70 Best Writing Podcasts for Authors in 2025
Podcasts for Authors And Writers
Here are 70 Best Podcasts for Authors And Writers worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.MORE Host Mignon Fogarty
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 653.8KTwitter 250KInstagram 4.2K Avg Length 21 min Since Sep 2006 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Writing Excuses
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Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler discuss writing techniques in a fast-paced format. A weekly podcast about the craft and business of writing.
Hosts Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler
Producer/Network Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 10.1KTwitter 12.3K Avg Length 29 min Since Jan 2008 Video Podcast YouTube
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3. The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers
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Information, inspiration and interviews on writing, self-publishing, book marketing and making a living with your writing. If you need help with writing your book, or you want to learn how to navigate the new world of publishing and book marketing, then join Joanna Penn and her guests every Monday. Also covers the business of being a writer and how to make money with your books.MORE Host Joanna Penn
Producer/Network Joanna Penn
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 36.5KTwitter 83KInstagram 11.2K Avg Length 59 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact
4. So You Want to be a Writer
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Everything you've always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers' Centre. MORE Hosts Valerie Khoo, Allison Tait
Producer/Network Australian Writers' Centre
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 32.6KTwitter 25.2KInstagram 19.6K Avg Length 49 min Since Mar 2014 Get Email Contact
5. Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers
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Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers kicked off in September 2018 and airs every week. We are a podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life. Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner, two friends and colleagues who bring a community-minded sensibility to the writing journey, each theme-focused episode of Write-minded features an interview with a writer, author, or publishing industry professional...MORE Hosts Brooke Warner, Grant Faulkner
Producer/Network Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 9.3KInstagram 3K Avg Length 42 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact
6. Fiction Writing Made Easy
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How do I write a book? How do I create compelling characters that readers will love? How do I build a believable world for my story? What does it even mean to write a story that works? Do you have any writing tips? These are just some of the big questions that developmental editor and book coach, Savannah Gilbo, digs into on the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast. Each week, Savannah shares actionable tools, tips, and strategies that will help you write, edit, and publish your book...MORE Host Savannah Gilbo
Producer/Network Savannah Gilbo
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 2KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
7. The Dead Robots' Society
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Writers discussing writing, writers discussing publishing, writers discussing life.
Hosts Paul E. Cooley, Veronica Giguere, Terry Mixon
Producer/Network The Dead Robots' Society
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8. First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, non-fiction, essay, and poetry writers. First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing highlights the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts. This weekly show hosted by Mitzi Rapkin is a celebration of creative writing and the individuals who are dedicated to bringing their carefully chosen words to print as well as the impact writers have on the world we live in.MORE Host Mitzi Rapkin
Producer/Network Mitzi Rapkin
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 436Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 65 min Since Nov 2015 Get Email Contact
9. Your Best Writing Life
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Each Tuesday, Linda Goldfarb and her writing industry experts share content for all levels of writers. You receive practical information and how-to applications to grow your writing career as a faith-based author. --We provide content to help you grow as a Christian writer to make your next book proposal, manuscript editing, speaking event, and writer's conference worth your time and energy. --Our episodes average 30-45 minutes -- hit subscribe and join our family of writers. --Your Best Writing Life is associated with the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference...MORE Host Linda Goldfarb
Producer/Network Linda Goldfarb
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 3.1KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 31 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
10. Kobo Writing Life Podcast
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The Kobo Writing Life Podcast features exciting interviews with bestselling authors, tips on the craft and business of writing, and advice for a successfully self-publishing career. Millions of readers are waiting to discover your book - publish today at www.kobo.com/writinglife.MORE Producer/Network Kobo Writing Life
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 7.4KTwitter 5.9KInstagram 3.7K Avg Length 48 min Since Jun 2013 Get Email Contact
11. Unstacked
