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** Industry Spotlight: Audio Storytelling Pathways
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** Thursday, December 11
1 pm ET/12 pm CT/10 am PT
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For writers, performers and storytellers, the audio world offers an exciting and sustainable path to amplify voices and bring narratives to life. Whether you come from a background in playwriting, performance or production, your storytelling instincts are in high demand across the audio storytelling ecosystem.

In this dynamic panel, we’ll explore how these artists are translating their love of reading or writing stories into meaningful careers in audio storytelling:
* Marnye Young, Founder and CEO of Audio Sorceress
* Wesleigh Siobhan, Audiobook Narrator and Producer

During this webinar, you will:
* Learn how storytelling for the stage or screen can be applied to audio formats
* Hear from real-life audio narrators and authors who collaborate to create compelling storytelling experiences
* Identify practical strategies to break into the field or expand your current creative practice
* Explore the collaborative and technical aspects of bringing stories to life in sound

Come ready to explore a medium where your voice, words and creative vision can truly resonate. Join us and discover what’s possible in the world of audio storytelling.


** About Our Speakers:
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Marnye Young is the Founder and CEO of Audio Sorceress, a woman-owned global audiobook production house. An award-winning stage, screen and voice actor, she has recorded hundreds of audiobooks and voiced projects for brands like Microsoft. A Yale School of Drama MFA graduate, Marnye is a SOVAS and Earphones Award winner, coach and mentor. Passionate about uplifting authors, she crowdfunds projects to bring indie books to audio. Best known as Lady Anne in Richard III, she’s a proud Jane Austenite, Shakespeare buff and mom to identical twin girls.

Wesleigh Siobhan is an award-winning narrator and 2023 Audie Award finalist celebrated for her rich, emotionally nuanced performances across hundreds of titles in romance, mystery and thriller. Driven by a passion for Black stories that center love, joy and healing, she brings heart and authenticity to every role. As founder of A Wesleigh Siobhan Production, she amplifies Black voices through narration, production and coaching. For Wesleigh, storytelling is more than a career, it’s a love letter to the stories that move and connect us.

This webinar is supported by Audible. Audible is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

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