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Van Lawrence Prize – Call for Papers – extended deadline
The BVA Van Lawrence Prize The British Voice Association (BVA) is calling for submissions (initially in the form of a 250-word abstract) for this prestigious award, to present at the BVA Research Forum (held online) on Saturday 24 January 2026.The (extended) deadline is Midnight Monday 27 October 2025. The Van Lawrence Prize is open to members and non-members…
Read MoreEmpower Your Voice – a new BVA information leaflet
Taking the World Voice Day theme for 2025: ‘Empower Your Voice’, the BVA has produced a new information leaflet. It offers pointers on finding your speaking and singing voice communities; on how to use your voice in new and imaginative ways (laugh more, join a comedy club), advice on how to enhance the richness and…
Read MoreLaunch of the BVA Research Group
With the launch of the newly formed BVA Research Group, the BVA is creating three exciting opportunities for member researchers from any field of voice to showcase their work and profile. We especially welcome new graduates and early-career researchers. The opportunities on offer: (1) a profile in the magazine section of the BVA website on…
Read MoreVoice in the News: Vocal coaches and the tricks they teach politicians
“What makes a politician an effective public speaker?” Not only did Keir Starmer, the prime minister, face a tough week on mid-Atlantic relations and the economy, he was also (in some quarters) taken to task for working with a voice coach. We link to an article in The Guardian (8 February) written by Esther Addley…
Read MoreExpert Vocal Mimicry: How Wallace got a new voice
If you sat down to view the latest Wallace & Gromit offering this Xmas, you would have heard the debut of voice artist, Ben Whitehead, as Wallace. A role established previously and most distinctively by Peter Sallis. In her article for The Conversation BVA member, Jenny Chantelle Tullett gives the background to this feat of…
Read MoreVoice in the News: Life Changing (BBC: Sian Edwards)
In her series Life Changing (BBC r4) Sian Edwards speaks with Tania Bage, post laryngectomy, about the permanent loss of her voice and how she is learning to communicate all over again. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025c09
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