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Audiobooks Aplenty, Awards, and A New Audition
- Maria Issaris
- Aug 13
- 4 min read
Dear Fellow Creatives,
Marketing your book is the most vital component of your post-writing process. And why wait until you are published? Several of our authors have forged pathways for ensuring their book is already on people's radar before their book 'hits the shelves'. Online and hard copy pamphlets, attracting a subscriber list of people who are interested in the manuscript’s progress and subject/theme, a website journaling your work and thoughts, and all that goes into reaching the stage of closing the laptop and saying 'finished!'.
We provide a heap of production updates for our authors as a matter of course - no charge - but it is up to individual authors (no matter how they are published or by whom) to be creative about getting attention for their finished work - and that impetus seems to come very much from the passion that went into developing that manuscript in the first place!
Just in time for our summary of uploaded books is a brand new audition call-out! A beautiful book by an astonishing author - Caroline Anne Butt - tackling a subject that has only just now reached attention. My favourite part of this job (almost) is listening to the incredible talent of people who audition!!
Do contact us if you have any questions about audiobook production processes. It's what we do day in day out, and love it.
Maria
Maria IssarisHead of Audiobooksaudiobooksradio
New Audition Call Out: The Steering Wheel by Caroline Anne Butt
Our latest voice performer call out is now open.
For The Steering Wheel by Caroline Anne Butt, the ideal voice will be female-sounding, voice-aged in their 30s. A soft Australian accent is preferred. As to tone - the ability to traverse humour and lightness of spirit to the terrain of vulnerability and stalwartness.This is a 65,000 word book.
Blurb: It's the 1970s and Anne thought a fresh start in a northern town would be the adventure of a lifetime. But her husband, Thomas, has other plans. While he is busy with his career, Anne struggles to adapt to a new culture, a growing family, and a marriage that seems to be unravelling in ways she doesn't understand. As the years pass, Anne finds herself tangles in an emotional web she can't escape - a web of coercive control that, at the time, didn't have a name.
Auditions for The Steering Wheel close 10 August. We look forward to hearing your voices!
If this call-out is not right for you, but you know a performer who may be perfect, please send it along.
Find more information and the audition script at the link below.
Production Updates
Now Available
Look on your preferred audiobook platform for these new additions!
-Jeanette Gower’s The Thinking Horse Breeder is a comprehensive work that will be immensely valuable to anyone considering horse breeding. Jeanette has been breeding horses for over 50 years under the Chalani prefix. Christina Percival is the voice of this audiobook, which also includes a PDF attachment with photos and other visual information.
-An incredible, epic story based on her mother’s lived experience during the Partition of India and Pakistan, Manjula Waldon's Love Partitioned is narrated by Caroline L George, with a music scape designed by Martin Gallagher.
-April Simone is a trained therapist with a deep commitment to helping people to use their pain as a means of transformation. Pain as a Portal is self-narrated and a very personal and healing journey with the potential to help many people.
Coming Soon
-Coming in October, Alexandra Addams’ The Self-Made Saint (High Frequency Press) is already getting great reviews, including the respected Kirkus Reviews. This novel of family dynamics and the learning process that happens when your children are grown is narrated by Lisa Armytage.
-Pre-order now for the 1 August release date of Captain Michelle Huntington’s memoir Lady MacGyver. Michelle narrated stories of her life dreaming of flying and eventually becoming one of only 500 female airline captains in the world. Her inspiring and often funny book is published by Ginninderra Press.
In Production
-Judi Nash has put her heart and soul into her story of self-development, When Time Means Nothing, and performer Caroline George is matching that commitment with her work in the studio. This story - and its telling - will resonate with many.
-It’s the most fantastic family collaboration, with Dr Hugh Taylor’s memoir of his life as a renowned ophthalmologist, Opening Eyes, being performed by his talented daughter, Phoebe Anne Taylor. Opening Eyes is published by Kerr Publishing. Thank you to Vision Australia for their assistance with this project.
-William Cope’s Jesus: The Complete Works is a scholarly look at all of the ancient texts that give information about Jesus’s life and words. David Tredinnick is performing this new book, which will be released later this year.
-Author Minnie has written her book I Wish I Knew This Before! (published by Busybird Publishing) to help families feel more grounded and connected. Christina Percival is performing this work, which is both practical and spiritual - a useful guide for modern parents and children.
Do you have a book that should be an audiobook? Please be in touch to speak with us about the specifics of your project.
Award News
Congratulations to Wayne Bergmann and Madelaine Dickie. Their book, Some People Want to Shoot Me (Fremantle Press) has been shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards 2025 for Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
We are proud to have produced the audiobook version of this remarkable memoir, which is narrated by Tamala Shelton. It is available on all audiobook platforms.
The awards will be announced in late August at a ceremony at the State Library of WA.
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