Narrators

We look and listen for good people and good voices!

We work with professional narrators, passionate parents, dedicated teachers and inspiring children* who make stories exciting and educationally effective through their vibrant voices and clear pronunciation. We prefer native speakers so learners can listen to the best examples of languages and dialects.

We also welcome organizations dedicated to preserving language and cultural heritage.

*Children must have the consent of their parents or legal guardian to become a Storyteller, earn money as a Storyteller and be presented on the Storytime platform and other Storytime channels.

Our Storytellers support our educational and cultural missions to help people and communities around the world - and people should know that!

We proudly include full attribution for your contributions on every story page and present your work on social media so you gain professional recognition in your community. In addition, we offer a free Storyteller profile page with your picture, bio and relevant web links so you can gain more fans and potentially clients!*

*We respect your privacy and offer the option to be an anonymous Storyteller. The ability to create a profile, add individual elements to your profile and have your work shared on social media and other channels is optional.

Join our Global Storyteller Network and become a partner for future work!

We like to work with great people we can trust and offer continuous work opportunities and bonuses to our long-term Storyteller partners as we grow and develop more content. We typically produce at least 10 new stories per language every month.

Be the first to share your culture and language with learners around the world! We launch a language once at least 50 stories are narrated and translated. Help us find stories from your culture or translate stories from other cultures into your language.

*Narrators can earn extra by helping us translate AND early narrators earn more through royalies because their narrations are the first to be published.

For a limited time, we offer narrators the opportunity to earn more income long-term through attractive royalties above industry standards. Every time somebody reads a story you narrated, you will earn $0.0050 for 3 years after its publication. Remember, the stories are typically short and children read them very fast. 

For example: Sofia narrates 10 stories and 1,000 children read them every month. Sofia earns $50 monthly ($600 yearly). After 3 years, Sofia has earned $1,800 ($180 per story).

*More Storytime users means more royalties. Share your Stories with your community on social media to earn more.

If you prefer to earn money faster, we typically offer $5 - $10 per story narration. You can also earn extra by first translating a story into your language before your narrate. Complete payment is sent after completion and acceptance of the narrations. 

With a hybrid structure, we combine the royalty and fixed rate structures so you can earn faster short-term and more money long-term.

For example: Sofia narrates 10 stories. She prefers to earn a 50% royalty at $0.0025 and 50% fixed-rate at $5. After completion, Sofia earns $50 in fixed-rate earnings. When the stories are published, 1,000 children read them every month and Sofia earns $25 monthly ($300 yearly). After 3 years, Sofia has earned an extra $90 per story.

Many people and organizations offer to share their culture, language and talents with learners around the world for free. We are grateful for the passion and generosity of volunteers and recognize them with a special badge on their profiles.