The team at Everybody Media are working hard behind the scenes and are pleased to announce that tickets for this year’s International Women’s Podcast Awards are now available, for the in-person event in London and this year we are excited to announce our new venue at the BBC Radio Theatre!
Now in its 5th year, the awards will take place on Tuesday 17th June at the BBC Radio Theatre, London with an accompanying global livestream, bringing together podcasters, audio professionals, and podcast enthusiasts to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women in podcasting worldwide.
This year, the IWPAs received entries from over 35 different countries worldwide including Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea, and Iceland, showcasing the variety of work led by women in audio across the globe.
Winners and runners up will be awarded in 10 categories recognising exceptional ‘moments’ of audio brilliance. The IWPAs are proudly queer and trans inclusive and there is no restriction on what genre or ‘type’ of podcast can enter each category. The shortlists for each category will be released week commencing 19th May, with the winners announced on Tuesday 17th June 2025. Tickets have sold out well in advance in previous years, so if you fancy coming then don’t hang about…grab yourself a ticket before they’re gone!
When? Tuesday 17th June 2025
Where? BBC Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA but if you can’t make it in person, there’s also a global livestream (on sale very soon).
What time? The event starts at 6.30pm: Guests arrive and welcome drinks, 8pm- 9.10pm: Awards ceremony, 9.10pm- 10.30pm: After party drinks The livestream will be recorded and sent round to all ticket holders afterwards.
Why should I come? The IWPA celebrates the work of women and people of diverse genders from across the podcasting world, whether you’re a one-person DIY podcast operation or a team of experienced audio journalists and producers. The event is also an opportunity to meet people and enjoy an evening out – the team will look after those that come on their own, we’ll try and introduce you to people that you want to meet and we’ll do our best to make sure you have a great evening. As the question generally gets asked each year, everyone is very welcome, including men.
The IWPA Bursary Fund is also available once again this year thanks to Amazon Music, Wondery and BBC Sounds, so if a complimentary ticket would be useful to you then just follow the relevant quick form on the website, and you’ll be sent a code for a complimentary entry. The IWPA Bursary Fund was established in 2022 to facilitate complimentary entry and tickets to the awards – either in person or virtually – to anyone, anywhere in the world that might benefit.
** New for this year- Gift a ticket**
Would you like to gift a ticket to someone as part of our Bursary scheme? New for 2025, you can buy an extra ticket for someone to attend the event as part of the IWPA Bursary. It is a great way to support Women Creators, you can just click the ‘ADD ON PRODUCTS’ button when buying your ticket!
All details and links for tickets are over on our website – look forward to seeing you there.
If you’d like a little more detail: Hidden away in a historic Grade II listed building in the heart of Central London, the BBC’s Radio Theatre is an intimate performance venue with grand decor. It first opened its doors in 1934, originally as a sound studio. Today, this iconic art deco setting hosts daily concerts, variety shows and comedy acts for TV and radio in front of a live audience.
The International Women’s Podcast Awards aims to help level the playing field in this exciting and evolving industry by rewarding and elevating the podcast hosts, editors, producers and writers out there whose work deserves recognition. The team have been delighted by the number and variety of over 35 countries from which entries have been received in previous years, and we have been similarly blown away by the breadth this year. The category shortlists will be announced week commencing May 19th 2025.
The vision of the IWPAs and Everybody Media is a podcasting world where it is talent that is recognised, and where the playing field is equal, regardless of who you are, where you are or how much funding you have. To this end, we consider removing barriers to entry and attendance to be vitally important.
To get your ticket, simply go to the Awards page of the Everybody Media website.
For further information and updates on the International Women’s Podcast Awards, please visit the website or follow @IWPodcastAwards.
Press and partnership enquiries can be directed to Jennie Becker (Event Director) at jennie@everybody-media.com.
