2025 Award Nominees

Audio Fiction

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Best Chemistry in a Scripted Audio Fiction

• Allison Cossitt, Peter Wicks - Partial Veil​

• Chloe Elmore, Allison Cossitt - Howl

• Christopher Gebauer, Jessica Cannizzaro - Leylines

• Dan Johnson, Sabrina Dahlgren - Silvertongues
• Evelyn Giovine, Justine Cotsonas, Rebekah Kennedy - What Happened in Skinner
• Jeremy Thompson, Chris Vizurraga - Fawx & Stallion
• Laura Bailey, Khary Payton - Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)
• Pip Pellens-Wessels, Nick Golterman - True Crime Rectum

Best Director of a Scripted Audio Fiction

• Chris Bauso - The Wizard Scroll

• Craig Hart - Sherlock Holmes: The Hound

• Ian Geers, Lauren Grace Thompson - Fawx & Stallion

• Jae-in Hwan - KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama

• Jonathan Cook - Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)

• Jonathan Pezza, Tiffany Smith - Curious Matter Anthology

• Rachel Music - Leylines

• Rachel J. Wilkinson - Clawmoor Heights

Best Ensemble Cast of a Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Fawx & Stallion

• Leylines

• Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• Moose on a Highway

• Table Read Podcast

• The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• The Caller

• The Chemistry Lesson

• The Treacle People: Still Sticky

Best Editing of a Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Allison Cossitt - Howl

• Aiden Brookstone - The Sojourn

• Cameron Suey - Observable Radio

• Daniel Ciarrocchi - No Holmes Barred!

• Harlan Guthrie - Malevolent

• Jon Rolfe - Close Your Eyes

• Kaela Shoe, Travis Vengroff - Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• Lisette Alvarez - HAVANNA SYNDROME

Best Leading Performance in a

Scripted Audio Fiction

• Allison Cossitt - Partial Veil

• Brittany Cox - The Invenios Expeditions

• Chris Bauso - The Wizard Scroll

• Harlan Guthrie - Malevolent

• Laura Bailey - Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)

• Marcus Brown - The City: Revolution

• RJ Bayley - Sherlock Holmes: The Hound

• Sabrina Dahlgren - Silvertongues

• Saffron Coomber - I Need a Miracle
• Sandra Espinoza - Merona Grant & the Lost Tomb of Golgotha
• Trent Trachtenberg  - Who Killed Alaska?
• Vanessa Born - We're Alive: Descendants

Best Scoring in a Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Adam Raymonda - Windfall

• Aurélie Webb, Mitch Gardner - What Happened in Skinner

• Christian Powlesland - Merona Grant & the Lost Tomb of Golgotha

• Jesse Haugen - Silvertongues
• Kevin Hartnell - West Palm Readers
• Marcus Brown - The City: Revolution
• Robert Mai, Dani Berkhov-Hopkins - We're Alive: Descendants
• Sam Redfern - The Sojourn

Best Premise of a Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Ghost InSpectors

• HAVANNA SYNDROME

• KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama

• Murderer's Murder
• Observable Radio
• reANIMA
• SoulSex
• What Will Be Here?

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Action)

• ​Andres Buitrago, Austin Blackwell - Who Killed Alaska?

• Harlan Guthrie - Malevolent

• Jonathan Pezza - Curious Matter Anthology

• Jonathon Stevens, Robin Shore - The Invenios Expeditions

• Jonathan Winstead - Merona Grant & the Lost Temple of Golgotha

• Kaela Shoe, Travis Vengroff - Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• Kc Wayland, Jino Jang, Tim Mulhern - We're Alive: Descendants

• ​Kennedy Phillips - The Sojourn

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Environmental)

• Harlan Guthrie - Malevolent

• John Ballentine - West Palm Readers

• Jonathan Cook - Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)

• Josie Eli Herman, Michael Alan Herman - Silvertongues

• Kaela Shoe, Travis Vengroff - Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• ​Kennedy Phillips - The Sojourn

• ​Maxwell von Larisch - Stowaway

• Travis Vengroff, Finnur Nielsen, Rikke Rømer - The White Vault: Goshawk

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Overall)

• ​Cameron Suey - Observable Radio

• Harlan Guthrie - Malevolent

• John Ballentine - West Palm Readers

• Jonathan Pezza - Curious Matter Anthology

• Jonathan Winstead - Merona Grant & the Lost Temple of Golgotha

• Josie Eli Herman, Michael Alan Herman - Silvertongues

• Kaela Shoe, Travis Vengroff - Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• ​Kennedy Phillips - The Sojourn

Best Supporting Performance in a

Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Beth Eyre - Levian

• Elizabeth Plant - The Treacle People: Still Sticky

• Indira Varma - Clawmoor Heights

• Jessica Cannizzaro - Leylines

• Ken C. Peterson - Kobalt Pier

• Khary Payton - Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)

• Mary-Anne Stanek - The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• Matthew Woerner - The Caller

• Reny Amoros - Partial Veil

• Rob Kauzlaric - Fawx & Stallion

• Sally Roberts - Who Killed Alaska?

