Pocket FM, the global audio series platform, will bring its ‘Writer Program’ at Jaipur Literature Festival, to be held between January 19 and 23, 2023 and onboard over 5000 writers.
The program will offer an opportunity to earn upto Rs.10 Lacs annually to the writers community for their original stories on Pocket Novel, the online reading platform by Pocket FM. Besides the earning opportunities, the writers will also have global exposure through Pocket FM’s international presence across 20 countries including the US.
Commenting on the writers program, Ashu Behl, SVP-Content & Strategy, Pocket FM said, “We believe that talents are there at every corner of the world, and it is important to identify these talents. Therefore, our writers’ program is an open stage for every aspiring writer and we encourage every writer to participate in this initiative and explore a new experience.”
Pocket FM, since 2018, has been a strong force in giving a new direction to entertainment. Today, audio series, a fictional long-form audio storytelling category created and nurtured by Pocket FM, are enjoying a better share in daily user/listener time spent than any other digital entertainment format. In 2022, Pocket FM witnessed over 45 billion minutes of content streaming, with a daily listener time spent clocking more than 110 minutes.
Pocket FM is partnering Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 with the objective to celebrate its 500,000 creator community in the storytelling ecosystem, and further its presence in strengthening its library, thus evolving as the powerhouse of entertainment.