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Reddit rules index · 23 communities for writers and authors · read 2026-09-26

Where can writers and authors promote on Reddit?

We read the rules of 23 Reddit communities for writers and authors. 7 allow sharing your own work (most with conditions), 7 only in a dedicated thread, and 6 restrict it. Every community links to its own rule text and the date we read it.

Allowed, some with limits (7)

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/worldbuildingWe allow non-disruptive advertising. 1,924,944Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/Screenwriting 1,776,391Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/writers 438,987Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/audiobooksLimit promo threads to once per week 351,230Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/copywriting 262,708Allowed, with limits2026-09-26
r/ebooksWhere: Normal post with the 'Self Promotion' flair; bundle several books into one post 96,838Allowed, with limits2026-09-24
r/interactivefictionWhere: Normal post linking your new interactive-fiction game or project, no more than once a week 15,811Allowed, with limits2026-09-24

Only in a dedicated thread (7)

Promotion goes in the community's weekly or pinned thread, not in a post of its own.

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/scifi 4,500,589Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/writingNo Posting Work 3,433,134Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/fantasywritersSelf-Promotion 959,283Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/visualnovels 631,354Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/RomanceBooksWhere: Self-Promotion Thread only (posts flaired 'Promote Your Books'); authors may not mention… 536,033Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-24
r/selfpublishSelf-promotion rule 265,977Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-26
r/FictionWritingWhere: Monthly stickied promotion post (a new one is stickied at the start of each month); no… 34,089Only in a dedicated thread2026-09-24

No rule mentions promotion (3)

That is not permission. Read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own.

CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/WritingPrompts 18,874,966No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/OCPoetry 312,674No rule mentions promotion2026-09-26
r/KeepWriting 266,013No rule mentions promotion2026-09-24
Restricted: don't promote here (6)
CommunityMembersSelf-promotionRead
r/FreeEBOOKSDo not post affiliate links. 2,366,886Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/PoetryTag your Title 2,208,578Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/freelanceWritersR1: No Spam or Self-Promotion 201,547Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/shortstoriesKeep It About the Writing 114,715Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/KDPNo Book Promotion. 36,317Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26
r/selfpublishingNo self promotion 35,458Self-promotion restricted2026-09-26

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