r/fantasywriters is a subreddit with 957k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, writing, fantasy, 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, question for my story, critique my idea, 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
Writing
31 posts
#3
Fantasy
30 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
: "Critique This Ancient World Novel Excerpt [Historical Fantasy, 2307 words]"
52 posts
#2
Discussion About A General Writing Topic
: "Relatable but I'll try to find a way lol."
24 posts
#3
Question For My Story
: "Feedback on Font?"
17 posts
#4
Critique My Idea
: "Feedback for my magic system (near future fantasy)"
15 posts
#5
Brainstorming
: "Book Recommendations to improve my writing"
6 posts
#6
Writing Prompt
: "Fifty-Word Fantasy: Write a 50-word fantasy snippet using the word "Ground""
4 posts
Member Growth in r/fantasywriters
Yearly
+43k members(4.7%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026