About

The Studio

Self Esteem is a small editorial studio publishing essays on attention, motivation, and the work of being a person in 2026.

We are a small, distributed group of writers and editors. We publish slowly — usually one essay a month, occasionally a longer issue. We do not chase breaking news. We are interested in what survives the silence after.

What we publish

Long-form essays, occasional interviews, and reading lists. Most issues sit on a single question and turn it over for ten or twelve pages. Nothing is sponsored. Nothing is paywalled.

People

  • Richard Carnation — editor, essays on attention.
  • Scarlett Witch — writer, mental health and care.
  • Tom Hiddleston — writer, love and vulnerability.

Get in touch

Reach us via the contact page. We read everything and reply to most things.