Readers - the voices of Calibre
At Calibre we rely on a team of over 80 volunteer readers, all voice professionals. They record books which are not available commercially so that our members have the widest possible choice of titles. Some of our volunteers have been with us for decades and have recorded over 100 books each (our hands-down winner was the late Nancy Clegg who recorded over 300 books for the library). Would you enjoy being part of this team?
We can offer the opportunity to:
- use your reading skills in a creative and rewarding activity;
- record in your own time at your own pace;
- meet other readers at our open days;
- develop a fan club! Many Calibre members adore our readers and read everything they record.
Terrence Hardiman left and Richard
Ratcliffe receiving their Centurion awards
from Linda Downey. 'Centurions' are readers
who have recorded 100 books for Calibre.
Calibre readers must be:
- skilled narrators who can really bring books to life such as professional actors, broadcasters or others trained in voice work;
- prepared to record books in their own homes.
We provide all the necessary equipment and training to use it.
If you are interested please send a sample recording to Linda Downey, Calibre's Recording Editor, Calibre Audio Library, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5XQ or click here to email enquiries for instructions on sending your sample audio file through email.
"As a bookworm reading for Calibre is like being a child allowed into a toyshop; like Christmas every time a book arrives. I meet listeners to Calibre in my area and know how much the books mean to them, and of course it is lovely when one sometimes gets a note from a listener saying how much they have enjoyed a book. Thank you again for a decade of happy hours at the microphone, for the hundred books I have been given to read, for Readers Day and all other days of delight."
Jim Swingler, Worcestershire (a Calibre centurion)