is a space for expression, discussion, and support, not personal conversation. Do not | 54K | 1,543 | +65% | 32 | 60% | 100% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 74 | r/technicalwriting↗For people who take the unbelievably complicated things that scientists and engineers devise and make it understandable for non-technical people. | 51K | 149 | +21% | 32 | 48% | 66% | 29% | Yes |
| 75 | r/CharacterDevelopment↗new-account friendlyA sub dedicated to (fictional) character development! This includes writing characters, art, etc. Please make sure they are your own original characters (OCs). | 51K | 186 | +29% | 25 | 40% | 58% | 5% | Yes |
| 76 | r/ilovestationery↗A community for stationery lovers. 💌 Stationery things are materials (such as pens, paper, ink, stickers, tools, art supplies, etc) for writing, studying, journaling, sketching, planning, and more. Sh | 51K | 107 | +56% | 35 | 72% | 49% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 77 | r/nanowrimo↗The unofficial subreddit for those participating in NaNoWriMo and related events. Although the official National Novel Writing Month website no longer exists, we are happy to provide a space for peopl | 51K | 35 | +4% | 30 | 61% | – | – | No |
| 78 | r/libraryofshadows↗Welcome to the Library of Shadows. From ghosts to the apocalypse, from zombie-rom-coms to grotesque police files, from monsters to mobsters, we prefer horror but we'll gladly run anything that makes y | 47K | 202 | +7% | 29 | 42% | 38% | 28% | No |
| 79 | r/writingfeedback↗new-account friendlyOpen to all forms of creative writing for feedback! | 47K | 1,574 | +1102% | 29 | 50% | 54% | 10% | Yes |
| 80 | r/Diary↗A public diary of your most private thoughts | 44K | 912 | +175% | 29 | 29% | 22% | 48% | No |
| 81 | r/justpoetry↗new-account friendlyHave a poem you want to share? Don't care about feedback? Don't want to be bogged down by rules and guidelines? Want to share poems that aren't yours? Or are yours? Come share poetry! | 36K | 1,922 | +61% | 27 | 52% | 19% | 5% | No |
| 82 | r/FictionWriting↗new-account friendlyIf you're writing fiction, whether it be flash fiction, short stories, novellas, novel, epics, screenplays, poetry, or even something like writing for a videogame then this subreddit is for you. Join | 36K | 655 | +72% | 31 | 40% | 31% | 15% | Yes |
| 83 | r/writinghelp↗For any/all writers that may be in need of help and any/all writers willing to provide help. Encouraged content includes writing tips, tricks, & advice; supportive/motivational self-posts; common writ | 35K | 635 | +80% | 26 | 51% | 33% | 99% | Yes |
| 84 | r/authors↗r/authors is a place for published authors to hang out, have discussions, share advice, ask for help, or share accomplishments. Not a place for self-promotion or general writing and publishing advice | 35K | 30 | +44% | 31 | 47% | – | Min. age/karma | No |
| 85 | r/royalroad↗Official reddit for the home of web fiction! | 34K | 968 | +63% | 30 | 22% | 80% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 86 | r/harrypotterfanfiction↗new-account friendlyFor discussion of Harry Potter fanfiction including writer help, searching for fanfics, lore debates, and promotion of fanfic events and fests. | 34K | 466 | +28% | 27 | 65% | 49% | 10% | Yes |
| 87 | r/TheCrypticCompendium↗new-account friendlyIs it just us or is it getting a little scarier out there than in here? | 33K | 141 | +8% | 31 | 58% | 38% | 9% | Yes |
| 88 | r/graphology↗𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓾𝓭𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓮𝔁𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮, 𝓪𝓼 𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓮𝓻 𝓪 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷'𝓼 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻. 𝓐𝓼𝓴 𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼, 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓼, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓵𝔂𝔃𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰. | 33K | 87 | +43% | 23 | 64% | 85% | 90% | Yes |
| 89 | r/haiku↗Haiku | 32K | 276 | +13% | 27 | 26% | 42% | 42% | No |
| 90 | 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 el | 32K | 956 | +396% | 33 | 46% | 69% | 25% | Yes |
| 91 | r/Odd_directions↗Welcome to Odd Directions! Our Writers work tirelessly to ensure that every day there is a brand new story in English in a variety of genres for you to read. Please enjoy the experience we work tir | 31K | 198 | +8% | 36 | 60% | 100% | – | Yes |
