THG Podfic Exchange

To combat developers monetizing fanfic with AI voices, a Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange. Real human authors. Real human voices.

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Last year was the first Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange. It began in order to combat developers monetizing fanfic with AI voices. We've now moved into our own blog to host this annually!

💌 What it is

Sign up as a podficcer and/or a fanfic author. I'll match up a podficcer to their "valentine" (a fanfic author) and set up a collection on ao3 for all of the podfic.

💌 Who can participate?

Anyone with an ao3 account can be a podficcer. Yes, even with your accent! Yes, even with just your phone to record! No matter what, you're better than any AI voice because you're human.

The works getting the podfic treatment are all part of the Hunger Games/TBOSAS/SOTR fandom. Any pairing or OC is ok! The only limit is that no podficcer will be expected to record for a work longer than 3k words, whether it's a one-shot or a chapter from a longer work.

💌 How?

First, we'll have a round of sign-ups for authors. Then once we have a total number of authors, we'll have a sign-up for those who would want to make a podfic. You can do one or both of these roles. Once we have the total number of podficcers to match the authors that sign up, we'll close the sign up for podficcers. We'll make matches between the podficcer and author and share with the podficcer the author they were assigned.

From there, podficcers make a podfic. See this post for more about the process of making a podfic.

Once you have your podfic made, get ready to post it to ao3! See more about the process of posting a podfic to ao3 here.

You will be able to submit to the ao3 collection on February 12 and the collection will go live on February 14 at 6:00 am PST.

💌 Why should I join?

Some people prefer to listen to audiobooks for a variety of reasons, including accessibility, and this helps expand their options for listening to fanfiction. It's a fun fandom-building activity. And as mentioned before, there have been a couple of attempts to monetize fanfiction with AI reading fanfic and this is a way to throw up a middle finger at this effort and give a gift to fanfiction authors.

We look forward to listening to all of the wonderful podfics this year!

[thetwinandpinleftbehind]

Hi everybody!

This year I participated in the second annual @thgpodficexchange . I was paired up with the lovely @atleastmymomlikesme and read her fic The Revival Tour. I’d had been meaning to read it for a long time before the event, so I think this was a match perfectly made. It is a very bittersweet story, told from the perspective of Clerk Carmine starting at the end of the Third Quarter Quell and into his tenure in District Thirteen. You can listen to it here and read the original fic here.

Additionally, I wanted to thank Ao3 user BeforeSunset13 (if you’re on tumblr, let me know!) for creating a podfic of my fic, Walking Around With Half a Soul! This fic is very near and dear to me and Sunset did an excellent job portraying all of the messy potent emotions it conveys. You can listen to it here and read the original fic here!

[teddymariajane]

Hi guys!

I was lucky enough to be involved in @thgpodficexchange this Valentine's and was matched with the wonderfully talented @electrictouchfob. I chose to read their work 'Red Plaid' because of the beautiful way it was written, spanning from pre-cannon all the way to post-mockingjay. It was truly a delightful read, and a great introduction to recording podfics. Go give it a listen, and the original work some extra love! Make sure to check out the rest of the collection too!

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Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange 2026 is revealed! Go listen to the podfics now!

Thanks to the authors allowing their works to be made into podfics, and big thanks to the podficcers for bringing these works to life.

As a side note, two podfics aren't up yet but I've been in communication with the podficcers and they are made, there's just some technical difficulties with posting. We're working on it!

💗💗Happy Valentine's Day all! 💗💗

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All podfic is now uploaded

Thanks again for everyone's participation this year!

[thesweetnessofspring]

[PODFIC] I don't want to fight by CassandraO, read by thesweetnessofspring

Missing moment from Catching Fire. Katniss and Peeta are training for the Quarter Quell, and emotions are running high. Peeta loves her, and Katniss misses him, even when he's standing right in front of her.

I had the great pleasure to be matched with @waywardangel-wilds for this year's @thgpodficexchange and immediately was drawn to the emotional tension and dynamic action of this fic. Please be sure to leave love on the original work!

[thesweetnessofspring]

Authors for the exchange, check your email!

If your work was adapted into a podfic for the exchange, check your email and follow the link to approve linking back the podfic to your original work so more people can discover the podfic!

[thgpodficexchange]

Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange 2026 is revealed! Go listen to the podfics now!

Thanks to the authors allowing their works to be made into podfics, and big thanks to the podficcers for bringing these works to life.

As a side note, two podfics aren't up yet but I've been in communication with the podficcers and they are made, there's just some technical difficulties with posting. We're working on it!

