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1 Introduction
2 For Best Guest Voices in a New Production, the winners are:
3 For Best Guest Voices in an Existing Production, the winners are:
4 For Best Recurring Voices in a New Production, the winners are:
5 For Best Recurring Voices in an Existing Production, the winners are:
6 For Best Musical Composition in a New Production, the winners are:
7 For Best Musical Composition in an Existing Production, the winners are:
8 For Best Musical Direction in a New Production, the winners are:
9 For Best Musical Direction in an Existing Production, the winners are:
10 For Best Direction in a New Production, the winners are:
11 For Best Direction in an Existing Production, the winners are:
12 For Best Cover Art in a New Production, the winners are:
13 For Best Cover Art in an Existing Production, the winners are:
14 For Best Writing in a New Production, the winners are:
15 For Best Writing in an Existing Production, the winners are:
16 For Best Sound Design in a New Production, the winners are:
17 For Best Sound Design in an Existing Production, the winners are:
18 For Best New Production, the winners are:
19 For Best Existing Production, the winners are:
20 And now we turn to our Hall of Fame, where we honor the shows of yesteryear that inspired us to do the things we do today. The winners are:
21 And finally, we are proud to present the Richard Nadolny Award for Excellence in Narration. This is given to narrators who embody the humor, wit, good timing and talent of the late Richard Nadolny of Oz9. And the winner of this year’s award goes to Sam Yeow of The Boar Knight.
22 We’d to say thank you to Realm.fm for their generous support of the audio drama community and the Audio Verse Awards in particular. Thank you so much!
23 And of course, we’d like to thank you of the audio drama community for your unwavering support of our endeavors to show audio drama to everyone around the world. It truly is a great medium, and all of you make it even greater. Thank you so much, and we’ll see you next time!

Introduction

Welcome to the 2023 Audio Verse Awards ceremony! We’re here today to honor the very best in audio fiction voted on by you, the listener. Today we honor winners of both new and existing shows in the following categories:

  • Guest Voices
  • Recurring Voices
  • Musical Compositions
  • Music Direction
  • Best production
  • Direction
  • Cover art
  • Writing
  • Sound design 
  • Hall of Fame winners
  • And of course the second Richard Nadolny Award for Best Narration. Without further adieu, let’s get started.

For Best Guest Voices in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Ben Meredith, Re: Dracula
  • Cecil Baldwin, Petrified
  • David Ault, Ethics Town
  • Lowri Ann Davies, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Alasdair Stuart, SUPER SUITS
  • Amanda Jacobson, Ghost Wax
  • Tim Meredith, SUPER SUITS
  • Erika Sanderson, Re: Dracula
  • Ellie Dickens, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Alla Ilushka, Ghost Wax
  • Andy Fischer, Ghost Wax

For Best Guest Voices in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Yuri Lowenthal, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Harlan Guthrie, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • William Wellman, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Jacob Danielson-Moore, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Matt Evans, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Travis Hollifield, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Jonathan Sims, The Amelia Project
  • Harlan Guthrie, Hello From The Hallowoods
  • Fay Roberts, Trice Forgotten
  • Steve Shell, Hello From The Hallowoods

For Best Recurring Voices in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Jonathan Sims for Re: Dracula
  • Karim Kronfli for Re: Dracula
  • Alasdair Stuart for Re: Dracula
  • Beth Eyre for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Ben Meredith for SUPER SUITS
  • Beth Eyre for Re: Dracula
  • Kate Siegel for The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings
  • Jonny Sims for SUPER SUITS
  • Alasdair Stuart for Among the Stacks
  • Alan Burgon for Re: Dracula

For Best Recurring Voices in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Shasparay Irvin for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • DJ Rogers for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Sarah Doreen MacPhee for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Tracey Johnston-Crum for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Stephanie Hickling-Beckman for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Ray Christian for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Cam Collins for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • William A. Wellman for Hello From The Hallowoods
  • Julia C. Thorne for The Amelia Project

For Best Musical Composition in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Baba Yaga Saga – By Travis Vengroff, Ryan McQuinn, K.A. Statz and Erebusodora, The Boar Knight
  • Cry Havoc! Main Title by Sam Jones, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Ocean King – By Travis Vengroff, Ryan McQuinn, Susan McQuinn, and K.A. Statz, The Boar Knight
  • Bite by Newton Schottelkotte , Re: Dracula
  • Ballad of the Bear King – By Ryan McQuinn, David Devereux, K.A. Statz, and Travis Vengroff, The Boar Knight

For Best Musical Composition in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • The Land Unknown (The Bloody Ground Verses)by Landon Blood, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Panthers on the Mountain Side by Jon Charles Dwyer, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Atonement by Jon Charles Dwyer, Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Trice Forgotten Main Theme by Sam Jones, Trice Forgotten
  • Starcrossed Gods Intro by Rat Grimes, Hello From The Hallowoods

