About r/YAwriters
This sub is for authors of YA novels. Discussing your original WIP (work in progress) is our purpose. Feel free to discuss titles, characters, plots, themes, settings, critiques, and any information pertinent to authors and genre. Hopefully we can all learn from each other and write great books!
The community at a glance
r/YAwriters is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 24K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 4K members have joined in the past year.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 950 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2019: 2K members
- 2020: 2K members
- 2021: 2K members
- 2023: 4K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 3K members
- 2026: 2K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 342 members
- Aug: 310 members
- Sep: 247 members
- Oct: 333 members
- Nov: 324 members
- Dec: 373 members
- Jan: 367 members
- Feb: 290 members
- Mar: 346 members
- Apr: 319 members
- May: 401 members
- Jun: 57 members
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/YAwriters for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/YAwriters free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/YAwriters have?
- Roughly 24K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/YAwriters on?
- r/YAwriters runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/YAwriters cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/YAwriters is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/YAwriters?
- You can join r/YAwriters by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
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