A writing ecosystem centered on craft, community and career advancement
Writing
Editing
Peer Support
Storytelling
Tools
Resources
Craft
Curriculum
Community
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The Writer's Nest
Welcome to Inkling! Where writers realize their dreams through community. This is a new home for writers of all genres, backgrounds, experience levels and aspirations. A community focused on process over perfection and camaraderie over visibility.
Inkling is more than a platform; it's a collective.
Craft
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Community
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Career Advancement
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Opportunity
Writing in the modern world can feel lonely and challenging. As centuries-old storytelling industries continue to crumble beneath the rise of new technology and structural disinvestment in the literary arts and journalism, the ritual of writing has become increasingly difficult to sustain.
Inkling calls on traditions of communal care and creativity to nurture a new era of storytellers—bound not by age or genre, but by creative curiosity. We're doubling down on the power of human intelligence by exchanging skills and resources that sustain life-giving writing practices.
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Platform
Hosted on Mighty Networks, Inkling brings together writers of all types into a shared, self-investing and values-driven ecosystem.
Curated for your needs:
• Personalized profile + dynamic member engagement
• Customized community experience based on goals and interests
• Comprehensive access to writer tools, resources, discounts, opportunities, etc.
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Membership
Nest Tier (Free)
Included Benefits:
Community Hub: Feed, Show & Tell
Writer's Toolbox: Resource Library, Daily Discussions on Writing, Weekly Writing Prompts
Inkling U: monthly workshops at $8
Flight Tier ($12/mo)
Included Benefits:
All benefits of Nest Tier Membership, without the fees
24/7 access to a Co-Working Room
Peer-to-Peer networks based on writing genre
Writer's Toolbox (full access): Resource Library, Community Needs & Offerings board, Member Discounts, Daily Discussions on Writing, Weekly Writing Prompts
Writer's Marketplace: Writing Jobs, Residencies, Fellowships, Grants, Scholarships, and Competitions, updated monthly
Editor's Hub: Find your perfect match
Inkling U (full access): Additional courses and programs
Collaborators
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Team
Matthew is a creative nonfiction writer living in Los Angeles. As a Swedish immigrant, Matthew found a home in words. He views language as alchemy that opens the world to deeper empathy. He publishes essays on Medium and Substack and has worked as a freelance copywriter for 10+ years. As a writer, strategist and community builder, Matthew is now focused on Inkling, the literary space he always wanted and needed. He is excited by the opportunity to fill increasingly urgent gaps in community, accountability and craft, easing the path for a new generation of storytellers.
Alyssa is a facilitator, organizer and editor. She is co-founder of Inkling Writers Collective and co-founder/editor-in-chief of Libertroph Magazine, which uplifts art and stories about white anti-racist organizing past and present. She is also an Undoing Racism trainer/organizer with the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond and a facilitator of leadership courses with CUNY School of Social Work. Across all of their work and organizing, Alyssa is devoted to undoing racism and fostering cultures of care, where everyone is safe to express themselves as they are.
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