Top 70 Writing Influencers in 2025

1. Sarah Adams

Bio 🥹NYT & USA TODAY bestselling authorI’ve written too many books, but I’m going to keep writing more… DMs unmonitored💛🩷🩵💜💚💙🧡💗(❤️) ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authorsarahadamsInstagram Followers 144.5KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

2. Julie Bogart

Bio Homeschool's Fairy GodmotherSee Stories for daily doses of help!BraveWriter.com, Critical Thinking📗The Brave Learner📙Raising Critical Thinkers ****@bravewriter.comInstagram Handle @juliebravewriterInstagram Followers 140.1KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

3. Tracie Egan Morrissey

Bio Writer | Producer | Host @potpsychology | Owner @pipedreams.fun | DM for business inquiriesInstagram Handle @traciemorrisseyInstagram Followers 123.7KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Dr. Sheena Howard

Bio 🏙️Storyteller from Philly💥I write scripts, books + comics for celebs, CEOs + nonprofits✍🏾️I teach creatives 6-figure strategies DM for brand deals ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @drsheenahowardInstagram Followers 113.5KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

5. Cassandra Mackenzie Wood

Bio 🌈🦋🇨🇦poet & author of 6 booksbuy my books 👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @cm.writerInstagram Followers 106.2KType MacroGender 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.comInstagram Handle @omgskrInstagram Followers 87.3KType MicroGender 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 @susancainauthorInstagram Followers 86.4KType MicroGender Female
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8. Daniel Pink

Bio # 1 New York Times bestselling author of 7 books. ****@outthink.coInstagram Handle @danielpinkInstagram Followers 84.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

9. John Davis

Bio 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝑽𝒆𝒕 - 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 - 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑻𝒐 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @john.h.davis.writerInstagram Followers 84.2KType MicroGender 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 @writerkmcInstagram Followers 80KType MicroGender 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.comInstagram Handle @nicstoneInstagram Followers 76.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

12. Karin Slaughter

Bio Bestselling thriller writer. WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE comes out Summer 2025. Link in bio. ****@karinslaughter.comInstagram Handle @karinslaughterauthorInstagram Followers 71.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Ken Follett

Bio The official Instagram account of the international best-selling author #KenFollett. ****@ken-follett.comInstagram Handle @kenfollettauthorInstagram Followers 63.3KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

14. Ry Reed

Bio TOBARRA ROAD, childhood trauma poetry bookcoming soon...Books available on my website ⬇️ ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @ry.reed.the.writerInstagram Followers 53KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Sara Lubratt

Bio Fantasy and sci-fi author 🐉👩🏼‍💻My YouTube channel! ⬇️Instagram Handle @saralubrattwritesInstagram Followers 48.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Brian K Vaughan

Bio New York Times bestselling co-creator of Saga, Paper Girls, Runaways, Y the Last Man, etc.Instagram Handle @briankvaughanInstagram Followers 48KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

17. Adriana Locke

Bio 🖊️USA Today & Amazon Bestselling Romance Author🧡Crafting love stories with heat and heart. ✨Let’s find your next book boyfriend. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authoradrianalockeInstagram Followers 46.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

18. John Marrs

Bio Bestselling author of thriller books including #TheOne & The Stranger In Her House👇Buy my books & sign up to my newsletter👇 ****@johnmarrsauthor.co.ukInstagram Handle @johnmarrs.authorInstagram Followers 43.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

19. William Norwich

Bio Vogue, NYTimes, Phaidon Press grad, now editorial consulting, author of novels My Mrs. Brown, Learning to Drive and for kids Molly and the Magic DressInstagram Handle @williamnorwich__Instagram Followers 31.6KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

20. Sera Gamble

Bio Creator of TV shows, poet on weekends, notably absent during the full moon ****@onegrandbooks.comInstagram Handle @seragambleInstagram Followers 29.7KType MicroGender 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.comInstagram Handle @christopher.rice.writerInstagram Followers 27.5KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

22. Kelly Yang

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of the FRONT DESK series, FINALLY SEEN & other books, Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kellyyanghkInstagram Followers 27.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Stephanie Gravalese

