As we continue the roll of bonus, post-series content for The Magnus Archives, there is one major task still outstanding, and that’s to announce the winning entries in this year’s installment of our horror short story writing competition, Rusty Fears 4: Feartile Ground! This year we asked you for your takes on one of four themes: An Animal’s Viewpoint A Curious Collection The Messenger Seeds of Doubt These themes certainly provided some fertile soil in which to cultivate your creative imaginations. ... more

It’s voting time folks! That’s right, the winners of our community fanart contest, Rusty Gallery, are in your hands. We had over a hundred entries and narrowing them down to our shortlists certainly proved difficult with such fantastic talent on display. Thank you to everyone who submitted, it was a joy to see all the enthusiasm and love for our shows! After much consideration, a shortlist for each show has been determined… and efforts were so good that we’ve decided to expand the number of finalists in each category to 5 for Rusty Quill Gaming & Stellar Firma, and to 6 for The Magnus Archives. ... more

Rusty Quill has today published its first RQ Census, as part of our commitment outlined in the Operations Update last year. This document can be found Here Our goal is to be as transparent as is feasible to ensure that our intentions for the future of the business and its communities are clear to everyone. This is why we are releasing this document publicly. This census will also give us a benchmark to measure ourselves against for the future so that we can see how well we are fulfilling our core values of Opportunity, Representation, Community, Diversity, and Responsibility. ... more

It’s competition time once again, and this one is for all you talented artists out there! We’re opening the doors to see what fantastic fanart you can create to share your enthusiasm and visions for all three of our current shows – the Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast, The Magnus Archives and Stellar Firma. With three merch prize packs up for grabs (one per show, see terms and conditions below), the competition runs from this Thursday 11th March to Sunday 28th March for you to get your designs, based on one of the below themes, in to us. ... more

As we approach the end of The Magnus Archives, we can look back on nearly 5 years of creepy stories that have entertained and brought shivers to so many listeners. It’s safe to say that this era of podcasting has brought new life (or should that be unlife?) and new aficionados to the horror audio drama genre. And we would like to continue that trend by looking to showcase, once again, some of the best in new and undiscovered horror writing talent. ... more

Rusty Quill / Teepublic Hoodie Giveaway! Rusty Quill, in association with Teepublic, is giving 10 lucky fans on Twitter the chance to win a free hoodie with the design of their choice from our Teepublic store! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is like, retweet and respond with a commented answer to a special competition Tweet posted from the Rusty Quill Twitter account (@therustyquill). ... more

Recently, we have been saddened and disappointed to see cases of online harassment online – directed both at fans and also at various people who work with us. We are particularly upset by this as we have always strived to nurture an atmosphere of kindness and inclusivity, even when there are difficult topics to discuss. To be clear: we do not mean that we are upset by good faith criticism or disagreement, we mean that multiple people have been actively harmed by the intentional and targeted actions and words of others. ... more

Hi folks, Back in July, we announced that we would be undertaking a wide-ranging look at our Operations, the findings from which would be published. I am pleased to say that we are releasing that Operations Update today, to give our community a peek behind the curtain at what we have been working hard to prepare over the past few months. We have some really promising projects in the pipeline, and have dedicated time and resources to reflect on, develop and improve our practices during the pandemic, efforts which we hope will pay off as we look to the future. ... more

Rusty Quill Ltd, the award winning media production company based in the UK, has signed with WME, one of the world’s largest and longest running talent agencies in an unprecedented move within the sector. Rusty Quill Ltd is among the largest independent podcast networks in the world, and it piqued the interest of WME for its ability to generate new and interesting intellectual properties with unknown voices and rapidly turn them into fan favourites. ... more

Hey folks, It’s safe to say 2020 hasn’t been the best of years for the entertainment and media production industry. In an industry that relies on people coming together to make things, while distanced operations have opened up some new opportunities, many have found it difficult, even in the podcasting space. And Rusty Quill hasn’t been immune to that, though we’ve done our best to keep putting out quality content. ... more