Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # National Storytelling Network National Storytelling Network ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://storynet.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [National Storytelling Blog](https://storynet.org/blog/) - Welcome to the National Storytelling Blog! Within our membership, we have people with expertise in all facets of storytelling. Here we offer their insights and highlight their stories for you to enjoy, learn, and connect. - [Shingebiss and the North Wind](https://storynet.org/shingebiss-and-the-north-wind/) - From a 19th century literary tale attributed to Chippewa sources, retold by Fran Stallings. When I first heard this story in childhood, there was no music: the chant was just recited. I have added the chant melody and the chordal accompaniment, but I also perform it sometimes without the music, and it still works. A - [What Is Storytelling?](https://storynet.org/what-is-storytelling/) - Image by sentavio on Freepik A statement by the National Storytelling Network defines Storytelling as an ancient art form and a valuable form of human expression. Because story is essential to so many art forms, however, the word “storytelling” is often used in many ways. As a result, the National Storytelling Network would like to - [Schools, Colleges, Universities](https://storynet.org/schools-colleges-universities/) - East Tennessee State University http://www.etsu.edu/stories This site lists information about the Masters degree in Communication and Storytelling Studies at ETSU, the Story Garage podcast, and Storytellers Collective Student Organization. The Graduate Institute http://www.learn.edu/ The Institute serves mature, lifelong learners in their pursuit of personal transformation and professional development. Oral Traditions is a 36-credit Master of - [The power of story](https://storynet.org/the-power-of-story-2/) - Isthmus October 18, 2018 By Catherine Capellaro Nestor Gomez says he is the last person you’d expect to see sharing personal stories in front of a large crowd. “I used to stutter badly,” says Gomez, one of 10 storytellers who will perform at the annual Moth GrandSLAM Championship on Oct. 19 at the Barrymore Theatre. “My mother - [The Devil In The Green Coat](https://storynet.org/the-devil-in-the-green-coat/) - DIVING IN THE MOON DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Cooper Braun Once upon a time, a young soldier returned to the shores of America from the jungles of Vietnam. In the city where he found himself discharged, he had no friends and no family. And he found that the people there did not - [Social Justice, Healing Story & Resilience](https://storynet.org/social-justice/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Healing Story Alliance (HSA) recently posted a new section on its website: “Healing Story and Social Justice.” Still a work in progress, this initiative encourages contributions of stories, links, articles, commentary, and announcements of relevant events (concerts, workshops, etc.). It seeks to address a need - [Tricking The Trickster](https://storynet.org/tricking-the-trickster/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Gemma B. Benton I went to sleep believing that the morning would provide new hope and a positive new direction. Instead, I awoke to what I considered an inconceivable nightmare and devastating reality. I was stunned. More than anything I felt a deep betrayal. I felt betrayed - [Special Talents! Special Audiences! Special Money!](https://storynet.org/special-talents/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Joseph Andrecjahk Galata There is a saying in the professional marketing arena – “Anytime that you can easily and inexpensively distribute your product that the public wants, then you have a chance for success. ”Both novice and experienced storytellers can more readily than not – either in - [Melisande’s Lipstick](https://storynet.org/melisandes-lipstick/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Loren Niemi After she had the last top tooth pulled... (For reasons not worth going into) She said she was excited to get dentures Not for the eating but for the lipstick They could again be framed by. Forget the possibility of a red smear on - [StoriesWork And Unique Storytelling](https://storynet.org/storieswork/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Lenora Ucko, PhD A Storytelling Organization StoriesWork, a Durham, North Carolina non-profit founded by Lenora Ucko in the year 2000, developed a program for group discussion of folk stories to encourage insight and provide tools for coping with life’s challenges. How do we do this? We use the magic and - [To The New Caregiver](https://storynet.org/to-the-new-caregiver/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger This poem evolved from a lengthy correspondence between Mike Seliger and Phyllis Blackstone. Phyllis was frustrated by the mechanically proficient but personally distant performance of tasks by care-persons at a nursing home where one of her loved ones was in residence. She initially wanted to send an angry, - [Editor’s Comments and Letters to the Editor](https://storynet.org/editors-comments/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Dear Reader, You will notice that the 2017 Diving in the Moon has a new feature. I have often in the past wanted to make some comments on the journal as we go about putting it together, and so here is my first crack at Editor’s Comments. - [No Excuse](https://storynet.org/no-excuse/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Olga Loya A long time ago, I was in a difficult relationship. I didn't realize how hard it was at the time. He was very smart. He never hit me or my daughters because he knew that would be the end of us. Oh, he broke - [The Strong Women Project ~ Strengthening Our Communities through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/strong-women-project-strengthening-our-communities-through-storytelling/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Srebrenka Peregrin and Erika Katačić Kožić The storytelling scene in Croatia is still in its fledgling state, but thanks to several dedicated storytellers scattered throughout the country, it is slowly starting to spread its wings. The two of us met at a local storytelling event in 2014, - [Crossing The Line](https://storynet.org/crossing-the-line/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Allison Cox He had crossed the line… one too many times, leaving me battered in both body and soul. So I called my friend Reen, who was planning a trip out west and asked, “Can I come with you?” And alleluia, she said, “Yes!” Reen had just - [Turning Adversity Into Opportunity Through Story](https://storynet.org/turning-adversity-into-opportunity-through-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Eva Grayzel The spotlight is on the speaker. The audience is observing their outward appearance, gait, where they stand (behind the podium or in front of it). On some level, judgments are being made before the speaker even opens their mouth. I can guess what people think - [When the Plants tell the Tales](https://storynet.org/when-the-plants-tell-the-tales/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Jane Valencia On the first day of herb camp I knew that one child was in a place of struggle. I felt immediately that a week outdoors with plants and friends might nourish her spirit in a potent way. It's fairly well-known these days that time - [Adapting the Story “The Star Thrower”](https://storynet.org/adapting-the-story-the-star-thrower/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Kate Dudding After agreeing to tell stories at a ten-year-old’s birthday party, I asked her mother, “What things is your daughter interested in?” “She loves everything about the sea, especially starfish.” “Oh, I’ve heard a story about a starfish. I’ll be sure to tell it at the - [The Sky Almost Danced](https://storynet.org/the-sky-almost-danced/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Sky almost Danced tonight. Maybe it was just Clouds, Gliding along on the wind Illuminated lightly by a hidden Moon. Maybe if I’d never seen them, The Northern Lights caressing the Sky, And never felt the Infectious Joy Of Dancing beneath their Dancing - [StoryCorps And TPR Invite You To Take 'One Small Step'](https://storynet.org/storycorps-and-tpr-invite-you-to-take-one-small-step/) - Texas Public Radio February 25, 2019 TPR is joining with StoryCorps to bring together folks on opposite sides of the political aisle to have a conversation to learn more about each other, and our hopes for the future. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay says, “Our dream, which is lofty, is to try and convince the country that - [Amplifying voices: The SEAD Project uses storytelling to capture history](https://storynet.org/amplifying-voices-the-sead-project-uses-storytelling-to-capture-history/) - MINNPost February 21, 2019 In Southeast Asian Americans’ schools, the stories they heard from their parents and grandparents growing up were almost never noted in their history textbooks. The experiences of Southeast Asian communities are often forgotten, particularly the history of the Vietnam War. “It seemed like, growing up, all of these stories that I heard - [Denver Launches an Office of Storytelling. Here's the Backstory.](https://storynet.org/denver-launches-an-office-of-storytelling/) - Westword | March 25, 2019 | by Kyle Harris What's the story behind the Office of Storytelling? On March 21, Mayor Michael Hancock launched Denver's Office of Storytelling, headed by the city's new Chief Storyteller, who just happens to be a former Hancock aide. The move comes in the middle of election season, when a - [The Honest Truth: Folk tales of giants, the brounies and selkies have been told since time immemorial](https://storynet.org/the-honest-truth-folk-tales-of-giants/) - The Sunday Post May 29, 2018 Summary In order to keep Scots folk and fairy tales alive, Scottish Storytelling Centre director Donald Smith has published a book Wee Folk Tales In Scots, Luath Press. When asked what inspired him to write this book, Smith replied, "I have been very lucky to hear Scotland’s - [Environmental storytelling can help spread big ideas for saving the planet](https://storynet.org/environmental-storytelling-can-help-spread-big-ideas-for-saving-the-planet/) - The Conversation (Boston, MA) December 21, 2018 Research has shown that using fear to promote behavioral change can be counterproductive. However, stories with positive role models, focusing on the positive outcomes of solutions, are much more likely to inspire action to solve problems. While this article refers to fictional stories, the same ideas can be using in - [Storyteller Helps People Reconnect With Nature](https://storynet.org/storyteller-helps-people-reconnect-with-nature/) - Jamaica Plain Gazette July 12, 2019 Some of storyteller Diane Edgecomb's most popular events are her Summer solstice events with Margot Chamberlain, a Celtic harpist, at Arnold Arboretum. These events are limited to around 30 people maximum, she said. However, at this past weekend’s event, the 18th, she said they were sold out “well in - [Haunted opening and Social Hour](https://storynet.org/haunted-opening-social-hour/) - Haunted: Opening and Social Hour Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With the Youth, Educators, and Storytellers Alliance SIG 8:00 am - 8:30 am Central timeOpening Story from the Youth, Educators, and Storyteller’s Alliance SIG, Land Acknowledgement, and Announcements 8:30 am - 9:45 am Central time“Early Bat” Social Hour - [Talking the Edge Off: Swordplay and Storytelling by the En Garde Fencing Club](https://storynet.org/talking-the-edge-off/) - Talking the Edge Off: Swordplay and Storytelling by the En Garde Fencing Club Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With En Garde Fencing of Santa Rosa, CA 10am-11:00am Talking the Edge Off: Swordplay and Storytelling by the En Garde Fencing Club (egfencing.com) For hundreds of years, fencing has inspired dreams of - [Author Conversation with Donna washington](https://storynet.org/donna-washington-author-conversation/) - Author Conversation with Donna Washington Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With Donna Washington 11:00 am - 11:30 am Author Conversation with Donna Washington (dlwstoryteller.com) Donna Washington is an internationally known, multiple award-winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist, and author of BOO STEW, her latest fractured fairytale. Best not miss this - [Monsters in Your Backyard Panel](https://storynet.org/monsters-in-your-backyard-panel/) - Monsters in Your Backyard Panel Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With Gene Tagaban, Donna Washington, David Schmidt, and Dr. Elizabeth Tucker and moderated by Mara Menzies 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Monsters in Your Backyard Panel (Gene Tagaban, Donna Washington, David Schmidt, and Dr. Elizabeth Tucker, moderated by Mara Menzies) You - [Author Conversation with Dr. Emily Zarka](https://storynet.org/emily-zarka-author-conversation/) - Author Conversation with Dr. Emily Zarka Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With Dr. Emily Zarka 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Author Conversation with Dr. Emily Zarka (emilyelizabethzarka.com) Dr. Emily Zarka is the writer and host for "Monstrum," an award-winning online series with PBS's Storied channel on YouTube. It examines the complex - [Conversation and stories with AG, a New Orleans Ghost Tour Guide](https://storynet.org/conversation-and-stories-with-ag/) - Conversation and stories with AG, a New Orleans Ghost Tour Guide Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With AG 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Conversation and stories with AG, a New Orleans Ghost Tour Guide (frenchquarterphantoms.com) New Orleans is often thought of as one of America's most haunted cities. The city - [Author Conversation with David Schmidt](https://storynet.org/david-schmidt-author-conversation/) - Author Conversation with David Schmidt Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare With David Schmidt 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Author Conversation with David Schimdt (holyghoststories.com) David Schmidt is the author of “Holy Ghosts,” a collection of true ghost stories from a haunted Christian college campus in California. He will be providing - [Multi-Modal Monster Story Swap](https://storynet.org/multi-modal-monster-story-swap/) - Multi-Modal Monster Story Swap Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Multi-Modal Monster Story Swap (all storytelling mediums welcome, 5-7 minutes per story) - [Share the Scare: Telling Boo-tiful Tales with Lyn Ford](https://storynet.org/lyn-ford-share-the-scare/) - Share the Scare: Telling Boo-tiful Tales with Lyn Ford Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Share the Scare: Telling Boo-tiful Tales with Lyn Ford (storytellerlynford.com) With samples from the silly to the psych-me-out, activities that stretch your brain, and terribly useful tips for telling with kids - [Haunted Closing and Social Hour](https://storynet.org/haunted-closing-and-social-hour/) - Haunted: Closing and Social Hour Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Haunted: Share the Scare 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Closing Story from Kamishibai SIG and Announcements 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm “Night Crawler” Social Hour - [NSN Membership Meetings](https://storynet.org/nsn-membership-meetings/) - NSN's annual membership meeting was held on Saturday, July 30th. A follow-up meeting was held on Saturday, August 6th. Both recordings, along with their respective chat transcripts, are posted below. View Chat - [Workshop: Dance with the tree spirits](https://storynet.org/workshop-dance-with-the-tree-spirits/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With David Heathfield Let’s bring the texture of bark, the scent of April blossom, the flavour of dew, the music and dancing of young leaves into our intercultural, eco-conscious storytelling. Sensory storytelling techniques and activities connect our diverse communities creatively with nature and each other, prompting - [In Her Name: the Legacy of J.J. Reneaux](https://storynet.org/in-her-name-the-legacy-of-jj-reneaux/) - A virtual concert to benefit the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist & Mentorship Grants featuring past grant recipients. - [Connect Through Stories; Connect For Life Workshop](https://storynet.org/connect-through-stories-connect-for-life-workshop/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Charles GatesWhy is it, that when we reach adulthood, we feel that stories are unnecessary in the workplace? In this workshop, we will not only understand the importance of a story in business, but in life. Participants will tell their stories and engage each other throughout - [Connecting Cultures Through Stories Showcase](https://storynet.org/connecting-cultures/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Usha Venkatraman, Daniel Allison, and Karen Golden If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [CONNECTED 2021 Closing Ceremony](https://storynet.org/closing-ceremony/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [ORACLE Award Recipient Concert](https://storynet.org/oracle-concert/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Stories Build Bridges Master Class](https://storynet.org/stories-build-bridges-mc/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Denise Page If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [What is NSN Accreditation and is it for me? Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/accreditation/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With NSN Accreditation Committee Members Kathleen Santopietro, Kevin Cordi and Gail Herman, along with Jim Brulé and Louisa Ong. If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The - [Does the way you teach storytelling undercut empathy? Workshop](https://storynet.org/empathy/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Doug Lipman If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Growing Your Spirit With Story Workshop](https://storynet.org/growing-your-spirit/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Pleasant DeSpain If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Keynote Presentation: Anthony Galloway](https://storynet.org/anthony-galloway/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Anthony Galloway If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Command Performance: Techniques to Rule the Stage Intensive](https://storynet.org/command-performance/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Leeny Del Seamonds If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Sharing One World: An Intercultural Exchange Master Class](https://storynet.org/sharing-one-world/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With David Heathfield If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [A Change the World Story Workshop](https://storynet.org/change-the-world-story/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Sadika Kebbi If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Folktale: A Window to Singularity with Diversity Workshop](https://storynet.org/folktale/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Aparna Athreya If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Outspoken LGBTQ Stories at Sidetrack Showcase](https://storynet.org/outspoken/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Cheryl Rodey, Murphy Row, Maria Kostas, Colin Mascarenhas, Roxanne Meyer, and Channyn Lynne Parker If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [2021 Grand Slam](https://storynet.org/2021-grand-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference Hosted by Jessica Robinson If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [ORACLE Award Ceremony](https://storynet.org/oracle-award-ceremony/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Story, Listening, Community, and Social Change Workshop](https://storynet.org/gerard-stropnicky/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Gerard Stropnicky If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Heading East to America Showcase](https://storynet.org/heading-east-to-america/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Archy Jamjun, M.J. Kang, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Anne Shimojima, and Emcee Eleanor Clement Glass If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Interfaith Storytelling Showcase](https://storynet.org/interfaith-storytelling/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Joseph Bruchac (Indigenous Spirituality), Pam Faro (Christianity), Rachel Ann Harding (Buddhism), Cindy Rivka Marshall (Judaism), Varun Mondaiyka (Hinduism), and Queen Nur (Islam) If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are - [Coming of Age with the KSU Tellers Showcase](https://storynet.org/coming-of-age-with-the-ksu-tellers-showcase/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Kylie Talbott, Ira Eidel, Jacob Segura, Ryann Crawford, Meggan Collins, & Macy Gallagher If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [The Bonds That Bind Us Together Showcase](https://storynet.org/bonds-that-bind-us/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Anne Rutherford, Vijai Nathan, and Steve Daut If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [80 Minutes Around the World Showcase](https://storynet.org/80-minutes-around-the-world/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Angel Ling, M.J. Kang, and Nestor Gomez If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Unsocially Distanced Showcase](https://storynet.org/unsocially-distanced/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Nancy Leppard, Lavanya Prasad, Sheila Wee, Kiran Shah, Bie, and Roger Jenkins If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Fighting Stereotypes and Scapegoating Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/fighting-stereotypes-and-scapegoating/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Joel Ying, Alton Takiyama Chung, Emil Guillermo, and Nancy Wang If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Connecting People Around the World Through Kamishibai Showcase](https://storynet.org/kamishibai/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Tere Marichal Lugo, Jelena Sitar Cvetko and Igor Cvetko, Tara McGowan, Walter Ritter, Pepe Cabana Kojachi “Mukashi Mukashi”, and Jackie Kerin If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having - [Life Maps: In From The Margins Workshop](https://storynet.org/life-maps/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Shannon M. Turner If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Storytelling 101 Workshop](https://storynet.org/storytelling-101/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Rosie Best-Cutrer If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Ambassadors of Change Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/ambassadors-of-change-panel-discussion/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Lyn Ford, Donte Woods-Spikes, Tricia Fellinger, and Erin O’Neil If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [No, We Won't Shut Up! Showcase](https://storynet.org/we-wont-shut-up/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Dawn Jewel Frasier, Valentina Ortiz, Kelli Dunham, Robin Bady, Megan Hicks, Michele Carlo, Rhonda Hansome, and Angel Yau If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The - [First Steps Towards Peace Workshop](https://storynet.org/first-steps-towards-peace/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Sherry Norfolk If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Hear Our Voices Workshop](https://storynet.org/hear-our-voices-2/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Cindy Rivka Marshall If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Humanity, Healing, and Humor Showcase](https://storynet.org/humanity-healing-and-humor/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Donna Marie Todd, Ty Fance, Kelli Dunham, and Barbara Schutzgruber If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Using Music and Story to Connect Across Divides Workshop](https://storynet.org/using-music-and-story-to-connect/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Heather Yule If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Forget Memory, Try Imagination! Master Class](https://storynet.org/forget-memory/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Liz Nichols If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Magic Mix Showcase](https://storynet.org/magic-mix/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Jon Sundell, Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, Charlotte Blake Alston, and Kevin Locke If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Opening Ceremony & Keynote Presentation](https://storynet.org/opening-ceremony-2/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Kristin Pedemonti If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Stories in Living Color Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/stories-in-living-color/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Storytelling Association of California (SAC) Board members, Sara Armstrong, Rick Roberts, Brandon Spars, Ben Tucker, Roopa Mohan, and Tina Tomiyama. If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties - [Rock the Zoom (Story Aerobics) Workshop](https://storynet.org/rock-the-zoom/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Jeff Gere If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Okay Boomer! Stories from Different Eras Showcase](https://storynet.org/okay-boomer/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Jesse Bradley, Angie Chatman, Judith Heineman, David Hollingsworth, Annette Mullaney, and Miriam Nadel If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Untold Stories: Strong, Sassy, Silent No More Showcase](https://storynet.org/untold-stories-2/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Regi Carpenter, Charlotte Blake Alston, and Noa Baum If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Ancient Wisdoms from Asia through Folktales & Mythology Showcase](https://storynet.org/ancient-wisdoms/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Karin Amano, Motoko Dworkin, Bowen Lee, Roopa Mohan, Kuniko Yamamoto, and Linda Yemoto If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [On The Row: Storytelling From Arkansas' Death Row Intensive](https://storynet.org/on-the-row/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Kathy McGregor NSN is honored to feature this session as part of its 2021 CONNECTED Conference. Out of respect for the inmates and their stories, the film associated with this intensive is only accessible when viewed live and with additional context.We hope to invite Kathy McGregor - [In The Shoes of The Other Master Class](https://storynet.org/shoes-of-the-other/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Noa Baum **If you are watching this recording - please note that to get the benefit of this work you will need to do it with a group of at least 4 people.** If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The - [Kind Stories in Concert Showcase](https://storynet.org/kind-stories-showcase/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Megan Wells, Antonio Rocha, Eth-Noh-Tec, Ashima Sitaula, Rabbi Donna Berman, and Emcee Lani Peterson If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Story Acquisition Workshop](https://storynet.org/story-acquisition/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Shawn Callahan If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Hybrid Storytelling Tips Workshop](https://storynet.org/hybrid-storytelling/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Chris Strobel If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Tomorrow's Storytellers Today YES Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/tomorrows-storytellers/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Dr. Kevin Cordi, Cooper Braun-Enos, Donte Woods-Spikes, Carolina Quiroga-Stultz, Alison Broeren, and Amanda Claire Buckley. If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact - [Kind Stories Workshop](https://storynet.org/kind-stories-workshop/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Elisa Pearmain and Lani Peterson If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Producing 101 Workshop](https://storynet.org/producing-101/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Ellen Munds, Lisa Overholser, and Barry McWilliams If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [One Child Is One Whole World Workshop](https://storynet.org/one-child/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Csenge Virág Zalka, PhD. If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Spotlight Performance: Natural Connections](https://storynet.org/spotlight-performance-natural-connections/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Doug Elliott A collection of videos celebrating animals and useful and interesting wild plants, their stories and lore. - [Workshop: The Stories Allies Tell](https://storynet.org/workshop-the-stories-allies-tell/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Judith Black Storytellers have oft been warned: Stay away from my culture, you don’t understand it. Courteously, we do. How then can we support diverse communities in their quest for environmental and social justice? We will explore respectful ways to share and amplify their stories. - [Showcase Performance: From Little Things Big Things Grow](https://storynet.org/showcase-performance-from-little-things-big-things-grow/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Kiran Shah, Jo Henwood, Jillian Webster Australian storytellers bring a blend of story and history to show how one person (or wombat!) can influence a neighbourhood, a community, or a whole country. Kiran Shah, Jo Henwood and Jill Webster aim to entertain, educate, and renew - [Showcase Performance: Earth Up Evening Performance](https://storynet.org/showcase-performance-earth-up-evening-performance/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Coral Conant Gilles, Steve Daut, Vicki Juditz, Rebecca Lemaire, Rae McKinlay, Elaine Muray, Lillian Rodrigues-Pang, Usha Venkatraman A storytelling showcase curated by National Storytelling Network, featuring Coral Conant Gilles, Steve Daut, Vicki Juditz, Rebecca Lemaire, Rae McKinlay, Elaine Muray, Lillian Rodrigues-Pang, Usha Venkatraman - [RISE Story Slam](https://storynet.org/rise-story-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference Hosted by Ingrid Nixon Ten storytellers, chosen at random, will share their personal 5-minute story on the theme “Rise.” The audience decides the winners. - [Workshop: Once Upon a Story Forest](https://storynet.org/workshop-once-upon-a-story-forest/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Jennifer Ramsay We journey deep into an ancient forest, walking in the footsteps of some of our most beloved story characters. Trees whisper that the fate of all, depends on the future of this delicate ecosystem. What type of ending do you wish for the - [Spotlight Performance: The Melting Heart of the Alps](https://storynet.org/spotlight-performance-the-melting-heart-of-the-alps/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Shelly Verma In the heart of Switzerland lies the largest glacier in the Alps, Great Aletsch Glacier. But climate change is threatening its very existence. Journey along with me to find out its lore and legends, the beliefs and rituals close to the heart of - [Earth Up 22 Closing Ceremony and Social Hour](https://storynet.org/earth-up-22-closing-ceremony-and-social-hour/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference The care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. ~ Wendell Berry In this closing event, we explore the connections discovered and intentions made during Earth Up. We acknowledge challenges, but also the power and skills we - [Workshop: Grief in a Time of Climate Changes](https://storynet.org/workshop-grief-in-a-time-of-climate-changes/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Siobhan Asgharzadeh Grief is not an emotion, but a skill that humanity must re-learn if we are going to meet this moment of climate change in a good way. To feel the losses happening on planet earth, to feel our love for the earth, fuels - [Spotlight Performance: Eco Tour of Hawaii](https://storynet.org/spotlight-performance-eco-tour-of-hawaii/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Jeff Gere Meet Eco-Heroes of Hawai’i. Dawn Wasson sued the Mormon Church. Charlie Reppun got water returned to his valley. Walter Ritte forced the University Regents to hear him. Alan Hong cut back tourism to save a bay. Ha’ena Valley’s Community controls tourist access. Gary - [Workshop: The Land Speaks](https://storynet.org/workshop-the-land-speaks/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Jim May & Ed Collins Storytelling can open a new path for educators, conservationists, and policy makers. Storytelling provides a model to inform people about the natural world, their place in it, and how they connect to one another and the stream of life that - [Showcase Performance: Mother Nature Calls - Stories Answer!](https://storynet.org/showcase-performance-mother-nature-calls-stories-answer/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Eleanor Clement Glass, Roopa Mohan, Linda Yemoto, Nancy Wang, Robert Kickuchi-Yngojo, Tobey Ishii Anderson, Karin Amano Asian folktales by six Asian American Storytellers highlight the wonder, beauty, and importance of our connection to the natural environment. Stories show negative or careless human actions that can - [Panel Discussion: Climate Conversations](https://storynet.org/panel-discussion-climate-conversations/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Tierra Curry, Sheila Arnold, Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, John Kessler, & Cas Perdue Environmental stories need to be based in solid science! Listen while specialists in oceanography, biodiversity, and river restoration explain their fields and how climate change impacts them. Then a teen SCUBA diver describes their - [Workshop: Hansel and Gretel Teach Climate Change](https://storynet.org/workshop-hansel-and-gretel-teach-climate-change/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Bowen Lee The true story of Hansel and Gretel is a tale about climate change and the very real dangers that come about with global environmental change. Get people thinking and acknowledging climate change by allowing the audience to observe and wonder. Learn how stories - [Spotlight Performance: Expats' Eco Tour - Singapore](https://storynet.org/spotlight-performance-expats-eco-tour-singapore/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Krupa Vinayagamoorthy and Priti ModyIyer An Eco-tour around the Garden City – Singapore. An appreciative look at the Climate / Conservation Solutions that has enabled Singapore to work towards realistic sustainability. - [Showcase Performance: Roaring Korean Tigers](https://storynet.org/showcase-performance-roaring-korean-tigers/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Alicia Dongjoo Bang, Chung Keun Kim, Young Im Chung, Eunseong Kimm, Youngjoo Seo, Yeowon & Sian Choi This showcase will introduce unknown Korean folktales which are based on tigers. The storytellers will represent three generations, from 11 years old to 60 years old. - [Opening Ceremony, Land Acknowledgment, & Keynote Presentation](https://storynet.org/opening-ceremony-land-acknowledgment-keynote-presentation/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Jaime González This world and all its wonders are connected with ways seen and unseen. In this opening event, we explore our roots to discover what binds, informs, and inspires our caring work on this planet. Join us for the 2022 Earth Up Opening Ceremony - [Master Class: Speaking Truths to the Powers That