Literary Liberation

A membership community for midlife women who want to write, connect, and grow on Substack, from the editors of Midstory Magazine.

Mahogany L. Browne be writing and reading to steal freedom. and that’s that on that

Writer. Wandering. Wondering. Wilding.

My personal Substack

A corner of Substack for the Black community. We can call this a little safe hub F.U.B.U. If you don't check the box for Black on applications, don't click the subscribe button to this publication. They not like us!

Creative Communion is an offering of poems, stories, truths and more, by two middle-aged Black women writers from the South, who are mothering Black sons.

Writing ourselves back to the center. Celebrating & centering the parenting and personal narratives of the Global Majority since 2015.

Hi, I'm Jess, your creative writing astrology bestie! Writer, poet and astrologer obsessed with using astro to elevate my craft. Writing about the writing life, astrology, and pop culture.

A books & culture newsletter.

Everything necessary to fuel the muse: craft tips, writing prompts, and a curated cocktail.

Reflections on writing, vulnerability, and creative courage for feelers, thinkers, and dreamers.

The Landline is a digital publication celebrating storytelling, community, and Black voices. Through essays and experiments, we explore belonging—to ourselves, our families, and the world—centering connection and authenticity.

Step into a sanctuary curated by Esmé, featuring guest contributors like R.F. Kuang & Jenny Odell. Each edition presents essays & prompts exploring the beauty/complexity of being alive. Unlock 2 monthly essays & bonus resources with a paid subscription.

A monthly newsletter from Literary Mama.

A publication about transitions. Essays on culture, politics, life, loss, and the creative self through the liminal lens of a post-career, Gen X empty nester.

a mini-memoir on schools, teaching & education equity

Reflections on the healing journey -- from a Black girl who traded her stethoscope for a pen, broke her life and found her humanity.

why writing is hard & how to do it anyway

A newsletter that explores the meaning of finding and loving the home within yourself. Personal essays & conversations on love, parenthood, identity, culture, sex, midlife, relationships and Blackness. Written by Sherisa de Groot with special guests.

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.