Find Your Dream Narrator!

Image Source

Quiz Questions

1.
First, which of the following are you seeking?
- A.
  A feminine narrator
- B.
  A masculine narrator
- C.
  No preference
2.
Is there a certain quality you'd prefer in a narrator?
- A.
  I'd prefer a diverse narrator/narrator of color
- B.
  I'd prefer an LGBTQ+ narrator
- C.
  I'd prefer a narrator with rich theatrical/artistic experience
- D.
  I'd prefer a narrator with rich professional/academic experience
- E.
  No preference
3.
What genre is your book?
- A.
  Non-Fiction
- B.
  Children's or Middle Grade
- C.
  Young Adult
- D.
  Romance / Romantasy
- E.
  Sci-Fi
- F.
  Fantasy
- G.
  LGBTQ+
- H.
  Religious
- I.
  Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- J.
  Horror
- K.
  Other
4.
What tone of voice do you imagine?
- A.
  Authoritative and intelligent
- B.
  Deep and soothing
- C.
  Peppy and bright
- D.
  Even, middle-tone
- E.
  Dynamic and versatile
- F.
  Humorous and engaging
- G.
  Sultry and sassy
- H.
  Devilish and dark
5.
Are you looking for...?
- A.
  A narrator who loves doing different character voices
- B.
  A narrator who is even-toned and consistent across different characters.
- C.
  A narrator who can do both masculine and feminine voices.
- D.
  No preference
6.
Finally, what accents should your narrator be able to perform?
- A.
  General American
- B.
  A specific American accent
- C.
  British
- D.
  Hispanic/Latinx
- E.
  Irish and/or Scottish
- F.
  Australian
- G.
  Other

