Women and Children First

Alina Grabowski grew up in coastal Massachusetts and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University. Her writing has appeared in Story, The Masters Review, Joyland, The Adroit Journal, and Day One. She has received scholarships from Aspen Summer Words, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and the Juniper Summer Writing Institute. She lives in Austin, Texas.

Abigail Reno is an experienced actor, voiceover artist, and audiobook narrator who has recorded over sixty titles. She enjoys narrating all genres but especially loves how historical fiction, fantasy, and retellings of classic mythology and folklore transport listeners to another place and time. A native of Northern California, she currently lives in the Pacific Northwest.

EJ Lavery is an audiobook narrator who records titles in a broad range of genres, including thriller, romcom, and middle-grade fiction. A former disc jockey for a mid-Michigan Top 40 radio station, her fifteen-year career in theater has given her the opportunity to inhabit many lives. She has also sung at several prestigious venues, including The Kennedy Center, Disney World, Carnegie Hall, and the Vienna Music Hall.

Maria McCann is an audiobook narrator who graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. She has appeared in over forty films and television shows, including Lucifer, Shameless, and Grey’s Anatomy, and works as an acting coach. A Los Angeles native who is proud of her Mexican heritage, she is a busy wife and mother who serves on the board of directors for Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary.

Veronica Giguere (V.) is a storyteller of the spoken and written word who became an audiobook narrator through the strange intersection of higher education, fanfiction, and MMORPGs. She narrates across genres, but her favorites are science fiction and fantasy.