International Women’s Podcast Awards
21st November 2022 2026-06-12 7:00International Women’s Podcast Awards
The IWPAs have a new home this year...
And the 2026 awards will be in Canada!
All details are below!
The IWPAs have a new home this year...
And the 2026 awards will be in Canada!
All details are below!
This year, we are thrilled that the IWPAs will be co-presented by Tink Media, and will be held in Toronto, Canada!
Entries are NOW OPEN and all details are below!
We believe in increasing equity for all
The International Women’s Podcast Awards recognise moments of brilliance in podcasting and the women that produce them.
We champion and celebrate their work, both behind the mic and behind the scenes, from podcast hosts and producers, to editors and writers.
Proudly queer and trans inclusive, the IWPAs showcase creative excellence across multiple categories, recognising the best in the business from across the world, from those who are self-taught and producing shows solo, to those who form part of larger teams at established audio companies.
With entries received from 35 different countries in 2025, a panel of judges consisting of podcasters, journalists and experienced professionals evaluate the submitted entries each year and select the winners across multiple categories.
The 2025 Winners
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The 2025 Runners Up
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We believe in increasing equity for all
The International Women’s Podcast Awards recognise moments of brilliance in podcasting and the women that produce them.
We champion and celebrate their work, both behind the mic and behind the scenes, from podcast hosts and producers, to editors and writers.
Proudly queer and trans inclusive, the IWPAs showcase creative excellence across multiple categories, recognising the best in the business from across the world, from those who are self-taught and producing shows solo, to those who form part of larger teams at established audio companies.
With entries received from 35 different countries in 2025, a panel of judges consisting of podcasters, journalists and experienced professionals evaluate the submitted entries each year and select the winners across multiple categories.
We're all about
Those incredible moments you create
The joy of podcasting lies in its intimacy. In the atmosphere created between the host, guest and listener. In the moments of incredible sensitivity, humour or honesty that keep people engrossed. The International Women’s Podcast Awards celebrate these intimate moments of podcasting brilliance, and the people that make them happen. We are unlike other awards. We don’t look at the genre your podcast is in, and we don’t care how many downloads you’ve had.
We are looking for your exceptional moments of audio brilliance. The ones that make you most proud of your podcast. The ones you’d chose to show off to others.
You don’t need to be a stand-up comedian to produce a moment of comedy gold, or a fiction writer to produce a moment of cliff-hanger drama (although if you are, you are also welcome!) – whether you’re a new podcaster or a seasoned pro, we’d love to hear your work.
The IWPA Bursary
We're pretty determined that cost shouldn't be a barrier to people entering or coming to the awards, and we know how expensive it is to come to an event in London, whether you're local or travelling within the UK or from afar.
So thanks to our friends at BBC Sounds Wondery and Amazon Musicthe IWPA Bursary Fund is available once again in 2025 for tickets to attend both in person and via the livestream. We're looking forward to continuing this work into 2026 too so sign up for our newsletter and watch this space for developments!
It's open to anyone, anywhere that might benefit from complimentary entry or a ticket to either the in-person or live-streamed event at no cost. All are welcome at the IWPAs and we love allies too, so we are always delighted to see the fund being used to support colleagues and connections that you admire or work with too.
See the full list of nominees for the 2024 IWPAs
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