December has arrived! It’s the jolliest time of year – and you can be sure that the Guild has some early presents under the tree.
First of all – allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gabe Foxx – editor, publisher, all-round writing girl, and longtime FWG author myself. Lovely to meet you all!
To explain why I’m here, and why you’ll be hearing a lot more from me – I recently stepped up as guild president, and will hold the post alongside Kate until taking the reins completely in April to allow her some much-deserved rest after two long, dutiful years of service. It will be an absolute honor to work with and support all of you!
With my background in marketing, and my position as the founder and director of soon-to-debut Doppelfoxx Publishing – the fandom’s first globally-focused publishing and distribution house – I aim to bring fresh passion, professional edge, and a world of new opportunities to the Guild and its members for a long time to come.
Speaking of which! Secondly, and much more interestingly, is the exciting news that we’ve been teasing for quite some time! (Just to build up suspense, of course. Everything’s gone completely according to plan.)
You’ve waited long enough – so, with no further ado, let’s unwrap!
Thanks to the hard work of our admin team, especially our Advocate With Other Organizations (AWOO) Tempe O’Kun, the FWG is proud to announce that we are launching a member-exclusive audio fiction narration service pulling from a list of professional voice actors that will continue to grow over time!
With the help of this initiative, our writers can now commission experienced furry, cartoon, and anime voice actors to narrate their works, using a clear, budget-friendly commission structure similar to that we’re all used to working with for cover art and illustrations. This is your easy, convenient chance to easily break into the audiobook market, diversify your offerings, and put a voice to your work that fits, delivers, and brings their characters to life.
For a full rundown on details and how this came about, however, I’ll leave credit where credit is due, and hand the proverbial mic to our AWOO himself, Tempe O’Kun!
Until you hear from me again – warmest wishes, seasons’ greetings, and take care!
Gabe Foxx
Furry and Cartoon/Anime Voice Actors Unite to Narrate FWG Audio Fiction
Written by Tempo O’Kun, Furry Writers Guild Advocate With Other Organizations (AWOO)
TL;DR: FWG members can now hire furry/anime/cartoon voice actors to narrate their books and short stories.
Wait, what?! How’d this happen?
First off, I’m buddies with Bodi from Rock Dog. Specifically, I’m pals with Graham Hamilton, voice actor for the main character in the second and third movies.
Badge I made him for when he attended VancouFur. Tibetan translation by Bearywell. (Source: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60395198)
I interviewed him for Furry Film Burrow a few years ago.
He’s a good dude. He’s been super curious about the fandom. He’s also been learning more about Tibetan culture from furries of that country, so as to voice Bodi more authentically.
Graham and I were talking a couple weeks ago. I asked if he had ever considered narrating (furry) audiobooks. He said sure, but he’s a member of the Union of British Columbia Performers, so the union had rules anyone who hired him had to follow. These rules are designed to keep large corporations from bullying individual voice actors, but they’re complex enough to be daunting for any author looking to hire a voice actor.
That said, the thing about actors’ unions is they want their members to make money and create art. So I reported this back to the FWG leadership, who decided it was worth reaching out. We’re always on the prowl for new ways the Guild can benefit furry writers, so this was deemed an excellent scheme.
And so it came to pass that I set up a meeting with the union that represents the My Little Pony voice actors.
How to AWOO
Let me tell you about being the Furry Writers Guild’s AWOO. I’m the Guild’s tame extrovert. Most furries have a sense of shame, which is a feature I’ve never unlocked. I’m also a dog. Thus, I simply leverage the fact that people like it when a doggo shows up and befriends them. It works just as well outside the fandom.
I reach out to people about crazy projects regularly—furries, non-furries, whomever. I get rejected about three-quarters of the time. As with writing, that just means you need to keep trying.
The Pony Union
The UBCP was a little surprised I reached out. I am a medium-size person and not a giant corporation. Having an organization of 340 indie authors reach out is unusual. Also, I’m a cartoon dog. They’re used to talking *for* cartoon animals, not *with* them.
Jason, their rep, was super helpful in navigating the process. He helped us navigate the rules and set up a simplified process for how much union voice actors can be paid. Normally, the rates include different rates for different stages of the project and possibly even recurring payments for decades. That’s easy if you have an accounting department, but furry authors generally do not.
Also, turns out that the Vancouver acting scene calls anybody who’s been on My Little Pony a “pony” forever, so he talked about hiring “the ponies” for the duration of the call. As a furry, this satisfied me on a linguistic level.
The weirdest part for UBCP was that we were flipping the whole process around. Studios out a casting call, get in touch with agents and talent agencies, and might even call people back for multiple rounds of live try-outs. That’s a lot of work for one person to do, however, especially if that person would rather be writing. What FWG wanted was an old-fashioned furry art commission. We wanted authors to be able to commission voice acting like we do book covers. (My constant references to “the commissioner” initially left Jason thinking I was talking about the guy in charge of the Bat Signal—just not a term they use in the VA industry.)
