Issue 284 of The Fiction Podcast Weekly is brought to you by 26 Fascinating Facts About Sound: it's Not Audio Only!

To celebrate our favorite medium, Katie Paterson has pulled together 26 Fascinating Facts about Sound, that might change how you think about your next podcast recording. Go get 'em, Tiger!

News, Roundups, and Announcements

• Congratulations to Skadi's Symphony: their piece Scapegoat won the gold award for the Silver Sound Inc. Biannual Sonic Dash for winter 2025. "Their tale of Billy the Goat and his troubled handler Xerxes lit up the judges' imaginations!"
• Congratulations to the 2024 winners of The Audio Fiction World Cup!
• Roundup: Evo Terra, curator of The End, shares The Best Audio Fiction Shows Completed In 2024.
• ​The Cambridge Geek has created an Audio Fiction namespace. Currently in alpha, the announcement says, "Obviously, the value of this namespace only comes about if I can convince podcast apps and similar to start interpreting it. That's going to be an ongoing effort. If you think you can help convince people, feel free!"

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Creator Resources

• Another year, another update: Podcast Events in 2025: Your Ultimate Conference Calendar is refreshed for the new year. What big events should I include for the Audio Drama and Fiction podcasting crowd? Let us know!
• Lauren Shippen shares a reel on Instagram: "Start an audio drama! use these free resources! get your story out there!"
• There's a new YouTube channel called The Audio Drama Lab. I'm not sure if they know about the previous Audio Drama Lab.
• ​Help 11th Hour Audio Shape The Future of Audio Drama Creation Take the quick survey and get a free sound effect pack!
• ​Gabriel Urbina will teach writing classes in February- get it while you can.
• I was today years old when I learned about Freakshow Industries, who make plugins for the end times, and I thoroughly enjoy their je ne sais quois.

Opportunities

• ​Content is Queen's 2024 Micro-Grants for Podcasters applications close on the 17th of January.
• January 12 is the Early Bird deadline for NJ Web Fest.
• Casting Call: The Grimoire Diaries.
• Casting Call: Before I Forget (Again).
• Casting Call: Lourdes Miracle Story.
• Casting Call: Crush Depth.
• Casting Call: The Magnus Protocol, Season 2.

Milestones & Debuts

• ​Surrender Not the Flame ends Season 1 with high stakes and a shocking twist. Set in 1347 during the Black Death, this speculative fiction blends suspense, philosophy, and medieval lore. The finale thrills and sets the stage for Season 2!
• ​Monster World The Monster World Agency is charged with a simple mission: protect the world’s all-too-real cryptids by keeping them out of public view. Unfortunately, good agents are hard to find.
• ​True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cernak Nathan Heller, a former cop-turned-private eye, comes between gangsters Al Capone and Frank Nitti over the murder of Chicago's mayor, Anton Cermak.

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