Sure, emails can be annoying. Filling up your inbox every day with dozens of promotions and marketing content isn’t ideal. However, you may want to reconsider when it comes to writing newsletters.
Newsletters often contain valuable resources that can help you improve your craft, find publication opportunities, and even pin down your next read. Being selective and choosing ones that are relevant to you and your goals can make a full inbox exciting instead of dreadful.
For this post, I’ve put together a list of some of the writing newsletters I subscribe to for valuable resources and information.
P&W Weekly Update
Poets & Writers is an excellent writing resource site. It includes databases of literary magazines, small presses, agents, MFA programs, and more:
The P&W Weekly Update newsletter provides the latest literary happenings, job listings, publication opportunities, and more right to your inbox every Thursday. If you’re looking to start a new career or struggle with finding the right homes for your work, this publication could help.
Submishmash Weekly
Submittable is one of if not the most popular submission software for literary magazines, presses, and more. Submishmash Weekly is its corresponding email newsletter:
Each weekly email includes some literary news, a list of upcoming submission opportunities, as well as reading and podcast recommendations. It’s a nice update regardless of whether you’re looking to publish a piece or if you’re just on the hunt for some new media.
The Write Life
The Write Life publishes articles on craft, blogging, freelancing, and more to help writers excel. It also offers plenty of advice for both traditional and self-publishing:
The Write Life’s weekly email newsletter collects the top posts from the past seven days and delivers them right to your inbox. Whether you’re trying to write a novel or hoping to boost your freelancing career, you’ll find handy resources here.
Writer’s Digest
Especially if you’re feeling stuck, writing prompts can be a useful tool to spur your work forward. Writer’s Digest provides plenty of them, as well as tutorials, webinars, contests, and other resources:
Catering to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays, the Writer’s Digest email newsletter includes prompts, craft and publication tips, and recent posts. Plus, you can always check their website for chances to enter writing competitions.
PW Daily
As a writer, staying on top of publication news can help you navigate the industry when it comes time to market your work to agents and editors. To that end, tuning in to Publisher’s Weekly is wise if you want to advance your writing career:
Publisher’s Weekly has several writing newsletters you may be interested in. The PW Daily reports on recent sales, personnel moves, and more. However, be ready for a lot of reading if you sign up for these emails. They’ll arrive in your inbox every Monday – Friday.
PW Tip Sheet
Another Publisher’s Weekly writing newsletter you may want to check out is the PW Tip Sheet:
It includes upcoming book releases, editor’s top picks, author interviews, essays, and more. This is ideal for anyone looking for reading recommendations or who wants to keep up with the latest happenings in the publishing world.
FundsforWriters
While we’d all love to sit around and pluck away at our keyboards all day, the truth is that we each have to keep the lights on somehow. FundsforWriters attempts to help its subscribers do both:
This popular weekly writing newsletter and blog includes myriad opportunities to make money with your writing. Whether you’re looking for a grant, contests with cash prizes, or some other chance to make writing your career, you’ll likely find help here.
The Write Practice
This is another great resource for writing prompts and exercises to practice your craft:
The Write Practice offers online courses and other resources for writers who want to improve their skills. It also has some handy online tools, like a writing sprint tracker, query letter generator, and royalty calculators.
Find More Writing Newsletters to Subscribe to
In addition to the newsletters I’ve mentioned above, it could be worth your while to subscribe to the newsletters of any literary magazines or small presses that you like. I get emails from The Missouri Review, Belt Publishing, CRAFT, and more so I can keep up with their latest publications, upcoming reading periods and contests, and other opportunities.
Did I miss your favorite writing newsletter in my list? Share your top recommendations in the comments!
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Molly Tyler
Molly received her B.A. in English in 2016, and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing in 2019. She now works full time as a digital content marketer.