Top 80 Writing Influencers in 2026

1. Stephen King

Bio The international best-selling author's official Instagram. Instagram Handle @stephenking Instagram Followers 1.7M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Writing Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Elizabeth Gilbert

Bio Author of ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, EAT PRAY LOVE, BIG MAGIC, SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS, CITY OF GIRLS + more
Omega Sept 25-27, Art of Living Dec 4-6 ⤵️ Instagram Handle @elizabeth_gilbert_writer Instagram Followers 1.2M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. K.M. Weiland

Bio Award-winning international author of the acclaimed Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. Writes speculative and historical fic. No DMs. *****@ymail.com Instagram Handle @authorkmweiland Instagram Followers 14.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. 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 19.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female janefriedman.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Julie Bogart

Bio Homeschool, Writing, Parenting
JulieBogart.Substack.com
BraveWriter.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

6. Brandon Sanderson

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling Author
The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more
Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
Bookstore: @dragonsteelbooks *****@dragonsteel.com Instagram Handle @brandsanderson Instagram Followers 660K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Bio Writer.
Nwa James na Grace. *****@chimamanda.com Instagram Handle @chimamanda_adichie Instagram Followers 2M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. John Green

Bio Novelist, vlogbrother, that guy from history class.
Business inquiries: *****@unitedtalent.com Instagram Handle @johngreenwritesbooks Instagram Followers 2.3M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Paulo Coelho

Bio (I don’t read messages here) Instagram Handle @paulocoelho Instagram Followers 2.3M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Colleen Hoover

Bio Now streaming: Regretting You, Reminders of Him, It Ends with Us, Confess
Verity coming to theaters 10/2/26 *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @colleenhoover Instagram Followers 1.9M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Jenny Han

Bio The Summer I Turned Pretty 💕XO, Kitty 💞 To All the Boys I've Loved Before 🍰🍧🎂🍦🍬🍭💅🎀🍉 Instagram Handle @jennyhan Instagram Followers 3.4M Type Mega Get Email Contact

12. Glennon Doyle

Bio $56M Raised 4 Global Aid
Podcast: @wecandohardthings
Books: Untamed
We Can Do Hard Things &
Love Warrior *****@glennondoyle.com Instagram Handle @glennondoyle Instagram Followers 2.1M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Roxane Gay

Bio Author of Bad Feminist, Hunger, more. Forthcoming: How to Be Heard & The Year I Learned Everything. Podcast: The Roxane Gay Agenda. 🐘 *****@roxanegay.com Instagram Handle @roxanegay74 Instagram Followers 360.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Cheryl Strayed

Bio Writer, mom, widow, podcaster, feminist, cat/dog lady, extroverted hermit, Portlander. Dear Sugar. Find my podcast, events, etc, at the link. Instagram Handle @cherylstrayed Instagram Followers 359.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Ken Follett

Bio The official Instagram account of the international best-selling author #KenFollett. *****@ken-follett.com Instagram Handle @kenfollettauthor Instagram Followers 70.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. 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 37.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Susan Cain

Bio #1 bestselling author, BITTERSWEET & QUIET. Join the Quiet Life Community (for people who don’t necessarily love communities) at thequietlife.net. *****@thepowerofintroverts.com Instagram Handle @susancainauthor Instagram Followers 88.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Daniel Pink

Bio # 1 New York Times bestselling author of 7 books. *****@outthink.co Instagram Handle @danielpink Instagram Followers 315.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +13% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Victoria Aveyard

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of the RED QUEEN series and REALM BREAKER series. TEMPEST sailing in 2026. For inquiries, email *****@newleafliterary.com. Instagram Handle @victoriaaveyard Instagram Followers 405.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Tahereh Mafi

Bio i love the alphabet
📗 ESCAPE ME (SHATTER ME Series 2, Book #3) out September 29, 2026
📙 TWK5 out Spring 2027 Instagram Handle @tahereh Instagram Followers 580.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Marie Lu

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of Red City, Legend, Warcross, Skyhunter, etc. MORTAL THINGS 10/27 | REBEL graphic novel out now | SILVER DAWN 4/27/27 ❤️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marieluthewriter Instagram Followers 108.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Karin Slaughter

Bio #1 NYT bestselling thriller writer. THE SECRETS WE HIDE is out now. Link in bio. *****@karinslaughter.com Instagram Handle @karinslaughterauthor Instagram Followers 100.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Elizabeth Acevedo

Bio Writing-ass writer. ✨ *****@acevedowrites.com Instagram Handle @acevedowrites Instagram Followers 97.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Nic Stone

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 79.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Karen M McManus

Bio #1 NYT & int’l bestselling author of the ONE OF US IS LYING series & other thrillers. Next: DYING TO BE US (2027). Will keep you up too late. Instagram Handle @writerkmc Instagram Followers 76.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Brian K Vaughan

