r/fantasywriters is a subreddit with 958k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, fantasy, writing, story, and looking for a critique, and they frequently recommend/review fantasy books, fantasy recommendations, and writing software, and the most common flair used is critique my story excerpt, discussion about a general writing topic, critique my idea, question for my story, and brainstorming.
This subreddit is dedicated to those of us who are writing in the fantasy genre.
Popular Topics in r/fantasywriters
#1
Struggling
50 posts
#2
Fantasy
32 posts
#3
Writing
31 posts
#4
Story
23 posts
#5
Looking For A Critique
22 posts
#6
Critique
13 posts
#7
Plot
12 posts
#8
Character
12 posts
#9
Hard
8 posts
#10
Looking For A Name
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/fantasywriters
Fantasy Books
2 reviews
#1
Redwall series
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Garth Nix
5.0★ from 1 review
Fantasy Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
Melissa Caruso
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
S.A. Chakraborty
5.0★ from 1 review
Writing Software
1 review
#1
Obsidian
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/fantasywriters
#1
Critique My Story Excerpt
: "Chapter 1 of A Girl Is A Jagged Edge [Political Fantasy, 3426 words]"
45 posts
#2
Discussion About A General Writing Topic
: "What do I need to remember when writing about fight scenes with real medieval weapons?"
28 posts
#3
Critique My Idea
: "Feedback wanted, Chapter -1 of Fangs and Iron [Dark Fantasy, 2817 words]"
22 posts
#4
Question For My Story
: "Wordcount"
17 posts
#5
Brainstorming
: "Anyone else having this issue?"
15 posts
#6
Writing Prompt
: "Fifty-Word Fantasy: Write a 50-word fantasy snippet using the word "Lift""
2 posts
Member Growth in r/fantasywriters
Yearly
+43k members(4.7%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026