In front of a fan.

Pack them very tightly with absorbent towels or micro clothescloths, blow with hair dryer additionally, if you like.

Stuff tightly with newspaper, remove every hour or so and restuff. Yes, hairdryer can help too, but not too close, even a fan.

I wonder if the rice trick would work with sneakers. Of course that means you're gonna have to throw out a lot of rice.

Prop them up against the baseboard and set a table fan on the floor blowing into them.

Many dryers in the past, and some possibly still do, had a rack that mounted to the front of the loading port and across to the stationary back of the drum for drying items without tumble. The drum continued to rotate around the rack. A rack was usually available as an after-purchase option for models that didn't include it.

Norge dryers years ago had a mechanical linkage that disengaged the drum from the drive mechanism with the rack sitting across the drum baffles. They called the feature Stop-'n-Dry and touted it as providing four drying methods ... heat with tumble, heat without tumble, no heat (air) with tumble, air without tumble. There was also a hair dryer attachment for a short time. Open the door, mount it to the loading port, sit on a chair beneath it in front of the dryer. See the inset on this ad. It worked because the Norge design blew air into the drum instead of pulling air through the drum.

The method Sherry7bNorthAL posted is the way I do it, too. Maximizes air flow.

Late to the party, but if you can't sit them out in sun, insoles loosened - is this something that takes place often or with more than one household member?

My sister bought DH a boot dryer years ago. I've used it for both our sneakers. Now that he's retired, he doesn't have wet leather boots often any more ;)

I think it's going to outlive me....Peetz Shoe and Boot dryer

Our dryer-a 2017 Speed Queen-came with a dryer rack that dadoes described above. It is very useful.

dadoes, the first dryer my Mom and Dad had was a Norge with the Stop-n-dry feature. I was fascinated by it. I have tried to find pictures of the dryer on the internet-my Dad bought it at a used appliance store in 1963, and I believe it may have been a 1959 or 1960.

armjim,

Some vintage Norge choices for your consideration.

I may be late here, but I can’t help telling you about this method I tried. When my sneakers were soaked after a downpour, I stuffed them with crumpled newspaper to absorb the moisture. I also wrapped the outside with more newspaper for good measure. Then, I placed them in front of a fan to get some airflow going. Every couple of hours, I replaced the wet newspaper with fresh, dry ones. It worked like a charm, and my shoes were dry by the next day! Definitely worth a shot if you’re stuck without a dryer or heating vent.