Storyrat
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For Writers
Storyrat is an open platform for short fiction writers. Submit your story as text or audio — we handle narration, publishing, and distribution. You earn a share of the monthly subscriber pool for every qualifying listen.
What You Earn
Your share of the monthly listener pool is weighted by how you submit and how many people listen.
Upload your own MP3 or WAV narration. Your voice, your performance — you earn the higher tier for bringing the story to life yourself.
Paste your text and we handle full audio production on our end. Focus on writing, let us handle the rest.
A “listen unit” is earned each time a subscriber reaches 70% of your story (1.0 unit) or 30% (0.5 units). Units × your revenue tier = your weighted share of the monthly pool.
The Process
Upload an MP3/WAV recording or paste your text. Add a title, genre, and any original publication credit. Submissions are reviewed within 5 business days.
Our team reviews every submission for quality and fit. Once approved, we handle full audio production and publish your story to the platform.
Listeners who reach 70% of your story earn you 1 full unit in the monthly pool. Reach 30% and you earn 0.5 units. Payments from $10 via bank transfer, paid monthly.
Questions
Horror, mystery, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, adventure, drama, and flash fiction. We review each submission individually — if it tells a compelling story, we want to hear it.
We target 5–15 minutes of audio. For text submissions that translates roughly to 800–2,500 words. Series submissions are welcome — each episode is treated individually.
No. You can submit text only and we'll handle full audio production on our end. If you record your own audio, you earn a higher revenue tier (40% vs 30%).
Earnings accumulate in your author dashboard. Once your unpaid balance reaches $10 you can request a payout. We process bank transfers manually within 5 business days.
Yes. You retain full copyright. By submitting you grant Storyrat a non-exclusive licence to publish and distribute the audio on the platform. You can request removal at any time.
Yes, as long as you hold the rights. Add the original publication credit during submission and we'll display it on the story page.
Create your author account, submit your first story, and start earning from every listen. It takes less than 10 minutes to apply.
Apply as an AuthorQuestions? authors@storyrat.com