Applications are currently being accepted for The Whickers Podcast Pitch 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Whickers Podcast Pitch
The Podcast Pitch is a joint initiative with Sheffield DocFest to fund original audio documentary. Unlike our Film & TV Award, you do not have to be a first time creator in order to apply.
Benefits of The Whickers Podcast Pitch
- The Whickers are giving a £15,000 production award to the winner and £5,000 to a runner up.
- Six finalists will also receive a free pass to Sheffield Documentary Festival in June 2026, 3 nights accommodation, a contribution of up to £400 per project towards their travel expenses and access to top industry professionals and commissioners of the audio world.
The Whickers Podcast Pitch Requirements
- We welcome applications from across the globe but projects must be accessible to listeners in the English language
- Contributors have agency, their story emerges in their own words
- Flair for structure; e.g. knows how to create jeopardy to keep the listener engaged
- An instinct for knowing what their audience cares about, or will care about in 6 months’ time
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
27 February, 2026
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