About r/writing
In its own words:
Discussions about the writing craft.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,879 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 14 communities on our writing list it is number 2 by size.
What sets r/writing apart
Compared with other large communities, r/writing leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.36% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 90% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (11:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/writing climbed from 3,430,760 to 3,442,950 subscribers (+12.2K, +0.36%). That is about 305 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/writing talks about
Across 113 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “write”, “daily”, “discussion”, “general” and “october”. Other frequent themes are writers, novel, book, character, dialogue and story. Recurring phrases include “daily discussion”, “discussion general”, “general discussion” and “discussion october”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (53), Advice (32), Other (12), Beginner Question (10), Resource (3), Call for Subs (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/writing gets about 28 new posts a day. The public archive holds 586,023 posts and 6,439,935 comments in total, about 11.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (40 posts) and the quietest was Friday (8). Posting peaks around 11:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/writing
The moderators of r/writing list 6 rules. In short:
- Posting Work
- Self-Promotion
- Posts should be thoughtful and useful to a broad community of writers
- Submission Calls Requirements/AMAs
- Civility
- Call-out threads and genre/literary-bashing
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/writing and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/writing?
r/writing has 3,442,950 subscribers, which makes it the #300 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,190 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/writing created?
r/writing was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 26, 2008.
Is r/writing still active?
Yes. r/writing gets about 28 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 586,023 posts and 6,439,935 comments. In a sample of 113 recent posts we counted 98 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/writing?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 11:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/writing?
The community describes itself as: “Discussions about the writing craft.” Recent post titles often mention write, daily, discussion, general and october. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/writing SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/writing as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/writing?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/writing accepts both text and link posts. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Posting Work”; “Self-Promotion”; “Posts should be thoughtful and useful to a broad community of writers”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/writing?
Communities with similar topics include r/WritingPrompts (18.9M), r/Games (3.6M), r/books (27.3M), r/memes (36.1M) and r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/writing.