Substacks recommended by Hannah Ray

Recommended by Hannah Ray

Art Dogs

By Bailey Richardson

Meet the beloved pets that lived with beloved artists. Posts delivered monthly.

Bailey shares brilliant retrospectives on artists you forgot you loved through the lens of their personal lives.

- Hannah Ray

The Editing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

Weekly doses of creative nourishment and hands-on editorial guidance. If you're seeking practical, intuitive ways of developing your craft and carrying it into the world (that are also neurodivergent-friendly), you're in the right spot.

Early Days

By Josh Riedel

loose thoughts about technology and the natural world from the author of the novel Please Report Your Bug Here

Becoming an Author ✍ By Hayley J. Dunlop

Thoughts on writing, weirdness and the wobbly road to publication from a conscientious creator who happens to have kids.

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times

Substack Reads

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

Before and After the Book Deal

By Courtney Maum

Real talk about the writing + publishing industry by an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).

Things Worth Knowing with Farrah Storr

By Farrah @Substack

A smart new corner of the internet to talk fashion, feelings and creativity with the former editor-in-chief of ELLE & Cosmopolitan. Plus join my invite-only community. We're nice...I promise.

Lail Arad's Foggy Notions

music & musings to cheer up your inbox

The Handwriting Club

By Tracy Benjamin

from one handwriting lover to another, a newsletter celebrating the beauty of paper & pen and the magic created while sending mail.

Unschool for Writers

By Alison Acheson

Playing and working with words: finding your own way to fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and writing for young people

The View From Down Here

By Lucy Webster

What's it *really* like to be disabled? How can you fight ableism? A newsletter aiming to demystify disability through personal stories and observations, from journalist and card-carrying disabled woman Lucy Webster

A Writer's Notebook

By Summer Brennan

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

Mia’s Queue

By Mia Quagliarello

Curating the curators. Secret agents of taste among us suggest things to read, watch, listen to, eat, play, and do.

Get Together

Your trail guide for building a community

Get Together is the single most accurate resource on building community I know. If you are interested in building community, you need to read this Substack and corresponding book first, and the key aspect which everyone gets muddled about is in its very title.

- Hannah Ray

After School by Casey Lewis

Youth consumer trends + Gen Z insights

Subtle Maneuvers

By Mason Currey

A fortnightly newsletter on routines, rituals, and wriggling through a creative life, from the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

On Substack

By Substack Writers

Resources, news, and stories for and about writers. Written by the Substack team.

Tell Their Stories

Recommended by Hannah Ray