2023 Podcasting Competition - Semifinalists

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Semifinalists - 2023 Podcasting Competition

Roadmap Writers is thrilled to announce the Semifinalists from our 2023 Podcasting Competition.

This is yet another avenue for writers to get industry professionals to engage with their work!

This competition is open to any genre of Narrative Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction.

This year's judging panel includes Execs from Sugar23, OnlyWriters, GoKidGo, Affirmative Entertainment, and Good Story Guild.

And now we’re pleased to announce the...

SEMIFINALISTS
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ACHRONALRikki StinnetteWhen two 23rd-century hackers--a teen and her legally blind mother--accidentally transport themselves to the 19th-century prairie, they must survive without tech, defeat a threat to space-time, and become what they most detest--heroes.
AMERICAN SPOOKS: AGENT 800 - THE ORDERED INVITATIONChristie Glascoe1920. James "Jack" Wormley Jones, the first African American special agent of the FBI, is personally assigned by a young J. Edgar Hoover to infiltrate and bring down the organizations of activist Marcus Garvey. As Jones finds himself deeply entwined in Garvey's vision for African Americans, he finds his allegiances torn and his identity split in half.
BASEBALL, CULTS, AND MURDER: THE LEGACY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVIDGeoff Marslett & Lauren ModeryA young female reporter helps solve a mysterious murder connected to two generations of one of coastal Michigan’s most infamous cults.
FIRE POCKETSMichael HahnA friendly guy who's been stuck alone in a strange apocalypse for a year records his heroic attempts to make contact with other people and put the world back to how it used to be--but he's impressively bad at making friends and ridiculously accident-prone, on a grand scale.
GOING RENOElizabeth QuinnIn 1932, a recently widowed ranch owner welcomes women from all walks of life who come to Reno, Nevada for the divorces their home states won’t grant them and try to build new, independent lives for themselves.
Grammy Maisie's Halloween Horror HootenannyKevin Mann & Katrina DixonEvery Halloween, Grammy Maisie welcomes children to her cabin to regale them with spooky stories. This year, you're invited to listen in as she spins three tales of terror. If you're lucky, you may make it out of her cabin alive.
GRIMWELL COUNTYGabriel AlvarezA weird western, horror serial set deep within the wicked heart of Texas. Grimwell County follows the adventures of Deacon Langley and the gunslinger, Church McMillan, as they encounter the nightmares of the dark Texan frontiers.
HORROR CITY HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCEChelsea Kania
A ‘real’ podcast show about ghost hunters, but after the hosts visit a particular house the poltergeist follows them back to the studio, begins to haunt them through their airwaves, and becomes increasingly aggressive; advised by their recurring guest demonologist they must return to the house to send it back, but it backfires and the host himself ends up stuck in the signals... and the poltergeist is freed.
INCONCEIVABLEAmanda ReCupidoInconceivable is a scripted narrative podcast about two best friends navigating different fertility challenges and the ups and downs that come with it. 
LUNARISAlexzander EllenbogenWhile grappling with a recent breakup during a study abroad in Athens, Greece, Jackie accidentally acquires astrological powers from a machine created by his ex-girlfriend, Lauren. He quickly discovers these powers originate from a secret society called Lunaris, where both he and Lauren find themselves in the center. Forcing them to choose sides in a much bigger fight.  
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE CHEMISTRY LESSONSuzy MillerWhen an Island Gangster yearns for acceptance by the local elite, a renegade woman with a van challenges his authority - and his humanity. Sopranos meets Only Fools & Horses.
NICE JEWISH BOYSRobert AxelrodA group of gay Jewish millennials in Los Angeles attempt to navigate their way through life, in an age where they find allegiance with both their rabbis and RuPaul. As they stumble through their careers, relationships, and religion, they’ll be met with goys, gays, and a whole lot of oy veys.
OUT OF THE MISTLeon Masters & David CalbertA local journalist with a personal connection to the twenty-year-old GoatMan Killer Case, desperate to uncover the truth, reaches out to the recently released child murderer himself right as copycat crimes start happening again. 
PITCH! PODCASTAngel Daahoud Murphy & Leah Saint MarieA weekly podcast about pitching, screenwriting, and selling your ideas. Half of the podcast hosts writer's audio introductions to material, and actors reading the first three pages of a writer's script, while the other half interviews industry professionals about pitching/the industry/screenwriting. Since these are different links I'm only uploading the writer's material episode. 
REVIVALBeckah Selnick  A brilliant, but misguided small-town playwright is bequeathed the rights to Our American Cousin (the play made most famous by Abraham Lincoln’s assassination) and decides to stage a revival.
Spector & SpectreChristopher Sweeney & Kimberley Ann SparksWhen Betty, an (almost) 15-year-old girl, is forced to spend the summer at her mother’s childhood home in a dying mining town, it becomes official: her life sucks. A summer of crippling boredom awaits… until she listens to a bunch of old cassette tapes that belonged to her and releases her aunt’s ghost. The two search to uncover how her aunt died and learn the secret of why people have been dying in the mines for generations.
THE 25 SONGS OF CHRISTMASEric Jones & Lea Jones  It's the songs that take you back. It's the music that celebrates the joys and hopes of the Holiday Season. Welcome to the 25 Songs of Christmas. This musical countdown where one-holiday song is spotlighted every day from December 1st until Christmas Day, It’s the Behind The Music of your favorite Christmas Carols. 
THE CRIME AT CAMP ASHWOODLaura Hunter DragoDesperate to finally solve the decades-old cold case of her best friend’s murder, Margot Ingell returns to the scene of the crime. Will the discovery of a long-lost diary reveal the killer, or will the secret forever remain at the bottom of Camp Ashwood’s lake?
THE FARMMelody HerrA recently orphaned, big-city architect must fight to save her family farm and her sanity when outside forces try to take both from her.
THE LEGACY OF CHARITY'S CHILDRENPatricia Smith GriffinTHE LEGACY OF CHARITY'S CHILDREN is a short story podcast series that chronicles the life of early Ohio settler Charity Davis Ceasar Broady and generations of her descendants. All the short stories in this series illuminate the generational journey of this African American family through family archives, oral history, and historical records.
THE LOST TRACKS
Jesse Bass & Ryan Farrell

