National Audio Theatre Festivals Home

The 9th Annual Hear Now Audio Fiction and Arts Festival

Online June 24-27, 2021

Schedule

View the entire schedule of events and presenters.
Learn More >

Workshops

Hear Learn workshops present opportunities to learn from established professionals.
Learn More >

Podcast Palooza

A juried compeititon that lets you hear the best of today’s audio fiction and sound art.

Learn More >

NATF will be back soon with more events and activities.

Check back here for details!

Now Playing

Attendees! What did you like best at the festival? Vote for your favorites!

Click these links to get details and vote:

Best NATF Playhouse or Live Peformance Events

VOTING CLOSES AT 1159 PM CT ON SUNDAY, JULY 31

Best Podcast Palooza Submissions

VOTING CLOSES AT 11:59 PM CT ON FRIDAY, JULY 31

Please respect the integrity of these polls and only vote for events you actually attended or submissions you listened to. Thanks!

2021 Hear Now Festival Table of Contents

This list contains links to all of the event pages for the 2021 Hear Now Festival. Many of these pages contain audio or video content associated with the event.

Follow these links to relive the spirit and at least some of the substance of the 2021 festival so that you can vote for your favorites from the festival.

2021 Independent Audiobook Awards

An Introduction to Norman Corwin

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company: Lady Sherlock and the Case of the Woman in Red

Fears for Your Ears – Producing Horror Audio Fiction

Innovations in Storytelling – Fred Greenhalgh

Tex X and the Cattle Prodders

6-24: Mark Twain Narrators

6-25: Mark Twain Narrators

NATF Playhouse: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company – Mercury 101 Max O’Brien Saves the World

NATF Playhouse: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company – Mercury 232: Hope is a Hard Thing to Let Go Of

NATF Playhouse: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company – Mercury 505 Games People Play

NATF Playhouse: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company – Mercury 870: Hostis Humani Generis