Fiction Podcast Weekly Issue 251: Fresh Fruit Fest & In The Dark deadlines approach, guidance from Proserpina Park, Podchaser's new charts hub, behind the scenes with Give Me Away, and more

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News, Roundups, and Announcements

Realm Selects Flightpath as Revenue Optimization Partner. Can global domination of the fiction podcast zeitgeist be far behind?
Podchaser's new podcast charts discovery hub is long overdue. To browse fiction podcasts, navigate through the FAQ to find "can I browse Apple charts and Spotify charts?" then go to the charts browse page and select "fiction" as the category.
Discovery Alert: Did you know The End has themed collections of completed audio fiction? Now you do.
Tribeca Audio Storytelling and Games announces their festival lineup, by Samantha Bergeson for IndieWire.
This just in from the department of No Kidding: YouTube Music Sucks for Podcasts by Nathan Drescher for Android Police. Come for the anti-corporate smack talk, stay for the sincerely heartfelt message about the beauty of podcast apps.
Click farmers rejoice! Spotify has left the IAB.
Crowdfunding: The Best of Men Series Two by Amy Boucher continues the story of dark Shropshire folklore begun in a two-part initial series.

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Creator Resources

Why Call To Actions Are Important to Audio Drama, from Residents of Proserpina Park
Shreya Sharma wraps up Marketing Lessons from Fiction Podcasts for Podcast Marketing Magic.
Podnews reports, "The Audio Drama Directory is 'an online resource with the goal of offering the most comprehensive listings of websites for audio drama enthusiasts.” New to us, it’s been running since last year."
Give Me Away's episode 1.5 from Season 2 is an interview with the show's creators, sharing interesting insights about how they wrote and directed the show.
University of Michigan Library's Guide to Podcasting and Audio Storytelling has some leads to pretty good resources
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Opportunities

In The Dark London and Transmission Roundhouse are teaming up once again to bring you “What’s New?” — a curation of audio works from new producers or established producers experimenting with new styles! The submission deadline is 17 May.
Casting Call: Bonestell Studios seeks VAs in the Los Angeles area for their sci-fi comedy adventure series.
Casting Call: Girls Night Out, Season 3, sci-fi series
The Fresh Fruit Festival wants very short scripts! Deadline: 30 April.
BBC Upload is open to submissions year round, provided you are a resident of the UK. Can't say they don't support emerging writers, huh?

Milestones & Debuts

The Reunion An aging Beatles fan returns to his former communist country to reunite the Beatles cover band of his youth and try to win back his first love.
Leah’s Gals is loosely based on King Lear and set in the present-day American South. Greed, lust, drugs, and Capodimonte combust in this low-rent, Southern-fried twist on a literary classic. Final episode released April 24.
The Numbers Station Leave the world behind and immerse yourself in the nebulous world of nightmares and hallucinations so similar to reality, but...not quiet. Not real enough.
The Scrying House, a mirage in the trees that residents of Cape Flattery can only whisper about. Join Margot Knight and some unexpected guests as she attempts to discover the secret of her late grandmother's estate...
Long Cat Media presents a new show, The Paper Witch.