Third Coast Competition Now Open

It’s a wonderful time of year for radio! Today, the 2013 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition opened-up shop for submissions.

Radio makers from far and wide will submit their very best audio to the competition by July 10, with an early (discounted price!) deadline of June 19. The highly experienced panel of judges will base their selections on story choice, technical quality, editorial integrity, creativity, writing and use of sound.

From the competition website:

The Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition seeks the best audio work produced worldwide in the following categories:

Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Directors’ Choice, Honorable Mention), Best New Artist, Radio Impact, and Best News Feature

Winners will celebrated at Third Coast Awards Ceremony on October 20 in Chicago. Their winning stories will be featured in Best of the Best: The 2013 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, distributed to public radio stations nationwide by the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) this Fall.

Need some inspiration? Curious about what wins? Check out this playlist of past winners on PRX.

Or, listen to the last year’s Best of the Best: The 2012 Third Coast Festival Broadcast: