Categories/Literature
Top Literature Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue literature newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From the Desk of Amy Suto: Make Writing Your Job | Amy Suto | ~44k | $530k – $980k / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | Story Club with George Saunders | George Saunders | ~329k | $480k – $900k / yr | Declining |
| 3 | In the Writing Burrow | Margaret Atwood | ~177k | $270k – $490k / yr | Strong growth |
| 4 | Two Sylvias Press' Weekly Muse | Two Sylvias Press | ~19k | $180k – $330k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 5 | Sub Club | Sub Club | ~79k | $170k – $310k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | The Hyphen by Emma Gannon | Emma Gannon | ~81k | $130k – $250k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 7 | Gift Guide | Kaitlin Phillips | ~12k | $120k – $220k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 8 | Poetic Outlaws | Poetic Outlaws | ~88k | $110k – $210k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 9 | Poetry Unbound | Poetry Unbound | ~128k | $110k – $200k / yr | Strong growth |
| 10 | Footnotes and Tangents | Simon Haisell | ~46k | $98k – $180k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 11 | Miranda July | Miranda July | ~67k | $98k – $180k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 12 | The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie | Dr Sharon Blackie | ~60k | $84k – $160k / yr | Strong growth |
| 13 | CRAFT TALK | Jami Attenberg | ~52k | $84k – $160k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 14 | Voando com um Narcisista 一 Flying with a Narcissist 一 与自恋者同行 | Flyzila | ~10k | $77k – $140k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 15 | David Whyte | David Whyte | ~42k | $70k – $130k / yr | Strong growth |
| 16 | Permanent Retrograde | Kelly Oxford | ~23k | $70k – $130k / yr | Strong growth |
| 17 | Close Reads Podcast HQ | Goldberry Studios | ~9.0k | $70k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 18 | Andrius Tapinas | Andrius Tapinas | ~40k | $70k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 19 | World Builders | Nathan Baugh | ~111k | $61k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 20 | Tom Ryan, Author | Tom Ryan | ~13k | $59k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
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