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Ann Gwinn
Image Source
Ann brings warmth, character and charm to every project. Her passion lies in story-telling, especially children's literature, and with over thirty years in the entertainment industry, she has the expertise to bring your stories to life just the way they deserve.
2.
Carlyle DePriest
Image Source
Carlyle DePriest is no stranger to audiobooks and is excited to bring your story to life. Carlyle is a classically trained Shakespeare actor and received a minor in voiceover from Columbia College Chicago. When Carlyle is not narrating audiobooks, you can find her providing voiceover work for films and animation, and streaming video games on Twitch.
3.
Cindy Henkin
Image Source
When she’s not acting with Chicago theatre companies, adapting books for the stage with Moving Dock Theatre Co., or narrating audiobooks, Cindy is looking for the stories of her ancestors in documents & old newspapers--and making new ones with her husband and two (now nearly-grown) kids.
4.
Leraldo Anzaldua
Image Source
Leraldo Anzaldua is a fight choreographer, a motion capture performer, and an anime voice actor with titles on Hulu, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and more. Notable titles include: Haikyu!, Food Wars!, Angel Beats, High School of the Dead, and One Piece. He has earned a Master’s Degree in Acting from the University of Houston. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Movement and Stage Combat with the Department of Theatre & Dance at Indiana University.
5.
Nick Flesher
Image Source
Nick has narrated over 35+ audiobooks and received training from coaches such as a Chris Ciulla, Seth Podowitz, and Christina Delaine. Nick has worked in nearly every genre yet has recently found a love for litRPG and progression fantasy. He has an "anime" style voice that works well for these titles and can also perform female voices.
6.
Ray Conley
Image Source
Ray has years of experience reading for Gatewave, formerly inTouch, the radio-reading service for the blind. He narrated a nationally broadcast tease for the "Scripps National Spelling Bee" on ABC and ESPN. He says cold-reading periodicals and articles live ended up being great training as he transitioned from radio to audiobook narration and voice acting. Ray earned his SAG-AFTRA card for voice work as a recurring off-screen newscaster on the ABC soap opera "One Life To Live".
7.
Rich Palmer
Image Source
Rich Palmer has been reading books at all hours of the day and night since he was a young boy. His mother would take away his flashlight so he couldn't read after bedtime! A fan of all things audio, he has enjoyed radio dramas and audiobooks equally since he first discovered they existed. Rich's training as a cellist, bassist, and singer brings musicality to his narration and helps bring authors’ stories to life. His many experiences as a firefighter, paramedic, and mental health practitioner help him understand and share the humanity and realism of characters whose stories beg to be told.
8.
Tara Janae Smith
Image Source
Tara Janae Smith is a Broadway World’s Best Actress nominee currently living in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. This Southern California native is a successful actress, singer/songwriter, and model. She is also an established voice over artist representing many national brands including AT&T, Verizon, ADT, and DirectTV.
9.
Terri Dien
Image Source
Terri Dien enjoys conveying messages & emotions with her warm, down-to-earth voice. She expresses a reassuring and knowledgeable tone in an upbeat manner that is encouraging and empathetic. She loves mystery thrillers where strong female characters are the center of the story as well as romance and young adult genres. Terri can assume identities that range from young adult to middle-aged, student to corporate professional, serial killer to detective (and most characters in between); voicing them with sensitivity and originality.
10.
Wayne Keller III
Image Source
Wayne is a nonbinary audiobook narrator who has years of experience. They earned a BA in Theater and studied classical acting in London. While being non-binary, they have a large vocal range, which allows for them to bring to life young and old characters across the gender spectrum. Their true abilities shine in narrating Fantasy, Sci-Fi, YA Fantasy and YA Urban Fantasy. These genres allow for Wayne's abilities in character voice work, where they excel in both the humorous and emotional moments. Listen to their samples of various accents and characters below.
11.
Edgar A. Hernandez
Image Source
Edgar is a full-time firefighter for the city of Las Vegas and an avid fan of audiobooks. He has narrated multiple audiobooks, as well as done voice over work in a few movies and audio dramas. His passion for perfecting the craft is something he strives for in every one of his projects. As far as his personal life: he's a husband, a dog dad, Baseball fan (Go Dodgers!), a poker player, and tries to stay active everyday!
12.
Gwyn Clark
Image Source
In Gwyn Clark's former life as a library dragon, (oops, school librarian,) she creatively used her voice to share stories, ideas and information so that her audience fell into the pages of the book and didn't want to leave. She decided to share love of stories and learning with the world through audiobook narration.Let Gwyn use her storytelling superpowers to let your best story shine through. When Gwyn is not reading, listening to or narrating books, she is at the beck and call of her beautiful spoiled cat, Princess Jasmine.
13.
Kisara Garalde
Image Source
Kisara Garalde is a Filipina/Black musician, performer and voice actress with a background of over 25 years in straight and musical theater. Her love for narration started at a young age when she would read her younger sibling's favorite books to them, making silly voices so they could enjoy it more. Working on live performances helped her to develop the art of storytelling, bringing characters to life, as well as collaborative skills, and professional communication. In her free time, she loves playing video games, ballroom dancing, reading fantasy and sci-fi, watching anime, and playing with her animals.
14.
Robin Grimm
Image Source
You can often find Robin Grimm outdoors. Whether it's a hike in Utah's glorious red rock canyons or at home, planting the newest addition to her cactus garden, this is a woman who loves nature! On the flip side, Robin also plays video games. She loves puzzles, her dog, cooking up magic in the kitchen, and riding motorcycles with her husband.
15.
Rachael Warren-Allen
Image Source
Rachael Warren-Allen is a full-time voice artist that loves telling stories! Working from her beautiful studio in Oregon, she takes joy in helping you share your story, be it nonfiction or fiction. She enjoys working with her clients to ensure they have the sound they want on the timeline they need. She has narrated over 50 fiction and non-fiction books and short stories including educational materials, romance, sci-fi, fantasy, and more!
16.
Aysha Asaif
Image Source
Aysha is a British/Pakistani Scottish narrator raised by an immigrant mother from Pakistan and a father born in England. She feels deeply connected to her culture and religion, Islam, especially as she speaks Punjabi as a second language. A huge fan of romance, Aysha is known for her comedic, bubbly personality, Aysha embodies girl power and has an extensive work ethic. She inspires with her youthful Scottish, Indian and General American accents to narrate engaging Middle Grade adventures with a contrast of comedy off the clock and YA romances with splashes of plot twists everywhere keeping us on the edge.
17.
Melanie Doll
Image Source
Melanie Doll is a pansexual, American voice actor from East Stroudsburg, PA. Bringing scripts to life with passion and versatility, she has a love for reading dark fantasy, romance (especially the spicy kind), and even kids books. Nothing brings her more joy than seeing your face light up when she brings your characters to life. Her drive and passion for narration is tough to beat. When she isn't doing voice over work, she's either reading, playing video games, or enjoying time with her family. Give this bookish cat mom a chance. She promises you won't regret it!

Find Your Dream Narrator!

Take this short quiz to find out which of our audiobook narrators match your unique vision, goals, and needs.

Quiz Questions

Quiz Outcomes