RomCom - Literature & Fiction - Romance - Cozy Mysteries - Young Adult - Self Development - Children

About Shayr Guthrie - Audiobook Narrator

Experience bringing stories to life

Having voiced over 10,000 VO projects with more than 25 years of experience, you can feel confident your project is in good hands. I love collaborating and bringing stories to life!

My favorite books to narrate are RomComs, Romance, Young Adult, Suspense, Cozy mysteries, ChickLit, Children's and Self Development.

When I'm not in the booth, you can find me spending time with my family, walking our pup, going to yoga, traveling, seeing bands, hosting dinner parties, gardening and attending UGA Football games. Go DAWGS!

"A super talented voice artist that’s sooo easy to work with, is what you get with Shayr Guthrie!"

Here's what clients are saying about Shayr

"Shayr is, without a doubt, one of my favorite voice talents to work with."

"I’ve worked with Shayr for over 10 years, and recorded thousands of scripts with her."

"Shayr is, without a doubt, one of my favorite voice talents to work with."

"Her ability to tune with the client’s needs makes my job much easier! But working with Shayr goes well beyond that. She is one of the most supportive, friendly people that I have the pleasure to work with, and every session is both enjoyable and professional at the same time."

~Annalisa Cazzola

Executive Producer

Babel, LLC

"I can tell you first hand, that Shayr has the “get-it” factor."

"I’ve worked with Shayr for over 10 years, and recorded thousands of scripts with her."

"Shayr is, without a doubt, one of my favorite voice talents to work with."

"She doesn’t just read the words... she delivers the idea, the mood, and the message with complete clarity, without distractions, and without ego. I’ve sent her many scripts with my specific needs of how it should “feel”, and she always delivered: Soft, slow, fun, deliberate, urgent, an appeal, a directive, a demonstration, etc. She gets it!"

~Curtis Elder

Video Producer/Editor

Full Picture, LLC

"I’ve worked with Shayr for over 10 years, and recorded thousands of scripts with her."

"She nails every take! And there have been multiple times I have a 30 second script, and needed it 1/2 a second faster, she gets it on the next take. She has a built-in stopwatch in her head!
I highly recommend her to anyone needing a world class voiceover!"

~Mike Gustafson

President / Creative Director

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More about Shayr!

Novel Recipes

In addition to acting and voice overs, I love cooking and sharing the books that I've enjoyed, so I created a mini cooking show - Novel Recipes: Dishes inspired by books.

It brings me great joy to uplift authors,

narrators, and their stories. You can check out my blog here. https://shayrguthrie.com/blog

Early Life

I started life in Kentucky, but at age 7, my parents divorced, and my mother moved us to Atlanta. She remarried a fella that took us all around the country - from Nashville to New Orleans, from California to New Jersey, and back to Atlanta again. This means I was in a different school almost every year of my life. I know what it's like to be "the new kid", so I always try to make people feel welcome and included. I've been around a lot of different folks, and have gathered a wealth of characters to draw from when narrating. :)

Personal interests

I've also been running a recording studio, Arcade 160 Studios, along with my husband, Jimmy Guthrie - an award winning Audio Engineer for more than 13 years in Atlanta. Equipment includes Sennheiser MKH-416 microphones and Pro Tools Ultimate. All audiobooks are recorded in a top quality soundproof booth. Arcade 160 Studios, provides sound for promos, films, podcasts, and music.

The styles of my voice include warmth and conversational tones, as well as professional confidence, sassy, heartfelt, girl-next-door, serious, playful, southern, teenager, sexy, many character voices, and so much more.

In addition to VO work, I'm a multi-hyphenate as a photographer specializing in headshots, and families. https://www.shayrphotography.com/

RomCom - Literature & Fiction - Romance - Cozy Mysteries - Young Adult - Self Development - Children