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Unstacked is a library podcast presented by Sarah Burris (Northwest Regional Library System- FL) and Stephen Efird (Huntsville Madison County Public Library - AL). Listen to author interviews as they unstack new book releases, their creative writing process, and what they love about libraries! Earlier episodes are literary conversations as we 'unstack' what's happening in the greater literary world, provide genre recommendations, what we are reading/watching, and what is happening in libraries. Intro Song: Bust This Bust That by Professor KliqOutro Song: House of Books by Party BoysMORE Producer/Network Unstacked Podcast
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12. Friends & Fiction
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We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to share and celebrate stories—of the books we've written, the ones we're reading now, and the art of writing—with each other and the guest authors we invite to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you're in the right place.MORE Hosts Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block
Producer/Network Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav
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13. Write Now with Sarah Werner
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A podcast for all writers (aspiring to professional) looking to find a healthy work/life/writing balance. Get the encouragement, honest advice, and inspiration you need to pursue your passion and write every day. Recurring themes include books, coffee, rainy days, truth, beauty, lasers, dinosaurs, and all of your other favorite things.MORE Host Sarah Werner
Producer/Network Sarah Rhea Werner
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 953Twitter 4.6KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 35 min Since Jan 2015 Get Email Contact
14. DIY MFA Radio
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Take your writing from average to awesome, and learn tools of the trade from bestselling authors, master writing teachers, and publishing industry insiders. This podcast will give you tools and techniques to help you get those words on the page and your stories out into the world. Past guests include: Delia Ephron, John Sandford, Steve Berry, Jojo Moyes, Tana French, Guy Kawasaki, and more.MORE Host Gabriela Pereira
Producer/Network Gabriela Pereira
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 5.6KTwitter 5KInstagram 2.4K Avg Length 29 min Since Aug 2014 Get Email Contact
15. High-Income Business Writing Podcast
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Ed Gandia, co-author of the bestselling book, The Wealthy Freelancer, reveals how to propel your writing business to the six-figure level (or the part-time equivalent). In this nuts-and-bolts, no-nonsense podcast, you'll discover how to get better clients, earn more in less time, and bring more freedom and joy into your writing business. Ed will walk you through the practical, 'doable' systems and strategies he has developed in his own writing business — the same systems he has taught his private coaching clients...MORE Host Ed Gandia
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 1.7K Avg Length 24 min Since May 2013 Get Email Contact
16. Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach
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With Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, you'll gain clarity and overcome hurdles to become a better writer, pursue publishing, and reach your writing goals. Ann provides practical tips and motivation for writers at all stages, keeping most episodes short and focused so writers only need a few minutes to collect ideas, inspiration, resources and recommendations they can apply right away to their work. For additional insight, she incorporates interviews from authors and publishing professionals like Allison Fallon, Ron Friedman, Shawn Smucker, Jennifer Dukes Lee, and Patrice Gopo...MORE Host Ann Kroeker
Producer/Network Ann Kroeker
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.2KTwitter 5KInstagram 4K Avg Length 14 min Since Dec 2012 Get Email Contact
17. The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
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'Learn how acclaimed writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer's block.'Each week, host Kelton Reid chats with guests like Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, on life after becoming a laureate; #1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry on her past life as a YA mid-lister; Celebrated author, Walter Mosley, on his conflicted feelings after winning a National Book Award; NY Times bestselling author, Lisa Scottoline, on what she learned from literary lion Philip Roth; #1 NY Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane on what he borrowed from Clint Eastwood; and bests..MORE Host Kelton Reid
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 1.8K Avg Length 38 min Since Apr 2015 Get Email Contact
18. Drunken Pen Writing Podcast
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Drunken Pen Writing is a nonprofit writing and arts podcast aimed at exploring various aspects to the craft of writing, reading, drinking, and literature's impact on society and pop culture. A mix of raunchy humor and useful information, DPW is sure to have something you'll enjoy.MORE Producer/Network Drunken Pen Writing
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 358Twitter 1.7K Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact
19. Don't Write That Book
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The 'Don't Write That Book' podcast serves as your guide to crafting your bestseller and embracing your role as an author. Your hosts, Mike Michalowicz and AJ Harper, act as your personal experts, steering you through the intricacies of writing and publishing. Mike and AJ demystify all aspects of creating and releasing your book, offering insights drawn from their own journeys. This podcast will be your safeguard against writing THAT book.MORE Producer/Network Mike Michalowicz, AJ Harper
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20. Reading And Writing Podcast
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Interviews with authors about their books, their writing habits, their favorite novels, and how they got started writing.