For Best Musical Direction in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Sam Jones for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Newton Schottelkotte, Travis Reaves, and Tal Minear for Re: Dracula
  • Mick Zijdel, Cai Gwilym Pritchard for Ethics Town
  • Alex Schwartz, Linwood for Among the Stacks
  • Amelia Kinch, TJ Woods (afkai) for SUPER SUITS

For Best Musical Direction in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Fredrik Skaare Baden for The Amelia Project
  • Joe Fisher for Midnight Burger
  • Stephen Poon for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  • William A. Wellman for Hello From The Hallowoods

For Best Direction in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Hannah Wright, Ella Watts, Stephen Indrisano for Re: Dracula
  • Amani Zardoe for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Ian Geers, Lauren Grace Thompson for Fawx & Stallion
  • Lauren Anderson for Starship Q Star
  • Alex Kingsley for Among the Stacks

For Best Direction in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Philip Thorne, Öystein Ulsberg Brager for The Amelia Project
  • Joe Fisher for Midnight Burger
  • Jeffrey Nils Gardner for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  • Mark Nixon for Shadows at the Door

For Best Cover Art in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Andrew Tremblay for The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings
  • The Angel Incarnate for Ghost Wax
  • Tal Minear for Re: Dracula
  • Guerrila Communications for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Sam Twardy for Fawx & Stallion

For Best Cover Art in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Steve Shell  for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Anders Pedersen for The Amelia Project
  • Jan Ma  for Midnight Burger
  • William A. Wellman  for Hello From The Hallowoods
  • Dan Streeting  for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

For Best Writing in a New Production, the winners are:

  • David K Barnes, Grace Knight, Maud Dromgoole, Robert Valentine, Octavia Bray, Rhys Tirado, Tom Crowley, Sarah Shachat, Rafaella Marcus  for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Moe T, Trevor Shand, Lauren Shand, Kronik, Lighting Nations, PerfectCircle35  for The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings
  • CL Hendry  for Ethics Town
  • Hannah Levin, Jaci Seelagy, Stefen Lewis, JC Miller, Joe Cruz, Rebecca Hicks, Paul Walsh  for SUPER SUITS
  • Nigel McKeon, J. R. Steele, Alex Nightingale, Alex Kingsley, Jesse Syratt, Claire A. Dinnebier for Among the Stacks

For Best Writing in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Steve Shell, Cam Collins  for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Joe Fisher  for Midnight Burger
  • Philip Thorne, ‚àö√≤ystein Ulsberg Brager for The Amelia Project
  • Jim McDoniel, Jessica Wright Buha, Bilal Dardai, Jessica Best for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  • William A. Wellman  for Hello From The Hallowoods

For Best Sound Design in a New Production, the winners are:

  • Tal Minear for Re: Dracula
  • Tessa Vroom, Meg McKeller, Katharine Seaton, Catherine Rinella for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Trevor Shand, Lauren Shand for The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings
  • Cai Gwilym Pritchard for Ethics Town
  • Cai Gwilym Pritchard for SUPER SUITS

For Best Sound Design in an Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Joe Fisher for Midnight Burger
  • Adam Raymonda, Alexander Danner for The Amelia Project
  • Eli Hamada McIlveen, Ryan Schile, Alexander Danner, Jeffrey Nils Gardner for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  • William A. Wellman for Hello From The Hallowoods

For Best New Production, the winners are:

  • Re: Dracula
  • Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later
  • Ghost Wax
  • Ethics Town
  • Fawx & Stallion

For Best Existing Production, the winners are:

  • Old Gods of Appalachia
  • Midnight Burger
  • The Amelia Project
  • Hello From The Hallowoods
  • Dark Dice: Shores of the Silver Thrum

And now we turn to our Hall of Fame, where we honor the shows of yesteryear that inspired us to do the things we do today. The winners are:

  • Return of the Jedi
  • NEVERWHERE
  • Sherlock Holmes (1989 radio series)
  • Miss Marple
  • The Green Hornet

And finally, we are proud to present the Richard Nadolny Award for Excellence in Narration. This is given to narrators who embody the humor, wit, good timing and talent of the late Richard Nadolny of Oz9. And the winner of this year’s award goes to Sam Yeow of The Boar Knight.

We’d to say thank you to Realm.fm for their generous support of the audio drama community and the Audio Verse Awards in particular. Thank you so much!

And of course, we’d like to thank you of the audio drama community for your unwavering support of our endeavors to show audio drama to everyone around the world. It truly is a great medium, and all of you make it even greater. Thank you so much, and we’ll see you next time!