• ​Trace Lysette  - Curious Matter Anthology​

Best Writing / Script

of a Scripted Audio Fiction

• Bob Raymonda, Christie Donato, Jess Miller - Windfall

• Cameron Suey, Purpurina, Phil van Hest - Observable Radio

• Chris Bauso - The Wizard Scroll

• Christopher S. Fox, Brian Renadette, Zack Grey - The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• K.A. Statz - Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• Kerrod Williams, Christopher J. P. Smith - Leylines

• Maxwell von Larisch - Stowaway

• Vikki Price - The City: Revolution

Outstanding Adventure Scripted Audio Fiction

• HAVANNA SYNDROME

• Kobalt Pier

• Merona Grant & the Lost Tomb of Golbotha

• Silvertongues

• The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• The Invenios Expeditions

Outstanding Comedy Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​DINK: The Musical

• Fawx & Stallion
• Ghost InSpectors
• Moose on a Highway
• Murderer's Murder
• No Holmes Barred!
• The Treacle People: Still Sticky
• True Crime Rectum

Outstanding Drama Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Gather By the Ghost Light (The Other Me)

• SoulSex
• Table Read Podcast
• The Chemistry Lesson
• The City: Revolution
• Twilight Meridian
• What Happened in Skinner
• What Will Be Here?

Outstanding Fantasy Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Clawmoor Heights

• Howl
• I Need a Miracle
• KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama
• Levian
• The Wizard Scroll
• Who Killed Alaska?

Outstanding Horror/Thriller Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Close Your Eyes

• Malevolent

• Partial Veil

• Sherlock Holmes: The Hound

• The Caller

• The White Vault: Goshawk

• We're Alive: Descendants

• West Palm Readers

Outstanding Sci-Fi Scripted Audio Fiction

• ​Curious Matter Anthology

• Leylines

• Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us

• Observable Radio

• reANIMA

• Stowaway

• The Sojourn

• Windfall

Best Ensemble Cast

of an Actual Play (Podcast)

• Bloom&Blight 

• Dungeon Punks: Super U

• Planet Arcana

• Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle

• Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood

• The All Night Society 

• The Book of War 

• The Witches of Wederra Keep

Best Game Master

of an Actual Play (Podcast)

• Aaron Hammonds - The All Night Society

• Ash Cooper - The Book of War

• Chrifu Bernal - Twilight's Edge
• Elliot Davis - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• ​Harper Sage Petit - Of Kith and Pen
• J Strautman, B Marsollier - Planet Arcana
• Kendrick Smith - Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
• Natalie Fuinha - The Storyteller Squad

Best Player Character Performance in an Actual Play (Podcast)

• Ade Shields - The Storyteller Squad

• Alli Nova - RPG For You and Me - Neon Heat

• Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea

• Gina Susanna - The Corner of Pleasure & West River

• Kujo - The Road to Hell

• Pan - Twilight's Edge

• Phoenix Biscomb - Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle

• Sarah Purcell - The Witches of Wederra Keep

Best Editing of an Actual Play (Podcast)

• Aubrey Knotts - The Road to Hell
• Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• Chrifu Bernal - Twilight's Edge
• J Strautman - Planet Arcana
• Natalie Fuinha, Matt Cole, Ash Hayden - The Storyteller Squad
• Travis Vengroff - Dark Dice
• Vee Locke, Aaron Hammonds - The All Night Society
• Zach Zito - Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood

Outstanding Horror / Thriller Actual Play (Podcast)

• Dark Dice

• Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle

• Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood

• The Road to Hell

• The All Night Society

Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Podcast)

• My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• Of Kith and Pen
• The Book of War
• The Corner of Pleasure & West River
• The Storyteller Squad
• The Witches of Wederra Keep
• Twilight's Edge

Outstanding Sci-Fi Actual Play (Podcast)

• Bloom&Blight
• Dungeon Punks: Super U
• Planet Arcana
• RPG For You and Me - Neon Heat

Best Costume / Makeup

in an Actual Play (Video)

• Candela Obscura: What Lies in the Shadow?
• Demons & Daughters
• Fallout - Vault 117
• GODKILLER: Last Hope
• Roll for InitiGive - The Apron Strings
• The Style of Vengeance
• Threads of the Fractured Hearth

Best Ensemble Cast

of an Actual Play (Video)

• A Haunting, Beloved
• Our Last Summer
• Roll for InitiGive - The Apron Strings
• The Ballad of the Silver Spectres
• The Fourth Age
• The Style of Vengeance
• Threads of the Fractured Hearth
• Twice Rolled Tales: Möregon Trail

Best Game Master

of an Actual Play (Video)

