12 paid Writing communities
Updated 6/26/2026
Author Ever After
on circle
Author Ever After is an intimate and supportive community for passionate, aspiring romance authors and writers. With weekly live masterminds and writing sessions, step-by-step tutorials, access to bestselling romance author mentors and a network of supportive peer writers. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you and support your every step in becoming a published romance author.25 members
ForumChatPairingPerksEventsPaidCourses22 views / month

London Writers' Salon
on circle
The writing community you've been looking for. Daily writing sessions. Weekly writer interviews and workshops. Expert coaching and peer accountability. The most encouraging and supportive writing community on the planet. Writers of all kinds are welcome.1K members
ForumChatPairingPerksEventsNewsletterJobsPaidCoursesTools10 views / month

Asian American Journalists Association
The Asian American Journalists Association is a professional membership association founded in 1981 by a group of AAPI journalists seeking to support one another and to encourage more AAPIs to pursue journalism. Today, we continue to champion the development of AAPI representation and leadership in journalism through trainings, opportunities, and resources for our members as well as through nurturing and maintaining a network and community of AAPI journalists globally.2K members
EventsNewsletterJobsPaidCourses5 views / month

Online News Association Community
on slack
The Online News Association is a nonprofit membership organization for digital journalists — connecting journalism, technology and innovation.3K members
ChatPairingEventsNewsletterPaid4 views / month

Thinking Funny
A humor and comedy writing community. Thinking Funny aspires to reach, to teach, and to foster writers who think it’s possible to write comedy that isn’t cruel. The Humorists' Club Forum is a place to meet humor-writers of all sorts and stages of development.ForumNewsletterPaid10 views / month

The Next Big Writer
TheNextBigWriter, launched in 2005, combines a dynamic community of thousands of writers with cutting-edge tools, contests, classes, and communication to help members achieve their writing goals. By joining the site, you can: Receive Feedback. Post your writing and receive detailed feedback from other workshop members. Discover and Learn from Others. Discover, read, and critique the in-progress writing of other members. Help them and learn from the process. Leaving feedback isn't hard and we'll help you. Connect with Other Writers. Meet and connect with other writers to share information, tips, and make friends. Some have even found love amidst reading and reviewing. Get Motivated. Enter contests and challenges like the Strongest Start Competition to keep you motivated to write and edit. Keep Control. Posting on the site keeps your writing within our password environment. You can restrict it further or open it up to the entire Internet for more exposure if you choose.ForumPaid8 views / month

From Written to Recommended
A writing and publishing community for authors looking for growth and achievement. We'll push you to be your best, get shit done, and keep forward momentum — on your timeline, at your speed. No shaming, no competition, just encouragement, goals and understanding.205 members
ForumChatPerksEventsNewsletterPaid9 views / month

National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is the leading organization for Latinos in the media. We are dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Latinos in the news industry, plus excellence in coverage of the entire Latino community.PerksEventsNewsletterJobsPaidCourses6 views / month
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National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides innovative, quality programs and services to its members. The organization advocates on behalf of Black journalists and media professionals in the U.S. and worldwide. NABJ’s membership is more than 4,000 strong and includes emerging journalists, professional journalists, student journalists, journalism educators and media professionals of all kinds.4K members
EventsNewsletterJobsPaidCourses9 views / month

The CopyThinkers Community
on skool
The Copy Matrix course. It’ll teach you how to see the copy matrix through awareness/sophistication levels to… Write ANY COPY for different awareness levels to convert MUCH more! Show you REAL ads that are running NOW for each awareness level! And… Give you a specific list of ideas to write about in each level! Convert prospects from one level to the next to the next!645 members
ForumPaidCourses5 views / month

Research Paper Mastery
on skool
Research Paper Mastery is a Skool community focused on writing and related topics.8K members
ChatPaidCourses5 views / month

Copywriting Launchpad
on skool
Copywriting Launchpad is a Skool community focused on writing and related topics.5K members
ChatPaid6 views / month
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Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (<20 members)
- Small: 1 communities (20-100 members)
- Medium: 2 communities (100-1,000 members)
- Large: 6 communities (1,000-10,000 members)
- Huge: 0 communities (10,000-100,000 members)
- Massive: 0 communities (100,000-1M members)
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Community features
- 12Paid CommunityHas a paid membership or premium tier
- 7CoursesIncludes courses, workshops, or learning programs
- 7NewsletterPublishes a member or topic newsletter
- 7Online/Offline EventsHosts online or offline events
- 6ForumThreaded discussions and forum-style posts
Community platforms
- Reddit: 22 communities
- Facebook: 10 communities
- Skool: 6 communities
- Slack: 5 communities
- WhatsApp: 5 communities
- Discord: 4 communities
- Circle: 2 communities
- X / Twitter: 2 communities
- LinkedIn: 1 communities
- Meetup: 1 communities
- Mighty Networks: 1 communities
- 22Redditr/writing, r/WritingPrompts, r/worldbuilding
- 10FacebookAlessandra Torre Inkers, Ask a Book Editor, Fiction Writing
- 6SkoolThe CopyThinkers Community, Research Paper Mastery, Copywriting Launchpad
- 5SlackWriter Hangout, Journalists of Color, Gather Community
- 5WhatsAppFreelance Opportunities, Writing Contest, Deep Words
