“I am a Hearth Witch, for lack of a better term. I am a solo practitioner of folk magic and tarot, as well as astrology. I would welcome the opportunity to work on projects related to my spiritual practices.”

“I'm eclectic but I draw heavily on British Traditional. I'm also a solitary (no coven for me, it's just more comfortable).

One of the things I've noticed about pagan material is that we are severely lacking in books geared towards kids. Whenever a Sabbat rolls around, I run to the internet to find new ideas to engage my young son in the holiday. If you have any leads on that material, I would greatly appreciate it!”

“I’m a British actor and voiceover with about 15 audiobooks under my belt - mostly an Urban Fantasy series involving witches, magicians, magic and so on, which was a joy to narrate.

I am a Wiccan High Priestess, initiated into BTW. I’m not consciously 'out’ but am generally unperturbed by presumptions! I am also a member of the Order of the Morning Star (the Madeline Montalban version). In my pre-initiate days, I worked with Sorita D’Este (Avalonia Books) and still visit her in Glastonbury, when allowed. I am also good friends with Christina at the famous Treadwell’s, Bloomsbury, where I used to work from time to time. Christina kindly invited me to write for Abraxas (Fulgur Press) a while back, and that piece - along with audiobook and studio demos - is available on my website.”

“I've learned a lot about paganism in the last year or two through my narrations and from an Interfaith Sanctuary we've been going to camping festivals at. When I'm there I'm called so clearly to do ceremonies. I'm deep into connecting with the land, and have studied with Sandra Ingerman. I'm very pagan-friendly at the least at the foundational level where it means "not Christian". My path with my partner has been through the Vedic tradition as we've both been by called by Krishna. I'm really interested in honoring the wheel of the year, all this has made me realize I could basically be considered pagan.”

While I've never narrated pagan material, I have narrated spiritual personal development. It's my favorite genre to narrate because I learn so much while reading it. I've been a casually practicing witch for over 20 years now, having discovered Wicca in my middle school years. I'd say that I'm more of a cooking/green witch these days. Quarantine has guided me to learning the tarot, which has also been a lifesaver for my mind and mental health in these isolating times. I'm she/her and identify as bi and as an ally to all those apart of the LBGTQ+ Community.

“I am a practicing Naturalistic/Atheopagan, as well as identifying as pansexual. I narrate under two brands:
- My Carrie Coello brand was my original, that's my real name. So far I've focused on mysteries, fantasy, paranormal, but with a smattering of other genres in there too. I also narrate a folktale/fairytale podcast for children, Elderberry Tales, under this brand.
- I created a pseudonym, Lois Ridge, for a couple of Lesbian erotic titles, and have since narrated several more lesfic titles - including fantasy/horror genre.

I would be incredibly excited to narrate for a Pagan-specific brand! I've approached a couple of Pagan/Pagan-fantasy authors in the past specifically because of how enthused I would be to work on Pagan projects :)

Despite being an Atheist-pagan myself, I am comfortable narrating theist pagan works, provided they meet the standard of do-no-harm. I am especially excited by anything that celebrates the beauty, science, and mystery of nature, as well as any projects rooted in myth and folklore. Any LGBTQIA titles would be right at home in my Lois Ridge brand!”

“I have identified as a Pagan and a Witch since I was 16 years old when I began my training with members of the Glainn Sidhr Order of Witches and became an active member of The Earthspirit Community in Massachusetts. I continue as a solitary practitioner and my Pagan faith has been a core element of my creative process and experience of myself in the world, even though as an actress I have very often had to put on the mask of the mundane.

I identify as bisexual. I neither reject nor embrace the term "cis-gendered female" but I get why the distinction is sometimes needed to clarify ones privileged status. Magickal work has, for me, always danced in energies that open a sexual reality so completely outside the binary. One reason among many why it is such a place of freedom and power.

I got my BA in Theater at Smith College and have worked professionally as an actress in NY and LA for 25+ years. My on-camera work in the past 10 years has been largely in the commercial realm. In the past 2 years I have been building my work in voice acting and I am thrilled to be working in the audiobook narration field. I am drawn to fantasy, sci-fi, romance and memoir genres.”

“My aunt is a practicing Wiccan and has been since I was a baby. Growing up, she was always the person I would seek out when struggling with night terrors and dreams that seemed like visions. My maternal grandmother and I were extremely close and after she passed on from this life, she would often come to me in my dreams. I would share these visits/dreams with my aunt and she would help me to interpret their meaning. Her spiritual practice has always been unbelievably awe-inspiring to me. She has always been so generous with her wisdom and gifted me with many different spells throughout my childhood to help navigate the roadblocks in my life. I know I am dating myself with this, but I am a child of the 90s, so TV shows like Charmed and Sabrina the Teenaged Witch and movies like The Craft and Practical Magic really sparked my interest in witchcraft. I was raised Presbyterian - my grandparents were steadfast church-goers and while my parents were a bit more lax with their attendance, Christian faith played a big role in my upbringing and had a tremendous (often negative) impact on my life as a young queer. Both my parents had significant roles within the church - my mother worked as the bookkeeper and my father sat on the finance committee and session - their roles kept our family quite active in the church community.

I officially broke from the church after the passing of my grandfather 10 years ago and began exploring my own spiritual practice after moving to New York City 6 and a half years ago. I came out as queer to my family and friends 5 years ago. Truth be told, labels are still something that I struggle with - some days, I feel more comfortable calling myself a lesbian, and some days queer feels like a better fit. My queerness was ever-present growing up, but because my family a) plays such a huge role in my life and identity and b) was so involved with a conservative and close-minded church, I was not able to come out until later in my adult life due to fear - fear of losing their love, fear of losing the anchor of their support. My queerness is still something that is a bit of a touchy subject in my family and not something we speak about much, especially since I am single. I blessed to say that I am very loved and my family has made great strides in accepting this aspect of my identity, but I do not always felt understood.

I felt as though something was seriously lacking in my life about 3 years ago and dove into studying Pagan practices and witchcraft. I still have so much to learn, but I feel that I most align with Neo-Pagan beliefs and would categorize myself as a green witch. I am currently working to deepen my understanding of plant magick and am incorporating the tarot into my daily spiritual practice. I came out again to my parents as a witch about a year and a half ago when they visited my apartment in Queens. I decided that it was time to stop tucking away all my books, tools, and hiding my altar. My mother still occasionally asks, “But Jeremy, what about Christianity?” but I think she is finally starting to understand. She and I even did a ritual together to welcome the new year. The beauty of Paganism (in my very humble opinion) is that one need not denounce their Christian faith in order to practice Paganism. While I no longer identify as Christian, the flexibility is there if one is open to it! In fact, so many Christian practices are rooted in Pagan ritual - truly, we're far more connected that we often acknowledge.”

“I’ve always seen myself as a witch and follow the earth’s rhythms by heart.  As a subscriber to We’Moon and adhering to “alternative” religions your roster truly is a calling. When I was considering venturing into Voice Acting, I was reading Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman and her book was my first recording I ever did.

“Urban fantasy” is a genre I keep getting booked for and seek to do more. The alternative lifestyles are ones that I support and would love to use my voice to help.”

Howl Note: Ray is a Celtic Viking very connected to British Isles spiritual paths. He will not go near anything to do with Vudun or any of the African/Caribbean/Latinx practices. He’s had a terrible experience years ago, not that there would be much call for him in this capacity.

Howl Note: Knowing SJC is Pagan identified, he’s been contacted directly with an offer to be included on this roster. Awaiting reply.

“I am a believer in something else - there has got to be something after, and surrounding us...I'm just not sure what. I believe we do our thing and come back in some form to do it again.

I am also a huge user of essential oils.”

“I have dabbled in Wicca and Celtic and nature paganism most of my adult life.”

“I used to be Mormon, but I left religion about 4 and a half years ago. I don't ascribe to any one religion anymore and, for now, I don't see myself ever doing so. However, I still believe in the energy of the universe. I believe in the healing power of trees and nature. I resonate with different aspects of several Pagan religions.”

“I found myself questioning if I qualified “enough” with the respect and understanding that I while I would identify as you say, I don’t know that I practice as actively as others and would not want to step on toes. I would be thrilled to be included, and at the same time would stand in the back of the room and hold the door open for others to walk through that might have more qualifications.”

“I was raised Catholic, realized it did NOT jibe with also being a Feminist (among many other reasons to leave), I read a bunch of Starhawk books and identified as Wiccan, kept reading and learning over the years, then decided labels and strict rituals were not for me. When asked now, I call myself an Agnostic Witchy-Poo, which makes people either laugh and nod, or stop asking questions and leave. Either one works for me. Lol. I still love witchy books, and read Tarot cards on a regular basis (and I keep trying to stop collecting them, but it's hard....)”

“I'm up for anything you can throw my way, especially esoteric stuff. I'm into the Western Occult Tradition myself and being a Welshman I have an interest in the Celtic God's and all things Druidic.”

“I hold an MFA in Acting from The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and when I’m not behind the mic, I work as a stage and screen actor, a puppeteer, and am the producer of the family-geared classics podcast The StoryLight Podcast.

I’ve also been doing a lot of witch-y research and would say I’m witch-curious after working on both Hecate (and Lady MacDuff) in a filmed adaptation of The Scottish Play last October, and playing Morgan in several readings and workshops of Gothic Feminist playwright, Patricia Lynn’s The Good Sisters.

And on a personal level, I’ve always grown up with a certain amount of Paganism and Pagan ideas floating around. I went to a Waldorf School for most of my childhood and was brought up in a very holistic household. I very much still believe in holistic processes of being and a lack of separation between the body, mind, soul, earth, and the veil of time. Dar Williams was my first concert and is still a favorite musician of mine. My aunt and cousin are practicing witches. And I like to think that my dabbling in spells with my cousin, Fern, helped to sway this past election in our moon-cycle, monthly “Witching for Joe”.

In regards to queer stories, I’d love to be a part of telling them. I think that part of the reason I’m still working so much of this out for myself is for a lack of these stories growing up… despite my liberal, progressive, Western Mass upbringing. In the 90s, there just weren’t enough audiobooks like Before We Were Blue to check out of the library. But I’ve always identified with gender fluidity and fluidity in my sexuality without the vernacular to own it. Thus lots of time in the theatre and a homeplace in Shakespeare, myths and legends of Ancient Greece, Indigenous Americans, and others.”

Howl Note: Joe narrated As the Last Leaf Falls: A Pagan’s Perspective on Death, Dying and Bereavement for Howl and Llewellyn in 2021. At that time he was a relatively new narrator. Welsh. He was a delight to work with, sincere and enthusiastic. Took notes and adjustments well. Met deadlines. All around good chap.

Howl Note: Aubrey was the runner up audition for ALLF in 2021. Welsh, more mature voice.

Howl Note: Dafydd auditioned for ALLF. Welsh!

Howl Note: Tom auditioned for ALLF in 2021. Welsh!