Anna Ats Deadline
2026
Innovator Award
&
Vanguard Cohort
Recommendation Form
The Innovator Award aims to celebrate performances that show the vivid artistry of audiobooks. We will award one narrator who delivers landmark performances, shows innovative commitment to the craft, and remind us of the power of storytelling.
The winner of the Innovator Award will receive a $1000 prize and a trophy.
Narrators selected for the Vanguard Cohort will receive one year of marketing support.
Rules:
1)
The narrator must have released at least one title in 2025.
2)
The narrator must primarily narrate in English—or—have projects narrated in English and available for sale in The United States. (For example, if you mostly narrate in Spanish but released at least one English langugage audiobook available in the U.S., you're eligible to submit).
3)
No artificially generated performances will be considered.
4)
To win the award, the narrator must be based within one of the 200+ countries where PayPal operates. For U.S. winners, Venmo and Zelle are available. There may be international shipping limitations for the trophy. However, anyone across the world with English-language audiobooks available in the U.S. can be submitted and considered for the Vanguard Cohort.
5)
Submissions will be open until November 30th, 2025, 11:45pm ET.