Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/writing?
Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.
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No Posting Work
Samples of writing, whether for critique, self-promotion, or general sharing, may only be posted in the monthly "Would You Read This" or "Promote Yo Self" threads. **This rule is strictly enforced.**
All 6 rules of r/writing
- No Posting Work
Samples of writing, whether for critique, self-promotion, or general sharing, may only be posted in the monthly "Would You Read This" or "Promote Yo Self" threads. **This rule is strictly enforced.** - Posts should be thoughtful and useful to a broad community of writers
We ask that users frame their posts so they are useful to multiple people. The Daily Discussion thread is open to all manner of topics, including those in the below prohibited topics list! Posts that contain any of our [prohibited or stale topics](https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/wiki/rules/prohibited-and-stale-topics/) will be removed. - No Generative AI
/r/writing is a place for human-created writing. We do not allow posts or comments that appear to have been generated, edited, or proofread by a generative AI tool. Posts and comments that mention AI (either negatively or positively) will be removed. Deliberately avoiding filters to mention the subject will result in a ban. - Submission Calls Requirements/AMAs
Please message modmail for all submission calls and AMAs. Any posted without moderator approval will be removed. Calls for submissions must include: 1) payment information 2) submission deadlines 3) rights requested 4) any other relevant information. Directing to a website to answer these questions is not allowed. Once approved, submission calls can be posted in the promo thread **only**. - Civility and Community
Treat other people with decency and respect. We encourage healthy debate and discussion, but we will remove antagonistic, caustic, or otherwise belligerent posts. We moderate on tone rather than language. Hate speech will be removed. Please report any instances of offensive talk, and the mods will deal with them; do not police the subreddit yourself. Internet vigilantism and doxxing will not be tolerated. This also includes call-out threads, genre/literary-bashing, and "response" threads. - Minimum Post Requirements
**All users must first acquire 5 karma WITHIN /r/writing before being allowed to post.** All posts must be properly flaired. "Other" posts will be held for mod review. Please put forth effort in your posts; /r/writing is not a search engine and the community is not your research team. This means doing your best to look into your problem before posting, ensuring your post is readable, and respecting the time of community members.
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