Welcome to She Writes AI!
If youâre looking to broaden your views on AI and data, to get beyond the conventional hype to whatâs real and how we can keep our humanity in our âAI Everywhereâ world, youâre in the right place.
What is She Writes AI? Itâs a free, accessible community of women & non-binary people worldwide who write on Substack about artificial intelligence, machine learning, & data. Our writers cover ethics, privacy, governance, applications, business, and much more:
Our vision for this publication is to foster a thriving, accessible community for women and nonbinary folks worldwide who write about AI and data. The core of our newsletter and community is the SheWritesAI Directory:
Newsletter Community Features
As a subscriber, you get:
A weekly digest of posts by SheWritesAI authors, usually on Sunday mornings (ET). (Thanks to SheWritesAI community member Karen Spinner for sharing her original StackDigest tool.) Great way to skim a list of relevant updates on AI and data, organized by category, with special sections for collaborations, featured high-engagement articles, and âwildcardâ articles.
Regular directory update posts, about every 1-2 weeks, usually on Wednesdays. Discover newly-added writers who align with your interests!
Periodic Herstory articles by Celeste Garcia and guest writers, profiling women who have made a difference â or who are making a difference today â in the world of AI technologies. These are posted on Fridays about every 3 weeks.
Directory members have opportunities to contribute to our collaborative book series, âShe Writes AI Everywhereâ or to collaborative (curated) articles as named co-Writers.
Our first book, Volume 1, was published in March 2026. (To learn more about how we did it, on a shoestring and with volunteers, see the interview â26 Authors. 14 Countries. Zero Budgetâ by Code Like A Girl.) An abridged audiobook edition is in the works for July.
A second cohort of 30 chapters (âbook2â) is being written now by 32 authors from the community. Publication is planned in October 2026. Subscribers of all genders can contribute to book production or volunteer as beta (ARC) readers to receive free early review copies, with credit on the book web pages.
Our call for chapter proposals is now open through June 30 for our third book collaboration cohort. Publication is planned for early 2027.
Written, audio, and video interviews hosted by Farida Khalaf featuring book chapter co-authors and contributors. (Our podcast is now live on Substack, Apple, and most of the usual providers.)
Weâre also on Bluesky (come say hi!) and offer a starter pack and list of community members. And weâre rolling out a She Writes AI presence on LinkedIn in 2026. Updates will be shared with subscribers first.
Supporting The Community
We follow the Wikipedia model: everything we publish stays free and open to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. Tips and paid subscriptions are voluntary donations, any amount, one time or recurring. Your support keeps the newsletter weekly, the books in production, and the door open to writers who couldnât otherwise take part.
Donate âinkâ at the annual level, or tip a matching amount, and weâll acknowledge you on our newsletter site. Patron-level supporters are also recognized in our book Acknowledgements.
The community stays free either way. Keeping it open to everyone is our top priority, and your support is what makes that possible. đŤśđź
Useful Links
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All additions to the directory are now published as individual, dated articles in this SheWritesAI newsletter. The She Writes AI Directory link will always have the latest info and links (bookmark or âSaveâ it) and the searchable table is the easiest way to find people writing about topics of interest.
Future Community Features
Building and supporting this community is a volunteer labor of love, and all activities will depend on volunteer availability and interest. Some of the ideas in consideration are:
special digest articles or sections highlighting ânewâ writers
small group chats or AMAs for directory members only
topic articles curated by directory members on a subject related to AI and data that theyâre passionate about (for example: âAI in educationâ)
curated regional articles which highlight the variety of posts within a country or geography
mentoring for new writers by experienced writer volunteers
Directory Features
Weâll continue to evolve the directory table. Suggestions being worked include:
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creating a separate highlight section in the weekly digests for newsletters not written in English
data about the newsletterâs posts (number and average length)
whether the writer is open to guest posting or collaborations
Please contact us with your ideas on features you'd like to see in the directory or community, if youâd like to participate in shaping and building the community, or if youâre interested in curating a guest article or chat!
Why Subscribe?
All subscribers will receive regular updates to the directory, regular digest emails, full access to the newsletter publication archives and group chat.
Subscribers who are directory members have options to contribute on the books, collaborative (curated) articles, guest posts, or lead other community activities. Community membership will always be FREE for all directory members.
Subscriptions and use of the directory and digests are also open to folks who are not in the directory. This way, people of all genders can enjoy the curated articles and use the directory to connect with women and nonbinary writers.
Click the Subscribe button below to discover and hear fresh voices and views from some amazing writers on AI and data!
You can also find SheWritesAI on Bluesky â we invite you to find and follow us there. We also have a SheWritesAI Starter Pack on Bluesky. Come join the conversations!
Backstory: Origin of this directory and newsletter
The directory was initially created in December 2024 as part of Karen Smileyâs personal newsletter. Hereâs why:
A Dec. 19, 2024 article on Substackers who write about AI profiled 10 men â and 0 non-men. I messaged the author privately to express my disappointment that the list was all men. He responded kindly and quickly that the oversight wasnât intentional; he just wasnât connected yet to women writing here on Substack about AI.
Iâd seen starter lists of women in STEM on sites like Bluesky. But I realized I donât know of any lists for women in AI on Substack yet. So I created one! (See the original directory in my personal newsletter.) The goal was to make it easier for people of all genders to find women and non-binary people who write on Substack about AI, ML, ethics, governance, data privacy, and related technology.
I seeded the directory with 34 entries for women I was already subscribed to. It has taken off since then, zooming to 750+ writers in 60+ countries, and itâs still growing. For more insights, see my guest post âWomen in Artificial Intelligenceâ in Stella Fosseâs blog or the article âThe Story of SheWritesAI: Building a Home for Women in AIâ in Code Like A Girl.
The directory was originally published as a single permanent post. Updates were initially posted in Substack Notes and on LinkedIn. However, as the directory grew, it became clear we needed a better way to keep interested readers and the community informed, whether they use Substack Notes or not.
The June 2025 announcement on creation of this SheWritesAI newsletter also gives the backstory on the directory. In a nutshell, its goal is to support the growing She Writes AI community of writers and the people interested in their writing.
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