Calibre Audio Announce Winners of the Calibre Audio Awards 2023
National audiobook charity Calibre Audio has announced the winners of the Calibre Audio Awards 2023. The Awards celebrate the best audiobooks added to the charity’s collection during 2022 for the enjoyment of its members who struggle to read print.
The Awards were voted for by Calibre Audio’s 17,000 members with print disabilities, along with staff and editorial specialists.
Scooping the Award for Best Fiction audiobook for adults was Richard Osman’s runaway bestseller ‘The Bullet that Missed’, while for children, Sharna Jackson’s fast-paced adventure mystery, ‘The Good Turn’, claimed top spot. Other winners included Miriam Margolyes’ captivating and extraordinary life story ‘This Much is True’ and the life-changing ‘Breath’ by James Nestor which turns on its head what we thought we knew about breathing.
The full list of Calibre Audio Award Winners for 2023 were announced on video by actress and Calibre Audio volunteer narrator, Ellie Wallwork.
Winning the award for Best Narrator was one of Calibre Audio’s very own volunteers who recorded 332 books for Calibre members that would have otherwise not been available in audio format. Bob Rollett, who hung up his recording microphone in 2022 after volunteering for Calibre for 16 years, said:
“I was surprised and of course delighted to receive the Calibre 2023 Award for Best Narrator. It’s been made even more special by the fact that it was from a free vote for members so it’s a genuine response to what I’ve done, not just my turn. Thank you all for being such a valuable part of my life for 16 years.”
The Calibre Audio Awards were introduced to highlight the best audiobooks and to raise awareness of the free service Calibre Audio offers to people who struggle to read print in the UK. Calibre Audio’s Chief Executive, Anthony Kemp believes that “although an ever-increasing number of people are enjoying audiobooks, for our members they have always been a lifeline and the only format that gives them access to the joys of reading.”
Calibre Audio offers a free audiobook lending service to anyone in the UK who struggles to read print as a result of conditions such as visual impairment, dyslexia, autism, Asperger’s, stroke, brain injury or other physical or neurological conditions that prevent holding a book. Members can stream or download their books or receive them on memory sticks through the post. Overseas members with print disabilities are also able to access the digital service for a small charge.
The Calibre Audio Awards 2023 winners have been revealed, celebrating the best audiobooks added to the charity’s collection during 2022 for the enjoyment of its members who struggle to read print. The Awards were voted for by Calibre Audio’s 17,000 members with print disabilities, along with staff and editorial specialists.
Actress and Calibre Audio volunteer narrator, Ellie Wallwork announced the full list of winners which included Richard Osman’s runaway bestseller ‘The Bullet that Missed’ for adults and Sharna Jackson’s fast-paced adventure mystery, ‘The Good Turn’, for children. Bob Rollett, one of Calibre Audio’s very own volunteers, won the award for Best Narrator, having recorded 332 books for Calibre members that would have otherwise not been available in audio format.
Calibre Audio’s Chief Executive, Anthony Kemp believes that “although an ever-increasing number of people are enjoying audiobooks, for our members they have always been a lifeline and the only format that gives them access to the joys of reading.” The charity offers a free audiobook lending service to anyone in the UK who struggles to read print as a result of conditions such as visual impairment, dyslexia, autism, Asperger’s, stroke, brain injury or other physical or neurological conditions that prevent holding a book.
For further information about Calibre Audio, the Calibre Audio Awards or to sign up, please go to www.calibreaudio.org.uk.
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