The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Joanna Penn

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused show about writing craft, self-publishing, publishing, and the creative business, typically featuring established authors, publishing executives, marketers, and other industry specialists. Credible pitches include bestselling authors, writing educators, publishing leaders, book-marketing experts, and screenwriters with substantial professional credits or useful books and frameworks; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 300

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 60.3k subscribers

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

joanna@thecreativepenn.com

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Host

Joanna Penn - Author, podcaster, and publishing entrepreneur focused on writing, self-publishing, and the creative business.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established authors, bestselling writers, publishing executives, book-marketing specialists, writing educators, and screenwriters or filmmakers with substantial credits or demonstrable expertise.

Required Achievements:

Published books or established writing careers, Bestselling titles, Senior publishing or industry leadership roles, Significant screenwriting, film, or publishing credits, Recognized courses, frameworks, or professional training programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Jessica Brody - Fast Drafting, Finishing Novel Manuscripts, Writing Routines, Plotting, And Revision.

Ricardo Fayet - Book Marketing, AI Book Discoverability, Author Platforms, Publishing Businesses, And Long-term Author Resilience.

John Bond - Independent Publishing, Publishing Innovation, Book Marketing, And Building A Long-term Writing Career.

Suzanne Smith - Content Marketing, Building A Niche Audience, Self-publishing, Traditional Publishing Deals, And Author Businesses.

Brooks Elms - Screenwriting, Audience Validation, Building Demand For Stories, Film Development, And Hollywood Pitching.

Recent Topics

Self Publishing, Book Marketing, Writing Craft, Publishing, Screenwriting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

Reclaiming Your Mind: How To Teach Yourself Anything With J. Daniel Sawyer

September 16, 2026

How can you teach yourself anything, even when it challenges the way you see the world? And how can you organise what you learn so it turns into books your readers will find? J. Daniel Sawyer shares his self-education toolkit after decades as a largely self-taught author. In the intro, Spotify for Authors has expanded AI-assisted creation of audiobooks [Spotify]; Who is Narrating the Future? [Publishing Perspectives; 9 ways AI will disrupt authors and publishing from 2019]; Author Voice, C...

What Machines Can’t Replace: Why AI Makes Us More Human With Anna McPhee

September 09, 2026

How can you use AI to research, edit and handle admin and marketing tasks while still writing every single word yourself? How can you double down on being human and reach readers on a personal level? Anna McPhee shares her perspective as a software engineer, author and creative technologist. In the intro, How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories out now. This show is supported by my Patrons. Join my Community and get articles, discounts, and extra audio and video tutorials on...

How To Redesign Your Author Business For The Environment That Actually Exists, With Tracy Cooper-Posey

September 02, 2026

How can you redesign your author business for the publishing environment that actually exists, rather than the one you wish you had? And how do you decide which marketing efforts will still bring readers to your books in ten years' time? Tracy Cooper-Posey shares her solar sail theory after more than 25 years as an author. In the intro, reviving your backlist [The Indy Author]; AI as a medium [Tim O'Reilly]; How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories – Joanna Penn. ProWriting...

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