Be](https://storynet.org/master-class-speaking-truths-to-the-powers-that-be/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Brian "Fox" Ellis Ignite passion! Motivate action! This engaging session gives you the tools and ideas you need to craft the right tale to change the dynamic for your broader ecological community. You will assess local ecological concerns and shape a story that motivates your - [Master Class: Integrating Science and Storytelling to Cultivate a Love of the Natural World](https://storynet.org/master-class-integrating-science-and-storytelling-to-cultivate-a-love-of-the-natural-world/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Earth Up Conference With Katie Knutson Come participate in a virtual version of an arts integration model designed for the K-5 classroom. Explore scientific research, group and individual creative writing, theatrical activities, and more as we create original stories inspired by science. Leave with a plan you can use - [J.J. Reneaux Donations](https://storynet.org/jjr-donations/) - Donate to the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist and Mentorship Grants Donate Securely Using Your Credit Card Thank you for your support. NSN is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) organization holding tax identification #62-1760203. Contributions to NSN may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. [civicrm component="contribution" id="13" mode="live" civititle="hide" hijack="0"] - [Copy of Story Kin and Cousin Convo #8](https://storynet.org/copy-of-story-kin-and-cousin-convo-8/) - Carried Away by the Story: Finding Healing and Empathy in Surrendering to Stories with Maja Bumberák and Ryan Coleman Welcome to our eighth Story Kin & Cousin Conversation! We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and - [NSN Accreditation for Non-Degree Instruction](https://storynet.org/accreditation-program/) - Background In this age of online advertising and marketing, new storytellers can be overwhelmed and concerned about where to spend their money to learn about storytelling. To assist newcomers in navigating the myriad of ads, the National Storytelling Network, at the behest of member requests, began to examine a way to accredit individuals and organizations - [Cancer patients who tell their life story find more peace, less depression](https://storynet.org/university-of-wisconsin-madison-news-2018-1-19/) - University of Wisconsin–Madison News January 19, 2018 Summary: In research supported by the National Cancer Institute, researchers measured the effect of a storytelling interview plus online resources on more than 40 people diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 cancer. The interview covered topics including important accomplishments and difficulties overcome, the effects of their cancer on them - [December 2021 - Annual Story Swap: “Paradox”](https://storynet.org/december-2021-paradox/) - December Story Lab: Annual Story Swap: "Paradox" This year SIO Members came together to share warm stories about people showing empathy and connection despite still experiencing required physical distancing. - [February 2022 - Eamonn O’Brien](https://storynet.org/february-2022-eammon-obrien/) - February Story Lab: "How to Craft Signature Stories that Ignite and Inspire Around the World " with Eamonn O’Brien Eamonn O’Brien If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to craft powerful and compelling signature stories, here’s your chance to learn from a master of the art. You’ll get behind-the-scenes insights into how Eamonn creates new - [January 2022 - Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy](https://storynet.org/january-2022-artem-mushin-makedonskiy/) - January Story Lab: " Case Study: Strengthening Corporate Culture through Stories " with Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy Values are deeply rooted in the stories that are cherished and ignored, told and silenced in a group of people. For steady and long-term growth, it is essential to be clear about values, especially when the company is - [COVID: The Storytelling Solution](https://storynet.org/covid-the-storytelling-solution/) - One of the most striking statistics to emerge from the COVID crisis was recently published in a study led by Susan Hillis, an epidemiologist at the Center for Disease Control in the journal Pediatrics. It estimates that “For every four COVID-19 deaths, one child was left behind without a mother, father and/or a grandparent who - [Story Kin and Cousin Convo #7](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-convo-7/) - Story Kin & Cousin #7: Storytelling to Connect Across Time with Alton Chung and Angela Juhl Davidson Welcome to our seventh Story Kin and Cousin Conversation! We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and a cousin - [NSN Fringe Performance: Aunt Li-Anne](https://storynet.org/aunt-li-anne/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Fringe Festival Ladies of the Ballads Stories and Songs based around Three Ladies from Ballads: Lady Isobel and the Elf KnightThe Lady Rhiannon (Twa Wizards)The Lady of Shallot - [NSN Fringe Performance: Nick Baskerville](https://storynet.org/nick-baskerville/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Fringe Festival Once I Learned the History The history of the fire service has amazing, incredible, and funny stories. Not all the stories have been shared, though. Get ready to hear a collection of stories that highlights the accomplishments of African Americans through the history of the fire service. - [VIDEO: Climate Change is a Social Justice Issue](https://storynet.org/adriana-laurent/) - Adriana Laurent | TEDxUBC Adriana talks about the connection between climate change and social justice through a lens of story telling. She discusses the impacts of climate change on her home country, Honduras, and how she discovered the intersections between these two issues. Far too often we talk about the effect of climate change on - [What Is Climate Justice?: Yale Climate Connections](https://storynet.org/climate-justice/) - Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Read the Full Article - [Connected: Creating Tomorrow - Call for Workshops, Panels, and Master Classes](https://storynet.org/connected-call-for-workshops/) - Do you have experience honoring the past and creating tomorrow through story? Are you ready to share your process, techniques, and lessons learned with others? Share your expertise with the storytelling world in a Workshop, Panel Discussion, or Master Class. - [Connected: Creating Tomorrow - Call for Showcases](https://storynet.org/connected-call-for-showcases/) - Last year, people raved about the showcases at the Connected Conference. So, we are doing them again this year! We invite you to gather a group of storytellers together to address the theme "Creating Tomorrow" from various perspectives. How will your stories help create tomorrow? Propose your idea here. - [Connected: Creating Tomorrow - Call for Stories](https://storynet.org/connected-call-for-stories/) - If you don't want to produce a Showcase, you can still submit a story or story idea for possible inclusion in the NSN Showcases. Share your story on the theme "Creating Tomorrow" here! - [Connected: Creating Tomorrow - Keynote Proposal Form](https://storynet.org/connected-keynote-proposal-form/) - NSN is seeking nominations for Keynote speakers who could address the role of storytelling in honoring the past and shaping our future. How can stories and/or storytelling play a leading part in creating tomorrow? - [Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: United Nations](https://storynet.org/indigenous-climate-change/) - Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Read the Full Article - [Airline Emissions and Climate Change: The Guardian](https://storynet.org/airline-emissions/) - Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Read the Full Article - [NSN Fringe Performance: Xiaoyi Zeng](https://storynet.org/xiaoyi-zeng/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Fringe Festival Folktale Translation: A Study This performance focuses on the transcription, translation, and analysis of folktales from the Central Eastern Coastal region of China. Xiaoyi Zeng, a high school senior from Washington, will be discussing the process of her research, methodologies of translation, and her own insights on - [NSN Fringe Performance: Priscilla Howe](https://storynet.org/priscilla-howe/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2022 Fringe Festival Clever Like a Fox: Trickster Tales from Here and There Join Priscilla Howe for tales of serious buffoonery and wily tomfoolery, from Clever Gretel to Nasruddin Hodja to the sly fox Kuma Lisa and beyond! - [Earth Up: Call for Stories, Showcases, and Spotlights](https://storynet.org/earth-up-call-for-stories-showcases-and-spotlights/) - If you don't want to produce a Showcase, you can still submit a story or story idea for possible inclusion in the NSN Showcases. Share your story, or collection of shorter stories, relevant to Eco-Justice, Action, & Hope here! - [Earth Up: Call for Workshops, Panels, and Master Classes](https://storynet.org/earth-up-workshops-panels-and-master-classes/) - Do you have experience developing storytelling skills to convey a connection to the natural world? Do you have a unique way of evaluating what’s at stake for all as the climate changes? Are you ready to share your process, techniques, and lessons learned with others? Share your expertise with the storytelling world in a Workshop, Panel Discussion, or Master Class. - [Earth Up: Keynote Nomination Form](https://storynet.org/earth-up-keynote/) - We want your help to find our next Keynote speaker. Do you know someone who could address the role of storytelling in informing people about the connections between climate change and social justice, and motivating listeners to take action? If so, please nominate them here! - [Why Climate Change is an Environmental Justice Issue: Columbia Climate School](https://storynet.org/climatefactfriday1/) - Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Read the Full Article - [What We Know About Climate Change and Hurricanes: The New York Times](https://storynet.org/what-we-know-about-climate-change-and-hurricanes-the-new-york-times/) - Click Here to Read the Full Article Click Here to Read the Full Article - [Story Kin and Cousin Convo #6](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-convo-6/) - Go Forth with Openness: New Dimensions of Storytelling in the Digital World Welcome to our sixth Story Kin and Cousin Conversation. We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and a cousin storyteller from a kindred art - [Contributed Stories](https://storynet.org/contributed-stories/) - Living in Paradise: A reflection from a story workshop with refugees in Australia. by Donna Jacobs Sife © When working with personal stories, it is the moment that I search for. Not a chronology of life experience which so easily becomes ‘and then…and then.. and then’ which doesn’t grip the heart, or even truly tell - [NSN Recording Policy Agreement](https://storynet.org/nsn-recording-policy-agreement/) - This policy is effective as of April 2021 Summary: All presenters consent to having their session recorded and give NSN the rights to use/sell/distribute that recording in a digital library/archive for the next one year (from the date it is posted in the digital library), and (optionally) on a podcast. Presenters understand that they will - [November 2021 - Maureen Howard](https://storynet.org/november-2021/) - November Story Lab: Notes from a Reluctant Community COVID Expert Maureen Howard COVID lays bare our fears and our privilege. It calls out the inequities and injustices of our healthcare system. It lives in our day-to-day interactions in our neighborhoods, our workplaces, our public transit, our friends, our family. Its path follows science. Its global - [NSN Fringe Performance: Delanna Reed](https://storynet.org/delanna-reed/) - Presented as part of NSN's Light Weekend Multifacted Love Stories Celebrate the season of love, peace and joy with stories of fierce, gentle and enduring love. Delanna tells her favorite literary and traditional stories for the holidays. - [NSN Light Story Slam](https://storynet.org/light/) - Presented as part of NSN's Light Weekend - [Video Submissions](https://storynet.org/submissions/) - The world of storytelling wouldn't be what it is without its talented performers and passionate artists. National Storytelling Network is putting together a short video that encapsulates the energy of the art form in all its wonder. We hope this video will build intrigue for those not currently engaging through storytelling and instill additional excitement - [Phishing Notice & Response Guidelines](https://storynet.org/phishing/) - Dear NSN Members,Scammers are using some of the publicly available email addresses listed on our website to target a phishing attempt to a small number of NSN members. This person sent out requests for gift cards to "help veterans in hospice care" and "the organization" using my name. I did not send this email. Know that staff is working - [June 2021 - Janet Hill](https://storynet.org/june-2021/) - June Story Lab: Why Personal Purpose and Organizational Purpose are the Foundation of the Best Stories and the Best Businesses! Janet Hill My purpose is elevating others through the power of their own personal and corporate story. It feels like such an honour to do this kind of transformational work and I can’t wait to - [May 2021 - Rick Stone](https://storynet.org/may-2021/) - May Story Lab: Transforming Organizations Through the MasterStory Experience Rick Stone The prevalent organizational development model being practiced today focuses on what we characterize as alignment. We tell employees what our mission, vision, and values are and then do everything we can to get everyone aligned with these principles. It’s akin to herding cats, has - [April 2021 - Mary Alice Arthur](https://storynet.org/april-2021/) - April Story Lab: Lead to Succeed Mary Alice Arthur More coming soon Bio: http://marymeans.com/https://www.mainstreet.org/homehttps://www.amazon.com/Main-Streets-Comeback-Come-Again/dp/1098341651 - [Earth Up: Call for Showcases](https://storynet.org/earth-up-call-for-showcases/) - Last year, people raved about the showcases at the Connected Conference. So, we are doing them again this year! We invite you to gather a group of storytellers together to address the theme "Creating Tomorrow" from various perspectives. How will your stories help create tomorrow? Propose your idea here. - [October 2021 - Mary Means](https://storynet.org/october-2021/) - October Story Lab: How Story Saved the Nation's Main Streets Mary Means If you’d asked anyone in 1975 about the future of town centers, you’d have been told, “There isn’t one.” Already there was steady decline across the country as people and businesses headed to the burbs to live and shop. Yet a small band - [March 2021 - Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy](https://storynet.org/march-2021/) - March Story Lab: Values at Work: Practical Tips and Tricks Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy Artem Mushin - Makedonskiy spoke about how he harvests stories to help his corporate clients define and convey their values. Artem explored how 2 companies defined, strengthened, and transmitted their values among their employees. He also shared practical tips for eliciting value stories - [NSN Stuffed Story Slam](https://storynet.org/nsn-stuffed-story-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's Stuffed Weekend - [NSN Fringe Performance: John Brooks](https://storynet.org/nsn-fringe-performance-john-brooks/) - Presented as part of NSN's Stuffed Weekend Legacy A solo performance about the history of all black Langston High School in Johnson City, TN. - [Story Kin and Cousin Convo #5](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-convo-5/) - Challenging the Possible: Stories and Symphonies Beyond Perfection Welcome to our fifth Story Kin and Cousin Conversation. We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and a cousin storyteller from a kindred art form. Join us for - [Hybrid Events Are Here](https://storynet.org/hybrid-events/) - By Jessica Robinson, Better Said Than Done As the number of new covid cases start to go down in many areas of the country, more and more events are going hybrid. As a show producer – I produce Better Said Than Done out of Fairfax, VA – and a video producer – I run a - [NSN Fringe Performance: Barb Peterson](https://storynet.org/nsn-fringe-performance-barb-peterson/) - Presented as part of NSN's Haunted Weekend Sharks Eyes And Sunken Places Personal story of the times I had premonitions of danger that came true and my speculations as to the nature of these. - [NSN Fringe Performance: Jeff Gere](https://storynet.org/nsn-fringe-performance-jeff-gere/) - Presented as part of NSN's Haunted Weekend Supernatural Tales Of Hawaii Oh Yes! Hawaii has spirits. JEFF GERE (born on Halloween) will share true tales of the other side, amazing oral histories gathered across 30 years of performing. People just tell him what happened meeting Pele, the Volcano goddess; the power in stones, of strange - [Workshop | Building Suspense with Dale Jarvis](https://storynet.org/dale-jarvis/) - Presented as part of NSN's Haunted Weekend - [NSN Spooked Story Slam](https://storynet.org/nsn-spooked-story-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's Haunted Weekend - [Haunted Showcase: Shadows Talk Back](https://storynet.org/shadows-talk-back/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Haunted Weekend Featuring:Pam Faro: “Yuki-onna, The Snow Woman”Kelvin Keraga: “The Potato Man”Ed Chevy: “The Fall of The House of Usher” - [Haunted Showcase: Clawing the Coffin](https://storynet.org/clawing-the-coffin/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Haunted Weekend Featuring:Heather Yule: “Rob Haa”Anabelle Castano: “The Lobison”Colin Urwin: “The Stone Circle”Judith Heineman: “The Juniper Tree” - [Pre-Conference: Storytelling in Organizations (SIO) Workshop](https://storynet.org/sio-pre-conference-workshop/) - Russians