| 92 | r/fantasywriting↗Fantasy stories are the oldest kinds of stories, truly inspirational and wonderful to read and write. This is a subreddit devoted to tips and resources that help people who want to write fantasy. | 31K | 240 | +51% | 31 | 34% | 48% | 25% | Yes |
| 93 | r/WormFanfic↗new-account friendlyWorm (& Wildbow!) Fanfic! | 31K | 313 | +11% | 24 | 23% | 99% | 5% | No |
| 94 | r/SciFiConcepts↗scifi ideas and concepts. These science fiction concepts can be based in hard sci-fi or can come from science fantasy. The only thing that matters is that the concepts could be reasonably found in a S | 31K | 115 | +27% | 35 | 13% | 68% | 23% | No |
| 95 | r/ReadMyScript↗A Reddit sub for giving and receiving feedback on scripts for virtually any kind of filmed content | 30K | 188 | +15% | 25 | 22% | 78% | 24% | No |
| 96 | r/rational↗A place for discussion of rational fiction. | 29K | 44 | +7% | 28 | 17% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 97 | r/romanceauthors↗Like eroticauthors, but for romance | 28K | 146 | +31% | 34 | 80% | 69% | 31% | Yes |
| 98 | r/Transcription↗r/Transcription is the community for Written Transcription Requests. All Languages Accepted. Welcome to Transcription! Are you Struggling to decipher handwritten notes, cursive, old letters, or uncl | 27K | 222 | +82% | 38 | 54% | 100% | 27% | Yes |
| 99 | r/LovelyLetters↗A place for those perfect single letters you sometimes write in your everyday life. Made a perfect M? Put it here. Wrote an especially cool ampersand? This is the place for it! | 27K | 39 | +28% | 24 | 64% | – | – | Yes |
| 100 | r/goodworldbuilding↗new-account friendlyFor people who like to make quality worlds | 26K | 144 | +34% | 28 | 23% | 56% | 4% | No |
| 101 | r/YAwriters↗This sub is for authors of YA novels. Discussing your original WIP (work in progress) is our purpose. Feel free to discuss titles, characters, plots, themes, settings, critiques, and any information p | 26K | 83 | +18% | 27 | 66% | 47% | 25% | Yes |
| 102 | r/Cursive↗Cursive writing | 25K | 160 | +72% | 48 | 69% | 100% | 24% | Yes |
| 103 | r/HPSlashFic↗new-account friendlyHarry Potter Slash FanFiction. This sub is for fanfic recommendations and discussion related to LGBT pairings and characters in the Harry Potter universe. All types of LGBT pairings and characters are | 25K | 237 | +13% | 26 | 83% | 55% | 6% | Yes |
| 104 | r/shayri↗new-account friendlyReddit's own Mushaira. Share, discuss, collaborate Hindi-Urdu poetry. | 24K | 726 | +105% | 24 | 18% | 20% | 5% | Yes |
| 105 | r/Nightmares↗A place for discussing your nightmares. | 24K | 381 | +14% | 22 | 51% | 100% | 60% | Yes |
| 106 | r/JumpChain↗Welcome All Jumpers! This is a sister subreddit to r/makeyourchoice, focused on ‘JumpChain’, where the 'Jumpers' travel across universes visiting fictional and original worlds in a series of templated | 22K | 549 | +24% | 24 | 20% | 93% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 107 | r/horrorwriters↗A place for writers of horror to exchange advice, seek feedback, talk books and discuss what makes horror great. | 22K | 184 | +67% | 32 | 36% | 65% | 18% | Yes |
| 108 | r/drarry↗new-account friendlyThis subreddit is for all things Drarry, the romantic pairing of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. This is an unofficial fan subreddit - JK TERFling owns everything. Please read all the sub rules before | 22K | 441 | +24% | 25 | 88% | 84% | 8% | Yes |
| 109 | r/StandUpWorkshop↗new-account friendlyHave a joke you just wrote and want to try it out? Or have an idea but want suggestions on how to make it better? Stand Up Workshop is a place to help comedians test the waters with their jokes. | 22K | 161 | +10% | 35 | 17% | 89% | 6% | No |
| 110 | r/NatureofPredators↗A place for fanfics, fanart, and discussion of the r/HFY series the Nature of Predators. Welcome! | 22K | 460 | +19% | 24 | 23% | 91% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 111 | r/playwriting↗A subreddit for writing for the stage -- from one act plays to full length productions. | 22K | 94 | +23% | 28 | 41% | 74% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 112 | r/unsentLoveLetters1st↗This is an unsent love letter platform, which means people should be free to write whatever letters they see fit. The audacity of anyone making assumptions is wild, unacceptable and won’t be tolerated | 22K | 411 | – | 35 | 55% | 20% | 77% | No |
| 113 | r/literarycontests↗Reddit's top resource for literary contests and calls for submissions. Powered by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest 2024). | 21K | 43 | +9% | 30 | 48% | 6% | – | Yes |
| 114 | r/spooky_stories↗new-account friendlySpooky Story archive | 20K | 43 | +16% | 28 | 46% | 16% | 12% | Yes |