Host Jeff Rutherford
Producer/Network Jeff Rutherford
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 51 Avg Length 21 min Since Feb 2009 Get Email Contact
21. The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
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This is a podcast for emerging writers who want to improve the quality of their work and learn more about the publishing industry. Your one host, Bianca Marais (the bestselling author of 'The Witches of Moonshyne Manor') interviews authors, agents, editors and just about anyone and everyone who's involved in bringing a book to market. She's joined by her cohosts, literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra from P.S. Literary Agency, who read and critique query letters as well as opening pages in their Books with Hooks segment...MORE Hosts Bianca Marais, Carly Watters, Cecilia Lyra
Producer/Network Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 927Instagram 9.4K Avg Length 44 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact
22. Just Keep Writing
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Just Keep Writing is a podcast by writers, for writers, to keep you writing. Each week, Marshall, Nick, Wil and Brent talk about what keeps them writing, as well as offer challenges to listeners in order to help them with their current works in progress.MORE Hosts Marshall Carr Jr., Nick Bright, Wil Ralston, Brent C. Lambert, LP Kindred
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 334Twitter 310Instagram 427 Avg Length 57 min Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact
23. #AmWriting
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Entertaining, actionable advice on craft, productivity and creativity for writers and journalists in all genres, with hosts Jessica Lahey, KJ Dell'Antonia and Sarina Bowen. amwriting.substack.comMORE Hosts Jessica Potts Lahey, KJ Dell'Antonia, Sarina White Bowen
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 754 Avg Length 41 min Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact
24. The Murverse Mothership
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The podcast is a place of award-winning author and podcaster, Mur Lafferty.
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25. Writers on Writing
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A weekly podcast hosted by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone on the art and business of writing.
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Producer/Network Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact
26. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
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Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction.MORE Producer/Network Mark Stevens
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 5.7KTwitter 4.5K Avg Length 38 min Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact
27. The Writing Life
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We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more!The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.MORE Host Steph McKenna
Producer/Network National Centre for Writing
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 10.1KTwitter 32KInstagram 10.4K Avg Length 46 min Since Oct 2015 Get Email Contact
28. MFA Writers
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MFA Writers is the podcast where host Jared McCormack interviews creative writing MFA students about their program, their process, and a piece they're working on.
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Producer/Network Jared McCormack
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 261Twitter 181Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 50 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact
29. The Failing Writers Podcast
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Join these success-starved wordwranglers as they stumble towards their shared ambition: to become proper writers!Learning from guests like bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers. Setting themselves writing tasks and trying to improve their craft. Discussing how to get past all the things that stop us writing. And hopefully taking you on a journey with them to become successful writers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Jon Rand, Tom Turner, David Baird
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30. The Keep Writing Podcast
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The author of five books, Nika Maples is a writer, speaker, and lupus and stroke survivor who loves to help Christian writers conquer what's holding them back so they can finish, publish, and market their amazing books. She started her career teaching high school English, and was named Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2007. Nika loves her sunny life in Fort Worth.MORE Producer/Network Nika Maples
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 4.3KInstagram 4.2K Avg Length 19 min Since Jul 2009 Get Email Contact
31. Inside Writing
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Brought to you by Gotham Writers Workshop, Inside Writing gets you the inside scoop on the writing industry, from book to screen to stage. Each episode, host Josh Sippie interviews one or two creatives (writer, agent, editor, producer, director), every guest excelling within their endeavors. They discuss what works, what doesn't, and what you need to do to get closer to your goals.MORE Host Josh Sippie
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 94.1KTwitter 35KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 57 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact
32. AAWW Radio: New Asian American Writers & Literature
