PANApplause / Narrator Spotlight

What is the Narrator Spotlight?

The Narrator Spotlight is a program for celebrating narrators. Every month, 1 active PANA member is chosen to be recognized for their work in the audiobook industry. Selected members will have a graphic created including a short writeup about their work and accomplishments. The goal is to use our organization’s platform to highlight a variety of members and provide new media to promote their work. You can see an example of a spotlight below.

How can I be considered for these programs?

To sign up for all PANA Recognition Programs, you must register through AwardForce. Additional instructions on how to register are available in our PANApplause FAQ.

You must be a member of PANA to take advantage of these programs.
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Narrator Spotlight (NSL) FAQ

The Narrator Spotlight is a program for celebrating narrators.

Every month, 1 active PANA member is chosen to be recognized for their work in the audiobook industry.

Selected members will have a graphic created including a short writeup about their work and accomplishments.

The goal is to use our organization’s platform to highlight a variety of members and provide new media to promote their work. We’ve partnered with over 50 producers and casting directors, and every quarter we’ll be sending them our NSLs to highlight new faces and information about PANA narrators!

Check out our gallery of current and past Narrator Spotlights

All current PANA members in good standing at the time of selection for the NSL
are eligible for the program.

Members can enter anytime during the year to be considered for NSL and can
update their entries at any time. Once a year, members with an existing entry will
receive a prompt to resubmit their entry at which time they can update or delete
their entry.

Members will be able to update their information in AwardForce as they see fit
over time, but the Narrator Spotlight program involves additional research after a
member has been selected. If you are selected and a spotlight is made, you’ll be
asked for feedback on the materials before they’re published.

To participate in the Narrator Spotlight program, you must register for a free account in AwardForce and create an Entry for the NSL. That Entry submission will be considered as the member opting in to the NSL program.

● If you are selected for the NSL, we will email you before the announcement to
confirm the details of the spotlight. If you want to opt-out, you can notify us when
you receive this confirmation.
● If you wish to rescind your submission for the NSL, you can simply delete your
submission.

No, there is no cost to be considered for the Narrator Spotlight (NSL)

If you are selected for a spotlight, you’ll first receive a preview of the materials
made to get final feedback. These materials will be shared via social media,
newsletter, and on our website. Afterward, you’ll receive final copies of all of
them, including the graphics and the write-up.

You are eligible to be highlighted once every 3 years.

Yes! If you’re chosen to be featured in Narrator Spotlight, you will be emailed a
preview of your Spotlight before it goes public.

Yes! All current PANA members in good standing are eligible for the NSL,
regardless of their volunteer status.

No, being featured in the Narrator Spotlight does not affect your eligibility for any
other PANA recognitions programs.

No. As each program has its own application, opting out of one program will not
affect your eligibility for another.

If you narrate under a pseudonym, AwardForce will allow you to create up to two
entries for Narrator Spotlight. You can use this additional entry to submit your
pseudonym for consideration. If your pseudonym is selected for a Narrator
Spotlight, our team will contact you for final graphic/information approval before
we publish the Spotlight. Each entry will be considered separately.

The image must be no larger than 5 MB.