are the kind of people that are grumpy and closed up at first but after knowing you for some time they are your friends for life. This magic connection comes from our language, particularly the word "Why". In the workshop you will discover a new way to a deep connection with others by discovering - [Pre-Conference: Healing Story Alliance Workshop](https://storynet.org/hsa-pre-conference-workshop/) - Hosted by Lani Peterson, Wally Scott, Heather Forest, and Cheryl Cofield, with Libby Tipton. HSA explores and promotes the use of storytelling in healing. We share experiences and skills to increase our own knowledge of stories and how best to use them to inform, nurture, inspire and heal, both organizations and individuals. We strive to - [Pre-Conference: Youth, Educators and Storytellers Alliance Workshop](https://storynet.org/yes-pre-conference-workshop/) - Personal Storytelling with College Students in Theory and Practice with Dr. Charles Parrott and the Kennesaw State University Tellers. Join Dr. Charles Parrott and the KSU Tellers for an afternoon of stories and exercises focused on personal narrative storytelling. The KSU Tellers, a student storytelling ensemble housed in the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies - [Pre-Conference: Youth, Educators, and Storytellers Youth Tellers Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/yes-youth-tellers-spotlight-performance/) - Family-Friendly Event Host: Lisa Overholser | Emcee: Angela LloydBrought to you by the Tattletales (Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia), the Southern Crescent Storytellers (Southern Order of Storytellers Cluster Group), and the Young Tales Storytelling Program (sponsored by the Ridge and Valley Storytelling Guild) Clayton MayfieldStory title: “A Very Scary Story”This nine year old young teller was - [Pre-Conference: Healing Story Alliance Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/hsa-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ In reflecting on the role of Stories to Heal during the pandemic HSA members discerned a need for a virtual place to gather and regularly share stories and feelings. A thread wound through our planning that of serving others and sharing empathy. Our title is drawn from that thread and experience. - [Opening Welcome & Keynote Addresses](https://storynet.org/opening-welcome-keynote-addresses/) - Event for Ages 16+ Greetings from NSN and Storytellers around the world! Beyond Borders with Ekansh Tambe High School student Ekansh Tambe has visited six world borders, taking photographs and telling stories. In this brief talk, he will guide us through his experiences and what he has learned.Ekansh loves traveling, having visited six world borders - [Lunch Q&A with Ekansh Tambe](https://storynet.org/lunch-qa-with-ekansh-tambe/) - After the keynotes, join Ekansh in this small-group Question and Answer session where we can learn even more about Ekansh and his journey. - [Northeast Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/northeast-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ Stories Tony Toledo, EmceeTony emceed Speak Up Spoken World Open Mic every Wednesday for seven years in Lynn, Massachusetts. He gave each person who spoke a lucky coin wrapped in a little thank you story. With his storytelling, Tony Toledo bought his massive one tenth of an acre estate in Beverly, - [North Central Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/north-central-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+Emceed by Megan Wells StoriesMy Michael told by Julie McGheeA family story of my great-grandparents' coming to America.Julie McGhee is a teller, a writer and collector of tales both old and new for all ages. Tales she tells will come from Ohio, the Midwest and the world especially the Celtic lands. She - [International Spotlight: The Owl Prince & Other Folktales From Asia](https://storynet.org/owl-prince-other-folktales-from-asia/) - Event for Ages 16+ Enjoy eight Asian tales of courting, quarrelling, cooking and socially/cosmically distant couples who follow the beat of an Indian drum, as told by Kalah Rajesh, Wong Swee Yean, Simone Sales, Sheila Wee, Jumaini Ariff, Ahn Sook Kim, Roger Jenkins and Karen Lee. We’ve chosen stories that appeal to adults, though if - [International Spotlight: Folktales of India](https://storynet.org/folktales-of-india/) - India with its numerous states and varied cultures, has folktales beyond imagination Kathai Kalatta promotes and nurtures Indian culture and heritage through stories. We will be presenting Indian folktales to give a glimpse of Mother India. Kathai Kalatta is an initiative to revive the age old Indian tradition of storytelling from homes to the public - [Traditional Tales From Scotland](https://storynet.org/traditional-tales-from-scotland/) - Event for Ages 10+ Scotland has a rich heritage of Folk Tales many of which have come down to us through the Scottish Travelling People who are the custodians of a rich oral tradition. Many of our tellers have learned these stories directly through this tradition and will pass them on “eye to eye, mind - [One World of Stories - Celebrating Diversity and Commonality Through Folktales](https://storynet.org/one-world-of-stories/) - This storytelling workshop for beginning and burgeoning storytellers offers practical insights into researching and performing multicultural folktales. Participants will explore how to shape and share folktale repertoire that respectfully reflects both the uniqueness of cultural heritage and the universality of human experience. Heather Forest is a modern-day bard. Her multicultural folktale books and musical storytelling - [National Spotlight: Asian American Storytelling Showcase](https://storynet.org/asian-american-storytelling-showcase/) - Event for Ages 10+ Experience the diverse faces and stories of the Asian American diaspora. Our stories will transport you across the continent of Asia and bring you back to America for an intimate view of the Asian experience through folk, personal, and historical tales. Presented by Asian Storytellers in Unity and hosted by Joel - [South Central Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/south-central-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+ The storytellers of the South Central Region represent the diversity of their origins and cultures with a range of stories from history to tall tale, from ancient folktale to personal saga. The South Central Region of NSN is comprised of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Lisa Overholser is the - [A Showcase of Social Justice Stories](https://storynet.org/a-showcase-of-social-justice-stories/) - Event for Ages 16+ Can stories make a difference in how we see the world and each other? Come hear a sample of social justice stories by eight diverse tellers whose repertoires include stories that artfully raise awareness and motivate action about pressing social issues. Author, Sue O’Halloran, has appeared on PBS and ABC Nightline. - [Social Justice Stories: Edutainment at its Best Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/social-justice-stories-edutainment-at-its-best-panel-discussion/) - You have something to say in a story, but how do you say it without sounding too pushy, opinionated, or downright boring? Noa Baum, Nancy Donoval, Charlotte Blake Alston, and Judith Black join Sue O’Halloran for a panel discussion exploring the craft of social justice stories. How do you combine education and entertainment into social - [Lunch Meet & Greet with Storytelling in Organizations (SIO)](https://storynet.org/sio-lunch-meet-greet/) - Come meet the key members of Storytelling in Organizations and learn more about this Special Interest Group! - [Stories for Social Change: Mobilizing Narratives to Cultivate Agency & Social Entrepreneurship in Global Development](https://storynet.org/stories-for-social-change/) - This session explores how storytelling can cultivate agency, inspire entrepreneurship, and improve development outcomes. Based on workshops with youth in the Amazon, this workshop equips participants with how to facilitate and sustain storytelling workshops in a community, and steps required to mobilize these stories to encourage empathy and reduce disconnect between programs and people’s needs. - [Lunch Q&A with Elizabeth Ellis](https://storynet.org/lunch-qa-with-elizabeth-ellis/) - Join Elizabeth Ellis in this small-group Question and Answer session. - [Welcoming the Other](https://storynet.org/welcoming-the-other/) - This workshop manifests the theme of "engagement through empathy." It starts with a highly interactive exercise designed to evoke a strong, empathetic response to being "outside" - invoking motivation to action. It then provides storytellers with the specific tools and techniques they require to adapt this method to their own issues and communities. Dialogue and - [International Spotlight: Voices from Latin America](https://storynet.org/voices-from-latin-america/) - Family Friendly Event Voices of Latin America weaves the stories of popular and ancient tradition of Ecuador, Colombia, México and Peru. Five women of great experience in the storytelling world of their regions, will unite their words to salute Mother Earth from the ancient knowledge of the Andes and Aztec people, give voice to the - [International Spotlight: Around the World in 90 Minutes](https://storynet.org/around-the-world-in-90-minutes/) - Family Friendly Event Presented by the International Storytelling Network, Red Internacional de Cuentacuentos (RIC), which brings together 1,351 storytellers from 61 countries. Our objectives: connect storytellers from all cultures, revitalize libraries and schools, encourage reading, disseminate traditional and contemporary literature, and promote storytelling through articles and publications.http://www.cuentacuentos.eu Presenters: Stories The Stair told by Beatriz MonteroA - [Lady Producers Unite! Producers From All Around the Country Discuss Their Process and Product Panel Discussion](https://storynet.org/lady-producers-unite/) - Panel Discussion with Jill Howe and other female and female-identifying producers from around the US. Do you want to produce a quality storytelling event? Have you been producing and pulling your hair out? Do you wish we could all work together? Female and female-identifying producers from around the country will share their experiences. We'll talk - [Lunch Q&A with Loren Niemi, NSN Board Chair](https://storynet.org/lunch-qa-with-loren-niemi-nsn-board-chair/) - Join the National Storytelling Network chair, Loren Niemi, for a discussion about the organization and questions from our membership and beyond. - [Oral History in Action: Integrating Storytelling for Community Engagement](https://storynet.org/oral-history-in-action/) - What does it mean to produce storytelling shows to preserve important community histories, such as war, genocide, and deportation? What does it mean to do community-based storytelling? How do we involve community members in storytelling for healing and critical engagement? I will use my experiences in producing Talk Stories and Speaking Truths Series to reflect - [Spotlight Performance: Music in Storytelling Showcase](https://storynet.org/music-in-storytelling-showcase/) - Event for Ages 10+Hosted by Sam Payne & Bill Harley Stories When I Was One and Twenty told by Sam Payne Sam Payne is the Weber State University Storytelling Fellow, and hosts The Apple Seed, a daily storytelling show on BYU Radio. He has an award-winning catalog of recordings, and performs on national and international - [Pacific Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/pacific-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ Stories Hanasaka Jiisan (Cherry Blossom Man) told by Tobey Ishii-AndersonA Japanese Folktale“Be careful of what you say. That one has big ears!” My aunties would say. I was an avid listener to stories about life in internment camps during WWII. Grandmother would start the stories with “Mukashi mukashi...Once upon a time.” - [International Spotlight: Tales From Indonesia](https://storynet.org/tales-from-indonesia/) - Folktales from different island of Indonesia; Aceh and Padang from Sumatera Island, Java and Bali. Enjoy the stories, we will take you there. Ayo Dongeng Indonesia is an organization that initiate the annual "Indonesia International Storytelling Festival" since 2013. It's also have a voluntary based community, with more than 150 storyteller, writer, and support volunteer. - [Podcasting For Storytellers/Storytelling For Podcast](https://storynet.org/podcasting-for-storytellers-storytelling-for-podcast/) - During this workshop participants will learn how to utilize podcasting to magnify their storytelling audience. Participants will receive lectures and review examples of various styles, formats, shows and genres to consider, along with best practices and tips for successfully selecting and pitching stories Ray's stories have appeared in Reader’s Digest’s 2016 Best Stories in America - [Lunch Fun: Chocolate Stories with Erin O'Neil](https://storynet.org/lunch-fun-chocolate-stories-with-erin-oneil/) - 2-3 minute stories about the best chocolate you've had or the origins of your favorite bar! Join NSN Secretary, Erin O'Neil, for a unique lunch session! - [Evolution of Our Craft: The Processes of Mastery in an Age of Technology](https://storynet.org/evolution-of-our-craft/) - The workshop “Evolution of Our Craft: The Processes of Mastery in an Age of Technology” will offer participants a “Big Picture” analysis of the contemporary craft of storytelling and its’ role in constructing our communities, enriching our educational infrastructures and harnessing the power technology “in service” to our craft. Baba the Storyteller is an author, - [Mid-Atlantic Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/mid-atlantic-region-spotlight-performance/) - Adults Only Event The Mid-Atlantic Region of The National Storytelling Network brings together storytellers from varying styles and applications in the states of VA, PA, MD, WV, Metro DC, and Metro NYC. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spotlight will feature some of the hottest storytelling talent in a region bustling with storytelling events, shows and talent. The - [International Spotlight: Australian Storyteller - Voices From Down Under](https://storynet.org/voices-from-down-under/) - Event for Ages 16+ Stories of wisdom, mystery, intrigue, danger, comfort, challenge and caution.The Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the development of and advocacy for oral storytelling, literature appreciation and creative expression through story creation and performance. Presented by the Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) Stories Cracked Pot told by Jackie - [Story Art Showcase: The Dynamic Body Storytelling Showcase](https://storynet.org/dynamic-body-storytelling-showcase/) - Event for Ages 10+ This is a 90 minute olio storytelling performance with tellers from the US and beyond, whose physical eloquence is often the central part of their telling. Stories The Lion Who Wants To Be King told by Antonio RochaThe young lion thought that he could treat animals anyway he wanted, only to - [Race, Class, Ambiguity: Defining Your Voice in the LGBTQIA+ Community](https://storynet.org/race-class-ambiguity/) - Race, Class, Ambiguity: People of Color in the LGBTQIA+ Community with Chetter Galloway, Les Kurkendaal-Barrett, Rico Rodriguez, Camilla Brewer, Taria Person The focus of the panel discussion will be to explore the intersectionality of being both a person of color and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in addition to creating safe spaces for individuals - [Lunch Story Swap with Loren Niemi](https://storynet.org/lunch-story-swap-with-loren-niemi/) - A breakout session for attendees to share stories! Hosted by NSN chair, Loren Niemi. - [Crafting Your Personal Legacy: The "Why I'm a Storyteller" Story](https://storynet.org/crafting-your-personal-legacy/) - What do ancestors and altars have to do with our personal legacy? And what is the story you'll leave behind for the next generation? In this workshop, walk away with clarity on your "story medicine" through a 3-5 minute personal story you can utilize repeatedly to communicate what it is you do, and to spark - [International Spotlight: Mzansi and her Friends, Stories from South Africa](https://storynet.org/mzansi-and-her-friends/) - Family Friendly Event What happens in a world of no stories when friendships break and mistakes are irreversible? What happens when those around you really turn out to hurt you the most? By their coming together, which is a sign of continued friendship, this collection of South African storytellers will take turns sharing tales about - [Western Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/western-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+ Hosted by Regional Director Sarah Juba Addison, Emceed by Sarah Malone Stories The Singing Sack told by Liz MangualA determined and clever mother saves her daughter from a dim witted and greedy ogre.Liz’s signature style of bilingual participatory storytelling is animated with foolish children, talking hummingbirds, not-so-smart ogres, and wise old - [International Spotlight: Hot Tales from Boccaccio's Decameron](https://storynet.org/hot-tales-from-boccaccios-decameron/) - Adults Only Event Five stories from Decameron delivered with modern language and spiced with medioeval ballads and music. Sexy, funny and highly entertaining! An icon of Italian culture, humor, glamour and style, the performance delivers to the audience an unmatchable moment of pleasure and laughter. Paola and Davide unique style of tandem telling embodies all - [2020 ORACLE Awards Ceremony](https://storynet.org/oracle-awards-ceremony/) - Come celebrate the accomplishments of our NSN community! - [Lunch Story Swap with Marilyn McPhie](https://storynet.org/lunch-story-swap-with-marilyn-mcphie/) - A breakout session for attendees to share stories! Hosted by NSN Regional Director, Marilyn McPhie - [International Spotlight: SEODA! Treasures from