Audio Book Intensive with Piper Goodeve

The audiobook industry has exploded in recent years, and nearly every book that is published (whether by a traditional publisher or independently by the author) gets released in audio. Narrating an entire book with detailed characters, well-crafted scenes, and continuity of voices is not easy, but it is a skill that can be learned and practiced.

In this one-day workshop, you will get an overview of the skills needed to be an audiobook narrator, as well as:

· Learn about the audiobook and publishing industries, and how the narrator’s job & workflow fits into them.

· Explore narration techniques, including pacing, narration vs. dialogue, and how to create real & nuanced characters.

· Discover your voice type & what kind of material you are right for while working on different audiobook copy from genre fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction.

· Find out next steps for working on narration, how to put together an audiobook demo, and additional resources for continuing your audiobook journey.

Note: Please bring your own copy, from a book that you enjoy reading, fiction or non-fiction. If it is fiction, it should include dialogue. No more than 2 minutes in length. No explicit language, violence or sex.

About The Instructor:

Piper Goodeve is an actress, audiobook narrator and director. Her narration work has been featured in Kirkus, YALSA, and Booklist, and has earned her four Audie Award nominations, one Audie Award, a SOVAS Award nomination, and three Earphones Awards. Working for major publishers such as Audible Studios, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House and Harper Collins, she has narrated over 450 titles, including works by Neil deGrasse Tyson, John Irving, Meg Cabot, and Elinor Lipman, as well as classics by Thornton Wilder and L.M. Montgomery. As a director, Piper has helmed projects read by Kathryn Grody, Art Garfunkel, Brian Dennehy, and Amandla Stenberg, and was nominated for a Society of Voice Arts & Sciences Award for Best Director for her work on The Iliad, performed by Audra McDonald (2024 Audie Award, Earphones Award, Audible Best of the Year.) Piper lives in Brooklyn with her husband, actor/narrator Gabriel Vaughan, and their sassy cat Caroline. www.pipergoodeve.com

18+ please. No credits or refunds. Class meets Sunday September 21st at 1pm and runs for four hours.

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