General Guidelines

The Untold Podcast produces speculative fiction from an orthodox Christian worldview.
  • All material submitted should reflect a general Christian worldview.
  • All authors who submit materials should hold to general Christian orthodoxy.
  • All material should also fall somewhere into the "speculative fiction" genre which includes, but is not limited to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and supernatural fiction.
  • The Untold Podcast retains no rights to any work after it has been produced.
All submitted material will receive a response within 6-8 months. (If you haven't heard anything in a few months, please send us an e-mail.)
The Untold Podcast is always looking for imaginative stories, original art (for the story covers), and music for our podcast. We can't pay anything right now, but we will give you credit and publicity in the podcast and printed show notes.

Stories

The main part of the Untold Podcast features a short story that's enhanced with sound effects and music. We're looking for the following:
  • 1,000 - 4,000 Words Long
  • Speculative Fiction
  • Unique Stories
  • 1 - 2 Sentence "Log Line"
Submitted manuscripts should feature page numbers. Longer submissions will be considered, but please note that because longer works take longer to produce we're looking for high quality stories. And remember, submissions should be stories, not sermons. Stories work implicitly. Love God and just tell the story.

Art Work

The Untold Podcast may feature episode art inspired by the featured story of the month. Artists who are interested in having their artwork featured with the story should contact the Untold Podcast for information on upcoming episodes and art needs.

Flash Fiction

The Untold Podcast also produces flash fiction in its episodes. These stories should have the following:
  • 100-300 Words Long
  • Speculative Fiction
  • Complete Stories

Music

Musicians who would like their songs featured at the end of an episode can submit their songs to the Untold Podcast for consideration. While the songs do not need to be speculative in nature (although that would be awesome), they should reflect a general Christian worldview and they should have a beat.

Writing Help

The Untold Podcast will not do any major editing of submitted manuscripts. If your writing needs work, some wonderful, free information can be found over at Critical Press Media's blog. (Pay attention to issues about plot, and verbs). 

Contact

All submissions should be sent in *.doc/*.docx format for stories, *.png/*.jpeg for art and *.wav/*.mp3 for music to:

submissions@untoldpodcast.com