Hopewriters

What Hopewriters does

Hopewriters (legal entity: hopewriters, California) is a private, for-profit membership-based online community for writers, operating as a brand under the hope*media network and headquartered operationally in Monroe/Charlotte, North Carolina. The company targets aspiring and active writers through a horizontal, persona-based segment, addressing pain points such as writing isolation, lack of accountability, and the need for structured craft development. The core product is a Kajabi-powered membership platform offering two tiers (Basic and Plus), gated to twice-yearly enrollment windows that create scarcity and invest community attention in current members. Membership includes hand-picked Tuesday Teachers, peer-led hope*huddles, a structured Progress Path curriculum, a writers room, and Plus-tier weekly writing assignments.

The business runs on a recurring subscription revenue model (membership dues plus a quarterly print magazine subscription, The hope*writers Magazine, shipped to continental US addresses), with secondary transactional revenue from merchandise via hope*bookstore and ticketing from the annual hope*story conference. The go-to-market is community-led: a free guide download builds an email list that feeds a waitlist during closed enrollment, with paid acquisition across Google, Facebook/Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn supplementing the funnel. The broader hope*media network includes the hope*books publishing imprint (Essentials, Collaborations, and Collections lines), the hope*story conference, and the hope*bookstore, forming an aspiring-writer-to-published-author pipeline.

Technically, the company does not operate proprietary infrastructure; the membership, course delivery, and community functions are delivered through the Kajabi SaaS platform, with no disclosed APIs, SDKs, mobile apps, or proprietary AI/ML components. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding, operates with 11-50 employees, is led by CEO Brian Dixon, and is actively operating with a current waitlist pending the next biannual enrollment window.

Name

Hopewriters

Legal name

hopewriters

Website

https://hopewriters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hopewriters is a Kajabi-powered, community-led online membership platform for aspiring and active writers, offering two subscription tiers with curriculum and peer support, operating under the hope*media network alongside a publishing imprint and annual conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Writing Community Membership

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Writing Skills & Composition Enrichment (EDAMAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fiction Writing Workshops (Short Story, Novel) (EDAMAMAA), Publishing & Submission Prep Workshops (Query Letters, Agents, Journals) (EDAMAMAI), Ghostwriting & Collaborative Writing Services (MPAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Writing community membership
• Online writing platform
• Creative writing courses
• Writers magazine subscription
• Writing conference events

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Two-tier membership model offering Basic and Plus levels. Basic membership includes community access, hope*huddles, Progress Path, and Tuesday Teachers. Plus membership adds weekly writing assignments. Membership opens just twice per year, creating limited enrollment windows.
2. Magazine Subscription: Quarterly print magazine (The hope*writers Magazine) mailed directly to subscribers within the continental United States. Issues arrive in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hopewriters operates a membership-based online community for writers offering two subscription tiers (Basic and Plus) that include community access, Tuesday Teachers, hope*huddles, a Progress Path curriculum, a writers room, and weekly writing assignments (Plus). The platform opens enrollment twice per year and is supported by a quarterly print magazine, a publishing imprint (hope*books), an annual conference (hope*story), and a branded merchandise store (hope*bookstore).

Product overview

hope*writers is a multi-product writing community platform built around a core membership program with two tiers. The ecosystem includes The hope*writers Magazine (a quarterly print publication), hope*books (a publishing imprint with Essentials, Collaborations, and Collections), the hope*story conference, and the hope*bookstore. The core hope*writers platform offers community features, teaching through Tuesday Teachers, hope*huddles, Progress Path, writers room, and weekly writing assignments (Plus membership). Membership opens twice per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• hope*books: Publishing imprint offering books and collections for writers.
• hope*story conference

Products and services

• hope*writers Membership A two-tier online community membership for writers that provides community connection, hand-picked Tuesday Teachers, hope*huddles, the Progress Path curriculum, a writers room, and (at the Plus level) weekly writing assignments. Enrollment is limited to two windows per year.
• The hope*writers Magazine A quarterly print magazine featuring stories, reflections, and writing prompts from the hope*writers community, shipped by mail to subscribers in the continental United States.
• hope*books Publishing Imprint A book publishing imprint under the hope*media network umbrella offering Essentials, Collaborations, and Collections lines for writers.
• hope*story Conference An annual writing conference hosted by the hope*writers community, offered with early bird ticketing and recurring annual editions.
• hope*bookstore An online retail store offering hope*writers branded merchandise and products.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jane Friedman: Writing industry educator offering courses, newsletters, and community resources for authors on the business of publishing. Comparable as a writer-focused education/community business that bridges craft and publishing.
• DIY MFA: Writing education platform offering courses, a community, and a podcast/online magazine for fiction and creative writers. Comparable in structured curriculum, community focus, and writer-journey orientation.
• The Write Life: Online community and resource hub for freelance and aspiring writers offering courses, community, and content. Closely comparable in target customer (writers seeking encouragement and craft guidance) and content-led GTM.
• NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month): Community-driven writing organization that organizes an annual novel-writing challenge with regional chapters and events. Comparable in community-led, cohort-based engagement around writing completion and encouragement.

Emerging players

• Substack: Subscription newsletter and community platform widely used by writers to monetize via paid subscriptions. Comparable as a subscription-based writing community/monetization platform, though with a different distribution model.
• Reedsy: Marketplace and education platform serving authors and publishers, with a blog, courses, and freelancer directory. Comparable in bridging writing craft and self-publishing, though more tooling/marketplace oriented than community.
• CreativeLive: Online education platform offering live and on-demand creative courses, including writing. Comparable as subscription/paid creative education with community elements, though broader creative scope and less curated.

Broad incumbents

• Skillshare: Subscription learning platform with a large catalog of creative writing courses and a community component. Comparable as subscription creative education, though writing is one of many categories and community is less curated.
• MasterClass: Subscription video education platform featuring celebrity-taught courses across creative disciplines including writing. Comparable as subscription creative-education, though at much larger scale and broader creative scope.
• Writers' Digest: Long-established media brand offering writing education, workshops, conferences, and a print magazine for writers. Comparable in combining magazine, conferences, and community, but at much larger scale and broader audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thehopewriters
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopewriterscommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hopewriters

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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