Substacks recommended by Sujan Sundareswaran

Recommended by Sujan Sundareswaran

Home of the Ferris Island Tales! Short and serialized fiction from S.E. Reid: speculative stories with a spiritual, supernatural, or uncanny twist.

Sally brings so much to the table for this community—Talestack is a great place to start if you’re new around here. And oh, she’s a great story-teller, too! Subscribe, definitely worth it!

- Sujan Sundareswaran

Lunar Awards

By Brian Reindel

Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy and science fiction on Substack. Periodically posting essays, interviews and reviews.

rustworks

By MRC

Exploring transhumanist concepts through the lens of science fiction. An amateur writer at the very start of his journey. Discussions of craft, hunts for inspiration, writing exercises for improvement; all while asking the question 'what makes us human?'

Germanicus Publishing

By Michael P. Marpaung

The main hub of the Germanicus Fiction Empire. Here you will find Holy Inquisitors, Crusader sharks, preternatural arts, and the musings of author Michael P. Marpaung, me.

One of the few grand space opera themed serials here on Substack. Think Warhammer meets Dunes meets Final Fantasy, check it out!

- Sujan Sundareswaran

Beneath the Pavement

By Antonio Melonio

Burn down the system, not yourself. A publication for those who crave radical change.

Sulfur Dreams

By Rahul Shirke

Free fiction. All weird, all fascinating.

Porn Name Pseudonym

By Clancy Steadwell

Modern literary fiction. Bildungsromans, generational conflict, dark humor and local color. Occasional essays on culture.

Pulp Vitalist

By Frank Kidd

Frank Kidd's Author Newsletter

Some extremely well-written and some of the most creative stories here on Substack. This is some fine craft here.

- Sujan Sundareswaran

The Library

By J. M. Elliott

Check out all the best indie books published right here on Substack

Short short stories.

A newsletter where Scoot pours words into the internet, hoping they get better over time. Subscribe for Science fiction and writing exercises!

Future Thief

By Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Fantasy and science fiction short stories. Liminal Spaces is where I share personal observations about life's transitional states.

Amashik's Shattered Legacy | Unveiling The Rule of Nine

By JL Johnson Jr.

Epic fantasy, ambient worldbuilding, and lukewarm takes on indie publishing.

Samuraipunk

By Made in DNA

Samuraipunk, cyberpunk, mecha, weird and general scifi. Bi-monthly. Content reviews, creative (person) interviews, crowdfunding projects, original fiction, culture, pop culture, and more. Nothing high-brow. Also see NOTES for more frequent content.

Fictionistas

By Meg Oolders

A collaborative community for fiction writers on Substack

Story Voyager

By Claudia Befu

An 'intelligent, almost spiritual' fiction newsletter for all sci-fi and climate-interested readers. Find gripping dystopian yet hopeful cli-fi stories and series from prize-winning writer Claudia Befu.

Write More with Simon K Jones

How to write serial fiction and be more consistently productive.

Dirtbags Through the Ages

By Allison Epstein

Weird, wild, and dirtbaggy stories from history, handcrafted and delivered biweekly.

How to combine insightful learning and witty comedy? Subscribe to find out! This is one of the best light-hearted ways to become more knowledgable in History!

- Sujan Sundareswaran

ReddOscarWrites - Fantasy, SciFi, and Horror

By Redd Oscar

Behold! A treasure chest of science fiction and fantasy stories! Here you will find demon-slaying samurai, merciless space marines, and mild mannered artists luring monsters into the world! New stories twice a week.

This is a newsletter of the highest quality—high calibre writing, and stories of immense creativity. One of my favourites.

- Sujan Sundareswaran

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Writing about a better future. Researching a utopian novel. Worldbuilding in public.

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Substack's biggest and brightest circus of single author short fiction from two-time Best of Detroit Best Author Nominee Jimmy Doom-- "One of this century's master storytellers"

I’ve said this before—very few folks understand people like Jimmy does—and it shows in his incredibly rich tapestry of characters and intertwined lives he writes about.

- Sujan Sundareswaran

The Reader Experience

By Zane

Documenting my serial fiction journey from concept to community.

One of the few quality newsletters on Substack delving not only into the craft of writing, but also the business and administration angles. Definitely worth your time!

- Sujan Sundareswaran

Project Fable

Recommended by Sujan Sundareswaran