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AAWW Radio is the podcast of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, an NYC literary arts space at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice. Listen to AAWW Radio and you'll hear selected audio from our current and past events, as well as occasional original episodes. We've hosted established writers like Claudia Rankine, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roxane Gay, Amitav Ghosh, Ocean Vuong, Solmaz Sharif, and Jenny Zhang. Our events are intimate and intellectual, quirky yet curated, and dedicated to social justice...MORE Producer/Network Asian American Writers' Workshop
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 35.9KTwitter 27K Avg Length 67 min Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact
33. Beautiful Writers Podcast
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Listen in as author Linda Sivertsen (aka Book Mama) brings together the world's most beloved bestselling authors to chat about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity. Now streaming on American Airlines, these up-close conversations are a fan favorite, downloaded millions of times, and frequently profiled on 'Best Podcast' lists (i.e., The Motley Fool's '10 Best Podcasts for Women') while gracing the 'Popular Podcasts, Books' (formerly Literature) page of iTunes/Apple Podcasts nearly every day since the show's launch in 2015...MORE Producer/Network Linda Sivertsen
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 42.4KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 6.5K Avg Length 64 min Since Nov 2015 Get Email Contact
34. Story Grid Writing Podcast
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Helping you become a better writer.Join Shawn Coyne, author of Story Grid and a top editor for 30 years, and Tim Grahl, struggling writer, as they discuss the ins and outs of what makes a story great.More at www.StoryGrid.com.MORE Hosts Shawn Coyne, Tim Grahl
Producer/Network Shawn Coyne and Tim Grahl
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 3.1K Avg Length 49 min Since Oct 2015 Get Email Contact
35. Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
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Write the Book radio show airs weekly on WBTV-LP in Burlington, Vermont. Shelagh offers in-depth, hour-long interviews with authors, poets, illustrators, agents, and editors about writing, publishing, finding inspiration, developing one's craft, and finding community. Her show always ends with a new writing prompt, often one recommended by that week's guest...MORE Host Shelagh Connor Shapiro
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 468 Avg Length 47 min Since Apr 2008 Get Email Contact
36. WRITERS on Writing: Conversations with Authors
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A podcast for authors and writers to showcase their work while providing knowledge, tips and resources to other authors and writers.
Producer/Network Anthony Manna
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 49 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
37. Write Night!
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Write Night is a weekly writing oriented talk show, with published authors discussing both the creative and technical sides of writing.
Producer/Network The Traverse
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 551 Avg Length 49 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact
38. START WRITING
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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writing great novels.MORE Hosts Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
Producer/Network J Washburn, Joseph Bendoski
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 214Twitter 2.6K Avg Length 54 min Since May 2017 Get Email Contact
39. How Writers Write by HappyWriter
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How Writers Write is a podcast for creative writers to learn how their favorite writers tell their stories. The podcast's host, Brian Murphy, interviews world-class writers to decode their tips, routines, and motivations for producing best-sellers.MORE Producer/Network Hosted by Brian Murphy
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 919 Avg Length 45 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact
40. Writing for a Change Podcast
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Honest and Lighthearted Conversations with the Authors Transforming Our World.If you love the written word, join us for conversations with top Christian authors about how books have transformed their lives. You'll also hear about their motivation for writing, their process, and how they broke into publishing.Books can change the world, our communities, our churches, and our lives. The Writing for a Change podcast gives you an inside look into how that happens.MORE Producer/Network Writing for a Change
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 15.8KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 16.1K Avg Length 34 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact
41. The Offcuts Drawer
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Well-known writers dig out bits of their unpublished work, actors perform them & the writer explains what the hell they were thinking. Presented by Laura Shavin
Producer/Network Speakable
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42. Home Row: Just Keep Writing
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Writers write. Get inspired to write by some of today's best writers. Listen. Learn. Just keep writing.ASDF JKL;
Producer/Network J.A. Medders
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 573Twitter 5.5K Avg Length 40 min Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact
43. The Writing and Marketing Show
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This is the writing and marketing show with Wendy H. Jones, It does what it says on the tin. Everything you need to find your way around the business of being a writer.