After unearthing thousands of lost albums and recordings, one audio archeologist takes it upon himself to uncover and showcase the stories behind forgotten songs on the world stage.
THE MIAMI CONNECTIONAlice CharlesAn investigation of the unsolved murders of three activists in the Caribbean and the global trade in aquatic animals.
THE WONDERFUL WIZARDING WORLD OF OZ (CH. 1)Ean Smith
After a Kansas tornado carries a young girl and her talking dog to the strange land of Oz, they set out to find a wizard coincidentally named Oz to ask if he can help them return home.  
THE WRONG CAKEStephanie ElieAlpha 8 is a thrilling sci-fi adventure podcast that delves into the extraordinary journey of a desperate alien who body swaps with a struggling mom to comprehend the essence of family and save her own kind from extinction. 
UNCLE JESSETitika StamouliIn the vast landscape of Texas, Detective Kara Connell races against time to capture the elusive "even-odd killer" who brutally murders his victims. On the other end stands Jesse, a psychopath redneck, with his own sense of justice tied to a dark family legacy.

SEMIFINALISTS

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Rikki

Rikki Stinnette

ACHRONAL

BABY POOTY AND THE BEAR

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Christie Glascoe

Christie Glascoe

AMERICAN SPOOKS: AGENT 800 - THE ORDERED INVITATION

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Geoff Marslett & Lauren Modery

Geoff Marslett & Lauren Modery

BASEBALL, CULTS, AND MURDER: THE LEGACY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID

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Michael Hahn

Michael Hahn

FIRE POCKETS

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Quinn

GOING RENO

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 Katrina Dixon

Grammy Maisie's Halloween Horror Hootenanny

 

 

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Kevin Mann

Kevin Mann 

Grammy Maisie's Halloween Horror Hootenanny

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Gabriel Alvarez


Gabriel Alvarez

GRIMWELL COUNTY

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Chelsea Kania

Chelsea Kania

HORROR CITY HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE

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Amanda ReCupido

Amanda ReCupido

INCONCEIVABLE

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Alexzander Ellenbogen

Alexzander Ellenbogen

LUNARIS

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Suzy Miller

Suzy Miller

MADE IN ENGLAND: THE CHEMISTRY LESSON

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Robert Axelrod

Robert Axelrod

NICE JEWISH BOYS

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Leon Masters & David Calbert

Leon Masters & David Calbert

OUT OF THE MIST

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podcast Semifinalist

Angel Daahoud Murphy & Leah Saint Marie

PITCH! PODCAST

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Beckah Selnick

Beckah Selnick 

REVIVAL

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Jesse Bass & Ryan Farrell

THE LOST TRACKS

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Christopher Sweeney

Christopher Sweeney

Spector & Spectre

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Kimberley Ann Sparks

Spector & Spectre

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Eric Jones & Lea Jones

Eric Jones 

THE 25 SONGS OF CHRISTMAS

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 Lea Jones 

THE 25 SONGS OF CHRISTMAS

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Laura Hunter Drago

Laura Hunter Drago

THE CRIME AT CAMP ASHWOOD

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Melody Herr

Melody Herr

THE FARM

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Patricia Smith Griffin

Patricia Smith Griffin

THE LEGACY OF CHARITY'S CHILDREN

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Jesse Bass 

THE LOST TRACKS

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Ryan Farrell

THE LOST TRACKS

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Alice Charles

THE MIAMI CONNECTION

 

 

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Ean Smith

Ean Smith

THE WONDERFUL WIZARDING WORLD OF OZ (CH. 1)

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Stephanie Elie

Stephanie Elie

THE WRONG CAKE

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TITIKA STAMOULI

Titika Stamouli

UNCLE JESSE

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podcast Semifinalist
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