| 115 | r/WritersOfHorror↗new-account friendlyThis subreddit is for writers who enjoy and write primarily in the horror genre. We accept any submissions of horror writings and any links having to do with writing horror. | 20K | 276 | +21% | 30 | 31% | 13% | 10% | Yes |
| 116 | r/Essays↗Share your essays, request feedback, get prompts, and basically everything related to essays. We're a community centered around essays. | 20K | 63 | +22% | 20 | 41% | 62% | – | No |
| 117 | r/shorthand↗new-account friendlyThe Shorthand Forum on Reddit is a home for pen and machine shorthand of all kinds. | 19K | 104 | +40% | 29 | 42% | 83% | 5% | Yes |
| 118 | r/SimplePrompts↗There are lots of prompt subreddits out there. What sets us apart? We're looking for a simpler source of inspiration. Here, we encourage simplicity in prompts. Our goal is to kick start the writer's | 19K | 206 | +8% | 26 | 35% | 3% | – | No |
| 119 | r/JournalingPH↗new-account friendlya subreddit for Pinoy Journaling Enthusiasts | 19K | 334 | +776% | 28 | 81% | 100% | 2% | Yes |
| 120 | r/RomanceWriters↗r/RomanceWriters is a sub for writers of all sub-genres of romance to discuss issues of craft, publishing, rights, marketing, well-being and any other issues of the romance writing community. Feel fr | 19K | 150 | +61% | 34 | 81% | 71% | 90% | No |
| 121 | r/ShittyPoetry↗Poetry "so-bad-it's-good", focusing on radical free expression for creativity. This is a subreddit to relentlessly express the uncensored truth that is in your heart's brain. It is encouraged to bri | 19K | 42 | +4% | 24 | 38% | 17% | Approved only | Yes |
| 122 | r/sevenwordstory↗Fun ways, expressing yourself in seven words. Seven words in the Title, no emojis. Fun GIFs are allowed in the comments Have an extra word to express yourself. We are a celebration by achievement | 19K | 632 | +169% | 32 | 54% | 67% | 58% | No |
| 123 | r/writingcritiques↗new-account friendlyShort and sweet writing critiques. | 19K | 264 | +43% | 25 | 40% | 36% | 11% | No |
| 124 | r/MiraculousFanfiction↗This sub is for Miraculous Ladybug fanfictions: recs, search for an specific fic, prompts, discussions, everything. | 19K | 135 | +15% | 20 | 65% | 58% | 49% | Yes |
| 125 | r/justwriterthings↗When your writing isn't getting anywhere, you should at least have a place to shitpost about it. | 18K | 43 | +43% | 27 | 39% | 35% | – | Yes |
| 126 | r/archiveofourown↗ao3 | 18K | 298 | +231% | 28 | 78% | 56% | – | Yes |
| 127 | r/MaraudersGen↗Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs welcome you to the subreddit of the Marauders Era. Discuss your favourite fanfictions, talk about you favourite ships and fantasize about your characters. | 17K | 99 | +34% | 22 | 79% | 62% | 54% | Yes |
| 128 | r/freelancewriting↗Freelance Writing | 16K | 300 | +47% | 26 | 51% | 23% | 45% | Yes |
| 129 | r/wordplay↗Like foreplay but with words : a reddit for readers, writers, wordsmiths, storytellers, logolepts, puns, punsters, and all lovers of the English language. | 16K | 77 | +5% | 29 | 29% | 24% | – | Yes |
| 130 | r/gallifreyan↗For people who want to post their Circular Gallifreyan works, request works to be made, or want help with their Circular Gallifreyan. | 15K | 63 | +8% | 25 | 40% | 74% | – | Yes |
| 131 | r/NepalWrites↗This sub-reddit is dedicated to facilitating reading and writing for the Nepali community. Grab a pen and shed your emotions. We would be more than happy to read your piece. Also, please use post fla | 15K | 129 | +17% | 22 | 30% | 68% | 68% | No |
| 132 | r/Wolfstar↗new-account friendlyRecommendations, art, memes, and everything else related to the one true way. | 15K | 116 | +22% | 24 | 86% | 74% | 9% | Yes |
| 133 | r/LettersAnswered↗A space where responding to letters as the receiver is encouraged. Whether it's a user responding as the letters receiver, a message of support, a piece of advice, or simply a shared perspective, eac | 15K | 399 | +147% | 35 | 55% | 56% | 80% | Yes |
| 134 | r/fiction↗Read and discuss fiction writing, or share your own! | 14K | 198 | +19% | 27 | 30% | 8% | 18% | Yes |
| 135 | r/nosleepfinder↗This subreddit was created for help in finding stories that were on /r/nosleep. If you need help finding a story you read once, but don't remember the title, post here and we'll do what we can | 14K | 32 | +8% | 25 | 51% | 52% | – | No |
| 136 | r/Decoders↗If you have a thirst for mystery and cracking codes, join us. We work on ciphers-- particularly basic cryptography and steganography. ___________________________________________ Check out our wiki: ht | 14K | 158 | +62% | 22 | 28% | 63% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 137 | r/Handwriting_Analysis↗An open community where you can have your handwriting analyzed, or learn how to analyze handwriting yourself. Please read the stickied post on what makes a great handwriting sample. | 14K | 66 | +74% | 23 | 54% | 97% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 138 | r/twosentencedystopia↗Inspired from a TSH post, to post dystopian stories in two sentences or less. Definition of a dystopia: A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society. A mise | 13K | 95 | – | 36 | 55% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 139 | r/shortscifistories↗Super short sci-fi stories that are thought provoking and entertaining. | 13K | 110 | +16% | 32 | 29% | 95% | – | No |
| 140 | r/TwilightFanfic↗A subreddit for fanfiction writers and readers of The Twilight Saga. Please flair and share appropriately. For non-fanfiction content, please visit r/Twilight. | 13K | 113 | +22% | 27 | 88% | 67% | 22% | Yes |
| 141 | r/Original_Poetry↗new-account friendlyI hate rules. I just want to write. This isn't an English Class. You don't have to write out 2 essays to be able to post, but by God please just be civil. | 13K | 914 | – | 27 | 50% | 11% | 9% | Yes |
| 142 | r/Screenplay↗Discussions regarding Screenplay writing & editing. A forum for requests, looking for project partners, co-writers, co-editors and more. | 13K | 228 | +73% | 25 | 20% | 33% | 100% | Yes |
| 143 | r/ACX↗ACX stands for Audiobook Creation eXchange- Amazon's marketplace for writers and voiceover talent to meet for the creation of audiobooks. | 12K | 86 | +26% | 35 | 40% | 85% | – | Yes |
| 144 | r/WriteWithMe↗The purpose of this subreddit is to find a writing partner. This partnership can be anything from 'role playing' with each other to bouncing ideas off each other. | 12K | 334 | +37% | 25 | 48% | 57% | 40% | No |
| 145 | r/predictivetextprompts↗Use the predictive text feature (autocorrect) on your phone's keyboard to create sentences out of prompts (title of the posts). | 12K | 197 | +2033% | 38 | 42% | 93% | 24% | No |
| 146 | r/poets↗poets, poems, poetry, and poetics. | 12K | 529 | – | 26 | 51% | 12% | 64% | Yes |
| 147 | r/TVWriting↗Career, craft and industry-focused subreddit for serious and on-the-verge amateurs. Beginner questions may be removed and redirected to other resources. | 12K | 73 | +26% | 32 | 41% | 68% | 76% | Yes |
| 148 | r/morsecode↗new-account friendlyMorse Code | 11K | 79 | +46% | 25 | 24% | 84% | 8% | Yes |
| 149 | r/flashfiction↗new-account friendlySharing and critiquing extremely short stories. Please review our sub guidelines before posting. | 11K | 302 | +28% | 28 | 31% | 34% | 7% | No |
| 150 | r/microhorrorstories↗When r/TwoSentenceHorror is too limiting, but r/ShortScaryStories are too long... Hit us with your gutsiest horror in 2 punches, or 2 acts in 100 words or less! | 11K | 92 | – | 38 | 61% | 52% | – | Yes |
| 151 | r/LibraryofBabel↗new-account friendlyPost random strings of letters, copypasta from around the internet, write as if it's your diary. However you choose to approach this experiment will be the correct way. For a greater understanding of | 11K | 172 | +23% | 27 | 32% | 26% | 14% | No |
| 152 | r/FanficAuthorsUnite↗This subreddit was created to inspire a community for fanfiction authors of all platforms. Share your name or username and the type of stories you like to write. Share your stories without restriction | 10K | 439 | +236% | 28 | 68% | 44% | 18% | Yes |
| 153 | r/indianwriters↗* r/IndianWriters is a peer-critique community for English writers from India. * English, vernacular and hybrid-language writers welcome. But we **cannot** moderate posts in other languages. * Begin | 9.9K | 286 | – | 24 | 35% | 39% | 22% | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the writing group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
The list is rebuilt every month from public Reddit posts and comments. Data and CSV are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.
Writing subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest writing subreddit?
r/WritingPrompts, with 18.9M members in September 2026. Next are r/nosleep (18.2M) and r/writing (3.44M).
Which writing subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/sixwordstories (11,309 posts), r/UnsentLetters (6,826 posts) and r/AO3 (4,241 posts).
Which writing subreddits can a new account post in?
r/AO3 (12% of new-account posts removed), r/HandwritingAnalysis (5% of new-account posts removed) and r/NarutoFanfiction (9% of new-account posts removed). They ask for no minimum karma or account age, and most posts from accounts under a week old stay up.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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