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Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight is a weekly podcast featuring horror by Black authors from across the diaspora.

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Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight: The Black horror podcast

Nightlight is a weekly podcast featuring horror by Black authors from across the diaspora.

Nightlight is a weekly podcast featuring horror by Black authors from across the diaspora.

Nightlight is a weekly podcast featuring horror by Black authors from across the diaspora.

Nightlight is a weekly podcast featuring horror by Black authors from across the diaspora.

Tonia Ransom
Tonia Ransom
Tonia Ransom
Tonia Ransom
4 Campaigns |
Austin, United States
$1,437 USD 45 backers
9% of $15,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Thanks to your generous support, we raised enough for a 21-episode first season! We've launched a teaser episode on iTunes, and other platforms like Stitcher are awaiting approval. Our first episode, featuring a story based on the bestselling novel Dread Nation will launch on June 26! We've also created a Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/nightlightpod) page and a PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/NightlightPodcast), so you can continue to support the podcast and help us lock down a second season.

We Did It!

Although we fell short of raising enough to pay writers pro rates, we ensured that there will be at least a 21-episode first season of NIGHTLIGHT thanks to you.

We've launched a teaser episode on iTunes, and other platforms like Stitcher are awaiting approval.

Our first episode, featuring a story based on the bestselling novel Dread Nation will launch on June 26!

We've also created a Patreon page and a PayPal, so you can continue to support the podcast and help us lock down a second season.

 

Thanks again for your support. We couldn't do this without you.

-Tonia

 

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TL;DR:

We need more horror written by Black people.

  • Many podcasts/magazines don't pay their writers. That's not cool.
  • Very few podcasts/magazines pay pro rates. We get it. That's tough to do. That's why we need your help.
  • We want to increase the exposure Black horror writers get & help them launch amazing careers
  • Podcasts are incredibly popular and an excellent avenue to promote authors and their stories

Can you help us get more Black horror out into the world?

We Need You

It's not cool to only "pay" writers with exposure. Writers have bills and we don't know anybody that accepts exposure as payment. We want to pay the writers whose stories appear in this podcast a fair rate. We also want to pay the Black narrators a fair wage for their voice performances. And people in Hell want ice water, but they can't launch crowdfunding campaigns, so we hope you can help our wants become reality.

Nightlight will (with your help) be a weekly podcast featuring a ~30 minute horror story written by a Black writer, along with a short interview with that author. The founder, Tonia Thompson, will edit and produce the podcast.

  • We need at least $5,000 to fund the first year. This will allow us to pay writers $75 per story and narrators $25. That's 52 stories, 52 writers, 52 episodes of horror. If we can't raise $5,000, we'll either produce fewer episodes or pay writers less. We'll decide exactly what will produced at the end of the campaign, with your input, if we raise less than $5,000.
  • $15,000 means we can pay pro rates! This is important because paying a writer pro rates allows them to join the Horror Writer's Association, where they can enjoy a number of benefits including promotion of their work and career resources. The writers can also be nominated for awards, so we really want to be able to a pay pro rate of ~$270 per story.
  • If we raise more than $15,000, we will pay narrators more! At $15,000, we will be paying the narrators out of our own pockets, but with your help, we can pay narrators professional rates as well.
  • You'll be helping us fund the first year, allowing us time to build an audience large enough to sell ad time, and perhaps even build a community of support via Patreon.
  • If we raise a ridiculous amount of money, we'll use it to fund next year's episodes.

The Impact

You'll help Black horror writers launch careers.

  • Agents, directors and producers can find potential horror stories and writers in one place.
  • We'll lift the voices of marginalized writers and allow them to tell their stories.
  • Racism sucks. Hearing more stories from a Black perspective can help fix that.
  • Reparations!

Risks & Challenges

  • Getting listeners is always a challenge. Luckily, I have a marketing background and a solid plan for promotion. In fact, if you're interested in becoming a listener, regardless of whether you can contribute, head over here and drop us your email.

Other Ways You Can Help

Money a little tight? I get it. You can still help!

  • Share, RT, and Like posts on social media.
  • Run a contest for your followers. Ask them to donate to this campaign and send you proof of that donation. In exchange, you can send them a piece of your art, a short story, your best recipe, or a nice note!
  • If you're really adventurous, have followers send you their receipts and offer to do something crazy like 1 pushup for every dollar you helped raise.

Ready? Let's get it!

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Thriller

$29 USD
You're an official sponsor of NIGHTLIGHT. You'll get a shoutout on our website with a link to your site/social media profile.
Included Items
  • Behind the Scenes updates
  • Phone Wallpaper with logo
  • Desktop Wallpaper with Logo
  • Swag!
  • Official Sponsor
Estimated Shipping
August 2018
14 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Candyman, Candyman

$10 USD
Not only are you in the club, giving you access to sneak peeks before episodes and behind-the-scenes updates, you'll also get an exclusive wallpaper for your phone and desktop to show off your darker side.
Included Items
  • Behind the Scenes updates
  • Phone Wallpaper with logo
  • Desktop Wallpaper with Logo
Estimated Shipping
July 2018
7 claimed

Night of the Living Dead

$49 USD
You're an official sponsor of NIGHTLIGHT. You'll get a shoutout on our website with a link to your site/social media profile.
Included Items
  • Behind the Scenes updates
  • Phone Wallpaper with logo
  • Desktop Wallpaper with Logo
  • Swag!
  • Official Sponsor
Estimated Shipping
August 2018
2 claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Purge

$69 USD
You've risen above and proven that you're worthy. Everything above, plus a manuscript signed by one of the authors!
Included Items
  • Behind the Scenes updates
  • Phone Wallpaper with logo
  • Desktop Wallpaper with Logo
  • Swag!
  • FIYAH Subscription
  • Signed manuscript
  • Official Sponsor
Estimated Shipping
February 2019
1 out of 30 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Transfiguration

$99 USD
Not only are you worthy, you are now one with NIGHTLIGHT. Get everything above, plus a NIGHTLIGHT t-shirt and mug.
Included Items
  • FIYAH Subscription
  • T-shirt
  • Mug
  • Signed manuscript
  • Official Sponsor
Estimated Shipping
September 2018
2 claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Person With All The Gifts

$199 USD
OMG! Your generosity will be well-rewarded. You'll get all the perks above, plus 60 seconds to advertise on the show. Don't have anything to sell? You can use that 60 seconds to propose to your partner, shoutout to a friend, tell a micro-story...whatever you want (almost).
Included Items
  • Signed manuscript
  • 60 seconds on the show
  • Official Sponsor
Estimated Shipping
November 2018
0 out of 15 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Get Out

$299 USD
Not only are you one of us, you'll even get a co-producer credit on one episode.
Included Items
  • T-shirt
  • Mug
  • Signed manuscript
  • Producer Credit
Estimated Shipping
January 2019
0 out of 15 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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