Bio Writer/researcher food culture | yr foraging auntie | contributor @forbes @parademag | @theslowlivingkitchen | host @foodstoriestold 🇩🇴🇮🇹 ****@slowlivingkitchen.comInstagram Handle @stephanitaeatsInstagram Followers 19.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Jesse Q Sutanto

Bio USA Today Bestselling Author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES&THE OBSESSION, THEO TAN, WELL THAT WAS UNEXPECTED, VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jesseqsutantoInstagram Followers 18.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Hannah Orenstein

Bio 📚 Author of Maine Characters, Meant to Be Mine, and more❤️ Lifestyle & Wellness Editor at @bustle⁣⁣⁣📍 Brooklyn & Maine⁣⁣👉🏻 Follow for writing tipsInstagram Handle @hannahorensInstagram Followers 17.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Bethany Atazadeh

Bio ✨On maternity leave📚 No-spice romantasy fairytale retellings🏆 Award winning author (MN Author Project 2020)🎥 YouTube (65k+)⬇️ Books & YouTube ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authorbethanyatazadehInstagram Followers 16KType MicroGender Female
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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.comInstagram Handle @janefriedmanInstagram Followers 15.9KType MicroGender Female
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28. Tricia Goyer

Bio USA-Today bestselling Author of 90+ booksTrust the Stars✨Breath of Bones🎩The Legacy Bible📖 Wife. Mom of 10.Speaker. Homeschooler. Podcaster ****@triciagoyer.comInstagram Handle @triciagoyerInstagram Followers 15.3KType MicroGender Female
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29. Kwan

Bio I write a little bit… 📚 🎬 📺Writer ✍🏿 Thinker 💡 Trailblazer 👣 Empire State of mind 🗽 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kwan_iamlegendInstagram Followers 15.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

30. Helen Redfern

Bio Writing. Reading. Journaling. Documenting a messy & imperfect writing life.🇬🇧 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @helenredfernwriterInstagram Followers 14.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Chloe Benjamin

Bio Writer (THE IMMORTALISTS, a New York Times Best Seller, & THE ANATOMY OF DREAMS)🌁 SF-grown 🧀 Current Midwesterner🕳️ At work on Book 3Instagram Handle @chloekbenjaminInstagram Followers 14.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Erin Rose

Bio Writer + Mother, from the coffee to the graveCreating at @trustandtravel.retreats 🌞My book, The Blue Years, is out now 👇🏼 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @roseblacqueInstagram Followers 13.7KType MicroGender 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 @sjrhoffmanInstagram Followers 13.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

34. Chloe Williams

Bio freelance writer and muse on weeknights and most major US holidays. 💌****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @chloeinlettersInstagram Followers 12.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

35. Jenna Scatena

Bio ✏️ Guiding people to their innate writer✍️ Currently writing for @theatlantic @condenasttraveller @afarmedia @wired +👇🏼Courses, trips, & communityInstagram Handle @jenna_scatenaInstagram Followers 12.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

36. Kelli Bachara

Bio •The Unraveling Blog and Podcast•▪️Faith ▪️Motherhood ▪️Mental Health•Licensed Mental Health Therapist•Cancer mama #retinoblastomaInstagram Handle @kelli_bacharaInstagram Followers 12.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Kat Cho

Bio NYT & intl bestselling author📚GUMIHO duology | ONCE UPON A K-PROM🔜 WISH UPON A K-STAR (Apr 29, 2025)🇰🇷🌈 ****@galltzacker.comInstagram Handle @katchowritesInstagram Followers 11.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

38. Allison K Williams

Bio Adventures in writing 🇦🇪 | 🇨🇦 | 🇺🇸| #binders🌻 @RebirthYourBook writing retreatsSocial Media Editor @brevitylitmag👇🏻Editorial Consults & Coaching👇🏻 ****@idowords.netInstagram Handle @guerillamemoirInstagram Followers 10.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

39. Adriane Leigh

Bio @usatoday bestsellerprobably somewhere drinking coffee Read my new psychological thriller 📖↓ ****@adrianeleigh.comInstagram Handle @adriane.leigh.writerInstagram Followers 10KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

40. Meagan Drillinger

Bio @travelandleisure @travelweeklyus @afarmedia @thepointsguy 🇲🇽 mexico expert🌎 @numinoustravel curator✨now: costalegre 🌅✈️next: sma ⛪️ ****@vaerajourneys.comInstagram Handle @drillinjourneysInstagram Followers 7.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

