Help Storytellers. Tell Stories.
We’re dedicated to supporting authors and listeners as they embrace the era of Spoken storytelling.
We help writers to easily self-publish, share, and monetize audio of their written work. At the same time, Spoken provides a new kind of network for readers to discover, stream, and support the writers they love. Spoken celebrates writers and readers who love to listen.
Writer’s Tool.
Wildly talented world-builders and wordsmiths are everywhere. From fanfics to wikis, creatives are sharing their incredible work with vibrant communities. But writers and readers rarely have access to audio for these works. Spoken democratizes access to narration.
Spoken Studio™ breathes new life into the written word. It helps authors take advantage of the latest AI technology, making it easier than ever to put words to work. Studio classifies written work, produces incredible multi-character narration, and helps to publish the audio to Spoken — all without sacrificing creative rights.
Spoken makes streaming and getting paid for written work more accessible than ever. And with our unique social capabilities, writers not only build their own library, but personal brand as well. We can’t wait to see what the indie writers of the world create.
Power to the self-publisher.
Unspoken. Until Now.
For the first time ever, an author can easily create a quality, novel-length, multi-cast audiobook in the time it takes to order a pizza. For the cost of the pizza.
Spoken Studio is the first purpose-built workflow empowering authors breaking the sound barrier.
Spoken deeply analyzes each work and character to surface, or design from scratch, the perfect voices. These voices, whether of voice actors or character-generated, are used to craft the perfect single or multi-cast narration. Once a project is narrated, intelligent mastering and publishing tools make distribution a breeze.
After a perfect narration is published, an author can elect to take their project with them to use however they’d like.
Audio has never been this easy.
Readers Rule.
Listening is the new reading, and more people are doing it every day.
Traditional written-word media platforms marginalize independent writers with complicated or non-existent royalty or payment models. At the same time, they fail readers who prefer to listen.
On the audio side, streaming media platforms fall short on rewarding creativity in short-form writing, both for publishers and listeners.
Spoken fixes that. Our platform puts audio first, welcoming diverse communities of writers and readers who love to listen. With powerful community design, delightful user experience, and next-level discovery, Spoken makes it easier than ever to get lost in this bold new world of storytelling. All while supporting the author community that brings it to life.
All you have to do is listen.
Listening Is
Believing Is
Listening Is Believing Is
On a windswept seaside bench, two strangers find solace in shared grief, discovering the healing power of love, memory, and resilience.
A demon hunter risks their soul to close a Hell Mouth and save a family from darkness in this pulse-pounding supernatural tale.
On a dying moon colony, love and sacrifice intertwine when a bio-engineer’s radical transformation holds the key to humanity’s survival.
Pay the Penmen.
There really isn’t a great, rewarding payment model for dedicated independent author-preneurs. We understand that self-published authors are charged not only with managing their written craft, but the pressures of building and managing their business as well.
So we invented the Spoken Affinity Model™ and the Unified Content Network for ultimate flexibility. After our beta, authors will be able to build the Spoken revenue strategy that works best for them, and serve them all across one network.
Free Streaming
Great for brand-building, discovery on network, sharing teasers, and for shorter works.
Network Sale
Great for masterpieces, multi-novel sagas, and bundles. Supported both on Spoken, or from an author’s own storefront.
Spoken Affinity Subscription
The Spoken Affinity Model means that 50% of all subscription revenue will go back to the authors who publish under this model. Unlike other unlimited streaming platforms, payment is based directly on the proportion of time a listener spends with an author’s work instead of a play count across all authors on the network.
This versatile payment model makes it easy for readers to support the writers they love, while finally, fairly, rewarding authors for their work, on their own terms.
Riches to the Writers.
Join the Spoken Beta.
Spoken is a unique platform. We combined familiar elements of social, community, and streaming apps with cutting-edge creative tools, including responsible AI analysis and advanced voice technology.
We haven’t seen anything like it before. We want to do it right. And we’d love your help.
The Beta is free for all users, including those who want to use Spoken Studio. As a small bootstrapped startup, we need to minimize excessive use of the more expensive technology functions. Therefore, you’ll need to request access to Spoken Studio to publish your work. Our team will review your request and get you started within 24 hours.
The Spoken Chronicle
Use your words.
Trying new things is better with friends! We’ve set up a Subreddit and Discord server for feature requests, help, sharing work, and community updates.
By Storytellers. For Storytellers.
We believe that giving voice to writing isn’t just for those with resources to create elaborate productions or patience to navigate complex publishing hoops. Spoken was created by a small team of storytellers based in Portland, Oregon who believe in empowering self-publishers.
