31 of the Best WordPress Themes for Writers
I am a WordPress junkie. There, I’ve said it. I love anything to do with WordPress: using it, designing themes for it, customizing it, reading about it. But themes, especially, are my favorite part. I’ve just started designing some themes for public release (stay tuned for more details on those) but I love using themes others have designed, too. And I especially love making little tweaks here or there to make them reflect my personality.
But choosing a theme can be overwhelming (I think it took me about six weeks to decide on the theme for this site). There are thousands of themes out there. And while there are plenty of great themes, not all of them are particularly well-suited to the blogs of writers, which tend to be text-heavy and image-light.
So here is a collection of WP themes particularly suited to writers, along with links to try them out and download them. A few things most of them have in common:
- They have light backgrounds with dark text. Reading large blocks of white text against a black or other very dark background can be trying on your eyes. Since most writers want their blog visitors to spend plenty of time reading their work, a dark background can be counterproductive.
- They put the emphasis on the text. Again, you want people to read your work, not spend hours admiring your design.
- They look good even without adding tons images to every post (some require at least one image per post, especially for featured posts).
When looking for your own themes, keep these guidelines in mind. The goal is to have your work read. You don’t want to do anything that may jeopardize that.
Bold and Graphic Themes for Writers
BlogTheme
Vector Flower
Black Pearl
Curious
Notepad Chaos
Desk Mess
Wilderness
Bus Full of Hippies
Simple and Minimalist Themes for Writers
miniBlog
Typogriph
The Latest
TransGravita
Chara
Equilibrium
Oulipo
(I think this one might be my favorite on this list)
Manifest
Satorii
Undedicated
Magazeen
Notepad Theme
Brilliance
Modicus Remix
The Erudite
Pristine
Evidens White
Doc
Cypher
Mixtape
Too Newsy
Blass
Arthemia
(Arthemia is the theme used for this blog)
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I love all things WordPress, too! Though I’m partial to the Black Letterhead theme for my work
Great article!
~Alice
I love all things WordPress, too! I’m partial to Black Letterhead for work
nice collection !
Thanks, this comes at the perfect timing. I am working on a professional blog for my writing and to help publicize my upcoming book.
hey, great themes there.. i am trying myself for the
professional blogging..
and best of luck yourself.;)
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Thank you for contributing this!
I just uploaded the Oulipo theme and I love it! I’ve tried so many themes for my personal blog in the past and this one is the best so far.
Great article Cameron. Thanks for writing.
very good collection of themes here …
i tend to like darker themes … but some of the themese here may change my mind a bit … hehe …
thanks for sharing … appreciated …
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I love the Arthemia . it is really nice . but I can’t find any one like it .
Here is the link to the Arthemia theme: http://michaelhutagalung.com/2008/05/arthemia-magazine-blog-wordpress-theme-released/
It’s available for free.
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