Audiobook Narration UK
Audiobook Narration UK is dedicated to the Craft and the Art of Audiobook Narration
The 2026 Audiobook Narration UK Conference will be held on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October 2026 at Warwick University Conference Centre.
Tickets are available via the Ticket Tailor website ... the link to buy is at the bottom of the page.
Audiobook Narration UK
Conference - 2026
Warwick University Conference Centre.
1st to 3rd October 2026
Early Bird Tickets
Available until Thursday 30 July 2026.
Tickets include:
Three full days of learning, community, and craft, dedicated to the art of audiobook narration.
Two nights bed and breakfast hotel accommodation on site (Thursday and Friday nights)
Light refreshments and Lunch during each working day
Dinner on Thursday and Friday evenings with special guests joining us on Friday evening
An additional night's bed and breakfast is available for those wishing to stay on Wednesday 30 September with dinner available for purchase in the bar.
Room sharing is available at a discounted rate: If you would like to share and have a roommate in mind, then please talk to each other and book together. If you'd like to share, but don't have anyone specific in mind, let us know and we will do our best to help.
There are a limited number of conference only tickets available without onsite accommodation. Conference only tickets include refreshments and lunch on all three working days, and dinner on Thursday and Friday evening. People choosing this option are responsible for their own accommodation.
TICKET PRICES
Conference plus single occupancy room for 2 nights
£927.50 including admin fee
Conference plus shared room for 2 nights
£877.50 per person including admin fee
Optional Wednesday night bed and breakfast
£138 per person including admin fee
Three day conference only tickets
include lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus dinner on Thursday and Friday
£760.50 per person including admin fee.
Live Link to Ticket Tailor ... please click the 'GO' button
Refund Policy
Our refund policy is straightforward. You are eligible for a full refund (minus the Ticket Tailor admin fee) if requested on or before 31st July.
A 50% refund (minus the admin fee) will be issued for requests made between 1st and 30th August.
Please note that no refunds will be processed after 1st September.
The Audioook Narration UK Team
Ana has been narrating for over a decade. Founder of the very popular ‘Audiobooks’ on the Clubhouse App, she has been coaching narrators and authors in audiobook narration since 2022. She has presented and coached at VO Atlanta, MexicoAudio, MAVO and One Voice conferences, and also regularly coaches online.
Ana is delighted to be coaching in person at Audiobook Narration UK.
Ana Clements
Esther Wane
Esther is an award winning narrator with a portfolio of over 400 titles. Always passionate about learning and passing on what she has learnt, Esther has presented at APAC and One Voice. As well as being a narration coach, Esther is also a mindfulness meditation teacher and a positive psychology strengths coach. Esther is an expert in helping narrators to how to stay (relatively) sane while talking to themselves in a box for hours in many different voices.
Helen Lloyd
Helen is a multi award winning audiobook narrator; an audiobook producer and a narration coach. Well used to interpreting text, she uses traditional acting techniques to dig deep, 'unpeeling the onion' to create compelling narrative and characters.
Helen's favourite quote: , 'Words mean more than what is put down on paper. It takes the human voice to fill them with deeper meaning.' This is more relevant than ever with the increasing use of AI, the human voice is just better!
Guest Coaches
Audiobook Narration UK Conference 2026 - Guest coaches and directors
Anita Gilbert
Anita trained as an actor at ALRA and holds an MA (Dist) ‘Professional Voice Practice’ from, The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She is also the co-writer of ‘The Jobbing Actor’, published by Nick Hern Books. Anita is a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire, has run masterclasses for the education departments at the New Vic Theatre and The RSC, plus numerous actor training programmes and is voice and accent coach for numerous theatre, television and radio productions.
Elsbeth Morrison
Elspeth is an ex-BBC Producer who escaped the corporation in 2000 to follow her passion to become a Voice Coach. She invested in the MA in Voice Studies at Central School of Speech and Drama. Elsbeth is Senior Lecturer on the Accent Module on the MA/MFA Voice Studies Course at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Regularly invited to hold workshops on how to learn accents and The Actors Centre and The Actors Guild
Guest Directors
Helen Quigley
Helen is a freelance audio producer and director working on audio drama with B7 Media and branded podcasts with Fresh Air Production and Boffin Media alongside producing and directing for Audible and BBC Radio 4. .
Helen works with with Fresh Air Production on English Heritage’s podcasts and produced Iceworld for the British Antarctic Survey with Boffin Media. She also presents her own weekly show on Soundtrack Radio, plus writing and performing in comedy sketch podcast, Listen Through the Brown Window, which won Best Scripted Podcast at the Golden Lobes Comedy Podcast Awards 2026.
Nigel Patterson
Nigel is an alumnus of Oxford University, where he studied modern languages. He is a fluent speaker in French and Spanish and has subsequently pursued an international career as a stage actor and voice artist on both sides of the Atlantic. He has narrated over 200 audiobooks for major international publishers in a wide variety of genres.
