Your story, told in episodes. Read by a real person.
Write on Wattpad, Royal Road, Substack or Tapas, or wrote for Kindle Vella? A real narrator reads each episode, and listeners start free with Episode 1. We're launching story series now with ten founding writers.
- Founding writers: no $150 fee. We set it up with you.
- Release a new episode every week, on the day you pick.
- Still writing? Add episodes as you go.
Apply by Nov 30. After the pilot, one $150 fee covers up to 30 hours of episodes, up to three seasons.
- 10founding spots, fee waived
- FreeEpisode 1 for every listener
- $0.99an episode, or a Season Pass
- 100%read by real people
Be one of our 10 founding writers.
Story series are open to every writer. The first 10 we pick become Founding Series: the $150 fee is on us, and we promote your series.
Apply for a Founding Series spot
2 of 10 spots left. Apply by November 30.
From your episodes to your listeners in four steps
- 1
Post your series free
Tick This is a story told in episodes and add your first episodes. A series can start with as little as 300 words.
- 2
Hear auditions
Real narrators record a sample from your story. You pick the voice your readers will hear.
- 3
Approve each batch
Your narrator records the episodes in batches. You listen to each batch and approve it, or ask for changes.
- 4
Release on your schedule
Pick a release day and each approved episode takes the next week. Your followers get an email every time one comes out.
Start free. Keep listening for less than a coffee.
Free
Anyone can press play on your first episode, right on your story's page. No account needed.
$0.99
Hooked readers can buy the next episode the minute it comes out.
$4.99 to $9.99
Every episode in the season, including the ones still to come. A season is up to 10 hours, priced by running time: $4.99 up to 3 hours, $7.99 up to 6, $9.99 up to 10. Listeners who buy early pay less.
Every sale is split the same way as our audiobooks.
40% to you, 40% to your narrator, 20% to us
Example: a $4.99 Season Pass brings in about $4.55 after card fees. About $1.82 of that is yours, on every pass.
80% to you, 20% to us
Example: the same $4.99 Season Pass pays you about $3.64. You paid your narrator up front, so they take no royalties.
Paid quarterly by PayPal, with our audiobook royalties. You keep every right to your story.
Real people who could read your story.
Every narrator is a real, vetted person. Tap a face to hear them. When you post your series, narrators like these audition for it, and you choose.
“I'm a narrator, and I built Academy Voices so writers get a real voice for their work and keep control of it. Story series are new, and I'm setting up each founding series myself, with you. If you write in episodes, I'd love to hear yours.”
One series fee. Two ways to pay your narrator.
Royalty share
Your narrator is paid out of sales instead of a fee. You get 40% of every sale, your narrator 40%, and us 20%.
Post your series freePay per finished hour
- Episodes come in batches of 5 or more.
- You pay for each batch when you approve it, at least $50.
- You get 80% of every sale. No royalties to the narrator.
- Pay over time with Klarna or Affirm.
Writing a full-length book instead? See the audiobook options.
Every episode read by a real person.
- Every narrator is a vetted, real person. We never use a computer-generated voice.
- You hear every batch before your listeners do.
Every series we make carries the Certified Human Voice™ badge.
Before you post
Give your readers a reason to come back every week.
Post your series free. One $150 fee covers up to 30 hours of episodes.
Post your series free