Who's the best writer on Substack this week?
Readers nominate the Substack writers they love. Each week the most-nominated go on the ballot, and you pick one.
Voting closes in
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The ballot is drawn from nominated writers. Know a Substack worth reading?
Nominate a writerIn the running for next week
The most-nominated writers not on this week's ballot. Nominations decide who makes Monday's.
Ongalo's Substack1 nomination
How Spotlight works
Readers choose who gets on the ballot, and readers choose who wins.
Nominate a writerNominate
Put forward any writer with a Substack. You can nominate each writer once.
Review
The Qwani team checks new writers before they join the nominee list.
Monday ballot
Every Monday the ten most-nominated writers make the ballot. The last four weeks' winners sit out.
Vote
You get one vote a week. The winner is announced when voting closes on Sunday night.
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