Nigel is a founding member and award winning producer and publisher with Raconteurs Audio, an indie audiobook company dedicated to championing and creating exceptional spoken-word recordings and he is delighted to represent Raconteurs at the 2026 ANUK conference.
W F Howes is the U.K.’s leading audiobook publisher distributing its content through all leading consumer and library vendors. The brand has a proven record of success being home to some of the world’s leading authors, such as Diana Gabaldon, Val McDermid, Dan Jones, and V. E. Schwab. W. F. Howes Ltd is also home to Quest, a leader in "digital first" audio publishing, and to Ukemi which was created to present fiction and non-fiction titles that have previously been unavailable as downloads and that require fresh, clear, and authoritative recordings. including some of the great historical classics like Freud, Young, Plato and Samuel Beckett.
ANUK is incredibly excited to welcome the W F Howes Casting Team to our 2026 Audiobook Narration Conference.
Georgia Rytina is their Senior Casting Coordinator and has worked on more than 650 titles (including titles narrated by Helen Lloyd, Esther Wane and Ana Clements), since joining the company in 2023, including a British Book Award nominee, a British Audio Award winner, and several True Crime Award winners. An avid reader with a background in radio, she loves playing matchmaker between book and narrator.
Raisa Patel has been a Casting Coordinator for the past two years. Last October she began working on the Quest imprint, collaborating with self-published authors across a wide range of genres from true crime and thrillers to romance. With a soft spot for romance novels, Raisa especially enjoys casting romance titles, but she enjoys reading scripts of every genre and working with authors to help bring their stories to life through audio.
Ciara Farrell has worked in the publishing industry for the past five years. With a BA in English & History and an MA in Publishing, she combines a love of storytelling with hands-on industry experience. As a Casting Coordinator at WF Howes she works on the casting process for audiobooks, helping to bring stories to life across a wide range of genres. While she enjoys working on all types of projects, she has a particular soft spot for romance, non-fiction and horror titles.
Georgia Rytina
Raisa Patel
Ciara Farrell
David Roper
David Roper began his career as a media professional in arts broadcasting: working from 1982-88 as an arts reporter on major programmes such as Kaleidoscope and Third Ear; as an arts reporter for Channel 4 and as a visiting Lecturer in journalism at City University, London, since 1985.
Now, as the founder and Managing Director of Soho based Heavy Entertainment Limited, David spends the majority of his time in the recording studios or video editing suites as a trust producer both audiobooks and other media for world-renowned authors and public figures. David has collaborated closely on audio and visual releases for legendary writers like John le Carré, Dawn French, Sophie Kinsella, and Tom Fletcher. Under his leadership, the company produces high-end content across multi-format channels, moving fluidly between massive global publishing projects, independent podcasts, and digital campaigns for internet creators.
Warwick University Conference Centre
ANUK 2026 Conference Venue & Accomodation
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Radcliffe Reception
Radcliffe Large Meeting Room
Radcliffe Lounge and bar
Radcliffe Restaurant
Radcliffe Small meeting room
Radcliffe Snack Station
Scarman - Our accommodation
Scarman outside seating
Scarman single occupancy bedroom
Scarman Lounge and Bar
Scarman Restaurant
Radcliffe Building - our conference venue
Where it's all happening
Cuppa anyone?
OOOH Kingsize!
Bedroom corridor
Snazzy coathooks
It's the little things that make a difference
Audiobook Narration UK
In 2025 Audiobook Narration UK created the first ever UK based conference dedicated solely to the art of audiobook narration.
Over two days of workshops and presentations we shared insights, business and performance skills, made friends and created something truly wonderful.
Audiobook Narration UK continues to develop. We Incorporated in February 2026, and are busy planning our 2026 three day conference, scheduled for October 2026.
2025 Conference feedback
If you’re losing your mojo or feel stuck in self doubt, this conference will reignite your passion for Audiobook Narration. Lead by Narrators for Narrators.
As audiobook narrators, spending hours alone in our recording spaces, the chance to get together isn't just a nice thing to do - it's totally essential. I didn't realise how much I needed an event like this!
As long as the Audiobook Narration Conference UK exists, it will be an annual feature in my calendar! The sessions were varied and the content worth its weight in gold. And it was just sublime to specifically connect with other audiobook narrators.
A thoughtfully curated collection of workshops and panels that put the focus firmly onto the craft, the joy and power of human narration. Every person got invaluable feedback and unconditional support. All the while highlighting our uniqueness. These two days have given me new tools, and honed my existing skills. I feel more confident, connected and curious. Thanks!
This is the meet-up the industry in the British isles needs, small, intense, packed with value but with room to breathe and develop great professional connections.
Simply two of the best days of my life! I not only grew as a narrator, met a ton of incredible people and had an absolute ball, but I also left with a renewed confidence and feeling thoroughly reinvigorated! I can't wait for next year!
A fantastic opportunity to mingle with fellow narrators; share best practices and learn from each other and experienced coaches in the industry
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