2024 PODCAST OF THE YEAR
A single-category podcast submission qualifies a show for a PODCAST OF THE YEAR award in the category selected and the overall prize of 2024 PODCAST OF THE YEAR. 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)
2023 PODCAST OF THE YEAR
FULL PODCAST TITLE: It’s Nice to Hear You
HOST: Heather Li
PODCAST LINK: https://www.itsnicetohearyou.com/
ARTS
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Diving for Pearls
HOST: Gina Nelson
PODCAST LINK: https://divingforpearls.buzzsprout.com/
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Authors Over 50 Podcast
HOST: Julia Brewer Daily
PODCAST LINK: https://www.authorsover50.com
BEST MALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST FEMALE HOSTED PODCAST
BEST MALE HOSTED PODCAST
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Metro-East Sports Podcast
HOST: Dave Lipe
PODCAST LINK: https://www.metroeastsportspodcast.com/
BUSINESS
BUSINESS
BEST MALE HOSTED PODCAST
FULL PODCAST TITLE: All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions
HOSTS: Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen
PODCAST LINK: https://art19.com/shows/all-else-equal
COMEDY
BUSINESS
COMEDY
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Let’s Get Haunted
HOSTS: Alyssa Terry, Natalia Strawn
PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-haunted/id1457775338
DRAMA
BUSINESS
COMEDY
FULL PODCAST TITLE: It’s Nice to Hear You
HOST: Heather Li
PODCAST LINK: https://www.itsnicetohearyou.com/
ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Let’s Get Haunted
HOSTS: Alyssa Terry, Natalia Strawn
PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-haunted/id1457775338
EDUCATION
ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
FULL PODCAST TITLE: buckleUp! podcast with Natalia Earle
HOST: Natalia Earle
PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckleup-podcast-with-natalia-earle/id1542649692?%20i=1000567454409
FICTION
ENTERTAINMENT
GAMES AND HOBBIES
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Campfire Radio Theatre
HOST: John Ballentine
PODCAST LINK: https://campfireradiotheater.podbean.com/
GAMES AND HOBBIES
GAMES AND HOBBIES
GAMES AND HOBBIES
FULL PODCAST TITLE: PlayersToo Podcast
HOSTS: Mark Henderson and Lewis Camley
PODCAST LINK: https://playerstoo.com/playerstoopodcast
KIDS AND FAMILY
GAMES AND HOBBIES
KIDS AND FAMILY
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Becoming Bully Proof
HOST: Rich Grogan
PODCAST LINK: https://www.audible.com/pd/Becoming-BullyProof-Podcast/B0BC4QW3SQ
LEISURE
GAMES AND HOBBIES
KIDS AND FAMILY
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Pioneering Today
HOST: Melissa K. Norris
PODCAST LINK: https://melissaknorris.com/podcast/
MUSIC
SCIENCE
SPORTS
SPORTS
SCIENCE
SPORTS
FULL PODCAST TITLE: Moment of Truth
HOST: James Nesbitt
PODCAST LINK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0cf9vkv
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
FULL PODCAST TITLE: The Sound of Science
HOSTS: Morgan L. McCorkle and Jenny R. Woodbery
PODCAST LINK: https://www.ornl.gov/podcasts/the-sound-of-science
2024 PODCAST OF THE YEAR
CHECK OUT OUR NEW LIST OF CATEGORIES!
OFFICIAL 2024 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
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
CRIME
TV AND FILM
**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 Deadline February 18, 2024
- Category Prizes and PODCAST OF THE YEAR AWARD announced March 10, 2024
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.