Tale Foundry

Tale Foundry is a YouTube show created by writer/director Benjamin (Benji) Cook, (born ) that explores fiction inspiration and writing craft through analysis and storytelling. The show started as a one man effort until Benji began building a team with the hopes to produce regular Tale Foundry episodes.
== The Team ==
The Tale Foundry team as of September 19th, 2023.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14036624/ — Tale Foundry IMDb
* Bazz Bartlett — Sound Mixer
* Benjamin Cook — Director, Showrunner, Writer, Voice Actor
* Alexander Cuenin — Editor, Animator
* Rachel Doud — Packaging (Thumbnail) & Asset Artist
* Austin Elizabeth Gaines — Social Media Manager & Former Writer
* Becca Ghusn — Researcher & Writer
* Kat Healy — Researcher & Writer
* Abbie Norton — Art Director & Asset Artist
==Awards==
In 2018, Tale Foundry was co-nominated for a , in the Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast category.
==Other Information==
Benji grew up as a Mormon. He is 6'4".
Before starting Tale Foundry, Benji "had a vague idea what [he] wanted to do with it." It was intended to be an outlet.
On his second channel, he uploads Writing Group videos. He picks a prompt, to which viewers can respond, and receive feedback on their writing. Submissions are read out on a Twitch livestream.
==Subscriber Milestones==
*3,000 subscribers: July 16, 2016
*10,000 subscribers: April 18, 2017
*20,000 subscribers: April 27, 2017
*50,000 subscribers: June 3, 2017
*70,000 subscribers: December 18, 2017
*100,000 subscribers: February 17, 2018
*300,000 subscribers: November 9, 2021
*500,000 subscribers: August 29, 2022Apparently half a million people really care about nerdy robits. Tale Foundry — Twitter (August 29, 2022)
==References==
Category:Book-narrating YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015