Original fiction writers: communities and participation rules
They write original novels or short stories for enjoyment and exchange craft advice and feedback.
Related communities · 299
Places with a sampled week come first, followed by recorded membership. Membership is neither activity nor a recommendation score.
- r/WritingPrompts18.86M members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptDon't post ads without getting permission in modmail first
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/nosleep18.06M members · 2025-01
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No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
View source · record organized October 15, 2026 - r/writing3.1M members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptWe do not allow advertisements for your book, website, new subreddit, etc., or for you to do so on behalf of another company, outside of the self-promotion thread. This includes bo
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Which groups each place is for, judged by a model on the place's own description in the list; no posts read.
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- r/worldbuilding1.77M members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptStay on-topic and try to avoid derailing conversations.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/TwoSentenceHorror1.44M members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptEdits, asking for feedback, links to relevant information, etc., are to be made in the comments
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/fantasywriters896k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptWe do not allow advertisements outside of the self-promotion thread.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/creepypasta885k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptYou can post your original works as long as they are related to the Creepypasta genre.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/shortscarystories848k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptOriginal works only. Stories must be submitted by the authors who wrote the story.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/SCP746k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptSCP draft posts must link to your [Drafts Critique Forum](http://scpwiki.com/forum/c-50864) thread.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/scarystories513k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptPlease do not post questions, discussions, videos, images, etc.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/HFY352k members · 2025-01
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No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
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Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
View source · record organized October 15, 2026 - r/creativewriting281k members · 2025-01
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Recorded rule excerptNo advertisements or self-promotion.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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After finding a community, find the conversations worth joining.
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