Sara Sheckells

Sara SheckellsShe/Her

Sara is your storyteller.

United States · Boston

Native American English (Northeast)

Literary fiction Introspective - 1st person female, reflective

About

Sara Sheckells is a 2026 SOVAS award winner for Outstanding Audiobook Narration - Mystery - and an Earphones Award winning narrator for ensemble narration. A lifelong New Englander, Sara grew up shuttling between an indie bookstore and an antiques shop. Forever bookish, she has a fondness for magical realism, memoirs, thrillers, feminist bits and pieces, spooky stuff, and anything featuring dogs or witches. Sara tells stories in a blingy booth in her home north of Boston. She has narrated over 130 titles for publishers, producers, and indie authors.

Training: TRAINING & WORKSHOPS:

o 1:1 coaching with Carol Monda, Andi Arndt, and Tanya Eby
o Narrator.Life Palm Springs Narrators Retreat, 2025
o Narrator.Life Acting The Hell Out of the Text with Ronnie Butler and Gabra Zackman, 2024
o Narrator.Life Horror Narration Workshop, 2021
o Johnny Heller’s New England Narrator Retreat, 2022, 2018
o Johnny Heller and Scott Brick’s Audiobook Business Workshop, 2021 participant
o Deyan Institute, 2020
o Johnny Heller’s Splendiferous Workshop, 2019 participant
o Sean Pratt - non-fiction audiobook narration program graduate, 2019

Find online: Personal website ↗ · Audible ↗ · Libro.fm ↗ · LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗ · Facebook ↗

Voice and range

Proficient accents

UK RP / Standard British UK Cockney US Standard American US Southern US Boston US New York US Midwestern

Voice ages

1 to 12 (child) 13 to 19 (teen) 20 to 39 (young to mid-adult) 40 to 59 (mid-adult) 60 to 79 (senior) 80 to 99 (elder)

Languages

English

Voice presentation

Female / femme-presenting

Heritage / identity

White / European

Selected credits

6 listed · More than 100 narrated

Still Floating 40 Years of Pennywise

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I WANTED TO BE WONDERFUL

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The Cure for Women Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever

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THE UNDERCURRENT

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LOLA AT LAST

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The Meth Lunches Food and Longing in an American City

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Genres

Literary fiction Children's Young Adult Comedy Horror Thriller Mystery (general) Cozy mystery Murder mystery Romance (clean) Romance (contemporary) Romance (historical) Romance (paranormal) Biography and memoir History Self-development
Multi-cast Dual narration

More samples

6 total
Comedy Chaotic - 3rd person MF dialogue
Thriller Fearful - 1st person female, psychological thriller
Young Adult Family dinner - 1st person female teen; multiple characters
History Critique - 1st person female; a reflection on Stephen King's book, IT
Literary fiction Tense - 3rd person MF sibling dialogue

Working details

Experience

More than 100 audiobooks

10 years narrating

Studio

Home studio

DAW: OcenAudio

Rates

$300 to $350 PFH