More 2026 WSWC/AFWC deadlines! Nov. 15 is the Regular deadline for our lead off fest, Cusco WebFest. For Baltimore Web Fest, it's the Early Bird Deadline. The earlier you enter the better! Visit digitalmediaworldcup... for the whole 2026 lineup and deadlines.
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On the board at 35!!
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The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
1 - Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
2 -Leylines
3 - Planet Arcana
4 - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
5 - Godkiller: Last Hope
6 - Curious Matter Anthology
7 - Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
8 - The Witches of Wederra Keep
9 - The Adventures of Bud & Herb
10 - DINK: The Musical
11 - The Storyteller Squad, The Fourth Age
12 - Dark Dice
13 - KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir
14 - The Caller
The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
15 - Wayward Autumnal
16 - Fawx & Stallion
17 - Unbalanced Encounters: Small Gods Scatter, The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
18 - Twilight Meridian
19 - Table Read Podcast
20 - Levian, Godkiller: Balance
21 - Liberty: Tales from the Tower
22 - Weβre Alive: Descendants, Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
23 - Observable Radio
24 - The Book of War, Silvertongues
25 - The Treacle People: Still Sticky
The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
26 - Howl
27 - Beneath the Surface, A Haunting, Beloved
28 - Gather by the Ghost Light (The Other Me), 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
29 - The Corner of Pleasure & West River, Murdererβs Murder, Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
30 - Moose on a Highway
31 - The All-American Ruins Podcast
32 - Unlicensed Magic
33 - The Cleanup Crew
34 - Windfall, Quest Friends!, Malevolent
The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
35 - Unbalanced Encounters: Rally, The White Vault: Goshawk, Kobalt Pier, I Need a Miracle, Ghost InSpectors
Demons & Daughters
37 - True Crime Rectum, Partial Veil
38 - The City: Revolution, RPG for You and Me - Absolute Zero, Forsaken
39 - Stowaway, Old Cove, Alpha 8
40 - What Will Be Here?
π¨π¨π¨ October 2025 AFWC Update! π¨π¨π¨
There's a *ton* of movement on the ranking with a lot of festivals still to go in 2025 with a ton of movement yet to come!
Many 2026 festivals are open! Submit your work to them today! https://digitalmediaworldcups/audio-fiction-world-cup
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We're deep in the 2025 WSWC, but 2 WSWC festivals are open for 2026! Cusco Web Fest has been open for months and the regular deadline is November 15. MAC Marin is running a discount special: 40% off for 1st 10 web series with code FIFTHEDITIONMACMARIN. FilmFreeway.com
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The initial Audio Fiction World Cup rankings. This image has the following rankings:
#1 Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha (USA)
#2 Leylines (USA)
#3 Curious Matter Anthology (USA)
#4 Godkiller: Balance (Canada)
#5 The Fourth Age (USA)
#6 The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
#7 The Cleanup Crew
#8 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat (USA)
#9 Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands (USA)
#10 Windfall (USA)
Wayward Autumnal (Canada)
The Adventures of Bud & Herb (USA)
The initial Audio Fiction World Cup rankings. This image lists the following:
#11 My First Dungeon: The Wildsea (USA)
Divorce Ranch (USA)
#12 Unbalanced Encounters: Rally (USA)
Old Cove
#13 Twilight Meridien (United Kingdom)
#14 The Witches of Wederra Keep (Germany)
#15 Silvertongues (USA)
Observable Radio (USA)
Murderer's Murder (Australia)
Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus (USA)
#16 We're Alive: Scout's Honor (USA)
Quest Friends! (USA)
Levian (USA)
The initial 2025 Audio Fiction World Cup Rankings. This image lists as follows:
#16 Kobalt Pier (USA)
#17 The Caller (USA)
Alpha 8 (USA)
#18 Clawmoor Heights (USA)
Agents of A.G.E.N.D. (Germany)
#19 The White Vault: Goshawk (Germany)
The Storyteller Squad (USA)
Dark Dice (Germany)
A Haunting, Beloved (USA)
#20 Moose on a Highway (USA)
Godkiller: Last Hope (USA)
DINK: The Musical (USA)
Beneath the Surface (USA)
The initial 2025 Audio Fiction World Cup rankings are here!
This time of year has a *lot* of festival announcements. We'll post an updated ranking mid Sept. Expect lots of ranking movement for the rest of the year!
#AudioFiction #ActualPlay #FictionPodcast #AudioDrama #AFWC
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