Top 60 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 181K 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/nonprofitsQueen of Storytelling Creator of Survive the Gap *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drsheenahoward Instagram Followers 164K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Cassandra Mackenzie Wood

Bio author of 6 bookspoetry about courage, change & becoming 🦋↓ my books *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cm.writer Instagram Followers 102.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Sara K Runnels

Bio 📍Seattle / your dreams 👩🏼‍💻Humorist, screenwriter, copywriter, writer-writer✏️Words in @newyorkermag, @cosmopolitan, @elleusa, @mcswys *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omgskr Instagram Followers 88.6K 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 249.1K 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 135.3K 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 77.3K 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 91.9K 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 69K 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 54.9K 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 50.4K 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 52.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Adriana Locke

Bio Writing romance and pretending to garden. 📚 Try Me - new release in KU📲 Text books to 740-206-6969Let’s be friends. 😘 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authoradrianalocke Instagram Followers 48.2K 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 58.2K 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 2027 from @atriabooks Instagram Handle @williamnorwich__ Instagram Followers 37.9K 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 30K 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 29.2K 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 31.4K 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 20.7K 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 22.3K 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 17K 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 18K 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 17.1K 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. 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 15.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. 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 13.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. 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

33. Chloe Williams

Bio freelance writer and muse on weeknights and most major US holidays. 💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chloeinletters Instagram Followers 12.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Jenna Scatena

Bio ✏️ Connecting people with their innate writer✍️ Regular bylines: @theatlantic @condenasttraveller @afarmedia @wired +👇🏼Courses, trips, & community Instagram Handle @jenna_scatena Instagram Followers 11.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. 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

36. Kat Cho

Bio NYT bestselling author📚Gumiho duology, K-Verse Books🔜GODS & COMICS (4/21/2026)🔜HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS (Winter 2027)🇰🇷🌈 *****@galltzacker.com Instagram Handle @katchowrites Instagram Followers 12.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. 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

38. Adriane Leigh

Bio @usatoday bestsellerprobably somewhere drinking coffee📺 The Influencer — TV adaptation in developmentRead my new psychological thriller 📖↓ *****@adrianeleigh.com Instagram Handle @adriane.leigh.writer Instagram Followers 10.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Meagan Drillinger

Bio @travelandleisure @lonelyplanet @afarmedia @thepointsguy 🌎 travel planner @goodhorizon.travel 🇲🇽 mexico expert✨now: pasadena 🌹✈️next: puerto 🌅 *****@vaerajourneys.com Instagram Handle @drillinjourneys Instagram Followers 7.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. 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 5.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Teddy

Bio adventure & luxury travel writercreator of alibi zine on substackstage mom to @louiethemastiff Instagram Handle @teddyminford Instagram Followers 4.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Leslie K Hughes

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

43. 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

44. Tori Eldridge

Bio Author of KAUA‘I STORM, HAWAI‘I RAGE (out 5/19) and the Lily Wong ninja thrillers. Tūtū, kunoichi, kanaka maoli living in Portland, Oregon. Instagram Handle @writer.tori Instagram Followers 3.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Khali Raymond

Bio Your favorite poetry villain. 🦹🏾‍♂️Thank me later.Host of @thesavageshowcasenwk Instagram Handle @savagewriter973 Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Jocelyn Jane Cox

Bio • Author of MOTION DAZZLE. 9/2025• New York Times, Slate, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Sportsing Substack• Former US Nat'l Figure Skating Competitor Instagram Handle @jocelynjanecoxwriter Instagram Followers 3.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

53. June Gervais

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

54. Catherine Cronin

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

55. Kane Holder

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

56. Bret Taylor

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

57. Kate Clayborn

Bio bestselling author. romance advocate. lifelong reader. *****@leoprny.com Instagram Handle @kateclayborn.author Instagram Followers 14.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. Donna Freitas

Bio Order my new thriller HER ONE REGRET here: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @donnafreitas.writer Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

59. 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 37.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

60. 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 16.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact