Podcast contest
The 番茄社区 Libraries student podcast award is intended to recognize and celebrate the high-quality work being created by UVic students in the world of podcasting. The contest is meant to highlight and demonstrate the ways students are living UVic’s values of “engaged learning and real-life involvement to contribute to a better future for people and the planet.”
Contest guidelines
- Candidates may only submit one episode of their podcast, to a maximum of 45 minutes in length. Please choose the episode that best represents your podcast.
- All genres of podcast are welcome.
- Podcasts can be ongoing or complete. Episodes can be standalone or part of a series.
- Podcasts created as part of a school assignment or the result of independent work (including previously published work) are eligible for consideration.
- Video podcast submissions will not be accepted at this time. Audio submissions only.
- Entrants must provide information about their podcast and its intended impact in the .
- To be eligible for this contest, entrants must be current UVic students (including undergraduate, graduate, continuing, full or part-time).
- Podcasts must follow university guidelines on academic integrity.
- Winning entries must agree to be published in UVicSpace (UVic Libraries' open access institutional repository) and highlighted on UVic Libraries’ social media channels.
- Podcast entries must be in English.
Judging criteria
Individual submissions will be judged based on technical excellence, creative and engaging storytelling, and impact.
Prizes
There will be a total amount of $1,000 in prize money available. No winner will be awarded more than $500.
Contest Rules
- Contest is sponsored by the 番茄社区 as represented by “UVic”.
- Contest is open to all individuals who are residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who meet all the following requirements: submit one episode of their podcast to a maximum of 45 minutes in length.
- Contest opens on October 28, 2024 at 8 am and ends on December 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- Entrants must complete an online submission form to be entered into the contest.
- There is a limit of one entry per eligible entrant.
- The decision for the prize will be made before December 24, 2024 by 12:00 p.m. PST
- The selected entrant(s) will be contacted by email using the contact information provided in the submission form. If the selected entrant(s) decline(s) the prize, the prize will be awarded to another entrant.
- The selected entrant must correctly answer a time-limited, skill-testing mathematical question to be awarded the prize.
- Entrants agree that their name may be announced on UVic's website and other associated media sites if they are selected as the winner of the prize.
- There will be a total amount of $1,000 in prize money available. No winner will be awarded more than $500.
- Prize is non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded.
- The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
- UVic will use personal information collected from entrants to administer the contest. UVic will not share personal information relating to entrants with any third parties, except as may be required by law. UVic will not attempt to contact any entrants for any other purpose than as set out in these terms and conditions unless the entrant has consented to receive relevant communications from UVic or as otherwise allowed under applicable laws.
- UVic reserves the right to amend these contest rules or to terminate the contest at any time without any liability to any entrant.
- UVic assumes no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, ineligible or incomplete entries.
- The decisions of UVic in relation to this contest will be final and binding on all entrants.
- UVic assumes no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, ineligible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including but not limited to any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls or communications; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the contest herein for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail, technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software, congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any computer, including as a result of participating in the contest herein; or (vi) prizes that cannot be awarded or accepted.
- By entering this contest, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the 番茄社区, Instagram, Facebook, and any of their representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in this contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
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Resources
Looking for inspiration? Explore these podcasting resources at UVic Libraries:
- offered through the Digital Scholarship Commons
- As part of our Media Creation facilities, the Mearns Learning Centre – McPherson Library has a Podcast Room with professional quality microphones and a Windows PC with sound editing software (Audacity) installed. Room booking and access is available through the Mearns-McPherson Ask Us desk.
- Additional podcasting tools like microphones, audio recorders, and headphones can be borrowed from the Mearns-McPherson Ask Us desk.
- Check out , a UVic Libraries podcast about Truth and Reconciliation.
All interested entrants must submit to the contest through
Questions? Contact Grants and Awards Librarian Christine Walde at cwalde@uvic.ca.
Winners of the 2023 Podcast Contest:
Elijah Buffalo, Metawewin
Elijah Buffalo is from the Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis, AB, Treaty 6 and resides on Lekwungen and WSANEC territory with his partner and two stepchildren. Currently a student at UVic, he is on the path to medical school at UBC’s Island Medical Program.
Elijah's interest in health, fitness, sports, and medicine finds expression through his podcast, Metawewin (meaning to play in Nehiyawewin). The podcast serves as a platform for discussions with diverse guests, including Indigenous athletes, Elders, academics, leaders, and allies. Metawewin facilitates learning and connection with Indigenous individuals globally, focusing on topics like sports, medicine, and their roles in Indigenous resurgence and decolonization.
Originally conceived to address barriers in mainstream sports for Indigenous people, the podcast has evolved into a more comprehensive exploration. Metawewin takes a holistic approach, examining how sports and movement-based practices influence the ceremonies and relationships Indigenous communities have with the land, waters, and more-than-human relatives. In doing so, it underscores the enduring importance of these elements in Indigenous cultures.
Julia Parmar and Jessica Zaza, Teacher Talk
Julia and Jess are secondary teacher candidates in UVic’s Teacher Education program. Their podcast was originally created as a part of their Transforming The World project for a Humanities course that prompted them to design a creative way to bring the into their future classrooms. They selected the UN’s twelfth goal of ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns worldwide, which then led them to the ever-relevant subject of fast fashion.
Their conversation addresses some of the human and environmental harm caused by the fast fashion industry; these future teachers also provide numerous alternatives to participating in the incessant trend cycles and mindless garment disposal habits that have become commonplace in our societies. Julia and Jess feel really passionate about using their role as teachers to emphasize student agency and capacity to create positive change on both a local and global scale. They hope that Teacher Talk: Holy Shirt! How to Live Sustainably in a World of Fast Fashion inspires any and every listener, from teachers to teenagers, to think twice about where they choose to buy their clothes; and to always remember — and advocate for — the hands who made them.