• Chris Colón - Forsaken
• Connie Chang - GODKILLER: Last Hope
• Fai Mazell - Threads of the Fractured Hearth
• J.L. Collins - Quadrilateral: Frostfall
• Jesse Jerdak - Roll for InitiGive - The Apron Strings
• Michelle Kelly - The Ballad of the Silver Spectres
• Nico Scheuß - Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Northwolf911 - The Style of Vengeance

Best Overlay Design

of an Actual Play (Video)

• Aida Brañez - Three City Revamp - A Vampire: The Masquerade Story
• Anne Monteverdi - Wayward Autumnal
• Chris Colón - Forsaken
• JC Darcy - The Ballad of the Silver Spectres
• J.L. Collins - Quadrilateral: Frostfall
• Lucas Durão - Threads of the Fractured Hearth
• Sam Langford - Our Last Summer
• Stellaluna, Sam Seum - The Fourth Age

Best Player Character Performance

in an Actual Play (Video)

• @4EverGMJustin - Candela Obscura: What Lies in the Shadow?
• Aida Brañez - Three City Revamp - A Vampire: The Masquerade Story
• Emmi Gabriel - Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Hamnah Shahid - Forsaken
• Jordy Martin - Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
• Morne Putman-Tripper - Demons & Daughters
• Nala J. Wu - Beneath the Surface
• ​Sea Thomas - GODKILLER: Last Hope

Best Scenic/Miniatures Design

of an Actual Play (Video)

• Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Demons & Daughters
• Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
• GODKILLER: Last Hope
• Roll for InitiGive - The Apron Strings
• Twice Rolled Tales: Last Train to Brooklyn

Outstanding Drama Actual Play (Video)

• Beneath the Surface
• Demons & Daughters
• Forsaken
• GODKILLER: Last Hope
• Our Last Summer
• Twice Rolled Tales: Last Train to Brooklyn

Outstanding Horror / Thriller Actual Play (Video)

• A Haunting, Beloved
• Candela Obscura: What Lies in the Shadow?
• The Ballad of the Silver Spectres
• The Style of Vengeance
• Three City Revamp - A Vampire: The Masquerade Story
• Twice Rolled Tales: Möregon Trail
• Wayward Autumnal

Outstanding Sci-Fi / Fantasy Actual Play (Video)

• Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
• Fallout - Vault 117
• Quadrilateral: Frostfall
• Roll for InitiGive - The Apron Strings
• The Fourth Age
• Threads of the Fractured Hearth

Best Editing of an Actual Play (Video)

• Dane Liberatore - Fallout - Vault 117
• David Carmichael - Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
• J.L. Collins - Quadrilateral: Frostfall
• Olivia Boz, Nico Scheuß, Bastian Plank - Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Phoebe Zimmerer - Twice Rolled Tales: Last Train to Brooklyn
• Ryan Gibeau - GODKILLER: Last Hope

Best Original Music in an Actual Play

• Dark Dice
• My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• Planet Arcana
• The Book of War
• Wayward Autumnal

Best Premise of an Actual Play

• Agents of A.G.E.N.D.
• Beneath the Surface
• Bloom&Blight
• Our Last Summer
• Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
• The Ballad of the Silver Spectres
• The Witches of Wederra Keep
• Twice Rolled Tales: Last Train to Brooklyn

Best Sound Design of an Actual Play

• Alli Nova - RPG For You and Me - Neon Heat
• Anna Maeve, Kit Ira - Bloom&Blight
• Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• J.L. Collins - Quadrilateral: Frostfall
• Jacob Wolf Lefton - The Witches of Wederra Keep
• Natalie Fuinha - The Storyteller Squad
• Northwolf911 - Candela Obscura: What Lies in the Shadow?
• Zach Zito - Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood

Best Original Song

• "Lullaby" - Planet Arcana
• "Moose on a Highway" - Moose on a Highway
• "My Auburn Love" - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
• "Peggy Gordon" - Malevolent
• "The Book of War Remains" - The Book of War
• "They Came from the City" - The City: Revolution
• "Twilight Meridian Main Theme" - Twilight Meridian
• "What a DINK Yearns" - DINK: The Musical

Best Family Friendly

• Kobalt Pier
• Leylines
• Merona Grant & the Lost Tomb of Golgotha
• The Book of War
• The Treacle People: Still Sticky

Best Anthology

• Curious Matter Anthology
• Dungeon Punks: Super U
• Liberty: Tales from the Tower: Below Us
• SoulSex
• Table Read Podcast

Best Cover Art

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• All projects that have been accepted to the New Jersey Web Festival are entered and eligible to win this award!

The William Dufris

"Those Who Dare, Win" Award

• One audio fiction creator will be awarded this special Achievement Award for excellence in their craft.

Direct Selections

• Select shows will be awarded with "Direct Selections” - automatic entry into our partner festivals all over the world.

Best of the Best - Audio Fiction

• Winners of the Outstanding Genre categories advance to the final award of The Gala. One of them will be crowned The Best of the Best!