Professional Audiobook Narrator & Voice Actor
Genres and Accents
Documentary
American Varieties
Foreign
Fiction
Non-fiction
Memoir
Commercial Engagement
Dena Kouremetis creates “audio movies” from written words. Based in the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Areas, she combines nearly three decades of professional writing experience with expert voice acting skills to deliver narrations that fully immerse listeners.
Writing Background: Kouremetis’ writing career spans major publications such as Forbes (Business and lifestyle content), an ongoing Psychology Today blog: “(R)aging With Grace” + “The Unedited Offspring” and The Sacramento Bee beginning in 1997.
She has authored four books and maintains a deep understanding of narrative structure, character development, and the emotional arc of storytelling. This writer’s sensibility informs every narration project she undertakes. She delights in explaining the ins and outs of the audiobook world to writer groups and conferences (see Speaking and Presentations).
Voice Acting Expertise: With a host of completed narration projects under her belt, Dena also specializes in character differentiation through voice and accent work, authentic American regional and foreign accents, emotional range from warm and comforting to dark and sinister, pacing that builds tension and maintains listener engagement, and long-form narration stamina and consistency.
Narration Philosophy: “I have a special understanding of how authors ad scriptwriters wear their hearts on their sleeves. My job is to handle their words with both imagination and care. I want to create an audio experience where listeners forget they’re being read to and instead feel transported into the story itself.”
ON A PERSONAL NOTE:
My promise to authors
Your manuscript is not training data. Not on my watch. When you hand me your book, you’re handing me years of your life. Here’s how I treat it:
Your manuscript never goes into an AI tool. Not for prep, not for character notes, not for proofing. I read it the old-fashioned way, with my own eyes, my own ears, and and my own form of OCD.
Every word you hear is my voice. No AI narration, no voice cloning, no synthetic “fixes” in the edit. When a line needs fixing, I step back into the booth and record it again. And again. And again. Until I get it right.
Your files stay private. Your manuscript and audio stay on my own equipment and backups and are shared only with you and the platforms you choose.
Your book is yours. I don’t share, sample, or reuse your text or recordings without your written permission.
Do I use technology? Of course. I use a DAW, a calendar, spell-check, and yes, now and then an AI assistant for my own personal and marketing use, such as emojis because it’s a pain to constantly take photos of myself. But your story is off-limits. It’s handled by a human who loves words, because it was written by one.
Questions? Ask me anything: examinerdena@gmail.com
Personal Background: San Francisco native. Low alto singing range with professional choral experience. Jazz enthusiast. International traveler. Mother of a wildly successful female entrepreneur. Brings life experience and emotional authenticity to every character and story.