Best Newsletters For Writers And Creatives: Top 9

Are you a freelance writer? If you are, you’ll probably know all too well the ongoing process of looking for freelance gigs. Newsletters are a great way of doing this. They get sent directly to you. No need to hunt for individual opportunities. This post suggests the best newsletters for writers that I’ve discovered in my freelance journey. Each offers a unique angle, so I hope you find at least one of them relates to you!

Freelance Writing Jobs

This newsletter by freelance writer, Sian Meades, is sent out every Thursday. The email contains freelance writing jobs (of course) and occasional awards/ prizes for writers. I’d highly recommend this newsletter for any freelance writer. You can subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3aX5hBZ

Newsletter For Freelancers

Author of This Year Will Be Different: The insightful guide to becoming a freelancer, Monika Kanokova’s personal newsletter has been running for a few weeks now. In it, Monika shares tips and tricks about running a creative freelance business. Kanokova’s book was gifted to me by a friend and I’ve very much found it insightful. It is a collection of stories and advice from freelancers in a variety of fields- not just for writers. To subscribe to Monika’s newsletters, visit this link: https://bit.ly/2UflLQl

Journo Resources

The Journo Resources newsletter was one of the first I subscribed to as a freelancer. Although specialised in Journalism, this email also shares other digital content job opportunities; divided up into Starting out Jobs, Next Step Jobs and Freelance Gigs. To have a look at what the Journo Resources Newsletter looks like, visit this link: https://bit.ly/38Sk9jw. And if you like the look of it you can sign up!

Black British Bloggers

As the name suggests, this newsletter is specifically for the black community. Having a newsletter specifically relating to your cultural background is particularly useful. And because it is community-focused, BBB are happy to RT your blog posts on their twitter timeline, if you ask for a retweet. The Black British Bloggers newsletter provides advice on growing your blogging platform and also offer advertising opportunity/spaces in the email. You can subscribe here: https://bit.ly/36GEwi1

Livity

Livity is a youth marketing agency. I joined their newsletter as a teenager and have been receiving updates since then! The Livity newsletter contains jobs and events for creatives in various industries. They also sometimes advertise paid focus groups on youth culture! It’s a worthy mention on the best newsletters for writers and creatives list. You can sign up here: https://bit.ly/2uKaCfC

Bonus tip: The Livity office offer free working space for young people aged between 16-25.

Contently

 

The Contently newsletter is more for SEO writers/ Content Marketers. But if you’re writing online, SEO should be part of your writing process anyway! This newsletter sends digest articles from the main Contently site. To subscribe, click this link and if you like what you see, click ‘subscribe’ at the top right. You can select what type of content you’d like to receive and how often.

The Drum Magazine Digest

The Drum Magazine is a giant in the Digital Marketing world. Their newsletter is similar to Contently in that it is a summary of articles. However, The Drum offers more content outside of writing, expanding to other aspects of digital marketing. For example, social media management. Nonetheless- digital marketing is something any business should be aware of. You’ll need to let the world know about who you are and your work! You can subscribe here: https://bit.ly/37JF1sY

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Remi Reports Newsletter

If you didn’t know already, we also have a newsletter where we share weekly job opportunities for creative freelancers. So whether you’re a photographer, writer or graphic designer, this newsletter is for you! Plus you’ll be updated on new blog posts!

I hope this list of best newsletters for writers has helped you and you can gain at least one newsletter that interests you to subscribe. If you’re just starting your freelance journey and looking for detailed guidance and strategy, check out this Beginner Freelancer E-course. 

Also if you’re a freelancer, here’s a list of top free working spaces in London.