Partner program

Apply for Platinum

Writing tools, communities, and platforms with an established author base can apply to start at Platinum (10%) immediately, without the usual tier progression. Individual authors don’t need to apply; just visit your referral page to get your invite link.

Individual vs. B2B

Individual authors

  • Start at Bronze (1%)
  • Advance by referring publishing writers
  • 3 qualifying → Silver (3%)
  • 5 → Gold (5%) · 10 → Platinum (10%)

B2B platforms (this form)

  • Start at Platinum (10%) immediately
  • Manual review by TeamLesh
  • Optional human-readable slug alias
  • Same dashboard as everyone else
Whose books will you be publishing?

0/5000

How it works: On approval your account is set to Platinum (10% revenue share). Authors who sign up via your referral link earn you 10% of their future chapter-unlock and audio revenue, permanently, from the platform’s share. Author payouts are always 70%; you’re paid from the remaining 30%.

If you produce books, you can also send finished manuscripts straight in through our publishing API. For books by writers you work with, you earn the same 10% on every title you bring; writers keep ownership and their consent is collected by us, not asserted by you. For books you own outright, you publish under your own imprint and take the 70% author share instead, because on those titles you are the author. Read how that works.

You’ll need to complete Stripe Connect Express onboarding within 90 days of approval to receive payouts. Earnings accrue from day one; Stripe Connect gates the transfer, not the accrual. Unverified balances are held for up to 180 days from approval, then forfeited per the partner terms.

To send this application, sign in or create a Novelmint account.

Approval switches that account to Platinum, and it is where your API tokens and earnings will live. It is free, and applying commits you to nothing.

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