Ireland](https://storynet.org/seoda-treasures-from-ireland/) - Event for Ages 10+ SEODA - Is an Irish word for Treasures. Niall de Búrca hosts a celebration of performers each of whom has made a unique contribution to Irish traditional storytelling. Nuala Hayes, Colm Sands, Liz Weir and Eddie Lenihan have spent decades immersed in the art form. Their dedication and encouragement of new - [Save Your Space: Virtual Events Keep Storytelling Alive](https://storynet.org/save-your-space-virtual-events/) - Virtual Events save your space - the night your show happens, the weekend of your festival - and keep your brand alive. In this panel discussion, you'll hear from 3 storytellers/show producers who've been hosting online storytelling events since March. They'll share expertise and give tips on how to ensure your online events not only - [Southeast Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/southeast-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ Stories Linda Schuyler Ford – Florida“Orange Blossoms”Linda grew up in New York's Hudson Valley, wandering the very hills that inspired author Washington Irving, and hearing the folktales told by her Dutch and German ancestors. It's no wonder she became a storyteller! Linda loves performing Hudson Valley folk and fairy tales, women's - [Story Slam | Theme: Masked](https://storynet.org/story-slam-theme-masked/) - Event for Ages 16+ | Theme: MaskedHosted by Jamie Brickhouse Watch storytellers from all over the world put their winning stories to the test at the first-ever virtual NSN Story Slam. True, 5-minute personal stories on the theme, "Masked." Whether it's wearing a mask for your first Halloween, wishing you could hide your face in - [Moving Stories: Body, Voice and More](https://storynet.org/moving-stories-body-voice-and-more/) - Our voices tell stories, our bodies tell stories, so why not explore it all? This workshop explores the creativity between words and action, from page to stage, the creation of stories for performance storytelling. Whether a seasoned performer or just getting started, Eth-Noh-Tec will introduce the storytellers into a playful performance tool chest with creative - [Lunch Meet & Greet with Producers and Organizers (PRO)](https://storynet.org/pro-lunch-meet-greet/) - Come meet the key members of Producers and Organizers and learn more about this Special Interest Group! - [International Spotlight: Multi-Cultural Stories from Israel](https://storynet.org/multi-cultural-stories-from-israel/) - Event for Ages 10+ Presented by Israel Storytellers Association and hosted by Rinah Sheleff.A potpourri of folk tales and personal stories, reflecting the multiple cultural backgrounds that characterize our society. Stories Tales of the Baal Shem Tov: A Forest, a Fire and a Prayer told by Rinah SheleffSometimes, all that's left is the story.Born in - [Self-Care for Storytellers Discussion Panel](https://storynet.org/self-care-for-storytellers/) - With Laura Packer, Donna Washington, Ted Parkhurst, Kristin Pedemonti & Allison Broeren The work of storytellers is always vital, especially in times of turmoil. We are keepers of culture and bearers of hope. Many storytellers tend to prioritize the work before their health, but before we can perform, teach, heal, and serve at our best, - [ORACLE Spotlight Performance & Closing Ceremony](https://storynet.org/oracle-spotlight-performance-closing-ceremony/) - Jackson Gilman Jackson has featured at the national festival four times and is a four time Teller-in-Residence at the ISC. Song, dance, mime and/or sign language might be incorporated in performance - whatever works best to bring a story to life. He helps others develop their own stories at his Springboards for Stories workshop held - [Nature in Motion](https://storynet.org/nature-in-motion/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Create a Nature Discovery Journal. Learn and practice simple ways to enjoy the nature experience with your child. Select from a choice of activities done in class. Bring 10 sheets of blank paper and colored pencils. Ideal for parents / grandparents. If You Would Like To - [Opening Ceremony & Keynote by Jane Yolen](https://storynet.org/opening-ceremony/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference | ASL Interpretation Provided Multiple prize-winning author Jane Yolen, whose 400th book recently saw print, will talk with us about why she so often writes about nature and why that is important. She will also read selected passages from her books. The talk will be followed - [Pipeline Blues](https://storynet.org/pipeline-blues/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Beth Horner performs “The Pipeline Blues”, a story of sewage, humor, grit, persuasiveness and a song that changed environmental policy. She then takes us on her wild journey from inspirational spark, research, and interviews to her step-by-step story crafting process, legal considerations, and the story’s impact - [Re-framing Climate Mitigation Strategies](https://storynet.org/re-framing-climate-mitigation-strategies/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference RICE (Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions) is a collaboration between the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling and a group of scientists and industrial partners. It shows the power of digital storytelling to share advances in climate mitigation technologies between scientists and the public. If You Would - [Stories For A More Beautiful World](https://storynet.org/stories-for-a-more-beautiful-world/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference How can we use stories to help ourselves and others cross the imaginal bridge from life as we know it now, to life as it could be in the more beautiful, regenerative world our hearts know is possible? Learn how to tell stories that can make - [Telling Your Climate Story](https://storynet.org/telling-your-climate-story/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference We all have a story to tell. Discover your personal connection to climate change and how it can serve as a powerful tool to inspire others. This interactive workshop consists of a series of prompts that invite individual writing, reflection and small group sharing to develop - [The Ganga Story](https://storynet.org/the-ganga-story/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference 4th of November is celebrated as Ganga Utsav (Festival), a celebration of India’s largest river Ganges. What role does Storytelling have in a festival like this? Indian Storyteller Rituparna Ghosh has been curating and performing live at the festival for the past two years and shares her story. - [Youth Empowering Youth Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/youth-empowering-youth-through-storytelling/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Can a collaboration among cousins combat climate crisis by empowering young people to perform bird-friendly mini-makeovers on their homes, schools, and parks? Can a high school group in Illinois restore an endangered species and help to remove prescription drugs from our waterways? Can a college student - [Decocting the Lore](https://storynet.org/decocting-the-lore/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference An invitation for participants to explore the process of taking stories, folklore and memories of a place. We will decoct them, distilling them down to become new creative interpretations, offering new stories infused with old, offering insights into how we renew our relationship with the environment. - [Green Fire Documentary Viewing & Discussion](https://storynet.org/green-fire-documentary-viewing-discussion/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [Enough is Enough](https://storynet.org/enough-is-enough-2/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference During this workshop we will explore, through myth, our connection to Nature and where disrespect and insatiable desire might lead us. Please bring a candle, lighter, paper, and pen to the workshop. If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The - [How South American Oral and Cultural Traditions Can Change the Conversation](https://storynet.org/how-south-american-oral-and-cultural-traditions-can-change-the-conversation/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Traditional stories in South America embrace and go beyond Mother Earth: many of them help us break the Western divide between humans exploiting and nature being exploited. This presentation interweaves stories with environmental and anthropological approaches to inspire and bring a new perspective. If You Would - [How to Find, Adapt, and Craft Powerful Environmental Stories](https://storynet.org/how-to-find-adapt-and-craft-powerful-environmental-stories/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Discover the world of environmental stories. You’ll learn what makes a story “environmental.” Where to look for environmental stories, and how to adapt and create them for new situations. We’ll use examples from my book Tales with Tails: Storytelling the Wonders of the Natural World. If - [Telling the Earth's Tales](https://storynet.org/telling-the-earths-tales/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference How can we best communicate the stress our planet is under and some of the best ways to right it? Join storyteller, Judith Black, and earth scientist, Adam Sacks as we dive into the meaning of biodiversity and learn to create original stories that can powerfully - [The Earth Stories Collection](https://storynet.org/the-earth-stories-collection/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference This presentation is accompanied by the telling of three stories from The Earth Stories Collection, a global bank of myths, legends, fables and folktales capable of transmitting a systemic, eco-centric and organicist worldview and illustrating the principles and values of the Earth Charter. If You Would - [Story Slam: Mother Earth](https://storynet.org/story-slam-mother-earth/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Mother Earth holds us all, she feeds us all. Ashes to ashes, waves in and out… Earth. Share your story of connection, your natural disaster survival tale, a tale of caring for another living thing, your tale of growth. Bring it, tell it, come hear it - [Earth Care Performance 1: Lively Tales](https://storynet.org/lively-tales/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org Margaret Read MacDonald (Washington) | HostJen and Nat Whitman (Bangkok) | Mikku and the - [Earth Care Performance 2: Quiet Tales](https://storynet.org/quiet-tales/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org Margaret Read MacDonald (Washington) | Host/Three Green LadiesSheila Wee (Singapore) | Just a Little - [Earth Up Evening Performance](https://storynet.org/earth-up-evening-performance/) - If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org Nick Smith (California) | MCJackson Gillman (Maine) | Pledge to the PlanetJill Lamede (England) | Small CreaturesRoopa Mohan (India/California) | Krishna & the - [Earth Up Closing Ceremony](https://storynet.org/earth-up-closing-ceremony/) - Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Join your fellow participants and NSN Chair Katie Knutson for a reflection of the weekend. Share experiences, takeaways, insights, and future actions in small group breakout rooms. We will close with the song “One Foot/Lead With Love” by Melanie DeMore. http://www.melaniedemore.com - [NSN/ASST Beirut Fundraiser - Part One](https://storynet.org/nsn-asst-beirut-fundraiser-part-one/) - [NSN/ASST Beirut Fundraiser - Part Two](https://storynet.org/nsn-asst-beirut-fundraiser-part-two/) - ['Night Terrors' Adult Show](https://storynet.org/night-terrors-adult-show/) - This event is best for ages 18+ Halloween is the crack in the egg of time where the spirits come to join us. Meet the Bog Woman, a jealous death grip, Poe’s ‘Tell-Tale Heart’ (in sign language), a ghoul marriage, & twisted deals with the Devil. No, this is not for the timid. These tales - [GALA Workshop: Crafting Original Ghost Stories](https://storynet.org/crafting-original-ghost-stories/) - with Cynthia Rintye This event is best for ages 18+ Most storytellers seem to tell from the same small collection of scary stories. Wouldn’t it be great to have the tools to create something different? Learn the art of crafting unique, compelling, spooky narratives in this interactive and practical workshop. The workshop will feature a - ['Haunted' Story Slam](https://storynet.org/haunted-story-slam/) - This event is best for ages 18+ Do you have a moment of fear that has haunted you for years? Ever wet your pants at a haunted house? Do you feel guilt from acting on your biases? Twelve storytellers, chosen at random, will confess their personal 5-minute story on the theme “Haunted.” The audience decides - ['Little Shivers' Performance](https://storynet.org/little-shivers-performance/) - This event is best for families. Your kids want scary stories, but you don’t want to be searching for witches in the closet? We understand! Our family-friendly programs will start out with special stories for the littlest listeners and get progressively scarier to the shudder-worthy darker tales. In this program, we’ll sing about skeletons and - ['Little Pumpkin' Performance](https://storynet.org/little-pumpkin-performance/) - This event is best for families. These "Boo tales with a grin" are for little spooks & the ghosts who love them. Boo riddles for younger kids lead to a long-necked ghost. Stranger tales bring older children deeper in the deep, dark folktale woods: trolls under the bridge, one old lady fooling Death, and another - ['The Howling' Adult Show](https://storynet.org/the-howling-adult-show/) - This Event is Best for Ages 18+ This show is not for the weak-of-heart. In several of these All Saint’s Day tales, we hear of ways the Living make peace with the Dead (or fail to do so). Turn out the lights, light a candle, and settle in for tales of searching for a lost head, - [LUUV Early Show](https://storynet.org/luuv-early-show/) - This Event is Best for Ages 18+ Hosted by Karen E. Griffin What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. Performers Click on name to expand for bio Peter Cook (Illinois) First Kiss Peter Cook is an Associate Professor, and - [NSN Schooled Story Slam](https://storynet.org/nsn-schooled-story-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's Schooled Weekend - [NSN Fringe Performance: Jean Le Bec](https://storynet.org/jean-le-bec/) - Presented as part of NSN's Hot Weekend The Last to Know After 40 years of marriage, my husband left me to live in Arizona with another woman. Slowly, I discover that my husband had been living a double life and through out our marriage had copious affairs. This is my story of moving from victim - [NSN Fringe Performance: Sarah Brady and Marion Leeper](https://storynet.org/nsn-fringe-performance-sarah-brady-and-marion-leeper/) - Presented as part of NSN's Schooled Weekend King Arthur: Stories From Around The Table Everyone's heard the story about the boy who became king, the sword in the stone, and the most famous of Round Tables. Many came to that table, but not everyone was given a seat. Allow yourself to be captivated by familiar - [LUUV Story Slam: SWOON](https://storynet.org/luuv-story-slam-swoon/) - This Event is Best for 18+ Hosted by Robin Bady Storytellers tell 5-minute, true personal stories under the theme of "SWOON" for the chance to win. Interested in throwing your name in the hat for a future slam? View our upcoming opportunities! If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In - [LUUV Late Night Passion](https://storynet.org/luuv-late-night-passion/) - This Event is Best for Adults Only Hosted by Ray Christian What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. Stories may contain more adult content as the show continues; please view at your discretion. Performers Click on name to expand - [NSN Hot Story Slam](https://storynet.org/nsn-hot-story-slam/) - Presented as part of NSN's Hot Weekend - [WSF Story Slam: FIERCE](https://storynet.org/wsf-story-slam-fierce/) - This Event is Best for 18+ Hosted by Katie Knutson in partnership with the Women's Storytelling Festival Storytellers tell 5-minute, true personal stories under the theme of "FIERCE" for the chance to win. Interested in throwing your name in the hat for a future slam? View our upcoming opportunities! If You Would Like To View - [NSN Fringe Performance: Wendy Gourley](https://storynet.org/wendy-gourley/) - Presented as part of NSN's Amplify Weekend Only Love: A Family Journey Through Shifting Pronouns, Identities, And Perceptions When your child comes out as transgender in a religiously conservative community, they aren’t the only ones about to go through a transition. Through personal story, Only Love explores a world where faith, family values, and the gender - [Story Slam: Amplify](https://storynet.org/story-slam-amplify/) - Presented as part of NSN's Amplify Weekend Hosted by Dr. Raymond Christian If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [NSN Fringe Performance: Milbre Burch](https://storynet.org/nsn-fringe-performance-milbre-burch/) - Presented as part of NSN's Caught in a Bind Weekend Shapely and Sharp: Tales of Ferocious Women Milbre Burch conjured three mothers who draw on their inner ferocity when pushed to their limits by circumstance, spouse or community. Cultures all over the world attempt to tame or take possession of feminine fierceness. Her trio of - [Brother Blue's Plaque](https://storynet.org/brother-blues-plaque/) - By Katie Green Hugh Morgan Hill, known as Brother Blue, referred to Ruth Edmonds Hill, his wife, as his angel. I never saw Brother Blue perform without Ruth nearby. Many people said that Blue would have floated up and away without Ruth. She was the centering, or grounding energy, necessary for Blue to share his - [J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award Application](https://storynet.org/emerging-artist-application/) - Thank you for your interest in