Get Featured on Rorotoko

Rorotoko is a curated space for ideas.

Since 2008, the platform has published short, focused interview threads with authors, scholars, scientists, artists, and creators whose work expands how we think about the world. Each feature invites readers into the central ideas behind a book, project, artwork, or line of research.

We are always interested in discovering thoughtful voices and original work.

Although we curate the work of authors featured, we are also opened to sponsored or partnership features. If you have recently published a book, completed a major creative project, or are engaged in work that deserves wider intellectual attention, we invite you to apply for a Rorotoko feature.

Submissions may be made by authors and creators directly, or by representatives such as publishers, publicists, galleries, museums, or agents submitting on their behalf.

What a Rorotoko Feature Looks Like

A Rorotoko feature is a short, structured interview thread that explores the central ideas behind your work.

Features typically include:

  • A curated interview about your book, research, art, or other creative project
  • Dedicated Rorotoko feature page including your interview thread and a brief profile
  • Promotion through our site and social channels
  • Permanent placement in the Rorotoko archive of interviews
  • Choice of publication date
  • Inclusion on the monthly newsletter
  • Interviews are lightly edited for clarity and consistency while preserving the author’s voice.

Who reads Rorotoko?

Our readers include academics, writers, students, artists, and intellectually curious readers from around the world. Rorotoko interview threads appear across the platform as part of our ongoing archive of conversations with thinkers, creators, and authors.

Rorotoko is an independently run editorial platform. Supported placements help sustain the platform’s editorial work and long-term archive.

How the Application Process Works

  1. Submit an application describing your work.
  2. Application review takes approximately one week.
  3. If accepted, you will receive:
    • a short feature agreement, and
    • a payment link for your selected feature placement.
  4. Applications are reviewed for editorial fit. If accepted, you will receive a short feature agreement and a payment link for your selected placement.

Thread Placement Options

We offer four placement levels depending on the visibility you would like for your feature.

Supported Thread

(A simple way to share your ideas on Rorotoko)

$149

A standard Rorotoko interview thread displayed as a card on the homepage directly below the most recent interviews. The card links to the dedicated page where the full interview thread appears in the same format as all interviews in the Rorotoko archive, labeled as a "Supported Thread". Visually, it appears in the same format as other interview cards on the homepage.

Includes:

  • Dedicated interview page
  • Home page visibility for one day
  • Permanent inclusion in the Rorotoko archive
  • Choice of publication date

Featured Thread

(Most popular)

$249

A standard Rorotoko interview thread published as a card on the homepage, appearing just below the most recent interviews. The card links to a dedicated profile page, where the full interview thread is presented. The format will match all interviews in the Rorotoko archive and will be labeled as a “Featured Thread.” Visually, it appears in the same format as the "tomorrow thread" feature on the homepage.

Includes:

  • Dedicated interview page
  • Home page visibility for three days
  • Permanent inclusion in the Rorotoko archive
  • Choice of publication date

Spotlight Thread

(Prominent homepage placement)

$349

A featured interview thread with enhanced visibility that sits right below the cover feature of the day on the homepage.

Includes:

  • All standard feature benefits
  • Prominent placement near the top of the Rorotoko homepage
  • Home page visibility for three days
  • Choice of publication date

Cover Thread

(Signature placement)

$999

Our highest-visibility feature.

Includes:

  • All Spotlight benefits
  • Primary placement as the Rorotoko cover page for one day
  • Highlighted as a Partnered Cover Thread
  • The feature will rotate as a previous interview on the homepage for three additional days.
  • Choice of publication date

Optional Add-Ons

Additional promotional and interview options are available:

  • Social Media Promotion — $50
    Your feature will also be shared across Rorotoko’s social media channels.
  • Newsletter Placement — $75
  • Zoom Interview & Edited Transcript — $300
    Instead of submitting written responses, you may opt for a recorded Zoom conversation. The interview will be transcribed and professionally cleaned for publication.

Who Should Apply

We welcome applications from authors, artists, scholars, and creators working on thoughtful and intellectually engaging projects. Submissions may be made directly by creators or by publishers, publicists, galleries, museums, or other representatives submitting on their behalf.

  • Nonfiction authors
  • Fiction writers
  • Scholars and researchers
  • Artists and creative practitioners
  • Journalists, editors, and essayists
  • Independent creators working on thoughtful work

Both emerging and established voices are encouraged to apply.

If your work engages with ideas, culture, history, science, literature, or the arts, it may be a good fit for Rorotoko.

For publishers, museums, galleries, research institutes, or cultural organizations interested in partnerships or series placements, please contact us to request the Rorotoko media kit: r@rorotoko.com

To apply, please complete the application form here