Best Personal Essay and Memoir Writing Newsletters in 2026

SubstackWeekly · last post 12 days ago

a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca…

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 22 days ago

From recent posts: A personal essay by Stephanie Greene about choosing seasonal descent, rest, and inner return during autumn and winter, weaving in an audiobook by Brigit Anna McNeill and reflections on depression, medication, motherhood…

Likely audience: readers of personal essays and memoir

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 26 days ago

From recent posts: Notes on Foraging publishes a serialized personal essay newsletter by Yoshikazu Yoshida. Recent issues cover topics including Japanese regional culture and tradition, material pigment and ink production, and the…

Likely audience: Designers and creatives interested in Japanese material culture

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 11 days ago

From recent posts: Sarah Freyermuth introduces herself and shares a personal essay about finding rest at the beach during late summer, while promoting her devotional book All the Hard Things and a giveaway for Dawn Songs.

Likely audience: Christian readers

Substacklast post Jul 15, 2026

Ongoing dramas from a semi-functional human

Likely audience: women navigating relationships and marriage