Top 70 Writing Influencers in 2026

1. Sarah Adams

Bio 🥹NYT & USA TODAY bestselling authorIN YOUR DREAMS: OUT NOW! 💙DMs unmonitored *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorsarahadams Instagram Followers 175.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Writing Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Julie Bogart

Bio Homeschool, Writing, ParentingJulieBogart.Substack.comBraveWriter.com📕Help! My Kid Hates Writing📗The Brave Learner📙Raising Critical Thinkers *****@bravewriter.com Instagram Handle @juliebravewriter Instagram Followers 141K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Tracie Egan Morrissey

Bio Writer | Producer | Host @potpsychology | Owner @pipedreams.fun | DM for business inquiries Instagram Handle @traciemorrissey Instagram Followers 120.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Dr. Sheena Howard

Bio 🌆Ghostwriter from Philly💥I write scripts, books + comics for celebs/CEOs/nonprofitsCreative Entrepreneurship Education Creator of Survive the Gap *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drsheenahoward Instagram Followers 157K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Cassandra Mackenzie Wood

Bio 🌈🦋🇨🇦poet & author of 6 booksbuy my books 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cm.writer Instagram Followers 102.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Sara K Runnels

Bio 📍 Seattle / your dreams 👩🏼‍💻 Humor writer, screenwriter, copywriter, writer-writer✏️ Words in @newyorkermag, @cosmopolitan, @elleusa, @mcswys *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omgskr Instagram Followers 88K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Susan Cain

Bio #1 bestselling author, BITTERSWEET & QUIET. Join the Quiet Life Community (for people who don’t necessarily love communities) at thequietlife.net. Instagram Handle @susancainauthor Instagram Followers 88.6K Type Micro Gender Female quietrev.com + Follow Get Email Contact

8. Daniel Pink

Bio # 1 New York Times bestselling author of 7 books. *****@outthink.co Instagram Handle @danielpink Instagram Followers 226.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. John Davis

Bio 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙩 𝙑𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 🇨🇴𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝘿𝙈 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙑𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙏𝙤 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @john.h.davis.writer Instagram Followers 128.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Karen M McManus

Bio #1 NYT & int’l bestselling author of the ONE OF US IS LYING series & other books. Latest: SUCH CHARMING LIARS. Will keep you up too late. Instagram Handle @writerkmc Instagram Followers 77.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Nic

Bio Slickster 😏, Storyteller 📝, Spelman 💙. #1 NYT bestselling author of 📖 DEAR MARTIN, ODD ONE OUT, CLEAN GETAWAY, SHURI, DEAR JUSTYCE, FAST PITCH +++ 📖. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nicstone Instagram Followers 77.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Karin Slaughter

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling thriller writer. WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE is out now. Link in bio. *****@karinslaughter.com Instagram Handle @karinslaughterauthor Instagram Followers 88.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Ken Follett

Bio The official Instagram account of the international best-selling author #KenFollett. *****@ken-follett.com Instagram Handle @kenfollettauthor Instagram Followers 68.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Ry Reed

Bio TOBARRA ROAD, childhood trauma poetry bookcoming soon...Books available on my website ⬇️ *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @ry.reed.the.writer Instagram Followers 55.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Sara Lubratt

Bio Fantasy and sci-fi author 🐉👩🏼‍💻Currently editing my debut fantasy novella:ASCENT OF THE IRONBORN - coming 2026📍UT Instagram Handle @saralubrattwrites Instagram Followers 47.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Brian K Vaughan

Bio New York Times bestselling co-creator of Saga, Paper Girls, Spectators, Y the Last Man, etc. Instagram Handle @briankvaughan Instagram Followers 52K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Adriana Locke

Bio I write romance and pretend to garden. 🧡 Romcoms with emotional cores. 📲 Text books to 740-206-6969 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authoradrianalocke Instagram Followers 47.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. John Marrs

Bio Bestselling author of thriller books including #TheOne & #YouKilledMeFirst👇Buy my books & sign up to my newsletter👇 *****@johnmarrsauthor.co.uk Instagram Handle @johnmarrs.author Instagram Followers 55.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. William Norwich

Bio Vogue, NYTimes grad; Phaidon Press; My Mrs. Brown, Learning to Drive, for kids Molly and the Magic Dress next novel in 2026 from @atriabooks Instagram Handle @williamnorwich__ Instagram Followers 37K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Sera Gamble

Bio 🎬 Creator of TV shows🖋️ Poet on weekends🐺 Notably absent during the full moon🪐 How To Invent The Universe: *****@onegrandbooks.com Instagram Handle @seragamble Instagram Followers 30.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Christopher Rice

