The Accelerator is primarily intended to help develop the capabilities of local Singapore media companies and talent in the creative field. As such, our selection priority for participants, separate from the quality of any submission, is as follows, in this order of preference :
- Teams of up to 4 members from Singapore-registered small and medium-enterprises (“SMEs”) in the media field; and
- Local media professionals, participating as individuals.
Audible will accordingly prioritise selecting from SMEs first to fill slots in the Accelerator, before considering individual submissions, which shall be on a case-by-case basis.
SMEs may be both Singapore-registered companies or businesses. Business must be owned by Singaporeans or Permanent Residents. For companies, they must be majority owned by Singaporeans or Permanent Residents. Participants who enter under an SME entry must be directors, shareholders, proprietors, employees or contractors (as the case may be) of the specific SME making the submission. For both categories, the individual participants must be Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents over the age of 18 years.
Entrants may make multiple project submissions in the same SMEs, subject to a maximum of 4 members per team.
For each project submission under the same SMEs, you may form multiple teams with different team members (maximum of 4 per team).
Individuals may only enter once. Also, if you are part of a SME team, you cannot also enter separately in an individual capacity.
However, only one project for each SME will be selected for the Accelerator. Each team will be notified regarding the status of their submissions via email.
Please note the following people are not eligible to participate: employees or independent contractors, or immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) or those living in the same household of employees or independent contractors of Audible and its affiliates (including Amazon), or any entity involved in any aspect of the Accelerator or Audible Originals may not submit a project for consideration.
No entry fee is charged.
All submissions must complete the Online Submission Form no later than 25 October 2020, 23:59 hrs (GMT +8). Any submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. Both entry form and project attachments must be sent by the deadline.
Entrants may make multiple project submissions in the same SMEs, subject to a maximum of 4 members per team.
For each project submission under the same SMEs, you may form multiple teams with different team members (maximum of 4 per team).
Individuals may only enter once. Also, if you are part of a SME team, you cannot also enter separately in an individual capacity.
However, only one project for each SME will be selected for the Accelerator. Each team will be notified regarding the status of their submissions via email.
Original, unpublished works of fiction and nonfiction, single and multi-narrator stories, scripted multi-cast work, audio documentary and innovative formats in the unscripted podcast space.
We’re looking for stories that have global potential, with universal themes. Submission content is to be readily adaptable into a podcast series.
You must not submit content that infringes the rights of others, is defamatory or does not comply with applicable laws. Obtain all permissions of third parties in advance of the submission.
In accordance with Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”) requirements, content must not:
For text-based submissions, we are looking for a short concept note/manuscript/proposal/an outline/writing sample. Please upload these documents in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF formats.
For non-text-based submissions, we recommend .mp3 or .mp4 files.
We accept submissions in English language only.
Once you submit the Online Submission Form, you will receive a confirmation email stating that the submission has been successfully received and is being reviewed. The confirmation email may not be sent immediately, so please look out for this after you submit the Online Submission Form. You will also be provided a username and password to view and manage the Online Submission Form.
After successful confirmation and only up to the submission deadline, only the team lead identified in your Online Submission Form can edit and manage the project submission. Team member(s) will only be able to access training modules, so please co-ordinate any amendments or updates to your submission prior to the submission deadline through your team lead.
Audible and/or the Event Secretariat will notify entrants on the selection results in January 2021.
The entrant must reply to Audible and/or the Event Secretariat as directed in the results notice no later than 3 days of notification to acknowledge acceptance of selection. If you have entered as a team, please coordinate your response and do this through your team lead.
Selection process is based on Audible’s own assessment and review criteria. Audible’s decision is final and not subject to appeal or further review. Neither Audible nor the Event Secretariat will provide explanation on the non-selection of a project.
Once a project is selected for the Accelerator, the entrant will not be able to withdraw nor replace the Submitted Content for the duration of the Accelerator.