CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS!
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
$39.00
A single-category podcast submission qualifies a show for a Podcast of the Year award in the category selected. A full list of categories is available below or on page 3 of the entry form.
$39 per podcast/per category
(Example: One podcast in two categories equals $78.00--requires separate $39 transactions)
Deadline to Enter--February 19, 2023
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
OFFICIAL CATEGORIES
ARTS
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST MALE HOSTED PODCAST
BUSINESS
COMEDY
DRAMA
ENTERTAINMENT
EDUCATION
FICTION
GAMES AND HOBBIES
GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH
HISTORY
KIDS AND FAMILY
LEISURE
LGBTQ
MUSIC
POLITICS AND NEWS
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
SCIENCE
SPORTS
SPORTS (FANTASY)
TECHNOLOGY
TRUE CRIME
TV AND FILM
**THE INAUGURAL AMERICANWRITINGAWARDS.COM PODCAST OF THE YEAR AWARD**
The Podcast of the Year award was created as a means to recognize excellence in independent podcasting. The award is international and open to all shows regardless of country of origin or language (non-English speaking podcasts must be transcribed or translated into English).
Official Award Timeline
- Registration Period, August 1, 2022 -February 19, 2023
- Category Prizes announced March 5, 2023
- PODCAST OF THE YEAR AWARD announced March 12, 2023
The Podcast of the Year committee and judges reserve the right to disqualify any show they feel violates the spirit of the Awards. The Podcast Awards committee's decision on disqualification will be final. A disqualified show can appeal disqualification in writing within 48 hours to info@americanwritingawards.com. Disqualification will result in the forfeiture of the registration fee.
The Awards committee reserves the right to disqualify any show on the grounds of hate speech and or violence. While we strongly support freedom of speech we will not tolerate hate speech and or violence against others.
NOMINATION RULES AND ELIGIBILITY
EASY 2-STEP PROCESS FOR REGISTERING:
1. PROCESS ENTRY FEE ONLINE.
2. SEND FILLED-OUT ENTRY FORM TO INFO@AMERICANWRITINGAWARDS.COM
Any show podcasting on or before REGISTRATION DEADLINE with a minimum of 10 published episodes or a documentary series under 10 episodes is eligible to register for the Podcast of the Year.
Submitted Podcasts must have a publicly accessible RSS feed that can be followed/subscribed to.
- Any show wishing to be eligible to be nominated can register via the steps described on the entry form until the nomination closing date and pay the $39 registration fee. Registrations are non-refundable for any reason but shows can be asked to be moved to a different category prior to the judging deadline.
- Shows can register in as many appropriate categories as they want. Each category registration is a separate fee. Just make sure your show is appropriate for each category.
- Shows that do not register are not eligible to participate. A third party can register a show on behalf of another podcast. The registration fee is non-refundable.
