Unpub Club

About Unpub Club

The Unpub Club is the podcast for unpublished writers who are ready to (re)discover the joy in this stage of their writing journey. Hosted by Ellie and Rachel - two aspiring authors right there in the drafting trenches with you - and Produced by book fanatic Hannah, this show is real talk about what it actually takes to write a book when nobody's paid you for it yet. Every episode gets into the messy middle of the writing life: drafting in stolen pockets of time, surviving rejection, dissecting what we understand about how publishing works, building routines that survive real life (kids, day jobs, chaos included), and figuring out if your idea (or your query letter, or your third act, or your characters, or your denouement) actually works. No formulas. No "just write every day at 5am." Just two working writers talking honestly about craft, publishing, and the identity crisis of calling yourself a writer before you’ve ever published a book. If you're an aspiring author, a fantasy or YA writer, or anywhere between "finished draft" and "published book," The Unpub Club is for you. This is a community for unpublished (for now) writers who are done pretending they have it all figured out - because you're allowed to be both unpublished and a real writer. What's the part of your writing journey nobody else seems to get? Tell us, and we might cover it on the show! Ellie Hewer: Content Producer, Co-host Rachel Innes: Edit Producer, Co-host Hannah Sims: Exec Producer, Director Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Unpub Club

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Aug 2026

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Our Writing Fears

   We're back with a Halloween special and what spookier topic to cover than our writing fears! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Its All About Character

   This week on the podcast we’re talking about characters! Creating them, inhabiting them and how we keep track of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Our Biggest Influences

   This week we’re talking about something we talk about constantly when we’re together: the authors we’ve been most inspired by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Worldbuilding

   This week we’re talking all things worldbuilding. From Rachel’s ‘turn up and write’ approach to Ellie’s maps and Pinterest boards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   26 Aug 2026

   Writing Around Life

   This week we’re talking all about writing routines. Or, more realistically, how on earth you’re supposed to fit writing around a busy life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Ditching the Draft (Again)

   This week we’re talking about saying goodbye to plot ideas, characters and whole books when they’re no longer working for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

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Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.