Bio NY Times Bestseller. Co-host of “TDPS presents CHRISTOPHER & ERIC” w/ @ericshawquinn. aka #CTravisRice, author of romance between men. 🏳️‍🌈 *****@christopherricebooks.com Instagram Handle @christopher.rice.writer Instagram Followers 28.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Kelly Yang

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of THE TAKE, the FRONT DESK series & other books, and co-host of @storykindpod with Kate DiCamillo *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kellyyanghk Instagram Followers 28K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Stephanie Gravalese

Bio Food culture journalist | @forbes @foodandwine | dining critic @timesunion | @theslowlivingkitchen | @foodstoriestold 🇩🇴🇮🇹 yr favorite foraging aunty *****@slowlivingkitchen.com Instagram Handle @stephanitaeats Instagram Followers 19.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Jesse Q Sutanto

Bio USA Today Bestselling Author of the Vera Wong series, the Dial A for Aunties series, and Worth Fighting For. Vera loves you! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jesseqsutanto Instagram Followers 21.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Hannah Orenstein

Bio 📚 Author of Maine Characters and more❤️ Lifestyle & Wellness Editor at @bustle⁣⁣⁣📍 Brooklyn & Maine⁣⁣👉🏻 Follow for writing tips Instagram Handle @hannahorens Instagram Followers 18.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Bethany Atazadeh

Bio ✨ Fairytale retellings & no-spice romance📖 Next Release: Liar in the Hollow Court📚 YA Fantasy ✝️ Christian 🎥 YouTube (71k)⬇️ Check out my books ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorbethanyatazadeh Instagram Followers 16.7K Type Micro Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UCPCR.. + Follow Get Email Contact

27. Jane Friedman

Bio I report on the publishing industry + educate writers on the business of authorship in the THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (Univ of Chicago Press). *****@janefriedman.com Instagram Handle @janefriedman Instagram Followers 17.6K Type Micro Gender Female janefriedman.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

28. Tricia Goyer

Bio USA-Today Bestselling Author 100+ booksClean Romance | Memoir | Parenting + Faith4M+ Books in PrintMom of 10 | Get-it-Done GirlSpeaker - Podcaster *****@triciagoyer.com Instagram Handle @triciagoyer Instagram Followers 16.9K Type Micro Gender Female triciagoyer.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

29. Kwan

Bio I write a little bit… 📚 🎬 📺Writer ✍🏿 Thinker 💡 Trailblazer 👣 Empire State of mind 🗽______Holiday sale!https://www.akashicbooks.com/author/kwan/ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kwan_iamlegend Instagram Followers 15.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Helen Redfern

Bio Substack bestseller : Brave Words 🌿Behind the scenes of a writer’s creative journey. Loves a cosy murder mystery. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @helenredfernwriter Instagram Followers 14.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Chloe Benjamin

Bio Writer (THE IMMORTALISTS, a New York Times Best Seller, & THE ANATOMY OF DREAMS)🕳️ UNDER STORY coming Sept 2026🌁 SF-grown 🪾Newly in Berkeley Instagram Handle @chloekbenjamin Instagram Followers 14.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Erin Rose

Bio Writer + Mother, from the coffee to the graveCreating at @trustandtravel.retreats 🌞order my book + read my Substack👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @roseblacque Instagram Followers 13.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Steve Hoffman

Bio My book, A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France, out on July 9, 2024.Order here ⬇️ Instagram Handle @sjrhoffman Instagram Followers 14.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Chloe Williams

Bio freelance writer and muse on weeknights and most major US holidays. 💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chloeinletters Instagram Followers 12.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Jenna Scatena

Bio ✏️ Connecting people with their innate writer✍️ Regular bylines: @theatlantic @condenasttraveller @afarmedia @wired +👇🏼Courses, trips, & community Instagram Handle @jenna_scatena Instagram Followers 12K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Kelli Bachara

Bio •The Unraveling Blog and Podcast•▪️Faith ▪️Motherhood ▪️Mental Health•Licensed Mental Health Therapist•Cancer mama #retinoblastoma Instagram Handle @kelli_bachara Instagram Followers 12.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Kat Cho

Bio NYT bestselling author📚GUMIHO duology, ONCE UPON A K-PROM, WISH UPON A K-STAR🔜GODS & COMICS (4/21/2026)🇰🇷🌈inquiries: katchowrites.com/contact *****@galltzacker.com Instagram Handle @katchowrites Instagram Followers 12.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Allison K Williams

Bio Adventures in writing 🇦🇪 | 🇨🇦 | 🇺🇸| #binders🌻 @RebirthYourBook writing retreatsSocial Media Editor @brevitylitmag👇🏻Editorial Consults & Coaching👇🏻 *****@idowords.net Instagram Handle @guerillamemoir Instagram Followers 11.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Adriane Leigh

