Top 70 Writing Influencers in 2026

1. Daniel Pink

Bio # 1 New York Times bestselling author of 7 books. *****@outthink.co Instagram Handle @danielpink + Follow Instagram Followers 279.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +12% Type Macro 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. Sarah Adams

Bio 🥹NYT & USA TODAY bestselling authorIN YOUR DREAMS: OUT NOW! 💙DMs unmonitored *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorsarahadams + Follow Instagram Followers 186K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 166K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. John Davis

Bio Vet Abroad 🇺🇸PTSD Advocate and AuthorDM For The Guide For Vets Moving OverseasCo-Founder | Veterans in Paradise 🌴 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @john.h.davis.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 149.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Tracie Egan Morrissey

Bio Writer | Producer | Host @potpsychology | Owner @pipedreams.fun | DM for business inquiries Instagram Handle @traciemorrissey + Follow Instagram Followers 119.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Cassandra Mackenzie Wood

Bio author of 6 books 🇨🇦 poetry about courage, change & becoming 🦋↓ my books *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cm.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 103.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Karin Slaughter

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling thriller writer. WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE is out now. Link in bio. *****@karinslaughter.com Instagram Handle @karinslaughterauthor + Follow Instagram Followers 94K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Sara K Runnels

Bio 📍Seattle / your dreams 👩🏼‍💻Humorist, screenwriter, copywriter, writer-writer✏️Words in @newyorkermag, @cosmopolitan, @elleusa, @mcswys *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omgskr + Follow Instagram Followers 89.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 88.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 77.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Karen M McManus

Bio #1 NYT & int’l bestselling author of the ONE OF US IS LYING series & other books. Next: DYING TO BE US (2027). Will keep you up too late. Instagram Handle @writerkmc + Follow Instagram Followers 76.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Ken Follett

Bio The official Instagram account of the international best-selling author #KenFollett. *****@ken-follett.com Instagram Handle @kenfollettauthor + Follow Instagram Followers 70K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 63.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +8% 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 55.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Brian K Vaughan

Bio New York Times bestselling co-creator of Saga, Paper Girls, Spectators, Y the Last Man, etc. Instagram Handle @briankvaughan + Follow Instagram Followers 53.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Sara Lubratt

Bio Fantasy and sci-fi author 🐉👩🏼‍💻ASCENT OF THE IRONBORN - coming 2026📍UTNo AI ever Instagram Handle @saralubrattwrites + Follow Instagram Followers 52.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Adriana Locke

Bio Writing romance and pretending to garden. Swoon responsibly. 🧡📚 Make Me: coming May 22nd📲 Text books to 740-206-6969 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authoradrianalocke + Follow Instagram Followers 48.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. 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__ + Follow Instagram Followers 41.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 32.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female 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 + Follow 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 29.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 22.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Stephanie Gravalese

Bio Food culture: @forbes News + trends: @foodandwinedining critic @timesunion (#518)@foodstoriestold 🇩🇴🇮🇹 yr favorite foraging aunty *****@slowlivingkitchen.com Instagram Handle @stephanitaeats + Follow Instagram Followers 22.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 18.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 18.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 17.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 16.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Kate Clayborn

Bio bestselling author. romance advocate. lifelong reader. 📚 THE PARIS MATCH out now *****@leoprny.com Instagram Handle @kateclayborn.author + Follow Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 15.2K Type Micro Gender Male 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 13.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Kelli Bachara

Bio •The Unraveling Blog and Podcast•▪️Faith ▪️Motherhood ▪️Mental Health•Licensed Mental Health Therapist•Cancer mama #retinoblastoma Instagram Handle @kelli_bachara + Follow Instagram Followers 12.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Kat Cho

Bio NYT bestselling author📚Gumiho duology, K-Verse Books, GODS & COMICS🔜HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS (Winter 2027)🇰🇷🌈 *****@galltzacker.com Instagram Handle @katchowrites + Follow Instagram Followers 12.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 12K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 11.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Allison K Williams

Bio Adventures in writing 🇦🇪 | 🇨🇦 | 🇺🇸| #binders🌻 @RebirthYourBook writing retreatsSocial Media Editor @brevitylitmag👇🏻Editorial Consults & Coaching👇🏻 *****@idowords.net Instagram Handle @guerillamemoir + Follow Instagram Followers 11.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 10.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Meagan Drillinger

Bio @travelandleisure @lonelyplanet @afarmedia @thepointsguy 🌎 travel planner @goodhorizon.travel 🇲🇽 mexico expert✨now: zipolite🌊✈️next: saratoga🐎 *****@vaerajourneys.com Instagram Handle @drillinjourneys + Follow Instagram Followers 7.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 5.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Teddy

Bio adventure & luxury travel writercreator of alibi zine on substackstage mom to @louiethemastiff Instagram Handle @teddyminford + Follow Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 3.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Khali Raymond

Bio Your favorite poetry villain. 🦹🏾‍♂️Thank me later.Host of @thesavageshowcasenwk Instagram Handle @savagewriter973 + Follow Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. AH Kim

Bio Author, A GOOD FAMILY (2020) and RELATIVE STRANGERS (2024) and member of TALL POPPY WRITERS *****@janklow.com Instagram Handle @ahkim.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Tia

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

46. Isis Semaj Hall

Bio i am a multimodal dub storyteller (PhD) x deep listener x soundscape composer x field recordist // 🎧 @listenjamaica / 🎧@groundsound.music 💙 Instagram Handle @riddim.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. Donna Freitas

Bio Order my new thriller HER ONE REGRET here: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @donnafreitas.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Allison Wells

Bio Author of Women's Fiction & Sweet Romance books. Tattoo & Sweet tea addict. Mom of 4. *****@whatallisonwrote.com Instagram Handle @whatallisonwrote + Follow Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. Pia Wilson

Bio 🎭: Torchlight Artists Group‪📺 🎬: @evokeentertainmentcompany ‬& RBELWriter, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT#writersofig #writer #playwright *****@piawilson.com Instagram Handle @pwilson720 + Follow Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Brian Wood

Bio Narrative Systems for $Author & Artist for lifeFiction site: link in bioEnthrallment eBook: link in bio *****@brianwood.com Instagram Handle @brianwood.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

51. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Catherine Cronin

Bio 🎭 Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Zurich 🇨🇭 @orphandiseaseplay *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @catherinecronin_writer + Follow Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Kane Holder

Bio 💻 Scriptwriter, Author, Storyteller in Singapore Instagram Handle @kane.writer + Follow Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 141K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Kate Morton

Bio Interminate photo-taker, seeker of truth & beauty, time traveller. Nature lover. NYT & SUNDAY TIMES #1 bestselling author. Instagram Handle @katemortonauthor + Follow Instagram Followers 37.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 16.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 14.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 14.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

59. S E Schneider

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

60. Leslie K Hughes

Bio *subject to change *****@houseofhughes.co Instagram Handle @lesliekhughes + Follow Instagram Followers 3.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 3.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact