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Academy Voices is an audiobook publisher, and every audiobook we make is narrated by a real person. That is our Certified Human Voice promise. For authors: post your book for free and hear auditions from professional human narrators. You choose the voice. Once you pick your narrator, a one-time $350 production fee covers production and publishing to nearly 50 stores, libraries and streaming services, including Audible, Apple Books, Spotify and hoopla. You can pay your narrator per finished hour, or choose royalty share and pay no narrator fee up front: royalties are split 40% to you, 40% to your narrator and 20% to Academy Voices for 10 years, then the narrator's share comes to you. Authors who already have a finished audiobook can publish with us for a one-time $150 fee. Authors never pay a membership. For narrators: a $9 a month membership gives you daily audiobook auditions, casting and royalties on every title you narrate, with optional tools for proofing and script prep. For listeners: we have published more than 750 audiobooks, from classics to new fiction, each with a named narrator and a free sample at academyvoices.com. Academy Voices was founded by narrator Anthony Pica and is based in Gloucester, Virginia.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Academy Voices has been a game-changer for me!

Academy Voices has been a game-changer for me in my career as an audiobook narrator!

Anthony has built a most professional site enabling narrators to audition for royalty-share and Per Finished Hour audiobook projects, and I must say I find it extremely addictive and am on the site most days looking for interesting books. Perhaps because of this addiction (!) I am currently the narrator with the largest number of productions on the site - which I was amazed and delighted to see when this appeared on the homepage!

After struggling with ACX - no replies to a huge number of time-taking auditions, endless spam, audiobooks produced and then deleted by the author with no warning..., Academy Voices is an absolute delight. Real people on the other end, excellent support, all real human voices, and no AI in sight.

What we would all like to see now is more new books and PFH projects, so, authors, skip ACX and bring your books to life with Academy Voices!

11 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thank you, Richard. You've narrated more books here than anyone, and it shows in the work. We're bringing in more authors and more paid projects, and reviews like this help us do it. Glad to have you with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I owe it all to AVOJ Academy and Academy Voices

I jumped into voiceover 2 1/2 years ago. At the time, I answered an ad for a 5 month online VO program from a school in Albany, NY. Suffice it to say, I was less than overwhelmed by the quality of instruction.
I don't recall how I came upon AVOJ and AVOJ Academy Voices, but I am grateful that I did.
The classes, the comradery, and the online resources have been a lifesaver for me. Technologically, I'm a Troglodyte who has learned enough on the Academy's videos to get myself into audio extremus. Fortunately, I have been able to get help quickly from other members as well as Anthony in fixing the things I have managed to mess up.
Additionally, I am slowly developing acting skills, which have lain dormant since I portrayed "Slump" in the North Street School's Fifth Grade production of "Mulligan's Magic." While my progress has been slow (due entirely to my own ineptitude), I have made progress due to the quality of the resources and instruction at AVOJ and Academy Voices.

7 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thank you, John. From Slump in Mulligan's Magic to audiobook narrator is a real career path. I'm glad the classes and the community have helped, but the progress is yours. Keep going.

Anthony

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

GREAT Customer Service

GREAT Customer Service. Questions answered quickly. Wide variety of auditions available by well known authors.

Focusing on the human voice and not AI centered!

16 September 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Roger! Real voices are the whole point, and we're glad you're here. See you in the auditions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My insights

I really enjoyed having the opportunity to be informed about the Voice Over's tips and tricks in the industry. Aslo, I learned a lot just watching Anthony Pica's Coffee time, Angela Ohlfest and Gabi Nistico's videos. Since I am located in France, I don’t always have the possibility to follow live webinars. As a whole, the community is a great place to be for anyone eager to learn, to grow and to know more about how to build a successful voice over business. I came to realize consistency and commitment are key for success.

1 August 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thank you, Etombè! It's been great having you in the community, and your French titles are a real asset to our catalog. You're right, consistency and commitment are what it takes. The replays are always there when the live times don't work from France.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent to work with

I've narrated 3 audiobooks for them and it's been an excellent experience. They're responsive and constantly improving their set up.

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Kris! It's been great having you on three of our books. Glad the changes are working for you. More coming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So far so good

So far so good! I appreciate the changes made on the site :)

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thank you, Veronique! Glad you're liking the changes. More coming soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Academy voices provides amazing…

Academy voices provides amazing opportunities for up-and-coming narrators to get their foot in the door. I’m grateful for all the wonderful opportunities Academy voices has given me as I have started my audiobook narration career.

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Miguel! Love hearing this. Here's to many more books together.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Academy Voices: A positive experience

Academy Voices are friendly and personable. There are a lot of books available to audition for. Currently there are nearly all Royalty Share and little PFH also mostly Public Domain titles (a lot of short stories) but it is early days and I believe that this will changes as things move forward. I have narrated four books with them so far and it has been a positive experience.

1 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Stuart, and thanks for narrating four books with us! You're right. Right now most of the work is royalty share on our own public-domain titles. PFH comes from authors bringing their own books, and that side is just getting started. We're putting most of our marketing into bringing in authors, so expect more PFH as it grows.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Academy voices is a great resource for…

Academy voices is a great resource for narrators and authors to get together and realize their full vision of their work.

Speaking as a professional voice artist and narrator, I have been with Academy voices basically since the beginning. The new website update really puts Academy voices into the major leagues in my opinion.

Anthony has always run the organization professionally, and with the addition of the new website, which is polished and extremely utilitarian, I really believe this is the place to be if you're an author or narrator.

It is a night and day experience from ACX. ACX is the "industry standard" website for narrators and authors to find each other… Unfortunately beleaguered by spam, and slow response times.

Based on my experience with academy voices, I believe Anthony has solved these issues and will continue Providing an excellent environment for authors and narrators!

Enjoy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Jason! You've been with us almost from the start, so that means a lot. Can't wait for The Captain's Vices on the 31st.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great first year…

I joined Academy Voices about a year ago.
in the intervening period, I've been cast for 14 of their productions, (12 released, 2 coming soon.)
They've been very supportive of my efforts, and very flexible in our dealings.
I'm delighted to recommend them to authors and narrators alike. Thanks Anthony & team!

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Paul! 14 productions in your first year is amazing. Thanks for being such a big part of what we're building.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful so far.

So far, the overall layout of the site as a voice actor has been great. I love the opportunity to share my auditions and the communication between RH and performer has been awesome. I do wish there was an area under my profile to share more of my social media and to upload my standard contract for my work. This would be really useful.

1 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks, Cary! Really glad the auditions and the messaging are working for you. Social links on your profile is a great idea, and we're adding it. Thanks for the feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience

I just started out as a narrator and compared to ACX I have found Academy Voices to be much friendlier to start out on. It’s easy to get ahold of someone for help if you need it and the response time is unparalleled. Academy Voices is very focused on providing an amazing experience all around for narrators and authors alike. Which is something I feel is missing over on ACX, where you get inundated with scam requests left and right with no real feedback or help on how to fix the problem. Academy voices vets all of their people so I know I wont have to worry about that there. ACX might be bigger overall but I think that Academy Voices is a more supportive and a safer environment for narrators. That peace of mind alone makes it well worth the small expense to join. And with their rate of growth just since I started a few months ago I see them outshining ACX very soon.

6 October 2026
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Reply from Academy Voices

Thanks so much, Sarah! Really glad you found us early on. We check every narrator and every project so you can just focus on the work. Excited to hear what you record next.

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