Podcasts

The podcasts below cover a wide range of topics from writing journeys, publishing, and craft.

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88 Cups of Tea
We are an online platform and podcast for creative writers looking for guidance in their storytelling journey and connection to a community, fostering year-round conversations around the personal and professional life of a writer. We explore and unpack conversations that touch on topics like overcoming rejections and challenges, querying tips and crafting advice, lifestyle habits that support the heart and the soul, what it means to be Human while navigating a creative path, and more. We pride ourselves in nurturing a supportive environment that aims to encourage, inspire, and entertain.

Author Peps Talks
A podcast on writing through grief, trauma, and heartbreak.

Deadline City
Deadline City is a publishing and craft centered podcast hosted by authors Dhonielle Clayton and Zoraida Cordova.

First Draft with Sarah Enni
Welcome to First Draft with Sarah Enni, the podcast where storytellers talk about how their art informs their lives.

Ink Well
A Podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint. Join writers, educators, activists, and founders of Tintero Projects Jasminne and Lupe Mendez, as they work with Inprint, a 30+ year old nonprofit literary arts organization in Houston, Texas, to host Ink Well.

Las Musas Podcast
The Las Musas Podcast pulls back the veil and shares all the details about our publishing journeys, what debut year is really like, and how we're working towards creating a sustainable writing career in an industry still struggling with diversity, equity, and transparency.

Of the Publishing Persuasion
A podcast for writers at all stages, shedding light on the journey to publication and beyond. The ups, the downs and everything in between.

Paper Trail
A monthly writing and publishing podcast featuring a rotating group of authors.

Print Run
"Print Run is a place for unfiltered, honest discussions surrounding the publishing and writing industries about topics that are too often are glossed over by conventional wisdom, institutional optimism, saccharine platitudes, and false seriousness. Whether it’s unionizing at the Big 5, tracking the laws surrounding generative AI technology, or digging into the problem of artistic burnout in late-stage capitalism, we’re going to talk about it. "

Publishing Rodeo
"In THE PUBLISHING RODEO podcast, we aim to answer those questions and many more, using collated experiences from ourselves, friends, colleagues, and a slew of industry professionals in an attempt to deconstruct what makes or breaks a book, along with how to build–and maintain!–an author career."

Shipping & Handling
Two literary agents talk books, fandom, writing, and beyond. Hosts: Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. & Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary.

Slush Pod
Slush is a podcast all about the trade book publishing industry. Join host Arik Hardin as he takes listeners behind the scenes with exceptional professionals from across the industry. Learn about the work of an editor, finally find out what managing editorial actually does, and so much more!

Track Changes
First Draft creator and host Sarah Enni talks to professionals at all stages of the publishing process—agents, editors, publishers, industry analysts, publicity and marketing professionals, and more—to give aspiring authors and industry vets alike a comprehensive context for the industry—and, hopefully, inspire ideas about how to make it better.

Write or Die
Write or Die is a podcast that aims to share the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t give up despite it all, and are now living out their dream. It’s hosted by authors Claribel Ortega & Kat Cho and releases every other Monday.