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A Bold New (Website) Frontier


As you’ve likely noticed, Escape Pod and all of our siblings in the Escape Artists family have a new look! We’re very excited about our lovely new website, but as with any frontier, we’re likely to encounter some unexpected problems.

We appreciate your patience as settle into our new home!

If you have any technical difficulties or simply want to give us your feedback, please drop us a line at ansible@escapeartists.net

Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest 2016


Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them, loved them, protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace, hard fought, sorely won. A people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But freedom has a cost. When the traitors were defeated, we swore as a nation we would never know this treason again.

And so it was decreed, that each year, the various districts of Escape Artists would offer up in tribute, 500 word stories to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. The three champions, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness. This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future. We are in the finals. Stories are published on a members-only section of the forums, so come join and participate today.

The culling has begun! Stories are being released every couple days in groups of 11 or 12. You may choose up to three from each group to move on to the next round.

UPDATE: First round voting has concluded, but you can still read all of the stories HERE

stay tuned, the second round of voting will follow soon!

Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest 2016 – Rules

Full List of Artemis Rising 2 Episodes


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Would you like to be able to access all of the Artemis Rising 2 episodes in one place? Of course you would! Well this is it. We’ll add them as they are released from now until the deal is done, and then you’ll know where to return to find them all when you want to share them with friends.


 

Podcastle

The Color of Regret
by Carrie Patel  |  read by Setsu Uzume  |  Hosted by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali
Release date:
1 February 2016
Web page:
http://podcastle.org/2016/02/01/podcastle-401-artemis-rising-the-color-of-regret/
Download Link:
http://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PC401_TheColorOfRegret.mp3

Opals and Clay
by Nino Cipri |  read by The Word Whore |  Hosted by Aliette de Bodard
Release date:
 8 February 2016
Web page:
http://podcastle.org/2016/02/08/podcastle-402-artemis-rising-opals-and-clay/
Download Link:
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/6/9/4/694a9bec7d9c87a8/PC402_OpalsAndClay.mp3?c_id=10828005

Send in the Ninjas
by Michelle Ann King |  read by Christiana Ellis |  hosted by Christie Yant
Release date: 16 February 2016
Web page:
http://podcastle.org/2016/02/16/podcastle-403-artemis-rising-send-in-the-ninjas/
Download Link:
http://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PC403_Ninjas.mp3

Territory
by Jae Steinbacher | read by Maura McHugh and Kim Rogers | hosted by Amal El-Mohtar
Release date: 22 February 2016
Web page:
http://podcastle.org/2016/02/22/podcastle-404-artemis-rising-territory/
Download Link:
http://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PC404_Territory.mp3

Beat Softly, My Wings Of Steel
by Beth Cato | read by Elizabeth Green | hosted by M.K. Hobson
Release date: 29 February 2016
Web page:
http://podcastle.org/2016/02/29/podcastle-405-artemis-rising-beat-softly-my-wings-of-steel/
Download Link:
http://media.rawvoice.com/podcastle/media.libsyn.com/media/podcastle/PC405_BeatSoftly.mp3

Escape Pod

In Their Image
by Abra Staffin-Wiebe  |  narrated by Diane Severson  |  with guest host Mur Lafferty
Release date:
 4 February 2016
Web page:
https://escapepod.org/2016/02/04/ep519-in-their-image/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/escapepod/EP519_InTheirImage.mp3

Singing to the Stars
by Alanna McFall  |  narrated by Amanda Fitzwater  |  with guest host Amy Sturgis
Release date:
 12 February 2016
Web page:
https://escapepod.org/2016/02/12/ep520-artemis-rising-singing-to-the-stars/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/escapepod/EP520_ArtemisRising-SingingtotheStars.mp3

Myspace: A Ghost Story
by Dominica Phetteplace | narrated by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali | with guest host Angela Lee
Release date: 19 February 2016
Web page:
https://escapepod.org/2016/02/19/ep521-myspace-a-ghost-story/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/escapepod/EP521_Myspace_AGhostStory.mp3

Bioluminescent Memory
by Victorya Chase | narrated by Serah Eley | with guest host Charity Helton
Release date: 26 February 2016
Web page:
https://escapepod.org/2016/02/22/ep522-bioluminescent-memory/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/escapepod/EP522_BioluminescentMemory.mp3

Windows
by Beth Goder | narrated by Andrea Richardson | with guest host Kate Baker
Release date: 29 February 2016
Web page:
https://escapepod.org/2016/02/29/ep523-windows/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/escapepod/EP523_Windows.mp3

Pseudopod

Black Hearts
by Shannon Peavey |  narrated by Tina Connolly |  with guest host Wendy N. Wagner
Release date:
 5 February 2016
Web page:
http://pseudopod.org/2016/02/05/pseudopod-476-artemis-rising-black-hearts/
Download Link:
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/a/c/d/acdadebd0a6b2ffc/Pseudo476_BlackHearts.mp3?c_id=10833889