Producer/Network Wendy H. Jones
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.2KTwitter 4.4KInstagram 2.2K Avg Length 31 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
44. Bad Ideas about Writing
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Bad Ideas about Writing is an open-access book edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe that counters major myths about writing instruction. Written for a general audience, the collection offers opinionated, research-based statements intended to spark debate and to offer a better way of teaching writing. The podcast is unaffiliated with the editors or authors and read by Dr. Kyle Stedman from Rockford University. All donations and ad revenue support the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Computers and Writing Graduate Research Network.MORE Producer/Network Kyle Stedman
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45. Amie Kaufman On Writing
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New York Times and internationally bestselling author Amie Kaufman answers one question each week about writing craft. Full of practical tips and an exercise each week, this is a show for writers, for readers who want a backstage look at how their favourite authors craft their stories, or for creative writing classrooms.MORE Host Amie Kaufman
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46. Street Writers
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Still waiting for inspiration? Maybe it's time you actually started writing— powerfully, productively and with plenty of punch. Here's a 10-minute jab at writing as a craft that calls for tenacity, consistency and the courage to face an empty page. Mark Bellusci and Dan Chichester are pros at bare-knuckle writing for stage, film, editorial, marketing and comics. They share hard-earned tricks to help you roll up your sleeves, beat down the demons, and move that project forward — be it a novel, ad, play, press release, game, screenplay or shopping list...MORE Producer/Network Mark Bellusci | Dan Chichester
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47. Stop Writing Alone
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Stop Writing Alone is a weekly show for writers looking for a writing community. In each episode listeners will learn where and how they can find, or create, their own writing community while joining one such community with Stop Writing Alone. The show will provide inspiration, writing activities, critique, and lessons from 'distant teachers' in the writing world via their writings, online presence, and interviews. The show is written and hosted by Nicole Rivera, co-organizer of a local writing group, writer, and Pitch Wars 2016 mentee.MORE Producer/Network Nicole Rivera
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 565Twitter 1K Avg Length 27 min Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact
48. Writing for Children
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Do you want to learn how to write for children? The Institute of Children's Literature has taught hundreds of thousands of aspiring writers, and the director of ICL is the host of Writing for Children. Bestselling children's author Katie Davis focuses on the craft of writing for children: how to write a children's book, how to write for children's magazines, how to get paid, and get published. There are listener questions, with answers from the experts at the Institute, plus hard-to-find resources and links included in every week's show notes...MORE Producer/Network Institute for Writers
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 2.2KTwitter 49Instagram 663 Avg Length 15 min Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact
49. The Story Studio Podcast
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Want to get your words out into the world without contending with agents, publishers, or any of the other gatekeepers in traditional publishing? There's never been a better time to become a writer, and to be in charge of your own destiny rather than jumping through hoops to please the Powers that Be.MORE Twitter 3.2K Avg Length 59 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact
50. USTinig: The Official Podcast of the UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies
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This is a monthly podcast produced by the UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (CCWLS). It features Filipino writers and literary enthusiasts. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/USTCCWLS E-mail: ustinigpodcast@gmail.com.MORE Host Jose P. Mojica
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51. The Writer's Mindset
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Our mindsets can often hold us back in life more than we think. Self-doubt, anxiety, imposter syndrome…the list goes on. In this open, honest podcast, bestselling author Kristina Adams, and upcoming author Ellie Betts, share the highs and lows of their writing lives alongside interviews with authors, marketers, and content creators. You'll finish each episode feeling inspired, uplifted, and ready to get writing.Formerly called The Writer's Cookbook podcast (and still part of The Writer's Cookbook network).MORE Producer/Network The Writer's Cookbook
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52. Storyzfromyhair
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Originally a blog littered with short stories, poetry and random commentary, Storyzfromyhair has evolved into a writer's lounge; A space where we kick back and talk about writing ; a book , short story or screenplay you name it - it's all about the writing process and how we get things done - We won't gloss over it, we will tell it like it is!MORE Producer/Network Lucie
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53. Create If Writing
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Create If Writing is a weekly podcast for writers and bloggers dealing with authentic platform building online. You will hear from experts on list-building, connecting through Twitter, and how to utilize Facebook. But tools for building an audience would feel empty without a little inspiration, so these training episodes are balanced with inspirational interviews with writers who share their creative process, ups and downs, and how they have dealt with success or failure.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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54. Get Your Book Done
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Join USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, award-winning publisher and book writing coach, Christine Kloser, each week as she brings you deep-dive interviews with New York Times best-sellers, publishing industry leaders, everyday authors, and marketing experts eager to help you make a difference with your message and experience publishing success. If you're a non-fiction author thinking about writing a book or already working on one this podcast is for you!MORE Email ****@turnkeypodcast.com
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A podcast about writing books created for authors by authors, which will discuss all topics related to writing, editing, publishing, and marketing books.
