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Recording Audio for Toyon

Was your written work accepted for a forthcoming issue of Toyon?
If so, we want a voice recording of it!

Every year, Toyon creates an Audiobook version of the forthcoming issue, released in March....

Contributors Have the Option to Record Their Work Themselves
                                                                     or Have a Toyon Staff Member Record the Work Instead
If you'd like to record your piece for our audiobook, here is what to do....
  • Find a quiet space that has good acoustics.
  • Use your phone to record a .wav file. 
  • Send your audio file to toyonliterarymagazine@gmail.com

Or let us know if you'd like a Toyon staff member to record your piece for our audiobook. 

Videos to Help

​HOW TO READ YOUR WORK
Transcript of Video:
​How to Read Your Work
HOW TO USE YOUR PHONE TO RECORD
Transcript of Video:
How to Use Your Phone to Record

Steps to Take

1. Mark up the pages you are going to read. Mark where to pause, where to breathe, how to vary your tone. Check out this video: An Audiobook Narrator: Breathing Lesson

2. Look up and make notes on pronunciations. Look up and make notes on any content you're even slightly unsure about.

3. Get ready to read. Watch this NPR Video. Try the exercises described in this video..

4. Set up your marked-up printed pages so that you don't need to touch them when you read. 

5. Now it's time to record. Check out the video above for more information about how to record.

6. After recording, listen to your file. As you listen...
  • Think about your pacing: As a listener, can you take in every word that is being read?
  • Think about your breath: Is your breath aligned with the text's phrasing and punctuation?
  • Think about your intonation: Does the tone of your voice match the emotional tenor of the piece? Dialogue shouldn't be caricatured, etc.

For more on how to record an audiobook, check out this step-by-step tutorial.

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