Audio Fiction week
Acast’s Audio Fiction Week is an initiative designed to spotlight fiction creators in the podcasting space. Put together to align with World Audio Drama Day on October 30th, this initiative will consist of an array of events, all with fiction podcasters at the core.
Here's an overview of all the initiatives we are running across podcasts and Acast’s own channels. Keep an eye on this page throughout the week for updates as episodes go live.
Shout out your favorite fiction podcasts on social using #AcastAudioFictionWeek.
Acast’s Audio Fiction Week is an initiative designed to spotlight fiction creators in the podcasting space. Put together to align with World Audio Drama Day on October 30th, this initiative will consist of an array of events, all with fiction podcasters at the core.
Here's an overview of all the initiatives we are running across podcasts and Acast’s own channels. Keep an eye on this page throughout the week for updates as episodes go live.
Shout out your favorite fiction podcasts on social using #AcastAudioFictionWeek.
Creepy x The Hotel
Creepy and The Hotel and two of the spookiest podcasts out there. On October 30th, they’ll release an episode in collaboration.Listen on October 30th
Listen nowSCP Archives x Scare You To Sleep
SCP Archives joins forces with Scare You to Sleep to tell you about the terrifying events of...October 32nd. What is that? You’ll just have to listen to find out.Listen on October 30th
http://play.acast.com/scp-archivesAs part of AFW, we wanted to bring some valuable writing to new and existing podcasters alike. We worked to put together blog posts on some of the most in-demand topics, ranging from show growth to ad sales to data analysis. Check them out below.
Fiction Podcasts: Inspiring Indies
+Written by: Pacific Obidiah
Kicking off the week, we have the creator of SCP Archives (and many other shows!), Pacific Obidiah, giving us their favorite indie fiction podcasts.
Fiction Podcasting by the Numbers
+Written by: John Harris & Mike Wood
In this blog post, we’ll give you all the the numbers you could have asked for. What types of audiences are listening to fiction podcasts? How often do listeners engage? Do seasonal or ongoing shows perform better? This blog has everything you could have wanted.
Check back for the link later this week!
Ads in Audio Dramas – How to make ads so good your listeners won’t want to skip
+Written by: Becky Celestina in conversation with Creepy creator, Jon Grilz
Making ads people want to listen to is a delicate art. In this blog, we talk to the best of the best so you know all the secrets.
Check back for the link later this week!
How to go from 0 to millions – Growth Strategies for Fiction Podcasts
+Becky Celestina in conversation with Callum Dougherty, Chief Marketing Officer for Rusty Quill, the home of The Magnus Archive. There’s a huge range of fiction podcasts out there, but how do you find an audience?
Check back for the link later this week!
Bonus Episodes
Wolf 359
A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the final episode of Wolf 359, featuring interviews with its cast and crew and audio from the studio recording sessions for Brave New World.
I Love Lucifer
Susie and Don discuss some of the sound design challenges they faced while producing their comedy/horror “I Love Lucifer”, as well as the scene they believe makes podcast history.
Hello Humans (Definitely Human Heroes Series)
Having now completed two of their three noble deeds, heroic Knights Gorvenal and Lucian find themselves in a dark and presumably treacherous wood, on the trail of an old and presumably wicked witch.
Oblivity (Definitely Human Heroes Series)
Following a raging storm, the heroic cyborg Lowell wakes on a distant land. To return to his comrades, he must navigate the perilous Corri-Dor, facing gods, monsters and death itself.
Gather The Suspects (Definitely Human Heroes Series)
Not all heroes wear capes… sometimes they wear fake moustaches too. When a power cut puts a birthday party in the building at risk, Jack, Kara and Geraint set out to save the day.
Desperado (Definitely Human Heroes Series)
It’s been 2 months since Samar started training Elio. Now’s the time for him to go on his first hunt...
Feature Columns Item heading The Other Stories Presents: The Witching Hour
We’re running an entire week of bonus episodes from the 25th-31st. It’s a serialized story we’re calling The Witching Hour.
If I Go Missing The Witches Did It
To quote Gabourey Sidibe “It’s officially Spooky Season”. This special bonus episode features a conversation between If I Go Missing the Witches Did It writer Pia Wilson and intuitive and Saved by the Spell host, Marcella Kroll. Find out more about Pia’s fascinating spiritual journey, which involves tarot, a family history of mediums, and of course learn more about how it all came together writing If I Go Missing the Witches Did It.
Give Me Away
A conversation between the writer Mac Rogers and the director Jordana Williams, on how they create shows together, both for the stage and for the ears.
The Offensive
Creators of The Offensive Adam Jarrell and Joel Emery are taking listeners behind the scenes of the hit mockumentary with a “Making of...” episode, featuring plenty of familiar voices from the cast.
The Skeleton Crew
In this Halloween and Acast Audio Fiction Week Special Presentation - our cast of Players find themselves assembled together as a seasoned Paranormal investigation team of quirky individuals, with dozens of successful paranormal investigations under their belts. They find their newest gig has summoned them to a distant and secluded gated community known as Black Willow. There, the entire population has recently suffered a paranormal experience so profound, they’ve pooled their funds together straight away to hire the best. Fascinated by the prospect of a mass haunting, The Skeleton Crew gears up and heads out, confident that this job is like any other.
Nine to Midnight
Nine to Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between nine podcasts produced by Harlan Guthrie. On the eve of Halloween, nine storytellers make their way to an abandoned asylum to share their terrifying truths about the darkness that exists around them. As the tales unfold, each more visceral than the last, the nine may just discover that it is not the waking world to fear, but the horrors that lay within.
Derivative Rights - Kim Yau
Kim Yau, Literary Manager at Echo Lake Entertainment speaks with Acast’s Content Development Manager Grace Ross about derivative rights and scripted podcasts. Learn what to do with your IP through this informative interview for Acast’s Audio Fiction Week.
Watch nowDerivative Rights - Sean Williams
Acast’s Grace Ross chats with Sean Williams (Co-Founder of Gideon Media) on Derivative Rights & Scripted Podcasts: What to Do with Your IP?
Watch nowOther Spotlight Creators