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56. The Business of Writing Podcast
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The Business of Writing Podcast is where the best creative minds of our time share how they've built thriving businesses around their writing skills. It's time to kill the myth that writing doesn't pay—on this show you'll learn how to make words work for you.We'll be going deep into the art and science of great writing, the business acumen you need to make your business thrive, and writers of all kinds will share hard-earned insights you won't get anywhere else.So if you want to master the business of writing, subscribe so you never miss an episodeMORE Producer/Network Rachel Mazza and Laura Gale
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativewritingclub/subscribeWelcome to the Creative Writing Club! This is where I'll talk about writing techniques and give updates on new books coming out. Creative Writing Club Discord: https://discord.gg/UkqUZxzAVyCreative Writing Club Instagram: @creativewriting_club Check out my Instagram: @dark_night_wolvesMORE Producer/Network Porscha Aubrey
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58. The Writing Gym Podcast | Annalisa Parent | Writing Coach
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The Writing Gym podcast is a writer's go-to source for quality information about how to finish, publish, and market writing in all genres. Not only does it give you the implementable steps you need, it's fun. No snorefest here. You'll laugh at the Quirk O' the week and enjoy hard-hitting advice from top agents, best-selling authors, and publishers.Visit iTunes or www.writing-gym.com/podcast to hear these guests and more:--Top NYC literary agent Eric Reuben...MORE Producer/Network Annalisa Parent
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60. The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
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Rebecca L. Weber coaches with the sustainable strategies, mindset shifts, and creative skills development she uses to help independent writers around the world. If you've got what it takes to make it as a freelance writer, but struggle with confidence, imposter syndrome, overwhelm, procrastination, time management, writer's block, improving your craft, marketing, pitching, underearning, pursuing meaning in your work, or getting in your own way, this is the writing podcast for you...MORE Producer/Network Rebecca L. Weber
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The Every Day Novelist delivers a new 3 to 30 minute episode each day discussing writing craft, discipline, publishing, and business, all geared toward helping you achieve a professional pace (four to twelve or more novels in one year) in your writing. The direction of the show is steered by your questions, ideas, and disagreements.MORE Producer/Network J. Daniel Sawyer
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Mignon Fogarty | Host | quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl | 1 | @grammargirl | 250K | |
Mary Robinette Kowal | Co Host | writingexcuses.com | 41 | @maryrobinette | 68.1K | |
DongWon Song | Co Host | writingexcuses.com | 41 | @dongwon | 20K | |
Erin Roberts | Co Host | writingexcuses.com | 41 | @nirele | 2.8K | |
Dan Wells | Co Host | writingexcuses.com | 41 | @thedanwells | 12.7K | |
Howard Tayler | Co Host | writingexcuses.com | 41 | @howardtayler | 13.7K | |
Joanna Penn | Host | thecreativepenn.com/the-creative-penn-podcast-for-authors | @thecreativepenn | 83K | ||
Valerie Khoo | Co Host | writerscentre.com.au/blog/category/podcast-so-you-want-to-be-a-writer | 36 | @valeriekhoo | ||
Allison Tait | Co Host | writerscentre.com.au/blog/category/podcast-so-you-want-to-be-a-writer | 36 | @altait | ||
Brooke Warner | Co Host | podcast.shewrites.com/episodes | 13 | @brooke_warner | ||
Grant Faulkner | Co Host | podcast.shewrites.com/episodes | 13 | |||
Savannah Gilbo | Host | savannahgilbo.com/podcast | 35 | @savannahgilbo | 1.6K | |
Paul E. Cooley | Co Host | deadrobotssociety.com | 30 | |||
Veronica Giguere | Co Host | deadrobotssociety.com | 30 | @vforvoice | ||
Terry Mixon | Co Host | deadrobotssociety.com | 30 | |||
Mitzi Rapkin | Host | firstdraftwriters.com | 31 | |||
