We will always view censorship as a last resort, because we believe open discourse is better for writers and better for society.

The Substack Health program helps writers find health insurance and cover the cost of insurance premiums.

We intended to announce five fellows. But then we received nearly 1,000 applicants.... So we decided to go bigger.

Today we’re announcing the next generation of the Substack Fellowship for Independent Writers, which features a $100,000 grant for the top recipient and advances of $25,000 each for four other...

Substack is developing a feature where readers can pay with Bitcoin on Substack. While this is currently limited to a few selected newsletters, we are considering adding this as a regular payment...

For the last few months, we have been piloting a legal support program for independent writers on Substack. As of today, we’re making this legal support program more widely available.

In 2010, at 29 years old, I came to the US as a freelance journalist. At the end of the year, I tallied my pre-tax earnings and found I had made $35,000.

A Substack publication brings together the best of a newsletter and a blog, with the ability for comments, audio, video, and paid subscriptions.

We asked five writers from around the globe to reflect on World Press Freedom Day. Their essays appear here unaltered and contain things we might personally disagree with. But that, after all, is the...

In the corner of my room is a small suitcase, packed over a year ago, ready to tour the world. That was to be my traveling work, which never came to pass. I am still here...

Today, we’re proud to announce the start of a program that we hope will become an important part of how Substack supports writers: The Substack Fellowship for Independent Writers. For this first...

What’s passed, what’s happening, and what’s next

We invited the anonymous writers behind BowTiedBull to share how they’ve uniquely helped writers across categories launch and grow publications.

Today, we are thrilled to be announcing a major investment in comics creators. There are few industries where we feel the Substack model could be more game-changing than in comics.

You should start a media business. It should start with a paid email newsletter. Yes, we are biased. Substack is a platform for paid newsletters. But we’ve also seen enough success stories now to...

We’re expanding what’s possible on Substack with new tools that allow groups of writers to work together.

2022: My year in Unpublishable beauty.

Today, we’re releasing a new and improved Subscribers dashboard that helps you understand and interact with your subscribers in important ways, such as: Segment and sort subscriber lists across...

“Watershed moment for the restaurant industry.” As the pandemic began to take hold of the nation in early 2020, Popular Information reported that restaurant group Darden Restaurants, the parent...

Plus: three French-language feature films and the news of the week.

Find great things to read on Substack. Browse top publications, find writers you follow, or search by topic.

With Substack, anyone can start a publication that combines a personal website, blog, and email newsletter or podcast. It's quick and simple, so you don't have to be tech savvy. Your audience can pay...

This thread is a chance for us to get to know one another, and to share what we’ve been reading and inspired by recently on Substack. This month, meet other podcasters on Substack.

A few weeks ago, we hosted a discussion thread in which we asked writers what features they’d like to see in Substack. We got hundreds of responses, asking for everything from image captions to a...

At the end of March, we announced a grant program to support writers who have been affected by the economic crisis. Today, we’re proud to announce that 44 writers and creatives from around the world...

A Substack publication brings together the best of a newsletter and a blog, with the ability for comments, audio, video, and paid subscriptions.

Today, we’re moving into paid podcasts with the launch of a tool for audio publishing. The first Substack publisher to use the tool is Anthony Pompliano, who is launching a daily podcast for Off the...

Unlocking the power of the subscription network

Over the last four years, we have been building tools that make it easier than at any time in history for writers to connect with readers directly and make meaningful money.

We invited Polina Pompliano, who writes The Profile, to share her secret formula to reader trust and, ultimately, growth.

A new crash course for writers eager to build loyal readerships and kickstart paid subscriptions.

This week, we interviewed Shaunak Agarkhedkar, who writes Espionage&, a publication that shines a light on lesser-known stories of international spies and spycraft.

Direct relationships are the future

Our friends at On Deck just announced their new Writer Fellowship (ODW) to help writers develop their skills. Substack is a sponsor of the program and will be involved in the coaching sessions.

Spend less time on marketing, and more time writing.

If Facebook and Twitter are earnest in their pursuit of the paid-newsletter opportunity, I implore them to go all in.

Bringing you the best advice from Substack writers in investing, finance, economics, and crypto. Click to read Investing On Substack, by Substack Investing, a Substack publication with thousands of...

Writers and creatives are among the hardest hit by the economic downturn. Yet readers are eager to directly support the creators they care about. Here are a few small ways we can help.

A free crash course for writers eager to grow their readership and connect with peers.

Click here to listen to Episode 6 of The Substack Podcast Mara Wilson became an actor as a young child, despite her parents cautioning against it (while many child actors are there because of their...