Digital Literature Ecosystem

Where stories find their second life in the digital age

We believe every story deserves to reach the world. Poddium is an AI-powered global distribution platform for digital literature, built on one idea: The Story of Everything. From public domain archives to immersive new narratives, we collect, elevate, and reimagine storytelling for readers everywhere.

Our products

Live

Librery

Public domain works, repackaged beautifully for the world. A curated archive that makes literary heritage accessible and elegant.

librery.poddium.com.au →

In development

Scriva

Indonesia's first web-based writing environment. A dedicated space for writers to create, draft, and develop their stories.

Coming soon

In development

podbuddy

A supportive community for writers with gamification, tipping, and tools that elevate the craft of storytelling.

buddy.poddium.com.au →

In development

Poddium

The final destination: a global platform for story distribution and immersive digital reading experiences.

Coming soon

About us

Building at the intersection of literature, AI, and culture

Poddium is a digital literature ecosystem with a global distribution mission. Founded in Jakarta and now operating with a base in Sydney, we are building the infrastructure for Indonesian and world literature to reach readers everywhere.

Jakarta to the world
Global distribution mission
2019
Founded in Jakarta
AWS + Microsoft
Startup program partners

Our journey

2
Grants secured

4
Products in development

3
University partnerships

2019
Founded
Poddium founded in Jakarta as a digital literature platform with a vision to distribute stories to the world.

2021
AWS Activate
Accepted into AWS Activate, providing cloud infrastructure credits to power Poddium’s growing platform.

2022
Microsoft Founders Hub
Accepted into Microsoft Founders Hub, further strengthening Poddium’s cloud and technology infrastructure.

2020-2022
Kedaireka
Secured Rp 1,5 M from Kedaireka Kemendikbudristek and established partnerships with Universitas Pancasakti Tegal and Universitas Negeri Surabaya.

2024
Macquarie University
Selected by Macquarie University Incubator as a resident startup. Through the PACE Arts and PACE IT programs, students contributed research on Librery, corpus development, and public domain literature.

2024-2025
Dana Indonesiana
Dana Indonesiana grant approved for LITA (Literatur Interaktif Terbuka Adaptif/Literary Interactive Tool and Adaptive), an AI-powered literary chatbot built on Indonesian public domain works.

What we do

Three pillars of everything we build

Every product, every research, every partnership at Poddium traces back to one of these three foundations.

01
Preservation

Digitising and conserving public domain literary works so they are never lost, always accessible, and free for everyone.

02
Cultivation

Building tools, communities, and ecosystems that nurture writers and help stories grow from idea to published work.

03
Distribution

Getting Indonesian and world literature into the hands of global readers, and creating pathways for writers to monetise their work.

Research

Curious Minds, Open Findings

At Poddium, we believe research belongs to everyone. Working alongside PACE interns from Macquarie University, we dig into the questions that matter to us, about literature, technology, and the stories that connect us. Everything we find, we share.

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PACE Arts · 2024

The Future of the Public Domain in Digital Literature

An exploration of how public domain works can be reimagined and redistributed in the digital age.

Read report →

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PACE Arts 2025

The Future of the Book: Formats, Immersion & Streaming Barriers

How digital formats are reshaping the reading experience, and what’s stopping books from being streamed like movies and music, across Australia and Indonesia.

Read report →

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PACE IT · 2025

Indonesian-Australian Literary Corpus Research

A study of shared literary heritage between Indonesia and Australia, mapping connections across languages and traditions.

Coming soon →

Partners

Publishing Partner

Aksarayana Digital Publishing

Aksarayana Digital Publishing began as one writer’s love for the written word. Founded by Arina, it is a small but purposeful home for Indonesian digital literature. As Poddium’s first publishing partner, Aksarayana shows that an independent publisher with heart can bring Indonesian stories to the world.

Contact

Get in touch

Have a question or want to collaborate? We would love to hear from you. Send us a message and we will get back to you shortly.

Location
8 Hadenfeld Avenue, Macquarie Park
Sydney NSW 2113, Australia
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Acknowledgement of Country

Poddium acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land where Poddium is situated, the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation, whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, the land since time immemorial.