Linda Goldfarb | Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1127762 | 2 | @lindagoldfarb | 1.5K | |
Mary Kay Andrews | Co Host | @mkayandrews | ||||
Kristin Harmel | Co Host | @kristinharmel | ||||
Kristy Woodson Harvey | Co Host | @kristywharvey | ||||
Patti Callahan Henry | Co Host | @pcalhenry | ||||
Ron Block | Co Host | @rsblock | ||||
Sarah Werner | Host | sarahwerner.com/episodes | 5 | @sarahrheawerner | 4.7K | |
Gabriela Pereira | Host | diymfa.com | 5 | @authorgabriela | ||
Ed Gandia | Host | edgandia.libsyn.com | @gandiaed | 114 | ||
Ann Kroeker | Host | annkroeker.com/category/podcast | 9 | @annkroeker | 5K | |
Kelton Reid | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/TPG5286564987 | 57 | @keltonreid | ||
Jeff Rutherford | Host | readingandwritingpodcast.com | 36 | @jeffrutherford | ||
Bianca Marais | Co Host | redcircle.com/shows/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing | 42 | |||
Carly Watters | Co Host | redcircle.com/shows/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing | 42 | @carlywatters | 45.1K | |
Cecilia Lyra | Co Host | redcircle.com/shows/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing | 42 | @ceciliaclyra | 19.4K | |
Marshall Carr Jr. | Co Host | justkeepwriting.podbean.com | 19 | @darthpops | 751 | |
Nick Bright | Co Host | justkeepwriting.podbean.com | 19 | @brightinks | 516 | |
Wil Ralston | Co Host | justkeepwriting.podbean.com | 19 | |||
Brent C. Lambert | Co Host | justkeepwriting.podbean.com | 19 | @brentclambert | 3.3K | |
LP Kindred | Co Host | justkeepwriting.podbean.com | 19 | @lpkindred | 2.8K | |
Jessica Potts Lahey | Co Host | amwriting.substack.com | 2 | @jesslahey | ||
KJ Dell'Antonia | Co Host | amwriting.substack.com | 2 | |||
Sarina White Bowen | Co Host | amwriting.substack.com | 2 | @sarinaauthors | ||
Mur Lafferty | Host | murverse.com/category/projects/podcasts | 16 | @mightymur | 13.2K | |
Marrie Stone | Co Host | @marriestone | ||||
Barbara DeMarco-BarrettBarbara DeMarco-Barrett | Co Host | @bdemarcobarrett | ||||
Steph McKenna | Host | nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub | 17 | @stephxmckenna | 871 | |
Jared McCormack | Host | jaredmccormack.com/mfawriters | 16 | @jaredemack | ||
Jon Rand | Co Host | @jonrandvo | 270 | |||
Tom Turner | Co Host | |||||
David Baird | Co Host | |||||
Josh Sippie | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inside-writing | @sippenator101 | |||
Shawn Coyne | Co Host | storygrid.com/podcasts | ||||
Tim Grahl | Co Host | storygrid.com/podcasts | @storygrid | 3.1K | ||
Shelagh Connor Shapiro | Host | writethebook.podbean.com | ||||
Joseph Bendoski | Co Host | joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing | 3 | @jbendoski | 2.6K | |
J Washburn | Co Host | joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing | 3 | @iamjwashburn | ||
Amie Kaufman | Host | amiekaufman.com/podcast | 1 | @amiekaufman | 20.9K | |
Jose P. Mojica | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ust-ccwls | ||||
Nika Maples | nikamaples.com/blog | 66 | ||||
Mark Bellusci | Dan Chichester | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streetwriters | 52 | @dgchichester | 750 | ||
Drunken Pen Writing | drunkenpenwriting.podbean.com | 35 | @drunkpenwriting | |||
Joanna Penn | thecreativepenn.com/the-creative-penn-podcast-for-authors | 33 | ||||
Wendy H. Jones | wendyhjones.buzzsprout.com | 29 | @wendyhjones | 4.4K | ||
Porscha Aubrey | spreaker.com/podcast/creative-writing-club--4534809 | 23 | ||||
J. Daniel Sawyer | everydaynovelist.com/episode-listing | 23 | ||||
anditswriting | anditswriting.com/episode-archive | 23 | @anditswriting | 70 | ||
Mark Stevens | rmfw.org/category/podcasts | 21 | @rmfwriters | 4.5K | ||
Mike Michalowicz | dont-write-that-book.simplecast.com/episodes | 17 | ||||
insidescooplive | insidescooplive.com | 17 | ||||
Ed Gandia | b2blauncher.com/category/podcast | 16 | ||||
Kobo Writing Life | kobowritinglife.libsyn.com | 12 | @kobowritinglife | 5.9K | ||
Rebecca L. Weber | writingcoachpodcast.libsyn.com | 11 | ||||
The Writers' Co-op | thewriterscooppod.com | 8 | @twc_pod | 10.7K | ||
Linda Sivertsen | bookmama.com/category/beautiful-writers-podcast | 3 | @LindaSivertsen | |||
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