the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award. Unfortunately, the application period closed at midnight Central time Monday, September 13, 2021. The award announcement will be made by December 31, 2021. All submissions and recommendation letters must be in the NSN office by midnight Central time Monday, September 13, 2021. The - [Stories Build Bridges Showcase](https://storynet.org/stories-build-bridges-showcase/) - Presented as part of NSN's 2021 Connected Conference With Elisabeth Anton, Larry Castleberry, Denise Page, Cynthia Rojas, and Denise Santisteban If You Would Like To View This Video You May Purchase Access In The Digital Library. If You Have Already Purchased Access And Are Having Difficulties Viewing The Content, Please Contact Events@Storynet.Org - [2021 NSN Membership Meeting](https://storynet.org/member-meeting/) - NSN will be having its annual membership meeting on August 28th, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT via Zoom meeting. We hope to see you at our Annual Membership Meeting Tomorrow at 3:00 PM Eastern/2:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Mountain/12:00 PM Pacific/11:00 AM AKDT/9:00 AM HST. If you haven't sent in your RSVP yet, please click here - [Story Kin and Cousin Convo #3](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-convo-3-hidden-gems/) - Hidden Gems: Uncovering Story in Stone and Experience This is the third Story Kin and Cousin Conversation. We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and a cousin storyteller from a kindred art form. Join us for - [Story Kin and Cousin Convo #2](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-convo-2/) - This is the second Story Kin and Cousin Conversation. We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We interview an oral storyteller and a cousin storyteller from a kindred art form. For this conversation we join Anabelle Castaño and Jim Liebich. Vel: - [NSN presents 2021 ORACLE Award Recipients](https://storynet.org/nsn-presents-2021-oracle-award-recipients/) - Eleven Recipients Presented with ORACLE Awards from National Storytelling Network Since their inception in 1995, the ORACLE Awards have been presented by the National Storytelling Network to those who have excelled in their art, or made significant contributions to storytelling, NSN or its members. This year, National Storytelling Network honors eleven ORACLE Award recipients. Jeannine - [Honoring Juneteenth](https://storynet.org/honoring-juneteenth/) - By Danni Altman-Newell, Director of Operations Juneteenth recognizes the effective end of slavery in the United States. As the President signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act today, NSN is proud to show its respect for and honor the resilience of the Black community by including Juneteenth as an official company holiday to provide a - [Sixty Second Stories](https://storynet.org/60seconds/) - National Storytelling Network recognizes the power of every story, no matter how short. The mission of Sixty Second Stories is to celebrate the diverse experiences of storytellers in a local, national, and international spotlight by sharing stories from members of our far-reaching community. Submit Your Story Watch Video Submissions We invite members, non-members, experienced, and - [A Tribute to Race Bridges Studio](https://storynet.org/a-tribute-to-racebridgesstudio/) - After decades of providing race-themed video stories, the website www.RacebridgesStudio.com announced it is closing its doors on July 1st. - [Story Kin and Cousin Conversations](https://storynet.org/story-kin-and-cousin-conversations/) - This is our first Story Kin and Cousin Conversation. We continue the vision of the Story NOW! interviews by exploring the power of storytelling to transcend divisions and create change. We'll interview an oral storyteller and a cousin storyteller from a kindred art form. For this conversation we join Sofia Jamall, a graduate student with - [NSN’s Statement on Racism, Discrimination, and Injustice](https://storynet.org/racism-discrimination-injustice-statement/) - Storytelling has the power to promote and inspire dialogue for healing, to model courage and compassion, to caution and to build shared experience. NSN believes storytelling is made stronger by the inclusion of many voices and perspectives. We embrace the diversity in the storytelling community and stand with those demanding meaningful and sustainable change to - [Eco Tour: Arctic Canada](https://storynet.org/eco-tour-arctic-canada/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Northtelling: Stories, music and images from Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories in northern Canada. Featuring the stories of Dennis Allen, William Greenland, Ben Nind, Andrea Bettger, Paul McKee and Pat Braden with host Ben Nind. This presentation shares the experience of living close to the environment - [Lunch Story Swap: Share Your Nature Tales](https://storynet.org/lunch-story-swap/) - Hosted by Doug Elliott Time: Apr 11, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87922989131?pwd=VmlCRDMrT1JaL1pUUEVpR0xXVHl5QT09 Meeting ID: 879 2298 9131Passcode: 564363One tap mobile+13126266799,,87922989131#,,,,564363# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,87922989131#,,,,564363# US (New York) Dial by your location+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 346 248 - [Night Owl Moon Saloon](https://storynet.org/night-owl-moon-saloon/) - Join Linda Yemoto, storyteller and retired naturalist, to share laughter, conversation, and more. Here’s your chance to meet some fellow participants at this virtual open bar. Time: Apr 10, 2021 10:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88499529651?pwd=cHdubm43T3ZWczQ2MEtVMGNQbFlydz09 Meeting ID: 884 9952 9651Passcode: 594490One tap mobile+13017158592,,88499529651#,,,,594490# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,88499529651#,,,,594490# US (Chicago) Dial - [Story Swap: Close Encounters of the Natural Kind](https://storynet.org/story-swap-close-encounters-of-the-natural-kind/) - Sharing personal stories about discovering your passion for the environment. Why do we care? Our love of nature is often sparked by a memorable incident; perhaps a dramatic encounter, or a profound pastoral experience. Offering a forum for anyone to share a peak moment often has a ripple effect, reminds us of our interconnectedness, and - [Wake Up: Stretch, Connect, Play](https://storynet.org/wake-up-stretch-connect-play/) - Come and hang out, warm up your body and spirit, play some fun theater games around climate guilt, and set your intention for the day. Time: Apr 10, 2021 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84657734923?pwd=V2s1NlhDcjFnZlNKOVd4ZllBRnJzZz09 Meeting ID: 846 5773 4923Passcode: 931960One tap mobile+16465588656,,84657734923#,,,,931960# US (New York) +13017158592,,84657734923#,,,,931960# US (Washington DC) Dial - [Earth Up Social Time](https://storynet.org/earth-up-social-time/) - A virtual plant exchange! Bring stories of plants, flowers, trees and photos from your garden. Hosted by Karen Golden. Time: Apr 9, 2021 09:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82884311929?pwd=dmFId05YcjNtZ3ZHQjZtdXVRaS9kZz09 Meeting ID: 828 8431 1929Passcode: 955456One tap mobile+16465588656,,82884311929#,,,,955456# US (New York) +13017158592,,82884311929#,,,,955456# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location+1 646 558 8656 - [Earth Up Event Schedule](https://storynet.org/earth-up-event-schedule/) - On-Demand Spotlights If not purchased as part of the Earth Up Conference package, these videos are available for purchase through NSN's Digital Library. Bug Girl | Judith Black Growing up in Akron Ohio, a very shy child who loved bugs, Bettina Miller never imagined that she would be the central figure in a community drama - [Registration](https://storynet.org/registration/) - [civicrm component="event" id="30" action="register" mode="live" hijack="0"] - [Eco Tour: India](https://storynet.org/eco-tour-india/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Three Eco-Tellers: Eco Story Hour from India brings to you original tales, folktales and little tidbits of Indian environmentalism! There’s Jeeva Raghunath from Chennai – a veteran storyteller and a star, there’s Deepa Kiran from Hyderabad – who tells wonderful musical stories, and Nisha Abdulla from Bangalore - [Eco Tour: Brazil](https://storynet.org/eco-tour-brazil/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Breathe: A Story Eco Tour: Travel to Brazil’s amazing biomes with Brazilian storyteller Fabio Lisboa (and the traditional voices through him). From Indigenous peoples’ myths and ancient way of life to contemporary ecotales and organic farming, we will seek at the sunset, through the night and at - [Skeeter & Bil Break the Ocean | Bil Lepp](https://storynet.org/skeeter-bil-break-the-ocean-bil-lepp/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Bil’s Grosspapa is a trickster of the finest kind. On a famiy vacation to the ocean, Grosspapa convinces Bil & Skeet that they broke the ocean. Hilarious events ensue. Bil Lepp is an award winning storyteller, recording artist, author and newspaper columnist. He was featured at festivals - [Wasteland and Wildwood | Lisa Schneidau](https://storynet.org/wasteland-and-wildwood-lisa-schneidau/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference What does ‘wilderness’ really mean to us? Lisa Schneidau tells two classic British woodland tales from the Arthurian tradition. Discover how a fool created his own path to wisdom through the trees, and how a wise man gave himself up to the wild. Lisa Schneidau is a - [John James Audubon (a living history) | Brian “Fox” Ellis](https://storynet.org/john-james-audubon-brian-fox-ellis/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Visit one of America’s greatest naturalists and wildlife artist. Listen to tales of his adventures as Audubon enchants you with stories of his travels and travails in the wildest places on the planet. He will bring to life bird behavior and world history as he saw it - [Sacred Groves | Diane Edgecomb](https://storynet.org/sacred-groves-diane-edgecomb/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Storytelling, music and song form an enchanting weave in this story and harp performance celebrating the deep spirit of trees. Clothed in the rich metaphors of myth, these humorous and heartfelt traditional tales reawaken our imagination to the deep wonder and beauty of the forest. Stories include, - [Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom | Doug Elliott](https://storynet.org/woodslore-and-wildwoods-wisdom-doug-elliott/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Stories, Songs and lore celebrating the natural world. Deep insights into the relationships of humans and nature, how knowledge about the natural world is tied up in folklore, how to eat dandelions, how blackberry blossoms can predict the springtime, how to make a basket from a tree, what - [Bug Girl | Judith Black](https://storynet.org/bug-girl-judith-black/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Growing up in Akron Ohio, a very shy child who loved bugs, Bettina Miller never imagined that she would be the central figure in a community drama that threatened the family she loved and taught her that the climate crisis is in all of our yards. Judith - [Northern Light | Ingrid Nixon](https://storynet.org/northern-light-ingrid-nixon/) - Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference Alaska is a place of intact natural processes and jaw-dropping beauty, where animals and people still move to an ancient rhythm. Yet even in its ruggedness and remoteness, it is changing. Let storyteller Ingrid Nixon take you on a journey to celebrate this vast, wild landscape that - [Teaching Us Wonder: Turkey embarks on cultural mission to preserve its folktales](https://storynet.org/teaching-us-wonder-turkey-embarks-on-cultural-mission-to-preserve-its-folktales/) - Teaching Us Wonder: Turkey embarks on cultural mission to preserve its folktales “The oral folktales of the Anatolian plateau are a remarkable blend of storytelling motifs and traditions…” Now, an academic project is collecting and indexing stories for future generations. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jan/08/turkey-embarks-on-cultural-mission-to-preserve-its-fairytales?fbclid=IwAR0WU9zDRwRnLnitOUpFUBx-qs8O_MNfN-ZV9jZ5OdNJGhXn7RPZgXQw2f8 - [The Story of Storytelling - What the hidden relationships of ancient folktales reveal about their evolution - and our own](https://storynet.org/the-story-of-storytelling-what-the-hidden-relationships-of-ancient-folktales-reveal-about-their-evolution-and-our-own/) - The Story of Storytelling - What the hidden relationships of ancient folktales reveal about their evolution—and our own “Once recorded, a story has the potential to live longer and spread farther than any other creature…Stories that earn the widest audiences over the longest stretches of time are exceedingly likely to continue surviving in one form - [Seanchaí: The storytelling keepers of Ireland's rich folklore heritage](https://storynet.org/seanchai-the-storytelling-keepers-of-irelands-rich-folklore-heritage/) - Seanchaí: The storytelling keepers of Ireland's rich folklore heritage “In ancient Celtic society, bards held a position of esteem, second only to kings. Their stories and songs “were often the only historical record.” Through the years Bards evolved into seanchaís’ or storytellers who carried those stories from town to town, bringing the stories from ancient - [Middle Ages Merlin manuscript found in Bristol University library](https://storynet.org/middle-ages-merlin-manuscript-found-in-bristol-university-library/) - Middle Ages Merlin manuscript found in Bristol University library “Seven hand-written fragments were found by the University of Bristol's special collections librarian. Specialists analysing the pieces said they contained "subtle but significant" differences from the traditional story.” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-47062919 - [February 2021 - Reverend Tawana Davis](https://storynet.org/february-2021-reverend-tawana-davis/) - February Story Lab: Stories Black Women Tell - A Stream of Culture Reverend Tawana Davis, co-founder of Soul 2 Soul Sisters Centuries before the heinous inception of this country through the enslavement of African peoples and Indigenous First Nation people, there were griots amid numerous countries in West Africa. Griots are storytellers, leaders, mystics, historians, - [How Stories Connect And Persuade Us: Unleashing the Brain Power of Narrative](https://storynet.org/npr-unleashing-the-brain-power-of-narrative/) - How Stories Connect And Persuade Us: Unleashing the Brain Power of Narrative “When you listen to a story, whatever your age, you're transported mentally to another time and place.” Research has shown that while listening to a has proven that A growing body of brain science offers even more insight into what's behind these experiences.” - [How Indigenous Oral Tradition Is Guiding Archaeology and Uncovering Climate History in Alaska](https://storynet.org/how-indigenous-oral-tradition-is-guiding-archaeology/) - How Indigenous Oral Tradition Is Guiding Archaeology and Uncovering Climate History in Alaska In south-central Alaska a chief named Łtaxda’x (EL-tax-da) once owned “a dish hewn from the horn of a giant moose.” When he died, his brothers fought over this ceremonial platter of the Raven clan. As the legend continues, one of the brothers - [African-American folklore inspires meeting of the minds](https://storynet.org/african-american-folklore-inspires-meeting-of-the-minds/) - African-American folklore inspires meeting of the minds Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar, Harvard scholars have co-authored “The Annotated African American Folktales,” that “illuminates and celebrates a narrative spirit both intimate and expansive…” The Harvard Gazette offers this wonderful article, a conversation with Gates and Tatar as they explain how storytelling motifs are - [Native American Artist Rico Worl Designs U.S. Postage Stamp](https://storynet.org/native-american-artist-rico-worl-postage-stamp/) - Native American Artist Rico Worl Designs U.S. Postage Stamp Rico Lanáat’ Worl, Alaskan artist, is the first member of the Tlingit tribe to design a U.S. postal stamp. Raven Story depicting raven stealing the stars. “I wanted to illustrate a moment of drama in a traditional Tlingit story.” He hopes it will inspire others to - [Story Now Interview: Michael Reno Harrell](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-michael-reno-harrell/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series Story Now! Now from the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts for change in every aspect of our - [Erin O’Neil of Fishtail Publishing, LLC Named to Global 30 Under 30 List](https://storynet.org/erin-oneil-of-fishtail-publishing-llc-named-to-global-30-under-30-list/) - Newark, Del. (January 11, 2021) — Erin O’Neil, owner of Fishtail Publishing LLC and author of Gui Ren: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People is one of 30 literacy leaders named to the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) 2021 30 Under 30 list. The global list celebrates rising innovators, disruptors and visionaries in the literacy field. The - [Why Women Need a Festival](https://storynet.org/why-women-need-a-festival/) - "We are women. Hear us tell." Jessica Robinson of Better Said Than Done shares the inspiration behind the Women's Storytelling Festival. - [Story Now Interview: Mike Seliger](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-mike-seliger/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series Story Now! Now from the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts for change in every aspect of our - [November 2020 - Pete Griffin](https://storynet.org/november-2020-pete-griffin/) - November Story Lab - Everyone Loves Smokey Bear Pete Griffin, Author & Storyteller & SIO Board Member In 1984, a study was conducted. Members of the public were given the phrase “Remember, only YOU…” and asked to finish