PopCon Podcast Awards

The 7th Annual PopCon Podcast Awards will be hosted at our 11th PopCon Indy April 26 - 28th. Submissions are closed for our 2024 contest.

Podcast Awards Submission Criteria

We welcome all creators of podcasts to submit their work for our annual awards ceremony.

Podcast Awards

Podcast Awards Submission Criteria

We welcome all creators of podcasts to submit their work for our annual awards ceremony.

Please find submission criteria below

  • Must have published a minimum of five episodes.
  • Content to be submitted should be a single episode of your podcast from the last 12 months (specific timeframes are not exact in this, we trust those submitting that the content is recent).

As part of the application process we will need

  • Contact information
  • Genre category your podcast best fits
  • URL to your best episode
  • Permission to publish your submission
  • Permission to use audio from your submission during the awards ceremony as necessary

Awards Categories

Genre Awards (Pick your category when you submit)

  • Audio Drama
  • Paranormal
  • Video Games
  • Comic Books
  • Film & Television
  • Tabletop & Role Playing Games
  • Religion and Spirituality
  • Comedy
  • News (Politics, Current Events, Pop Culture)
  • True Crime & Investigative Journalism
  • Food & Beverage
  • Business, Marketing & Branded
  • Science and Technology
  • Health, Wellness, Medicine
  • Sports, Recreation
  • LGBTQ+
  • Family and Kids

Special Awards

The following awards will be determined by our judges.

AUDIO DRAMA SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Best Acted
  • Best Sound Design
  • Best Overall

Technical Awards

  • Best Intro
  • Best Editing/Mixing
  • Best Artwork

Top Awards

  • Best Overall Podcast
  • Best New Podcast