Independent publishing company
Podium Entertainment
Audiobook, Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Fiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Podium
Podium accepts approaches from authors and agents through the I'm an Author link on its site. Send links to your available work and social channels. The Los Angeles publisher focuses on science fiction, fantasy and romance in audio, ebook and print.
Podium is an audiobook and book publisher in Los Angeles, California. It calls itself a leader in science fiction, fantasy and romance. Podium Audio publishes audiobooks. Podium Publishing releases titles in ebook, audiobook and print, and Podium International publishes select authors in major international markets.
Authors can reach Podium through the I’m an Author link on its About page. If you are new to Podium, it asks you to send links to your available work and your social channels. Literary agents and managers are also welcome to submit. Narrators use a separate performer form.
What Podium is looking for
- Audiobook rights for science fiction and fantasy
- Romance in audio, ebook and print
- Authors with available work and an audience
- Submissions from authors, agents and managers
Publishes
- Audiobook
- Fantasy and Sci-Fi
- Fiction
- Romance
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Podium
From its own guidelines- Check that your work fits Podium, which focuses on science fiction, fantasy and romance.
- Gather links to your available books and your social channels.
- Use the I'm an Author link on Podium's About page to send them.
- If you have a literary agent or manager, they can submit for you.
Is Podium right for your book?
A good fit if
Podium suits science fiction, fantasy and romance authors, including those with self-published books, who want an audio publisher.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if your book is outside genre fiction or you have no finished work to show yet.
Podium imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Podium Audio | Yes | Audiobooks |
| Podium Publishing | Yes | Ebook, audiobook and print |
| Podium International | Not stated | Select authors in international markets |
Questions about Podium
Does Podium accept submissions from authors?
Yes. Podium invites authors to get in touch through the I'm an Author link on its About page. If you are new to Podium, it recommends sending links to your available work and your social channels. Literary agents and managers can submit too. Podium focuses on science fiction, fantasy and romance.
What does Podium publish?
Podium has three divisions and is strongest in science fiction, fantasy and romance. Podium Audio publishes audiobooks. Podium Publishing releases books in ebook, audiobook and print. Podium International publishes audio, digital and print titles for select authors in major international markets.
Where is Podium based?
Podium lists Los Angeles, California as its location on its About page. You can contact it from anywhere through the author link, so you do not need to be in California. Narrators who want to record for Podium use a separate performer form rather than the author route.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
