🚀Celebrating Audio Excellence: Pay What You Can for Awards Entry

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AudioUK is delighted to be joining forces with Amazon Music & Wondery once again on the Audio Production Awards’ Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free entry to the awards and to the ceremony, for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints.

The Audio Production Awards are sponsored by Audible and organised by AudioUK, the trade body which provides business support and growth to people who make podcasts, radio and audiobooks.

The Awards, now in their fourteenth year, recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement in audio production across a huge range of audio content: podcasts, audiobooks, sound design, radio, presenting; and are open to talent across the UK.

Entry Information

The Awards are opening for entry earlier this year so applicants will have 12 weeks to enter instead of 9 as in previous years.

Early Bird entry fee is frozen at 2018’s prices of £35+VAT for AudioUK Members and £45+VAT for non-members, and will run for 5 weeks until Wednesday 31st July at 9am. From then on, the standard entry fee will be £50+VAT for AudioUK Members and £60+VAT for non-members until the final deadline on Wednesday 11th September at 2pm (please note: there will be no late extension to the entry deadline).

TO ENTER plus all category descriptions, eligibility criteria, and further details, click here: tinyurl.com/APAs-2024

Key Dates:

• Entry opens: Monday 17th June 12PM (12 weeks)

• Early Bird entry fee: Mon 17th June – Wednesday 31st July 9AM (5 weeks)

• Standard entry fee from Thursday 1st August

• Final deadline: Wednesday 11th September 2PM. (Please note there will be no extension of the entry deadline)

• Shortlist announced & event tickets on sale: Monday 21st October

• Awards Ceremony at the BFI, London, Southbank: Wednesday 20th November

• Winners Published: Thursday 21st November

Audio Production Awards - Categories for 2024:

1. Best Arts & Culture Producer

2. Best Audiobook Producer

3. Best Comedy Producer

4. Best Drama & Fiction Producer

5. Best Ensemble Cast

6. Best Entertainment Producer

7. Best Factual/Documentary Producer

8. Best Lifestyle & Society Producer  

9. Little Ears Producer

10. Best Music Producer

11. Best Narrator

12. Best New Producer

13. Best New Voice

14. Best News & Current Affairs Producer

15. Best Presenter/Host

16. Best Sonic Branding Producer

17. Best Sound Design Producer

18. Best Sports Producer

19. Grassroots Production Award

20. The Sustainability & Climate Award

21. Producer of the Year

22. Publisher or Network of the Year

23. Production Company of the Year

Plus the special AudioUK Award.

All category descriptions and eligibility criteria can be found here:

tinyurl.com/APAs-2024

Sponsors:

We’re grateful to all our sponsors this year including our headline sponsor Audible. We also have support from BBC Sounds, BetterHelp, Everybody Media, Great Big Story, Morley Radio, Sue Terry Voices and The Podcast Show.

Media Partners:

We’re delighted to announce Biscuit Jim, Cheerful Earful, Community Media Association, Content is Queen, Creative Mentor Network, Earworm, Falling Tree Productions, North Media Talent, Phonic Content, Pineapple Audio Production, Pod Bible, PodcastingToday, Podcast Rex podfollow, Podium.me, Podmasters, Podomedy, Pod School, Podspike, RadioToday, ReelWorld, Rusty Quill, Sounds Profitable, Soundtruism, Sport Social Podcast Network, Student Radio Association, The Podcast Host, The Radio Academy, Wisebuddah, WizzFX as our media partners for 2024.