Bio Writer/co-creator of Saga, Paper Girls, Spectators, Y the Last Man, etc. Instagram Handle @briankvaughan Instagram Followers 55.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Sarah Adams

Bio 🥹NYT & USA TODAY bestselling author
IN YOUR DREAMS: OUT NOW! 💙
DMs unmonitored *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorsarahadams Instagram Followers 189.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Amanda Montell

Bio 📚 NYT bestselling author of Cultish, Wordslut, TAOMO, & Where to Put Your Tongue (coming @atriabooks ‘28)
🎙️ @soundslikeacultpod @magicaloverthinkers *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amanda_montell Instagram Followers 80.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Mari Andrew

Bio 📚HOW TO BE A LIVING THING out now!
✏️Writing: mariandrew.substack.com
✨Rhymes with: 🌟starry🌟
🏡 Based in: NYC Instagram Handle @bymariandrew Instagram Followers 803K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. 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 35.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. John Marrs

Bio Multimillion selling author of thrillers including #TheOne & #DeadInTheWater
👇Buy my books & sign up to my newsletter👇 *****@johnmarrsauthor.co.uk Instagram Handle @johnmarrs.author Instagram Followers 67.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Chloe Benjamin

Bio Writer (UNDER STORY, THE IMMORTALISTS, & THE ANATOMY OF DREAMS)
🌁 SF-grown 🪾Newly in Berkeley Instagram Handle @chloekbenjamin Instagram Followers 17.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. 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

34. Christopher Rice

Bio NYT Bestseller. Cohost of ‘Dinner Partners’ w @ericshawquinn. Author of MM romance as C Travis Rice. Son of @annericeauthor. Belated Knots Landing fan *****@christopherricebooks.com Instagram Handle @christopher.rice.writer Instagram Followers 30K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. 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 23.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Kwan Foye

Bio My name is K’wan.
I write a little bit.
40+ books.
20+ years in the game.
1M+ copies in print. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kwan_iamlegend Instagram Followers 15.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Brian Wood

Bio Narrative Systems for $
Author & Artist for life *****@brianwood.com Instagram Handle @brianwood.writer Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Dr. Sheena Howard

Bio 🌆Ghostwriter + Story Strategist from Philly
💥I help you turn your story into an asset
✍🏾Worked w/ Marvel, CEOs + orgs
📩 High-level clients apply ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drsheenahoward Instagram Followers 168.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Cassandra Mackenzie Wood

Bio author of 7 books 🇨🇦
poetry about courage, change & becoming 🦋
↓ my books *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cm.writer Instagram Followers 103.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Sara Lubratt

Bio Fantasy and sci-fi author 🐉👩🏼‍💻
ASCENT OF THE IRONBORN - coming 12.1.26 🎉
📍UT
No AI ever Instagram Handle @saralubrattwrites Instagram Followers 53.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Adriana Locke

Bio Writing romance and pretending to garden. Swoon responsibly. 🧡
📚 Beg Me: live now!
📚 Game Plan: coming in October
📲 Text books to 740-206-6969 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authoradrianalocke Instagram Followers 49.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. 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 43K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Instagram

Bio USA-Today Bestselling Author 100+ books
Clean Romance | Memoir | Parenting + Faith
4M+ Books in Print
Mom of 10 | Get-it-Done Girl
Speaker - Podcaster *****@triciagoyer.com Instagram Handle @triciagoyer Instagram Followers 17K Type Micro Gender Female triciagoyer.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

44. Allison K Williams

Bio Adventures in writing 🇦🇪 | 🇨🇦 | 🇺🇸| #binders
🌻 @RebirthYourBook writing retreats
Social Media Editor @brevitylitmag
👇🏻Editorial Consults & Coaching👇🏻 *****@idowords.net Instagram Handle @guerillamemoir Instagram Followers 11K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Jenna Scatena

Bio ✏️ Connecting people with their innate writer
✍️ Regular bylines: @theatlantic @condenasttraveller @afarmedia @wired +
👇🏼Courses, trips, & community Instagram Handle @jenna_scatena Instagram Followers 11.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. 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 15.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. 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 18.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. 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

49. Jess Collins

Bio The Feral Writer
Where strategy meets soul.
Helping women write their next chapter.
Coaching • Astrology
✨ Empress Membership
✍️ Read The Chrysalis ↓ *****@jesscollins.co.uk Instagram Handle @theferalwriter Instagram Followers 5.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Bethany Atazadeh

Bio ✨ Fairytale retellings & no-spice romance
📖 Next Release: Liar in the Hollow Court
📚 YA Fantasy ✝️ Christian 🎥 YouTube (73k)
⬇️ Check out my books ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorbethanyatazadeh Instagram Followers 18K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UCPCR.. + Follow Get Email Contact