Bug House
by Lisa Tuttle |  narrated by Heather Welliver |  with guest hosts Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West
Release date:
 12 February 2016
Web page:
http://pseudopod.org/2016/02/12/pseudopod-477-artemis-rising-bug-house/
Download Link:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/pseudopod/Pseudo477__BugHouse.mp3

Jay’s Place
by E. Lee McVicar |  narrated by Joe Scalora |  with guest host Julie Hoverson
Release date: 19 February 2016
Web page:
http://pseudopod.org/2016/02/19/pseudopod-478-artemis-rising-jays-place/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/pseudopod/Pseudo478_JaysPlace.mp3

Like Dolls
by J. Lily Corbie |  narrated by Kim Lakin-Smith |  with guest host Marguerite Kenner
Release date: 26 February 2016
Web page:
http://pseudopod.org/2016/02/26/pseudopod-479-artemis-rising-like-dolls/
Download Link:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/pseudopod/Pseudo479_LikeDolls.mp3

Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest 2016


The next wave of the fourth incarnation of the Escape Artists Flash Fiction Contest is coming. Escape Pod is landing in early 2016. Every author may submit one original story of 500 words or less for consideration between January 15 and February 15. Sharpen your pencils and get your stories ready to submit. The three winning stories will be purchased and run as an episode of Escape Pod. Stories will be published on a members-only section of the forums, so first publication rights will not be expended by participating in the contest. It’s easy to be become a member. Transparency is important to us, so all the pertinent details and rules will be posted under “The Arcade”. May the odds be ever in your favor!

http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?board=236.0

Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest 2016 – Rules

ANNOUNCEMENT: PodDisc Shutting Down


After years of great service, Arri and Kimi who run Poddisc for us have decided to step away. This means that PodDisc, our CD fulfillment site, will be shutting down in early February.

That means two things. First, if you’re a PodDisc customer – and we know lots of you are, and thanks for that – now is your last chance to get caught up on any t-shirts or back catalogue you’re missing. PodDisc is happy to take your orders.

Second, for the next little while EA won’t have a fulfillment service. We’ve been looking into different options behind the scenes, both for physical products like t-shirts and prints and swag, and for digital distribution of our back catalog.

Right now I’m imagining the White House Press Corps right after someone says the words ‘truth about the Moon Landings.’

Don’t worry, the EA back catalogue will always be available for free on our websites. Like I said, different options and ideas are in the works, for approaches you’ve not seen before to the retail side of the company. Once we have something to announce, you’ll be the first to know.

Kind regards,

Alasdair Stuart
Owner, Escape Artists

Announcing the new editor of Escape Pod!


If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, this may come as news, but I’m stepping down as editor of Escape Pod. I am very sad to do so, but all of my projects are spreading me too thin, and I don’t feel as if I can give any project my best effort. I don’t want EP to suffer because of this, so I’m stepping down.

I’m delighted to announce, however, that Norm Sherman, our part-time host, has agreed to take over editor duties. I love Norm’s intros, and his sense of humor, and I know he can keep up the vision Steve Eley had of Escape Pod allowing science fiction fans to “have fun.”

I will officially step down on December 31, and Alasdair Stuart of Pseudopod fame will be taking over as interim editor for a few weeks, then Norm will take over. I’m excited to see what he does with the podcast, and assure you that you’re in excellent hands.

Happy holidays, and have a fun and mighty new year.

~Mur

Announcing the third flash contest!


Our flash contest on the forums was so popular a while back that we thought we’d do another! It opens for submission on August 1 and you can read all about it on the forums!

The Escape Artists forum is proud to present the third official flash story contest!

Twice before the forum has hosted flash story contests to a resounding success. The last flash contest, which was divided into three sub-contests, one for each forum, lasted nearly six months from announcement until completion and featured over 300 story submissions between the three podcasts. It was a great experience for all but by the end people were clearly getting a bit fatigued. So, this time round, we decided to space things up a bit more, and we will be running separate contests for each podcast, with a few months for everyone to recharge their writing/voting batteries between.

So, without further ado, here are the official rules and regulations for the third Escape Pod flash story contest:

Escape Pod and Soundproof Update


Hey everyone! We’ve had some staff changes here at Escape Pod, and that’s thrown some things off schedule, and for that I take full responsibility and apologize. But we’re getting back on track, and here’s what you can expect in the next few days and weeks:

  • Stories from George R. Galuschak, N.K. Jemisin, Ferrett Steinmetz, and Catherynne Valente
  • Soundproof 17 (February) and Soundproof 18 (March)

And below, the oft-requested epub versions of the last 3 Soundproofs!

Thanks for your patience!

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