41. Jess Collins

Bio ✨ The Membership Community for Authentic Marketing🌙 Courageous Content for Soulful Entrepreneurs Writer | Marketer | Mentor | Astrologer ****@jesscollins.co.ukInstagram Handle @theferalwriterInstagram Followers 5.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

42. Teddy

Bio adventure & luxury travel writercreator of @alibi.zine stage mom to @louiethemastiffInstagram Handle @teddyminfordInstagram Followers 4.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

43. Leslie K Hughes

Bio content marketing writer // travel writercreator @thevisceralmagvenice beach, CA ****@houseofhughes.coInstagram Handle @lesliekhughesInstagram Followers 3.8KType NanoGender 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.comInstagram Handle @dantemedemabooksInstagram Followers 3.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

45. Tori Eldridge

Bio Author of the Lily Wong mystery thrillers and KAUA‘I STORM (out 5.20.25). Tūtū, kunoichi, kanaka maoli living in Portland, Oregon.Instagram Handle @writer.toriInstagram Followers 2.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

46. Khali Raymond

Bio ~The nation’s most polarizing artist~📸: @savagewriterphotography📝: @savagewriterpoetry🎥: @savagewriterfilms🎙: @savagewritermusicInstagram Handle @savagewriter973Instagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

47. Jocelyn Jane Cox

Bio Nonfiction, essays, humor, Sportsing Substack Former Nat’l Figure Skater & Coach Author of Motion Dazzle memoir forthcoming, Vine Leaves 9/‘25 🦓Instagram Handle @jocelynjanecoxwriterInstagram Followers 2.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

48. Tia

Bio Editor of @flintsidenews✍🏽Flint-bornUnicorn.Wanna read sumthin dope👇🏽 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tia_the_writerInstagram Followers 2.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

49. AH Kim

Bio Author, A GOOD FAMILY (7/14/2020) and RELATIVE STRANGERS (out now! 4/2/2024) ****@janklow.comInstagram Handle @ahkim.writerInstagram Followers 2.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

50. Isis Semaj Hall

Bio creator of word magic & sweet humans / one half of @groundsound.music 🎛 / time traveller / sound dubber / lit doctor, phdInstagram Handle @riddim.writerInstagram Followers 1.9KType NanoGender 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.comInstagram Handle @whatallisonwroteInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

52. Pia Wilson

Bio 🎭: @paladin_artists ‪📺 🎬: @evokeentertainmentcompany ‬& RBELWriter, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT for @realmmedia_ #writersofig #writer ****@piawilson.comInstagram Handle @pwilson720Instagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

53. Brian Wood

Bio Book, TV, video game writerCreator of DMZ #DMZonMax @HBOMax w @burchielliriccardoThe Massive, Channel Zero, Northlanders, Starve ****@brianwood.comInstagram Handle @brianwood.writerInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender 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.writerInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

55. Catherine Cronin

Bio 🎭 Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Zurich 🇨🇭 @orphandiseaseplay ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @catherinecronin_writerInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

56. Kane Holder

Bio 💻 Scriptwriter, Author, Storyteller in SingaporeInstagram Handle @kane.writerInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

57. Bret Taylor

Bio Nashville Songwriter, producer, vocalist#songwriter #producer ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @brettthewriterInstagram Followers 12.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

58. Kate Clayborn

Bio romance writer & reader. ****@leoprny.comInstagram Handle @kateclayborn.authorInstagram Followers 14.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

59. Donna Freitas

Bio My rom-com STEFI AND THE SPANISH PRINCE is out! Order it here: ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @donnafreitas.writerInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender 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 @katemortonauthorInstagram Followers 36KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

61. S E Schneider

Bio Writer | WIP ‘Malek’ | 🐉Reader and professional fangirl ****@vocal.mediaInstagram Handle @essie_schneiderInstagram Followers 9.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

62. Mary Weber

Bio 📙THE STORYTELLER’S WEEKLY JOURNAL out NOW!🍋Brand strategist for companies you know🍑Co-own @thewriterssanctuary🍄Old cardigans, Jesus, Magic, MH; ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @maryweberauthorInstagram Followers 16.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact