Reading Out Loud is "The World's Loudest Lit Mag™." We collaborate with authors, audio professionals, and voice actors to create dramatic, full-cast recordings of literary short fiction.
Ryan P. Duke - Producer/Story Editor
Ryan Duke is a founding member of the Pre-PostHumanists and Reading Out Loud. His short fiction has been published in a bunch of places you've never heard of. Like, in Canada. He's a contributor to the WBEZ podcast Pleasuretown and is an active member of the Chicago Storytelling Scene, performing at Write Club, Paper Machete, You're Being Ridiculous, and Seven Deadly Sins. Ryan lives in Chicago with his life partner, asthma.
Ryan Duke is a founding member of the Pre-PostHumanists and Reading Out Loud. His short fiction has been published in a bunch of places you've never heard of. Like, in Canada. He's a contributor to the WBEZ podcast Pleasuretown and is an active member of the Chicago Storytelling Scene, performing at Write Club, Paper Machete, You're Being Ridiculous, and Seven Deadly Sins. Ryan lives in Chicago with his life partner, asthma.
Brandon Paul Eells - Producer/Director/Host
Brandon has worked as a professional voice actor for over twenty years. He's been heard in thousands of commercials and several video games including "World War Z" and "Watch_Dogs." In 2014, he won the first SOVAS Voice Arts Award for Outstanding National Television Commercial for his work as "John the Chameleon" for Valspar Paint. In addition to his voice acting, Brandon enjoys being handsome and doing whatever it is that handsome people do. If you would like a photo of Brandon without a shirt, please contact his agents in Chicago, or visit his very expensive website: www.virtualbrandon.com.
Brandon has worked as a professional voice actor for over twenty years. He's been heard in thousands of commercials and several video games including "World War Z" and "Watch_Dogs." In 2014, he won the first SOVAS Voice Arts Award for Outstanding National Television Commercial for his work as "John the Chameleon" for Valspar Paint. In addition to his voice acting, Brandon enjoys being handsome and doing whatever it is that handsome people do. If you would like a photo of Brandon without a shirt, please contact his agents in Chicago, or visit his very expensive website: www.virtualbrandon.com.
Scott Minor - Producer/Sound Designer
Scott is the co-owner of Lucky Dog Audio Post in Little Rock, AR, and has been having fun making audio projects great for a bunch of years. Whether producing or voicing, he wants to make it awesome. At the end of the day he enjoys hanging with his family, his lazy dogs, and his red motorbikes.
Scott is the co-owner of Lucky Dog Audio Post in Little Rock, AR, and has been having fun making audio projects great for a bunch of years. Whether producing or voicing, he wants to make it awesome. At the end of the day he enjoys hanging with his family, his lazy dogs, and his red motorbikes.
James Teniya - Senior Editor
James lives in Chicago with his whiny cat and abundance of clothes. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago's fiction writing department, he now spends some of his time making props and costumes for local shows such as The Telethon and Disaster! as well as the comedy band The Shock T's. If you're wondering whether or not you should buy those shoes or that jacket, he would be happy to help.
James lives in Chicago with his whiny cat and abundance of clothes. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago's fiction writing department, he now spends some of his time making props and costumes for local shows such as The Telethon and Disaster! as well as the comedy band The Shock T's. If you're wondering whether or not you should buy those shoes or that jacket, he would be happy to help.
Eleni Pappageorge - Reader in Residence
Eleni is a Chicago based theater and voice actor. She is a member of Waltzing Mechanics with whom she creates and performs original documentary theater including the critically acclaimed EL Stories. She’s had the pleasure of working with Profiles, Northlight, Second City, Chicago Dramatists, Remy Bumppo, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, North Carolina Shakespeare, and Circle Theatre. In addition to her stage work she spends much of her time in the voice over world with credits ranging from national commercials to audio books to pinball machines. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a proud SAGAFTRA member and is represented by NV Talent and Stewart Talent.
Eleni is a Chicago based theater and voice actor. She is a member of Waltzing Mechanics with whom she creates and performs original documentary theater including the critically acclaimed EL Stories. She’s had the pleasure of working with Profiles, Northlight, Second City, Chicago Dramatists, Remy Bumppo, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, North Carolina Shakespeare, and Circle Theatre. In addition to her stage work she spends much of her time in the voice over world with credits ranging from national commercials to audio books to pinball machines. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a proud SAGAFTRA member and is represented by NV Talent and Stewart Talent.
Simon A. Smith - Editorial Consultant
Simon A. Smith writes and teaches high school English on the south side of Chicago. He lives in the Logan Square neighborhood with his wife and a murderous orange tabby named Cheever. A graduate of the Columbia College Chicago fiction writing department, Simon also holds an MAT from the education department at Northeastern Illinois University. His stories have appeared or are forthcoming on/in Hobart, Quick Fiction, Keyhole, Chicago Public Radio, Whiskey Island, PANK, Curbside Splendor and more.
Simon A. Smith writes and teaches high school English on the south side of Chicago. He lives in the Logan Square neighborhood with his wife and a murderous orange tabby named Cheever. A graduate of the Columbia College Chicago fiction writing department, Simon also holds an MAT from the education department at Northeastern Illinois University. His stories have appeared or are forthcoming on/in Hobart, Quick Fiction, Keyhole, Chicago Public Radio, Whiskey Island, PANK, Curbside Splendor and more.