Welcome to the Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

We're excited to be bringing back the Publisher Podcast Awards for their seventh year, celebrating the brilliant audio work created by publishing companies.

Key dates:

✰ 18th February: Entries open
✰ 10th April: Entries close
✰ 6th May: Shortlist announced
✰ 8th July: The Publisher Summit, followed by the Publisher Podcast Awards

Categories will be announced shortly.

To be considered for any of the categories, please note that the following criteria must be met first.

The podcast:

• Must be from a publisher* that releases content regularly and primarily in at least one other medium - print or online.
• Will have been available for download/streaming for at least eight weeks prior to entries closing, with plans to continue (unless a planned limited series).
• Must have published a new episode between March 2025 and April 2026.

We welcome entries from all over the world as we believe podcasting should be celebrated globally, but for the purposes of judging, we can only accept English-language podcasts.

Entries close on April 10th 2026.

*B2B or B2C organisation of any size whose primary purpose is to publish editorial content to an audience across print or online. Unfortunately, we cannot accept entries from blogs or companies whose primary business is not publishing at this time. Please drop us a line if you're unsure about qualification criteria.

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