💗💗Happy Valentine's Day all! 💗💗

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The ao3 collection for the Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange is now open!

💌What this means

The collection has not yet been revealed (that will be happening on Valentine's Day, at 6am PST). But podficcers can now upload their work to the collection by following this link (same link as above) and clicking "Post to Collection." Your podfic will not show up publicly on the collection until February 14 at 6am PST.

💌How to post a podfic to ao3

See the post here for more information about how to post a podfic to ao3.

💌AHHHHH!!!!

If any trouble comes up with uploading your podfic, please feel free to reach out and I'll help you troubleshoot.

[thgpodficexchange]

Podficcers, remember to get your podfic uploaded in the next 24 hours!

[thgpodficexchange]

The ao3 collection for the Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange is now open!

💌What this means

The collection has not yet been revealed (that will be happening on Valentine's Day, at 6am PST). But podficcers can now upload their work to the collection by following this link (same link as above) and clicking "Post to Collection." Your podfic will not show up publicly on the collection until February 14 at 6am PST.

💌How to post a podfic to ao3

See the post here for more information about how to post a podfic to ao3.

💌AHHHHH!!!!

If any trouble comes up with uploading your podfic, please feel free to reach out and I'll help you troubleshoot.

[thgpodficexchange]

Hi there! Has the collection been posted yet? If so, what is it called? I can’t seem to find it.

Thank you for putting this event together!

Hi, I haven't made the collection yet! I will get to that next week when we're a bit closer to the collection opening up. I'll make a post here once it's been made.

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Podficcers, check your messages!

The matches have been made and those who signed up to be a podficcer have all been sent messages with their match. Please remember to respond so that I know you've seen the message. Authors, it will be up to the podficcers if they want to tell you that they are your match or if they want it to be a surprise.

Reminder that there are now four weeks to complete the podfic. They will be due on Saturday, February 14 at 6 AM PST. Standby for the link to the ao3 collection on February 12.

If you want some advice on creating the podfic, see the following post with my advice here.

If you need guidance on posting the podfic to ao3, see the following post with the guide here.

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Looking for one more podficcer!

We are very close to having all of the podficcers we need for this year's exchange! To match all of the authors who have signed up we just need one more person willing to make a podfic. Podficcers will only be expected to record a podfic of 3k words or less.

To sign up for the event, please use the link here to fill out the google form here.

Additional information about this event can be found here.

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We have now reached the number of podficcers we need to match up with the amount of authors who have signed up for the event!

Please wait while I create the matches. I'll update here when the matches have been sent out. 💗

[thgpodficexchange]

Looking for one more podficcer!

We are very close to having all of the podficcers we need for this year's exchange! To match all of the authors who have signed up we just need one more person willing to make a podfic. Podficcers will only be expected to record a podfic of 3k words or less.

To sign up for the event, please use the link here to fill out the google form here.

Additional information about this event can be found here.

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The Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange is now looking for podficcers!

Authors have already signed up and so now we are looking for podficcers to make their fanfiction into a podfic. Podficcers will only be expected to record a podfic of 3k words or less. This could be a one-shot, a chapter from a longer work, or an excerpt from a chapter.

To sign up for the event, please use the link here to fill out the google form here.

Additional information about this event can be found here.

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The Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange sign up is now open for podficcers!

Authors have already signed up and so now we are looking for podficcers to make their fanfiction into a podfic. Podficcers will only be expected to record a podfic of 3k words or less. This could be a one-shot, a chapter from a longer work, or an excerpt from a chapter.

To sign up for the event, please use the link here to fill out the google form here.

Additional information about this event can be found here.

Sign-ups close as soon as we get enough podficcers to meet the number of authors participating

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📢 One more day to sign up!

Authors! You have one more day to sign up to have one of your fanfics to be made into a podfic! All you have to do is fill out this form to be part of the fanfic podfic exchange. See our Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange from last year. As of now, I predict we will have far fewer authors than podficcers who would want to participate in the event, so please sign up!

***For those who want to create a podfic, keep an eye on this space to sign up tomorrow!***

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📢 5 days to sign up!

Authors! You have 5 more days to sign up to have one of your fanfics to be made into a podfic! All you have to do is fill out this form to be part of the fanfic podfic exchange. We had so much fun last year for our first Hunger Games Valentine's Podfic Exchange and we want to capture that again, but we can only have that kind of fun again if you sign up for the event, so don't be shy!

***For those who want to create a podfic, keep an eye on this space to sign up next week!***