The Third Coast International Audio Festival (TCIAF) encourages reporters, audio artists and documentary/feature producers to enter their creative, compelling and revealing work that documents the world we live in to the annual Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition [1].

The 2022-23 features nine expansive categories (including one for Best News Feature), an extended entry window + eligibility, Annual + Pilot Offerings, and cash prizes.

New Timeline & Eligibility

The Competition is on a new timeline:

• Thursday, October 27: Call for Entries Launch
• Friday, January 13: Early Deadline
• Friday, March 10: Final Deadline
• Summer 2023: Awards Celebration

To accommodate this new timeline, we’ve expanded our window of eligibility:

• Audio Unbound entries: September 1, 2019 - March 10, 2023
• All other categories: September 20, 2010 - March 10, 2023