Awards are an incredible racket, really benefitting the organisers beyond anyone else. And they only have any significance if we act like they do, so I'd rather we found better ways to celebrate good work, and stopped entering awards and thus funding these rotten orgs.
This is why I like The Canadian Podcast Awards and The Quill Awards. No entry fee. If you win, great, if not, nothing lost. Could they be more transparent on their criteria? Certainly, but at least we're not out-of-pocket. As to what they mean to a podcaster, well to this podcaster it meant a nice bonus from my employer last year, and more interest from potential guests, so It was well worth it.
Thanks for this deep dive, Kattie! Wanted to flag that the Quill Podcasts Awards are both free and organized by Canadians! https://www.quillpodcasting.com/qpa/quill-podcast-awards
Awards are an incredible racket, really benefitting the organisers beyond anyone else. And they only have any significance if we act like they do, so I'd rather we found better ways to celebrate good work, and stopped entering awards and thus funding these rotten orgs.
Incredible work Kattie!
Great article!! Wanted to shout out both Golden Crane (AAPI) and Black Podcasting Awards which are lower fees and run by good people.
This is why I like The Canadian Podcast Awards and The Quill Awards. No entry fee. If you win, great, if not, nothing lost. Could they be more transparent on their criteria? Certainly, but at least we're not out-of-pocket. As to what they mean to a podcaster, well to this podcaster it meant a nice bonus from my employer last year, and more interest from potential guests, so It was well worth it.