the sentence. An astounding 95 percent were able to correctly add, “…can prevent forest fires.” The Smokey - [Story Now Interview: Sherry Norfolk](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-sherry-norfolk/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series Story Now! Now from the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts for change in every aspect of our - [Creating Community through Music](https://storynet.org/creating-community-through-music/) - Storytelling in Organizations Lessons Learned: Best Practices for Virtual Keynotes Julienne B. Ryan – J. Ryan Partners – Be engaged as work Julienne Ryan Interviews Peter Shafran, Executive Producer – River Spirit Music, LLC. Regarding His “Lessons Learned in 2020.” Sometimes disruption can create new opportunities. A few months ago, I reached out Peter Shafran, - [October 2020 - Tom Sparough](https://storynet.org/october-2020-tom-sparough/) - The Stories in Organization (SIO) SIG gathered on October 22nd, to hear Tom Sparough, SIO Board Member and Co-founder of Space Painter present “Trust and the Dark Shadows That Destroy It.” The session took a deep dive into one of the key components of organizational storytelling. Tom shared one of his ghost stories “The Dust” - [Story Now Interview: Dr. Raymond Christian](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-dr-raymond-christian/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are - [Accreditation: The Transformational Storytelling school](https://storynet.org/accreditation-the-transformational-storytelling-school/) - Transformational Storytelling is an online and in-person school founded by Jim Brulé which focuses on two major areas: providing classes and mentoring in developing the skills to tell truly transformative stories, and the application of those skills to organizations and communities to help heal fractures of class, ethnicity, tradition, and privilege. “Stories develop the potential to - [2020 Halloween Gala Kids Shows](https://storynet.org/2020-halloween-gala-kids-shows/) - HALLOWEEN GALA: The KIDS Shows Some Reflections from JEFF GERE NSN Gala Planning Committee KIDS SHOWS in the AFTERNOONS The committee agreed: start with preschool chills, and grow more scary and tense for the older kids. Oh yes, get more spooky, but be fun. I think we’ve succeeded with some really great performances here. So - [NSN’s 2020 Halloween Gala Tellers!](https://storynet.org/2020-halloween-gala-tellers/) - The HOUR of REVELATION is HERE! The Programming Committee is thrilled to announce NSN’s 2020 Halloween Gala Tellers! Oct 30: MISCHIEF NIGHT Haunted Story Slam (6pm Central US Time) YOU! Prepare your best 5-min true personal "Haunted" story & throw your name in the hat! Storied Costume Contest (8pm Central US Time) YOU! (Again!) Don - [HALLOWEEN GALA: The Adult Shows](https://storynet.org/halloween-gala-the-adult-shows/) - HALLOWEEN GALA: The Adult Shows Some Reflections from JEFF GERE NSN Gala Planning Committee Alton Chung said it best: “I’m tired of going to spooky shows that are not spooky.” So here are the most twisted, supernatural, and disturbing tales we could fine. Lovers of horror, you will be pleased. Your guide on this journey - [2020 Halloween Gala workshop: Creating Original Ghost Stories with Cynthia Rintye](https://storynet.org/2020-halloween-gala-workshop-creating-original-ghost-stories-with-cynthia-rintye/) - Creating Original Ghost Stories with Cynthia Rintye How did I come to teach a workshop on ghost stories? Well, I certainly had no intention of becoming an expert on spooky tales or paranormal experiences. Then again, I had no intention of becoming the Queen of England, a professional Segway rider, or a teenage zombie trainer. - [September 2020 - Bill Baker](https://storynet.org/september-2020-bill-baker/) - “A Strategic Approach to the Art of Storytelling” with Bill Baker Our September Story Lab guest was Bill Baker, Founder and Principal, BBandCo Storytelling. Since Bill first learned to talk, he has been telling stories: to teachers, bus drivers, that nice lady at the grocery store…anyone who would listen. Early on, Bill recognized the impact - [Story Now Interview: Cheryl Cofield](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-cheryl-cofield/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Best Practices for Virtual Keynotes](https://storynet.org/sio-best-practices-for-virtual-keynotes/) - Storytelling in Organizations Lessons Learned: Best Practices for Virtual Keynotes Like many organizations, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization (USPTO) had to move all of its training online. The biggest challenge that the training and development specialists at the USPTO faced was converting its bi-annual four-day Leadership Forum from an in-person event to entirely online. - [Story Now Interview: Robin Kitson](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-robin-kitson/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Story Now Interview: Joe Herrington](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-joe-herrington/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [August 2020 – Jay Golden](https://storynet.org/august-2020-jay-golden/) - The Mythic Moment Our August Story Lab guest was Jay Golden, Keynote Speaker, Storytelling Coach & Founder of Retellable “For a story to change the world, it has to change you first.” Jay Golden Time speeds along, perhaps faster than ever before. And yet, there are moments, living moments thatseem to reach across time, coming - [Welcome](https://storynet.org/welcome/) - Welcome to the National Storytelling Blog! Within our membership, we have people with expertise in all facets of storytelling. Here we offer their insights and highlight their stories for you to enjoy, learn, and connect. - [Dandelion](https://storynet.org/dandelion/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Dandelion © Michael Williams, 2013 She was a weed of a girl – tough, spindly and spiky. Yet there was something terribly fragile about her too – the downcast eyes, waif-like expression, and the alarming gauntness of her body. Her short-cropped red hair and featureless body made - [Arriving in Workshop Story](https://storynet.org/arriving-in-workshop-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Arriving in a Workshop Story © Reginald Dorian Haarhoff, D Phil, 2013 "Let us say I am here because of you and you are here because of me." Nasrudin we’ve arranged the chairs in café style, six to a table. when we begin the story only - [Answering the Call to Adventure](https://storynet.org/answering-the-call-to-adventure/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Answering the Call to Adventure: A Hero’s Journey Group for People Facing Life-Changing Illness and Disability © Jennifer Lunden LCSW, LADC, CCS The artist is meant to put the objects of this world together in such a way that through them you will experience that light, that - [Story Listening as a Transformative Process](https://storynet.org/story-listening-as-a-transformative-process/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Story Listening as a Transformative Process © Doug Lipman 2013 “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force… When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.”—Brenda Ueland 1 “When we tell and listen to stories, we can almost feel our - [At Crescent Lake](https://storynet.org/at-crescent-lake/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING At Crescent Lake © Kimberley King 2013 All this commotion! Wind on water Be still Watch Listen Kimberley King, writer and storyteller, lives in Bend, Oregon. - [Listening To the Fool: Breakthroughs In Understanding](https://storynet.org/listening-to-the-fool-breakthroughs-in-understanding/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Listening To the Fool: Breakthroughs In Understanding © Andrei Armeanu, 2013 In my early twenties, I went through a very polarized time in my life when I was experiencing a “double immersion”. On one hand I was very involved with an old and somewhat obscure spiritual tradition - [Healing, Change and Storytelling](https://storynet.org/healing-change-and-storytelling/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Healing, Change and Storytelling © Steve Banhegyi 2013 “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease” Voltaire (1694 – 1778) Narrative medicine is not something you'll easily find on the 'net and if you do, information is sparse. But would it - [Courageous Conversations: Stories That Foster Self-Awareness, Build Skills and Cultivate Confidence](https://storynet.org/courageous-conversations-stories-that-foster-self-awareness-build-skills-and-cultivate-confidence/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Courageous Conversations: Stories That Foster Self-Awareness, Build Skills and Cultivate Confidence © David Lee 2013 Sharing stories about challenging conversations provides tremendous educational and therapeutic value to the listener. In this article, we will explore why Courageous Conversation Stories are so powerful, two versions you can - [Offering Water From The Well](https://storynet.org/offering-water-from-the-well/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Offering Water From The Well © Joan Stockbridge, 2013 I’m sitting on a couch in a residential treatment facility, and I’ve just told a five minute story called “Why Man is Strong and Woman is Powerful.” It’s funny but stark. Man and Woman start out as equals, - [Where Stories Draw Breath](https://storynet.org/where-stories-draw-breath/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Where Stories Draw Breath © Thomas Doty 2013, Photos and Drawings © Thomas Doty When stories are doing their best work, when they are working their deepest magic, they touch us deeply and they stay with us for a long time. As we listen to their wisdoms, - [Inside A Person’s Heart: Finding Solace from Stories and Poems](https://storynet.org/inside-a-persons-heart-finding-solace-from-stories-and-poems/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Inside A Person’s Heart: Finding Solace from Stories and Poems © Merna Ann Hecht 2013 In each setting where I have worked with children and teens who have experienced profound loss, they have told me of the comfort they find in hearing each other’s stories; that they - [Talking to Strangers](https://storynet.org/talking-to-strangers/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Talking to Strangers © Dan Yashinsky Many summers ago we were strolling on a path by a lake when a man walked by. Our three-year-old son asked if we knew him and we said, no, he was a stranger. Then he piped up: “We don’t know any - [Shaping The Story Of Dame Cicely Saunders](https://storynet.org/shaping-the-story-of-dame-cicely-saunders/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Shaping The Story Of Dame Cicely Saunders © Margaret Murphy 2014 “You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life. And we will do everything we can to help you, not only to die peacefully, but to live until you - [The Story is Oblique](https://storynet.org/the-story-is-oblique/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Story is Oblique © Donna Jacobs Sife "It’s no coincidence that just at this point in our insight into our mysteriousness as human beings struggling towards compassion, we are also moving into an awakened interest in the language of myth and fairy tale. The language of - [Social Work and Storytelling: Fusion for Healing](https://storynet.org/social-work-and-storytelling-fusion-for-healing/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Social Work and Storytelling: Fusion for Healing © Jeri Burns, MSW, Ph.D. 2014 Crazybowlz is a lovely restaurant in Kingston, NY. Boasting a unique menu of vegetables that are cooked to preserve freshness and avoid oil slicks, the food is also served in environmentally conscious containers. Healthy - [Sacred Messenger](https://storynet.org/sacred-messenger/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Sacred Messenger © Gloria Two-Feathers 2014 Rain and drought have a rhythm. But during the times of drought there is always someone or something that holds the seed for the future generation. I was experiencing my personal drought when I met Buck Ghost Horse. And a lot - [The Mystery And Magic Of Metaphor](https://storynet.org/the-mystery-and-magic-of-metaphor/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Mystery And Magic Of Metaphor © Susan Perrow In simple terms, a metaphor shows us one thing as another, and in doing so extends the way we see the world, also often refreshing and enlivening our perception. In oral and written language, using the medium - [Farmers Market at the Autumn Equinox](https://storynet.org/farmers-market-at-the-autumn-equinox/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Farmers Market at the Autumn Equinox © Merna Ann Hecht 2013 wanting to nest in the yellow-leafed wind, inside this basket heaped with saucers of late summer squash, bunched arugula, lipstick and gypsy peppers,we know the news of the day, wars against children, tax cuts for - [After War](https://storynet.org/after-war/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING After War © Margaux Richet, 2014 Is it possible that a war can make stories disappear? Is it possible that adults can force themselves to forget that there was a time when storytelling belonged to their family, to their ancestors, to their neighbors, far from books and - [Storytelling and Meditation: An Oasis of Repair](https://storynet.org/storytelling-and-meditation-an-oasis-of-repair/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Storytelling and Meditation: An Oasis of Repair © Laura Simms 2014 In 1979 I fell in love with traditional tales: fairytales, epics, myths and teaching stories. I was intrigued by what happened to my audiences and myself when words, images and memory came alive in the space - [The Most Important Thing](https://storynet.org/the-most-important-thing/) - The Most Important Thing © Susi Wolf 2013 A mystic was meditating deep in the forest when he heard a noise and 3 young men appeared in the brush. “We are sorry to bother you, but we are seekers of truth and have come to find out something.” The old man welcomed them, built a - [A Chelm Story](https://storynet.org/a-chelm-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING A Chelm Story © Dan Yashinsky Shlemiel woke up one day and looked around his little house. The kids were busy playing video games. His wife was already starting to scold him for being lazy. The dog had peed – again – on the kitchen floor. Enough - [Putting Down the Burning Coal](https://storynet.org/putting-down-the-burning-coal/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Putting Down the Burning Coal: Transforming Resentments Into Forgiveness Through Story © Elisa Pearmain ‘Harboring resentment is like holding a burning coal that you wish to throw at your enemy, but instead you are the one who is burned.’ The Buddha There is a story about a - [Sometimes A Wild God](https://storynet.org/sometimes-a-wild-god/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Sometimes A Wild God © Tom Hirons Sometimes a wild god comes to the table. He is awkward and does not know the ways Of porcelain, of fork and mustard and silver. His voice makes vinegar from wine. When the wild god arrives at the door, You - [Stuck In History](https://storynet.org/stuck-in-history/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Stuck In History © Donna Jacobs Sife This month is a busy one for storytellers in Sydney. Being Book Week, or more accurately Book Month, I am scheduled for scores of performances in schools. As always, I will be telling stories from many different traditions. The one - [Storytelling, Movement and Drama with Children](https://storynet.org/story-movement-drama-with-children/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Storytelling, Movement and Drama with Children © Sue Proctor Over many years of telling stories, I have discovered the healing value of imaginative play by using oral storytelling as a platform for exploring movement and drama with children. In storytelling for children, the teller has an opportunity - [Her Story, Your Story, Our Story](https://storynet.org/her-story-your-story-our-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Her Story, Your Story, Our Story: An Afternoon With Women Who Have Escaped The Troll © Regina Ress and Art by Emily McPhie What message do you want to send to other women who’ve been captured by a “Troll? “Love yourself enough to leave.” Anything else? “Don’t - [A Hungry Princess](https://storynet.org/a-hungry-princess/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING A Hungry Princess © Srebrenka Peregrin Writing This Story In 2012, as a result of walking away from a high-demand religious community, I went through a number of traumatic experiences that included bullying and isolation from those I loved. These events hurled me into a clinical depression - [The Golden Key: Wisdom from the Heart](https://storynet.org/the-golden-key-wisdom-from-the-heart/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Golden Key: Wisdom from the Heart © Mary Louise Chown There is a snippet of a story in the Grimm’s collection about a boy who finds a golden key, and a mysterious casket which belongs with the key, but we are never told what is inside - [The Upside Of Alzheimer’s](https://storynet.org/the-upside-of-alzheimers/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Upside Of Alzheimer’s © Jan Turner A Message of Hope There is a large and growing number of adults engaged in the care of older individuals, often their parents, suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. At the same time, caregivers may also be called - [Hymn to Persephone](https://storynet.org/hymn-to-persephone/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Hymn to Persephone © Teeya Blatt How I came to write Hymn to Persephone As she is Goddess of the Underworld, I have spent much time getting to know Persephone, and never once did she strike me as a victim of Patriarchy, as she is represented