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The finalists for the Ignyte Awards have been announced, and PodCastle has been nominated for this prestigious accolade! PodCastle is a finalist in the Best Fiction Podcast category, as is our sister podcast Cast of Wonders! Additionally, our co-editor Shingai Njeri Kagunda’s Voodoonauts Summer Fellowship is nominated for THE COMMUNITY AWARD for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre. Congratulations all!

The Ignyte Awards both broaden and deepen the genre awards scene, including not only short story, novel, and art categories, but also awards for poetry, middle-grade, podcasts, and others — as well as two separate awards that celebrate contributions to genre in the pursuit of inclusiveness and equity. The Ignyte Awards reflect the business models, values, and imagination of the SFFH field, lighting a path of possibility for both new and veteran creators.

We’re excited and honored to be nominated alongside such an amazing group of diverse creators. 

Vote here! Voting for the 2024 awards will close August 31st, 2024 at 11:59PM EDT. This year’s winners will be announced on November 6th.

 

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The finalists for the 2024 British Fantasy Award have been announced, and PodCastle has been nominated in the Best Audio category!

The nominee list is bursting with incredible talent in every category, including our sister podcasts Cast of Wonders and  PseudoPod, also in the Audio category. We consider ourselves honored to appear alongside all of the incredible nominees and would like to extend their deep gratitude to PodCastle’s wonderful listeners, to the Escape Artists group of podcasts, and to the entire PodCastle team, past and present, who work tirelessly to bring you the best of fantasy fiction every week.