personal essay newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 7 newsletters that cover personal essay as a primary topic, 5 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Leer por leer (19K), ⁂ the utter (18K) and Mexabismo (7K).

Updated Nov 1, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Leer por leer19K subscribers

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 28 days ago

    Likely audience: Remote workers

  2. 2
    ⁂ the utter 18K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 16 days ago

    Likely audience: writers and creative professionals

  3. 3
    Mexabismo7K subscribers

    Substacklast post Jul 9, 2026

    Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

  4. 4
    Naive Weekly5K subscribers

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Open source contributors

  5. 5
    Meghan O'Rourke's Substack4K subscribers

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 12 days ago

    Likely audience: Writers and authors

  6. 6
    Letters from a Muslim Woman3K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 24 days ago

    Likely audience: Personal essay writers

  7. 7
    Roads Go Ever On - Amy Ratcliffe's Newsletter—

    Substacklast post Jul 30, 2026

    Likely audience: Creative writers

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