Mar
9
Press Release
Platform Information
- Name: Stanza
- Website: stanza.ink
- Category: Social platform for literary arts
- Founded: 2026
- Price: Free
- Platforms: Web (app.stanza.ink), iOS and Android (coming soon), macOS and Windows (planned Q2 2026)
Core Features
Creation
- Text Composer — Standard (rich text WYSIWYG) and Advanced (plain text with line numbers and counts) modes
- Spoken Word Studio — Built-in recorder with waveform visualization, file upload, speech-to-text transcription
- Presentation — Custom background color, image (16:9), and ambient music per submission
- Metadata — Poetic form, style, tags, privacy level
Discovery
- The Stage — 4-tab personalized feed: For You, Following, Trending, Explore
- Search — Keyword (Typesense) + AI semantic search (pgvector, 768-dim embeddings)
- Community Page — Discover Circles, Lists, and platform activity
Engagement
- Reactions — Cheers (positive), Encores (strong positive, 5/month), Tomatoes (constructive)
- Structured Critiques — 9–10 scored dimensions with line/stanza/timestamp annotation
- Threaded Comments — Nested replies on submissions
Social
- Following & Friends — Follow system with approval gate and friend lifecycle
- Multiple Profiles — Up to 3 personas per account
- Privacy — 5-tier: Public, Followers, Friends, Circle, Private
- Notifications — Push + in-app, 15+ types, per-category customization
Organization
- Reading Lists — Curated collections with sharing permissions (view/edit/add)
- Inner Circles — Private groups with roles, entry controls, and members-only feeds
Upcoming Features (2026)
- Organizations — Official presences for publishing houses, literary magazines, and schools
- Live Performances — Virtual open mics and real-time spoken word events
- Desktop Apps — Native macOS and Windows via Flutter
- Discover Page — Curated picks, trending poets, rising voices
- User Themes — Custom visual styling per submission
Contact
Press inquiries: press@stanza.ink
General inquiries: hello@stanza.ink
Media Contact
press@stanza.ink