Issue 248 of The Fiction Podcast Weekly: Autism Acceptance, Haven Chronicles, short audio pieces wanted, PR without social media

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News, Roundups, and Announcements

Happy Autism Acceptance Month! Girl Tales and Dorktales Storytime Podcasts Create Autistic Feminist Fairytale for Autism Acceptance Month.
Realm announces a brand new partnership with Austin Film Festival to sponsor the 2024 Fiction Podcast Competition.
Dan Misener of Bumper shares his thoughts on the MowPod Short cuts, shenanigans, and real audience growth.
Building A New Media Ecosystem Pour yourself a fresh cup before reading this. It's long and written by PhDs, about The Independent Media Initiative.
Podcast Movement is hosting meetups in Washington DC, New York, and Philadelphia this summer.
How we made an audio drama with a Hollywood legend, by Ultan Pringle. I'd hoped this would include some info about navigating SAG/AFRTA for indie podcasters; alas, no.
If you're a member of the IMDB Community Forums, this post asking that IMDB distinguish between audiobooks and audio drama may be of interest.

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Creator Resources

All Hear for April 2024 is ready for you.
RedCircle shares How To Break Into Apple Podcasts Collections.
Audio drama: The art of adaptation Ahead of his Bournemouth Writing Festival appearance, author and dramatist Brian Sibley talks about adapting classic fantasy for radio.
Best Podcast Tools of 2024: Make, Market, & Monetise Your Show by Matthew McLean
Elissa Craig shares performance stats in How Podcasters Are Using Audiograms to Share, Market, & Grow.
5 Tips for Promoting Audio Drama, by me

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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 deadline for submissions is Friday 17th May, 11:59 pm BST.
THE ECCO seeks 5-minute audio pieces on the theme, "Little Devils and Small Rebellions." Deadline: 11:59 pm CEST, April 21st 2024.
Audio Flux seeks 3-minute audio pieces with a pet protagonist by May 15, 2024.
Casting Call: Dying In Space With You. Listing expires 24 April.

Crowdfunding

The Haven Chronicles: Once More Against The Fray plunges listeners into the heart of cosmic suspense, following the crew of the H.E.P Point Advantage as they're unexpectedly summoned from their shore leave. Dispatched to investigate a mysterious distress signal from Haven, a distant colony, what awaits them is a conundrum of unsettling proportions: the colony's adults have vanished, leaving only teenagers in charge.

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