2016 The Sarahs Winners: 1st Place
Almost Flamboyant by Rijn Collins and Lea Redfern
A group of ravens is an unkindness. A gathering of rhinos is (appropriately) a crash. So what do you call a flock of flamingos?
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2016 The Sarahs Winners: 2nd Place
Can You Help Me Find My Mom? by The Truth
A little girl is lost and can't find her mom. Why won't anyone help her? This short audio drama hinges on a twist that is as heartbreaking as it is surprising, and offers a fresh perspective on an experience shared by countless people the world over.
2016 The Sarahs Winners: 3rd Place
Our Time is Up by Erin Anderson
Our Time is Up tells the story of Jake and Helen McCleary, an elderly couple struggling to save their troubled marriage. Unlike a conventional audio drama, the voices of the two main actors are constructed from fragments of oral history recordings: Erin Anderson's late grandfather, Josiah Patton (1919-2009) and Juanita Bowman (1900-2000).
2016 The Sarahs Winners: Best New Artist
Quadraturin by Jon Earle and Emma Wiseman
A young woman is offered a special gift – a substance with the power to enlarge her tiny New York apartment. "Quadraturin" is the story of how some things really are too good to be true. Based on a short story by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky translated by Joanne Turnbull.
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