Welcome to ArewaPen: Read, Write, Earn
ArewaPen is a creative publishing platform built specifically for Northern Nigerian and African storytellers and readers. The idea behind it is simple: writers deserve a direct path between their craft and their audience—no middlemen, no Lagos gatekeepers, no sharing chapters in WhatsApp groups for free forever.
What ArewaPen is for readers. If you love stories—Hausa romance, Northern thrillers, cultural drama, audio fiction—ArewaPen gives you a single place to find and follow them. You can browse the public library at arewapen.com/public/home without creating an account, read free chapters, and get a feel for authors whose writing resonates with you. When you register (it is free and takes two minutes), you unlock cross-device progress sync, a personal library, and the ability to purchase paid chapters directly.
What ArewaPen is for writers. If you write, ArewaPen gives you the tools to publish serialised books in chapters, set your own prices, and earn directly from readers who love your work. The revenue split is 70% to you and 30% to the platform. You control which chapters are free (to attract readers) and which are paid (to earn). The minimum withdrawal is ₦500, and payouts are processed to your bank account within 48 hours.
How publishing works in practice. Writers draft chapters in the built-in editor, add a cover image, choose a language and genre, then publish. Each chapter can be individually set as free or paid. You can update future chapters without affecting already-purchased ones—this is important for maintaining trust with your paying readers. Once published, your book appears in discovery feeds and can be shared via a public link that works without login.
What makes ArewaPen different. Most publishing infrastructure was built for a different kind of writer—one already embedded in formal literary networks. ArewaPen is purpose-built for the writer who built an audience on WhatsApp, who writes in Hausa as naturally as in English, and who wants sustainable income from their craft without giving up ownership or creative control. The platform supports both written and audio stories, and offers analytics so you can see how your chapters perform over time.
Ready to start? Readers: explore the public library. Writers: open the creator at /create and draft your first chapter today.