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News, Roundups, and Announcements

• Congratulations to Sophie Crane, the new Executive Director and leader of "the next iteration of our organization: the Transom Story Lab." Find out more at The Unlocked Door.
• Seems as though almost everyone in the Audio Drama world is hopping over to BlueSky. I'm @lindsay1970.bsky.social. Please reach out and tell me who I should follow for the most important audio drama podcast news and information.
• ​Camlann hosts a listen-along marathon on Saturday, 30 November. "Tune in to our fundraising stream tomorrow from 2pm GMT for a chance to win one of nine Camlann posters, along with a bunch of other cool prizes!"
• ​Why Podcast Networks Should Buy These Independent Podcasts, by Frank Racioppi leans mostly on nonfiction shows, but the point remains. Also, he recommends The White Vault.
• Do you like Easter Eggs? Do you like Wooden Overcoats? Did your mom used to sneak veggies into milkshakes when you were a kid? The Audible Original version of Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles is loaded with TV celebrities, but it derives its excellence from the contributions of Beth Eyre and Andy Goddard. If you don't believe me, fight me.
• In Podcasts We Are Grateful For for Podcast Marketing Magic, Shreya Sharma writes, "Our audio companions walk us through a lot of things; bad times in the day, stormy times in our lives, and difficult times in our nations." This is a good reason to keep going. Somebody's got a long walk home, and they need your story.

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Creator Resources

• Free podcast hosting? Sign up with Captivate now and your hosting is free until March of 2025. Always read the terms and conditions.
• ​The Babylon Project, What I Learned About Storytelling from an RPG Sourcebook, by Matt Kelland
• ​Pro Storytelling Tip: How to Cut the BS, by Doug Fraser for Podcast Movement
• Danielle Desir Corbett's Substack lists grant opportunities for creative folks of all kinds. She's shared a list of discounts on products and services for podcasters.
• Updated: Podcast Media Kit Examples, Tips, & Resources: Amplify & Attract​

Opportunities

• ​Club Together Radio seek sound work from women, non-binary and gender-nonconforming artists. Pieces should be 10 minutes: composition, music, sounds or poetry. They also interview the artists about their piece. The show broadcasts in Berlin and Potsdam via Freies Radio Berlin Brandburg and Colaboradio. It is unpaid. Deadline: 3rd December.
• Casting Call: Mythos Anthology Podcast.
• Casting Call: Heartglass.
• ​Transom.org's Submit Your Work page is accepting submissions again.
• ​Tribeca Audio's Early Bird deadline for Audio Storytelling is 4 December.
• ​New Voices AMPLIFY is a marketing accelerator for independent, historically marginalized creators who have an existing podcast and are ready to take it to the next level. The program will equip independent audio makers with marketing and development skills to help their shows break through the noise. Deadline: 13 December.
• ​BBC Script Submissions Open Call - a call out for drama scripts from residents of the U.K., Channel Islands, Isle of Man, or Republic of Ireland. Deadline: 3rd December 12pm GMT.
• ​The Scene Podcast Call for Script Submissions - a call out for scripts from U.K. makers for 10-15 minute audio plays to be adapted with The Scene Podcast. Deadline: 31st December, which will be here before you know it.
• ​The Orchard Project Audio Lab supports projects focused on scripted audio storytelling. Deadline: 15 December.

Milestones & Debuts

• ​The King of The Thralls A Thrall known as Egbert is forced on a perilous journey through Dark Age England.
• ICYMI: Dracula: The Danse Macabre is out now. What's it about? It's flippin' DRACULA. Maybe you've heard of it.
• ​Mantelreef The Davis-Sullivan family returns to the Mother's hometown. The family realizes her hometown of Mantelreef is much more than normal.
• ​Bayou's Wrath Two sisters on a journey find they’ve inherited more than an ancestral home. They become heirs to a supernatural legacy when they relocate from Harlem, New York, to Natchez, Mississippi — just beyond The Devil’s Punchbowl.

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