Bio @usatoday bestsellerprobably somewhere drinking coffee Read my new psychological thriller 📖↓ *****@adrianeleigh.com Instagram Handle @adriane.leigh.writer Instagram Followers 10.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Meagan Drillinger

Bio @travelandleisure @lonelyplanet @afarmedia @thepointsguy 🌎 travel planner @goodhorizon.travel 🇲🇽 mexico expert✨now: pasadena🌹✈️next: punta mita🌊 *****@vaerajourneys.com Instagram Handle @drillinjourneys Instagram Followers 7.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Jess Collins

Bio ✨ The Membership Community for Authentic Marketing✨ Big Issue Top 100 Change Maker Writer | Marketer | Mentor | Astrologer *****@jesscollins.co.uk Instagram Handle @theferalwriter Instagram Followers 5.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Teddy

Bio adventure & luxury travel writerstage mom to @louiethemastiff Instagram Handle @teddyminford Instagram Followers 4.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Leslie K Hughes

Bio *subject to changecreator @thevisceraledit *****@houseofhughes.co Instagram Handle @lesliekhughes Instagram Followers 3.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Dante Medema

Bio Author of THE TRUTH PROJECT and MESSAGE NOT FOUND (Harper Teen / Quill Tree Books)Represented by @evascalzo_sla *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dantemedemabooks Instagram Followers 3.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Tori Eldridge

Bio Author of KAUA‘I STORM and the Lily Wong ninja thrillers. Tūtū, kunoichi, kanaka maoli living in Portland, Oregon. Instagram Handle @writer.tori Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Khali Raymond

Bio Your favorite poetry villain. 🦹🏾‍♂️Thank me later. Instagram Handle @savagewriter973 Instagram Followers 2.8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Jocelyn Jane Cox

Bio Memoir 9/30/25: Motion Dazzle. Mother, daughter, recovering figure skater, caregiver, essayist, humorist, zebra fan. 🦓 Sportsing Substack Instagram Handle @jocelynjanecoxwriter Instagram Followers 2.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Tia

Bio Flint-bornUnicorn.📝: @flintbeat Wanna read sumthin dope👇🏾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tia_the_writer Instagram Followers 2.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. AH Kim

Bio Author, A GOOD FAMILY (2020) and RELATIVE STRANGERS (2024) and member of TALL POPPY WRITERS *****@janklow.com Instagram Handle @ahkim.writer Instagram Followers 2.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Isis Semaj Hall

Bio creator of word magic & sweet humans / one half of @groundsound.music 🎛 / @listenjamaica fieldworker / sound dubber / time traveler / lit doctor, phd Instagram Handle @riddim.writer Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Allison Wells

Bio Author of Women's Fiction & Sweet Romance books. Sweet tea addict. Tattoo lover. Girl Scout leader. *****@whatallisonwrote.com Instagram Handle @whatallisonwrote Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Pia Wilson

Bio 🎭: @paladin_artists ‪📺 🎬: @evokeentertainmentcompany ‬& RBELWriter, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT#writersofig #writer *****@piawilson.com Instagram Handle @pwilson720 Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Brian Wood

Bio Author & ArtistThe Massive, Channel Zero, Northlanders, StarveFiction site: link in bioEnthrallment eBook: link in bio *****@brianwood.com Instagram Handle @brianwood.writer Instagram Followers 1.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. June Gervais

Bio @penguinbooks author of a joyful, feminist, 🏳️‍🌈tattoo novel, JOBS FOR GIRLS WITH ARTISTIC FLAIR. Rep’d by @janklownesbit 📕 @creativeartistsagency 🎥 Instagram Handle @june.gervais.writer Instagram Followers 1.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Catherine Cronin

Bio 🎭 Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Zurich 🇨🇭 @orphandiseaseplay *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @catherinecronin_writer Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Kane Holder

Bio 💻 Scriptwriter, Author, Storyteller in Singapore Instagram Handle @kane.writer Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

57. Bret Taylor

Bio Nashville Songwriter, producer, vocalist#songwriter #producer *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brettthewriter Instagram Followers 12K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

58. Kate Clayborn

Bio bestselling author. romance advocate. lifelong reader. *****@leoprny.com Instagram Handle @kateclayborn.author Instagram Followers 14.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

59. Donna Freitas

Bio Pre-order my new thriller HER ONE REGRET here: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @donnafreitas.writer Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

60. Kate Morton

Bio Interminate photo-taker, seeker of truth & beauty, time traveller. Nature lover. NYT & SUNDAY TIMES #1 bestselling author. Instagram Handle @katemortonauthor Instagram Followers 36.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. Mary Weber

Bio 📙Bestselling author with @harpercollins & @hachetteus 🍋Brand strategist for people you know🍑Co-own @thewriterssanctuary🍄Old cardigans, Jesus, Magic *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maryweberauthor Instagram Followers 16.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact