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Your story, told in episodes. Read by a real person.

Write on Wattpad, Royal Road, Substack, or wrote for Kindle Vella? A real narrator reads each episode, and listeners start free with Episode 1.

  • One $150 fee for the whole season.
  • Release a new episode every week, on the day you pick.
  • Still writing? Add episodes as you go.

10 Founding Series spots: the $150 fee is on us. Apply by Nov 30.

  • $150one series fee
  • FreeEpisode 1 for every listener
  • $0.99an episode, or a Season Pass
  • 100%read by real people
How it works

From your episodes to your listeners in four steps

  1. 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. 2

    Hear auditions

    Real narrators record a sample from your story. You pick the voice your readers will hear.

  3. 3

    Approve each batch

    Your narrator records the episodes in batches. You listen to each batch and approve it, or ask for changes.

  4. 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.

What your listeners pay

Start free. Keep listening for less than a coffee.

Episode 1

Free

Anyone can press play on your first episode, right on your story's page. No account needed.

One episode

$0.99

Hooked readers can buy the next episode the minute it comes out.

Season Pass

$4.99 to $9.99

Every episode in the season, including the ones still to come. $4.99 up to 10 episodes, $7.99 up to 25, $9.99 beyond.

What it costs you

One series fee. Two ways to pay your narrator.

Most series

Royalty share

$150One series fee for the season. Nothing else up front.

Your narrator is paid out of sales instead of a fee, so short episodes cost you nothing more as they come in.

Post your series free
Pay as you go

Pay per finished hour

$150 + from $50/hourYou set the narrator's rate.
  • Episodes come in batches of 5 or more.
  • You pay for each batch when you approve it, at least $50.
  • You keep everything the episodes earn.
  • Pay over time with Klarna or Affirm.

Writing a full-length book instead? See the audiobook options.

Founding Series · 10 spots

Looking for 10 writers for a limited series run.

Be one of our first ten story series, and your $150 series fee is on us.

Apply for a Founding Series spot

10 of 10 spots left. Apply by November 30.

Real people only

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.
Certified Human Voice Every series we make carries the Certified Human Voice™ badge.
Questions

Before you post

Have a big following? Email me and we'll plan your launch together. apica@academyvoices.com Anthony Pica, founder
Yes. Post the episodes you have. Your narrator records the next ones as you write them, and each batch goes out on your release schedule.
Yes. You keep the rights to your story. The audio series is one more way readers can find it, and a link to it is something you can share with your readers there.
In the Academy Voices store, on your story's own page, where anyone can play Episode 1 free. Readers who follow you get an email when each new episode comes out.
Whatever length you write. A 2,000-word episode is about 13 minutes of listening.
Ask for changes and say what to fix. The narrator fixes the episodes and sends them back, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
Kindle Vella closed in 2025. Your episodes are still yours, and they can come out here as an audio series.

Give your readers a reason to come back every week.

Post your series free. One $150 fee for the season.

Post your series free
Your story, in episodes. Post your series free
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