Mary Pochatko 

Hi I'm Mary. I've been an audiobook narrator for over 4 years. I'm a multi-hyphenate creative who performs, writes, and collaborates in my community. 

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I’ve been narrating since 2020, starting with independent projects through ACX (primarily under my pseudonym) and up-leveling in 2024 to work consistently with Tantor Audio. My work with both Tantor and Elise Arsenault’s Great Audiobook Adventure has helped me join SAG-AFTRA and transition to narrating full-time.

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As I grow as a creative, I've become more passionate about certain genres and topics when it comes to storytelling. Body positivity, fat liberation, and the contemporary romance stories that shine a light on these communities have filled my cup as an artist over the last few years. Books by Olivia Dade, Talia Hibbert, Julie Murphy, and Sierra Simone have become my favorites, and my own writing has been shaped by their works. I helped inaugurate Chicago’s newly formed Fat Theatre Project, performing in their Fat Tuesdays reading series earlier this year, their first step in building a community of artists who aren’t afraid to take up space.

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I've found that my heart as an artist lies in telling stories at the intersections of women, fatness, and HEA love stories. I've found a passion for stories of women in taking up space while being both strong and soft, where their size doesn’t keep them from finding love, and where their bodies aren’t something that’s traumatizing to them.

My love for these genres and topics goes hand in hand with the audiobooks I'm excited to narrate.

This is how I want to use my voice as a narrator. I hope your project can use my voice.