It was actually really cool to have a guild-to-union conversation like this. I don’t know if we’ve ever had one. Just goes to show you the power of professional organizing. The only way we were able to make this happen was because FWG is a union and we could promise 1) a single point of contact for negotiation and dispute resolution and 2) that we had vetted the folks who’d have access to voice actors and could enforce a code of conduct.
After the meeting, we had a green light. While UBCP covers voice acting in Canada, the process was really helpful in covering the basics, so that pro voice actors in any country could sign on. But wait! We wanted voice actors from inside the fandom too!
Ethically-Sourced Fandom-Local Voice Acting
I really like audio fiction. I’ve had stories on The Voice of Dog and recorded the Puplift series for Furry Film Burrow.
So it should come as no shock to you that I’m buddies with Savrin Drake, Dralen Dragonfox, and assorted other fluffs and floofs of the furry voice acting world. Many of them are always on the lookout for more projects. They basically get work by word of mouth only, so this was a handy way for FWG members to make offers to commission voice actors.
You might think furry voice actors wouldn’t want the competition from cartoon voice actors, but they thought it was super cool to be working in the same space (they’re fans too, after all). And given that union minimum is two or three times what furry narrators charge, we have a nice spectrum of audiobook budgets.
I specifically recruited The Voice of Dog’s talent because they all clearly have experience and have finished at least one project. Any furry can go listen to their work at any time. Many of them have worked on a lot of other cool projects too, so we included space for that on the list entries.
We still had a little room left on the project, though, which is just enough for a fennec…
The Fennec Connection
I’m also pals with Fenneko from Aggretsuko.
Badge I made her for DenFur. Ears and tails by FantasticallyFluffy. (Source: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60395444/)
Like Graham, I met Katelyn Gault when I interviewed her for Furry Film Burrow on YouTube.
We still talk about theatre prop construction and fennecs. (She had worked with fennecs in real life as a volunteer before voicing Fenneko!) She is also the best. She’s taken to furry fame like a fennec to sand, mostly because she gets why people get so passionate about their fandoms and is so willing to yap with fans.
Feeling Lackadaisical
Oh, and I’m also the lead developer of the Lackadaisy card game, so I made sure to reach out via Tracy Butler to the Lackadaisy voice actors. That’s how we recruited the terribly talented Willow Wilde (voice of Mitzi May) to our narration gang.
Authentic Anthro Voices
One thing that was super important to us in setting up this project empowering folks to have projects where the voice actor is matched up with a project they can narrate confidently and with authenticity. This includes everything from their cultural background and accent to their hobbies and interests. Obviously, voice actors can adapt to pretty much anything you throw at them (consider all the weird situations in games, anime, and cartoons), but everybody has a different mixture of backgrounds, so we wanted to have those on display to entice authors to hire them. In the case of fandom actors, we wanted to help authors tap into this amazing talent pool where everybody knows the ins and outs of the furry fandom and can talk about its tropes and terminology with ease.
We also worked hard to be inclusive and bring folks in from a variety of backgrounds, so that —no matter your gender, orientation, or race— you can hear someone like you in furry audio fiction. You all belong here.
Settle in for Story Time
Here at FWG, we are super excited to see what audio fiction comes out because of this. Whether its short stories, novels, or something else entirely, this fandom has so many passionate and creative people that it’s going to be wonderful.
To our home-grown voice actors, you know your way around the fandom, but we’re happy to have you more involved with the FWG directly. You’ve been working hard to bring our writing to live for years. We look forward to making that easier.
And to our cartoon comrades, thanks so much for taking the leap. We know you come from fandoms of your own (e.g. theatre, music, gaming) and think you’ll find furry as supportive and energizing as we do.
For everybody else who is curious, you can read more about the project on the official FAQ and narrator list.
This list is going to grow over time. Registration will remain open, so if you know someone with voice acting experience who’d be interested, send them our way.
Tempo O’Kun, Furry Writers Guild Advocate With Other Organizations (AWOO)
And, as usual, here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Plott Hound – Deadline December 15, 2025
Indecent Exposure – Deadline December 22, 2025
CLAW Vol. 2 – Deadline April 30, 2026
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:
Dragon’s Soul, by J.F.R. Coates, Released June 7, 2025.
Two Strikes and I’m Out, by Michael H. Payne (poetry), Released June 16, 2025.
Lesser Gods: Reckoning, by Alex Frey, Released June 17, 2025.
Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water, Released June 30, 2025.
A Portrait for Tomorrow, by Raynarde, Released June 30, 2025.
Winterfall, by Lauren Rivers, Released July 15, 2025.
The Bones Behind the Glass, by Renard Avec-Histoire, Released August 18, 2025.
Gravitational Pull, by Ty Fox, Released August 19, 2025.
Tikadi’s Gift, by Moth Flutterby, Released October 17, 2025.
Legend of Ahya: A Divinity Decayed [Book 5], by Matthew Colvath, Released Nov. 30, 2025.
The Wideness of the World: An Early Modern Anthology, Releasing December 13, 2025.
Original post written by Gabe Foxx
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