Reading Out Loud is now accepting submissions for Season 4!
(submission deadline is June 30th)
We’re looking for character-driven stories with a sense of place and a strong narrative voice. The stories that work best with our platform are often those with a unique narrator: either a first person narration from a well-defined and compelling character, or a third person narrator with a unique perspective.
For example, please listen to the selections below.
For example, please listen to the selections below.
The above are only examples. We are excited to read any piece from any perspective as long as it provides the groundwork for an effective and immersive listener experience. Remember that your submission will be produced as a dramatized audio piece -- voice and movement are everything. They should be well-paced and vibrant. But more important than anything, our podcast is about spreading the joy of short literature. If you had fun writing your work, our professional actors will have fun performing it, and our audience will have fun listening to it.
Guidelines:
For questions, please contact Ryan P. Duke. To submit a story, press the button below.
Guidelines:
- Flash Fiction submissions should be up to 1000 words.
- Full length short fiction submissions should be 2000 to 4000 words in length.
- Please send your work in .doc or .pdf format to https://readingoutloud.submittable.com/submit
- Please include a brief bio (up to 100 words).
- If you have anything in particular you’d like promoted please let us know.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
- Multiple submissions are not accepted. Send us the piece that you feel best meets our guidelines.
- "Reading Out Loud" requires one-time rights to your piece. We’ll record it, put it on the podcast, and release it back into the wild. We reserve the right to edit the piece during the production process.
- If your work has been previously published, it is up to you to confirm you have retained the rights to republish the work.
- "Reading Out Loud" is a labor of love. There is no monetary compensation for anyone involved in or associated with its production. Any submission fees help cover costs associated with administration and production.
For questions, please contact Ryan P. Duke. To submit a story, press the button below.