51. Kate Clayborn

Bio bestselling author. romance advocate. lifelong reader. 📚 THE PARIS MATCH out now *****@leoprny.com Instagram Handle @kateclayborn.author Instagram Followers 15.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. 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 14.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

53. Kat Cho

Bio NYT & int'l bestselling author
📚Gumiho duology, K-Verse Books, GODS & COMICS
🔜HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS (1/19/2027)
🇰🇷🌈 *****@galltzacker.com Instagram Handle @katchowrites Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

54. Erin Rose

Bio Writer + Mother, from the coffee to the grave
Creating at @trustandtravel.retreats 🌞
order my book + read my Substack👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @roseblacque Instagram Followers 13.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Chloe Williams

Bio freelance writer and muse on weeknights and most major US holidays.
💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chloeinletters Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Adriane Leigh

Bio @usatoday bestseller
probably somewhere drinking coffee
📺 The Influencer — TV adaptation in development
Read my new psychological thriller 📖↓ *****@adrianeleigh.com Instagram Handle @adriane.leigh.writer Instagram Followers 10.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. S E Schneider

Bio Writer | WIP ‘Malek’ | 🐉
Reader and professional fangirl *****@vocal.media Instagram Handle @essie_schneider Instagram Followers 9.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. 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

59. 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 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

60. Jocelyn Jane Cox

Bio • MOTION DAZZLE 9/2025
• NYT, Slate, Boston Globe, LitHub, HAD, The Offing, Colorado Review, Cleaver, Sportsing Substack
• Recovering Figure Skater Instagram Handle @jocelynjanecoxwriter Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. Khali Raymond

Bio Your favorite poetry villain. 🦹🏾‍♂️
Writer, actor, musician, creative.
Host of @thesavageshowcasenwk Instagram Handle @savagewriter973 Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

62. Donna Freitas

Bio Order my new thriller HER ONE REGRET here: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @donnafreitas.writer Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

63. Allison Wells

Bio Author of Women's Fiction & Sweet Romance books. Tattoo & Sweet tea addict. Mom of 4. *****@whatallisonwrote.com Instagram Handle @whatallisonwrote Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

64. Pia Wilson

Bio 🎭: Torchlight Artists Group
‪📺 🎬: @evokeentertainmentcompany ‬& RBEL
Writer, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT
#writersofig #writer #playwright *****@piawilson.com Instagram Handle @pwilson720 Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

65. 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 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

66. Tracie Egan Morrissey

Bio Writer | Producer | Host @potpsychology | Owner @pipedreams.fun | DM for business inquiries Instagram Handle @traciemorrissey Instagram Followers 120K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

67. Sara K Runnels

Bio 📍Seattle / your dreams
👩🏼‍💻 New Yorker, McSweeney’s, ELLE, etc.
📚 THE LAST ONE AT THE PARTY (Spring 2028) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omgskr Instagram Followers 90K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

68. 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 2.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

69. Tia Renee Scott

Bio Flint-born
Unicorn.
Wanna read sumthin dope
👇🏾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tia_the_writer Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

70. Kane Holder

Bio 💻 Scriptwriter, Author, Storyteller in Singapore Instagram Handle @kane.writer Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

71. John Davis

Bio Vet Abroad 🇨🇴
Author
DM For The Guide For Vets Moving Overseas
Co-Founder | Veterans in Paradise 🌴 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @john.h.davis.writer Instagram Followers 153.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

72. Ry Reed

Bio I love a good story, self-help, and poetry
💌 *****@yahoo.com
Books available on my website ⬇️ Instagram Handle @ry.reed.the.writer Instagram Followers 57K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

73. Stephanie Gravalese

Bio Everything you feel about food is real. I explain why • ✍🏻 Food culture @forbes • @foodandwine • dining critic @timesunion
@foodstoriestold 👇🏽
🇩🇴🇮🇹 *****@slowlivingkitchen.com Instagram Handle @stephanitaeats Instagram Followers 22.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

74. Meagan Drillinger

Bio @travelandleisure @lonelyplanet @afarmedia @thepointsguy
🌎 travel planner @goodhorizon.travel
🇲🇽 mexico expert
✨now: amsterdam 🇳🇱
✈️next: norway 🇳🇴 *****@vaerajourneys.com Instagram Handle @drillinjourneys Instagram Followers 7.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

75. Catherine Cronin

Bio 🎭
Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Zurich 🇨🇭 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @catherinecronin_writer Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

76. 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 14.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

77. Teddy Minford

Instagram Handle @teddyminford Instagram Followers 4.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

78. Leslie K Hughes

Bio *subject to change *****@houseofhughes.co Instagram Handle @lesliekhughes Instagram Followers 3.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact