Hey gang,

Josh Richmond here — I’m a producer for Midroll, and part of the team that’s developing new programs for Howl. I’m here to tell you about a new project we’re working on called Howl Magazine: the show where you create the content!

THE GIST: Each episode of Howl Magazine will have a one word theme. For example, the theme for this pilot episode is “WINTER.” Each of you has until November 1st to send us a 2–5 minute piece of audio related to the theme. We’ll collect the best pieces to feature in a 30–45 minute episode on Howl!

THE DETAILS: Your Howl Magazine piece could be as straightforward as one person telling a joke or anecdote, or two people having a conversation. It could be a sketch or improv scene, or a faux talk-show segment. It could also be completely non-comedic; a dramatic monologue, or a documentary short, or a song, or a poem. It could be directly connected to the theme, all about snow or Christmas; it could also be as indirect as a funny story that just happens to take place in January. It could be a field recording; it could be you reading from the phone book, if you can find the thematic connection.

The best pieces will be:

- Clearly recorded; audio quality doesn’t need to be pristine, but it shouldn’t be painful to listen to

- Free of copyrighted material (this is a must!)

- Well structured, with a clear beginning, middle and end.

- Something unique to your life or where you live; something that only you could create.

(For more info on recording and storytelling techniques, I highly recommend exploring transom.org.)

If we decide to feature you, we’ll send you a release granting us the right to stream your recording on Howl. We can’t offer monetary compensation, but we will credit you and promote the link or project of your choice (unless it’s, like, porn. Don’t promote your porn please.)

This is our first experiment in creating a community-sourced show; if you want to see it come to fruition, send us cool stuff! I’m seriously psyched to see what the community around Earwolf/Wolfpop comes up with.

To submit your piece, send a Dropbox/Putlocker/etc. link to your audio to magazine@howl.fm. WAV/AIFF/other lossless file formats only. You can also email me with any of your questions about Howl Magazine.

Sound good? Let’s do this! Carpe diem!

— Josh