Substacks recommended by Antonia Taylor

Recommended by Antonia Taylor

I’m Kate, a psychotherapist writing about personal growth and therapy, so you can flourish in a life you love. With self-discovery tools and journaling.

Two Sylvias Press' Weekly Muse

The Weekly Muse is the ultimate resource to help poets write & publish more poems. Weekly prompts, writing exercises, publishing opportunities, insider tips from editors, & more! Includes FREE Zoom classes with award-winning poets with paid subscription!

Self Squared

By Emma

This is an exploration of “for money” creative careers and “for pleasure” creative endeavours – and what it takes to keep creating for fun when your paid work leeches all your creative juices. Or so you think…

girls that never post

By Safia Elhillo

doing a 30/30 and will be sharing those poems here, along with other regular newsletter things, drafts of essays, book announcements and excerpts, etc!

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where real Substack growth happens—with leading Substack Strategist Sarah Fay and the Substack DNA Growth Framework™️

Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus ✨

Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly chats, podcasts. A bespoke membership to help you stay creative and grow on Substack! 💫

As a newbie on Substack I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Claire has created a welcoming and inclusive pool of resource and community to navgigate these early days.

- Antonia Taylor

Poetry Pals

By Nelly Bryce

Weekly pen pal posts that share a love of poetry. Eternally optimistic. Home of Poetry Book Club and the friendliest poetry community!

Tales From The Overwhelm

By Becca Cherry

A weekly note of solidarity for the sensitive creatives, the deep thinkers and those who exist in a perpetual state of overwhelm.

The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋

By Veronica

I help you turn your hobby into a creative business. Strategies to grow your community, monetize your creativity and build a lifestyle business. Substack Bestseller | Penguin Author | Public Speaker

Books + Bits

By Pandora Sykes

A Pandora's Box of books and culture recs

Speaking in Stories

By Hilary Salzman

The inner workings of a business storytelling obsessed 40-something year old doing my best to own the plot rather than lose it.

Caroline's Secrets To Speaking With Confidence

By Caroline Goyder

Speaking fixes from a self confessed introverted TedXer with nearly 11m views. My set of steps The Gravitas Method (developed over 20 years to help this introvert) is your key to relaxed, influential communication with any kind of audience 🎤🎙️

Wilder Words

Digging deeper into our discussions around work and careers for women, this is where the juice is...

Tough Love

By Tiffany Philippou

Asking the questions inside my head. Stories of shame, identity, love, and loss. 🍋❤️‍🔥

Tiff is my business AND writing friend (she's also half Cypriot so much of our chat is about food). This newsletter is about building your life when it takes an unwanted turn, about creative recovery, about claiming you.

- Antonia Taylor

On Knowing Yourself

By Natalie Lue

Where you get to know yourself (a little) better to help you through the shit and the joy life throws at you.

Maya C. Popa

Writing on the inner conditions of serious creative work

Creative Confidence Clinic

By Daisy Buchanan

A community for writers at every stage of their journey

Daisy is a friend and creative collaborator (we're running a Creative Writing Confidence workshop at Henley Literary Festival next month!). She writes openly and honestly on the creative challenges of writing and living and being in the world. Her writing on sobriety hits the mark for someone leaning towards sober-curious-but-not-there-yet x

- Antonia Taylor

Chez Hanny

By Hannah Ashe

Finding creative rhythm and throwing out the career rule book. Writing and podcasting on creative career change, interior design and living a multi-hyphenate life.