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Submit & pay May 10 through July 31, 2026
BLACK POD AWARDS 2026 SEASON TIMELINE
- May 10 – applications open
- July 31 – applications CLOSE
- August 15 – announcement of our new nominees & Legends
- Septemeber 26 – 7th annual awards ceremony in-person (Oakland CA)
UPDATED 2026 SEASON APPLICATION FEE SCHEDULE
- $49 May 10–31
- $99 June 1–July 10
- $149 July 11–24 with each additional application at $49
- $249 July 25–31
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include 42x award-winning podcaster Dominic Lawson (Black Is America, Mental Health Rewritten)
include long-time award-winning podcaster Lisa Woolfork (Stitch Please) with four 2024 BPAwards nominations!
include producer Krystal Hill who rocked this year’s awards with 13 nominations! She scored 6 wins for her work on the Black Love Podcast Network, Black Love: The Interviews, The Amazing Clarks, and Parenting for the Culture
are led by podcast host, producer, and tech entrepreneur Anna DeShawn swept our 2022 awards with Queer News winning three times – the biggest sweep for one podcast in a year
include A’Shanti Gholar – our first and still unmatched category champion to date – and her podcast The Brown Girls Guide to Politics three years in a row
include Cassandre Dunbar – our original BIG winner with two awards – the host and producer of Be Well, Sis