Thank you again for all the support, and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out anytime at support@audias.org. We hope this event helps you all to find some new shows to check out, and meet our goal of really celebrating the unheard-of shows out there in this community!

We love this community, and we know that everyone is small compared to relative giants in the space, but, first and foremost, we're aiming to uplift the hidden gems and give the shows you've never heard of before a chance to shine.

While we know (and agree) that nearly every podcast can qualify as indie, these awards were created hoping to highlight hidden gems specifically within audio drama, and is the reason we're changing our eligibility requirements.

The audio drama community is wonderful and dedicated, but we will be adjusting our internal qualifications and culling nominations down to a manageable number, which means not every submitted show will be eligible.

While we understand this may be frustrating for those who were initially unaware of the event and who may now feel as if they're being disallowed from participating, we want to remind everyone that this is a free awards project created by a team of three, who are working on this in our spare time.

That said, we've already had to make some tough calls and wish to be as transparent as possible, along with ensuring that we're all on the same page, going forward.

Within the week, we've had to close five of our seven nomination categories.

If you're interested in being a judge, please submit the application available here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Any questions or comments can be directed to our askbox here on Tumblr, or via email at support@audias.org.

We would love to have you next year! ✨