in - [Standing Up While Lying Down](https://storynet.org/standing-up-while-lying-down/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Standing Up While Lying Down © Patricia Rose Ballard Coffie Three days before the only three-day Cedar River Storytellers Festival in Waverly, Iowa, I found I would have to have surgery to check a lump in my breast. I was heavily involved in the planning and the - [The Story We Tell Ourselves](https://storynet.org/the-story-we-tell-ourselves/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Story We Tell Ourselves © Lorna MacDonald Czarnota The art of storytelling brings forth many images—children, elders, comedy, tragedy, audiences large and small, but we may not consider how we tell stories to ourselves, or more specifically, about ourselves. This is particularly relevant to us as - [Therapeutic Learning](https://storynet.org/therapeutic-learning/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Therapeutic Learning © Kay Stone What makes a story a source of healing? I asked myself this as I prepared to fly south to Florida to visit my sister Jolene, who is undergoing chemotherapy. I was aware that telling stories face-to-face with a single listener is quite - [Little Red Car](https://storynet.org/little-red-car/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Little Red Car A Toileting Tale © Susan Perrow I'm a little red car - I go fast and far But sometimes I'm slow - too slow to go! Oh no. Oh no. Oh no! I don't like being too slow to go! Hang on a minute - [Blaming The Chicken Tikka Masala](https://storynet.org/blaming-the-chicken-tikka-masala/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Blaming The Chicken Tikka Masala Or what happens when a storyteller has a stroke © Janet Dowling “I think this is an allergic reaction to nuts in a Chicken Tikka Masala,” I slurred to my GP. My tongue was a slab of meat that I - [Scheherazade On The Fourth Floor](https://storynet.org/scheherazade-on-the-fourth-floor/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Scheherazade On The Fourth Floor © Dan Yashinsky >According to the Thousand and One Nights, every night Queen Scheherazade told a story, and every night she stopped halfway through. It would have driven her listeners crazy, but one of them – her husband King Shahriyar - [Broken Bones](https://storynet.org/broken-bones/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Broken Bones © Jacqueline Jules He said a clumsy fall down the dorm stairs kicked him off the tennis team and onto the school newspaper making a broken bone the reason why he’s standing at the podium tonight sharing stories from a career he literally - [Bubbles](https://storynet.org/bubbles/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Bubbles © Shirley Routliffe The woman slumped in the wheelchair in front of the picture window. A blue knitted hat covered her hairless head. She was draped head to foot in a blue hospital issue blanket. Fluffy white slippers with rabbit ears - [Why I Keep At It](https://storynet.org/why-i-keep-at-it/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Why I Keep At It © Joan Stockbridge I stumbled into the therapeutic use of storytelling almost 20 years ago, when I was asked to tell stories to women in a domestic violence shelter. After telling a Scottish story, I was shocked by the tumultuous - [A New Story](https://storynet.org/a-new-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING A New Story © Terra Lea Dennis I often assume I know how every story is going to go. Well, I have been around awhile and I watch the news; different settings, different characters, the same tragic story over and over and over. But sometimes, somehow stories - [The Miracle](https://storynet.org/the_miracle/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING The Miracle © Patricia Rose Ballard Coffie This is the story of a miracle. My sons found a caterpillar on a stem and brought it home. They wanted to see the butterfly. We put the caterpillar and the stem in a gallon jar and punched holes in - [Story Shaping the Grief](https://storynet.org/story-shaping-the-grief/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Story Shaping the Grief © Susi Wolf I use Story as a healing tool within all walks of life. Women in crisis. Prisons. Individuals cowering under the tyranny of domestic violence. Those hollow-eyed survivors of every drug known to mankind. The sick – the weak – - [Paperman Jack And The Origami Mommy](https://storynet.org/paperman-jack-and-the-origami-mommy/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Paperman Jack And The Origami Mommy © Megan Hicks “Forget not to entertain strangers, for some thereby have entertained angels unaware.” New Testament, Hebrews 13:2 That happened to me in the 1980’s. It almost DIDN’T happen because I thought it was just going to be another obscene - [Sharing And Creating Stories In A Mental Health Recovery Centre](https://storynet.org/sharing-and-creating-stories-in-a-mental-health-recovery-centre/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Sharing And Creating Stories In A Mental Health Recovery Centre © Lillian Rodrigues-Pang Once a week I offer a storytelling workshop at a local mental health recovery centre. For one hour I share a range of traditional stories from around the world with whoever is able to - [Evil In The World Today](https://storynet.org/evil-in-the-world-today/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Evil In The World Today © Kate Dudding Every time there is yet another terrorist attack, I draw comfort from this story. People say there is a lot of evil in the world these days. Mr. Rogers said, "When I was a boy and I would see - [Stories That Spark Reflection](https://storynet.org/stories-that-spark-reflection/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Stories That Spark Reflection © Faye Mogensen For some of us, hunting for stories is both a passion and a necessity. Having stories in hand is vital for performance and workshop requests - but that’s not all. When feeling challenged by new situations, having a story to - [i remember home (old stories)](https://storynet.org/i-remember-home/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING i remember home (old stories) © Kwanza Msingwana back home doing flips in the rain rolling in the sand sliding in the mud happy as a chicken bathing in dust giddy with joy playing with toy cars made from bottle tops wires cornstalks and sticks. now screw - [Listening Beneath The Weather](https://storynet.org/listening-beneath-the-weather/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Listening Beneath The Weather: A Storytelling Strategy For Healing In Haiti © Laura Simms This winter in Manhattan, on a day when the snow had all but melted after a storm, I was walking behind a mother and her six year old daughter. We were crossing an - [Another Man’s Shoes](https://storynet.org/another-mans-shoes/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Another Man’s Shoes © Naomi Baltuck Most kids are teens before their parents sit them down, usually just before the first date, for that awkward talk about the unfortunate consequences of the careless exchange of body fluids. I had that talk with my kids before the first - [Facing My Fish](https://storynet.org/facing-my-fish/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Lani Peterson “There’s no way you’re gonna make me do this thing. No way." I looked out across the seated group of eight adolescent girls. Their high school guidance counselor had referred them to this after school “Finding Your Voice” storytelling workshop. Most of the girls were - [At Trident, Massmouth Tells Stories of the Commonwealth](https://storynet.org/at-trident-massmouth-tells-stories-of-the-commonwealth/) - The Heights (The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston College), December 22, 2018 Massmouth is a nonprofit organization that aims to give people in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a place to tell and hear stories. Their story slams, which are always based on a certain theme, are competitions in which 10 people are given the - ['Circle Round' Receives $30,000 Grant From The Henry Luce Foundation](https://storynet.org/circle-round-receives-30000-grant-from-the-henry-luce-foundation/) - August 16, 2018 WBUR, Boston's NPR news station, has received a $30,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant to support Circle Round, a storytelling podcast for children ages 4 to 10. The funds will support the creation of multiple episodes of the podcast’s second season. “Across centuries and geographic boundaries, traditions of storytelling have created connection, preserved history and - [How an Astonishing Holocaust Diary Resurfaced in America](https://storynet.org/how-an-astonishing-holocaust-diary-resurfaced-in-america/) - Smithsonian Magazine November 2018 A Polish young woman, Renia Spiegel started her diary on Jan. 31, 1939 when she was 18 years old: "... Today, my dear diary, is the beginning of our deep friendship." Left to right: Renia in Przemysl, 1930; Renia in 1936; Renia with her best friend, Nora, in Przemysl in - [NSN Policy of Engaged Neutrality](https://storynet.org/nsn-policy-of-engaged-neutrality/) - Policy of Engaged Neutrality It is from NSN’s Values -- Responsive Innovation, Cultural Awareness and Engagement, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Integrity -- that we draw the following policy: The National Storytelling Network will not organizationally articulate or otherwise provide support for or opposition to any specific candidate for office, legislation (pending or finalized), or policy, apart - [Program of teens' stories focus of new book](https://storynet.org/program-of-teens-stories-focus-of-new-book/) - Times Union, Albany, NY May 24, 2019 Since 2006, Children at the Well (C@W http://www.childrenatthewell.org ) has brought teens from the Capital Region of New York State together to share their stories. Now the group has published a book so other educators and organizations can incorporate storytelling into their worlds using the C@W method. "Our - [2nd Bering Sea Women's Conference To Focus On Storytelling, Supportive Communities](https://storynet.org/2nd-bering-sea-womens-conference-to-focus-on-storytelling-supportive-communities/) - KUCB Your voice in the Aleutians September 9, 2019 This Saturday, Unalaska is hosting the second annual Bering Sea Women's Conference. Organizer Beatriz Dietrick said, "Storytelling is a very powerful tool and it can promote empathy, connectedness, and be very helpful for building strength in a community. And the idea was to focus more on involving - [NSN Youth YouTube Channel Submissions](https://storynet.org/youth-youtube-channel-submissions/) - The National Storytelling Network is launching a Kids YouTube Channel! With an interest in driving support for the Storyteller Relief Fund (now available for designated donations at storynet.org/donate), and in partnership with the Youth, Educators, & Storytellers Alliance SIG, NSN is collaborating with storytellers from all over the world to provide young learners with access - [RacebridgesStudio.com](https://storynet.org/racebridgesstudio-com-member-success-story/) - RacebridgesStudio.com RacebridgesStudio.com is an online site that explores diversity and race relations through sharing video stories by professional tellers. To date, it offers over 200 videos and transcripts covering themes of identity, bullying, immigration, interfaith, the civil rights movement and peacemaking just to name a few. A video guide with story synopsis, discussion questions and - [Noa Baum](https://storynet.org/noa-baum-member-success-story/) - Noa Baum At my very first NSN conference in 2000, I took a workshop with Elizabeth Ellis and Loren Niemi about the importance of telling difficult stories. That encounter with these two amazing teachers changed my life. I realized I needed to venture away from my comfort zone (folktales for children) and tell more personal - [Adam Booth](https://storynet.org/adam-booth-member-success-story/) - Adam Booth When the NSN chose to award the JJ Reneaux Mentorship Award for a partnership between Dovie Thomason and me, my initial perspectives were recognition and gratification. I didn't foresee the opportunity for growth, humility, and richness of purpose that it would provide. During the grant award year and time since then, working with - [Mary Hamilton](https://storynet.org/mary-hamilton-member-success-story/) - Mary Hamilton In 2012 my first book, Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies was published by University Press of Kentucky. The opportunity to write the book came about because on October 31, 2009 I accepted a lunch invitation from the publisher’s acquisitions editor. The lunch invitation came about because the acquisitions editor had - [Julie Moss](https://storynet.org/julie-moss-member-success-story/) - Julie Moss Two years after joining NSN, I responded to the letter inviting storytellers to visit China on a Storytelling Tour. On that tour I met Judith Heineman and spent the next three years learning the stories I heard bits of in China, writing an anthology of those stories. In 2010, I attended my very - [Mark Goldman](https://storynet.org/mark-goldman-member-success-story/) - Mark Goldman Through NSN, I have gained untold friendships, knowledge and opportunities. I have been able to make connections with many tellers who have become valued friends and colleagues. For me, “Connecting people to and through story” has proved to be more than just a “tagline” of the organization. NSN members, even the non-telling “listener” - [Ed Lewis](https://storynet.org/ed-lewis-member-success-story/) - Ed Lewis We are the National Storytelling Network, of course, but the reach of NSN extends beyond the borders of the USA. Associations through the NSN board and members can connect us to many kinds of storytelling adventures. California Liaison Ed Lewis tells about a storytelling trip to Europe, which he says was “Simply spectacular!” - [Karen Golden](https://storynet.org/karen-golden-member-success-story/) - Karen Golden Much of NSN’s best work is done in local communities. California Liaison Karen Golden shares her experience in resurrecting an iconic storytelling group – thanks to connections she made at the NSN Summit in Fremont. Storytelling is thriving in Los Angeles. My biggest news is that our longest-running story swap, Community Storytellers, which - [2017 Year-End Appeal Update](https://storynet.org/2017-year-end-appeal-update/) - By Danni Altman-Newell, Marketing & Membership Manager THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our year-end funding appeal! With your help the National Storytelling Network has reached our $5,000 year-end goal, which has now been DOUBLED thanks to the matching funds received from the Tegna Foundation! We are overjoyed by the recent outpouring of support and - [Golden Valley resident draws international attention to the art of storytelling](https://storynet.org/golden-valley-resident-draws-international-attention-to-the-art-of-storytelling/) - Golden Valley resident draws international attention to the art of storytelling World Storytelling Day is March 20 By Megan Thorstad | New Hope Golden Valley Sun Post Summary: Golden Valley resident, Vietnam War veteran and retired teacher Larry Johnson has long been inspired by the art of oral storytelling. From his early years as a - [NSN Vision](https://storynet.org/nsn-vision/) - By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair You and Your Story Belong Here! I’d like to extend my remarks from our recently-completed Summit. The National Storytelling Network stands at a pivotal point in our history. It seems that we must grow or die. Continuing on our present course would likely exhaust our financial reserves within the - [Strategy for NSN](https://storynet.org/nsn-strategy/) - By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair Last week, I shared some thoughts with you regarding my vision for NSN in the near term. Today, I’m writing to ask for your comments on a draft strategy to support that vision. The board has been discussing actions we can take to help achieve the vision and to - [Storytelling Residencies Enhance Literacy](https://storynet.org/storytelling-residencies/) - Storytelling Residencies Enhance Literacy Connecticut non-profit places storytellers in schools to offer interactive instruction methods that are increasingly critical for today’s young learners. By Ann Shapiro and Susie Scheyder Educators are often frustrated with the unhealthy focus on screens that constantly demand our students’ attention, while arguably shrinking their ability to pay it meaningfully elsewhere. - [What's next for NSN?](https://storynet.org/whats-next-for-nsn/) - By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair It's time for a little update, I think. Since I became chair of NSN at the end of July, I've written and spoken with many people about our plans for regaining a strong financial position. Today, I'm writing to put some "meat on the bones" of those plans - - [Right Livelihood Professional Training](https://storynet.org/right-livelihood-professional-training/) - Right Livelihood Professional Training Webinar https://www.tlanetwork.org/your-calling/ For writers, storytellers, performers, educators, coaches, facilitators, consultants, and healers who use the power of language to catalyze personal and communal transformation. In this 30-min webinar, you'll learn: The 6 Signs and Wonders to help you converse with your Calling The 4 Concrete Steps you can take now to - [Challenges to Those Who Respond with Story - A Call Out to Storytellers](https://storynet.org/challenges-to-those-who-respond-with-story/) - By Kevin Cordi Challenges to Those Who Respond with Story - A Call Out to Storytellers One must continually reflect when they chose to take on the ‘mantle of storyteller’ or decide to use stories in their work and daily life. For over 25 years, I work to honor this mantle. This includes not only - [Epiphany in the Pawpaw Patch](https://storynet.org/epiphany-in-the-pawpaw-patch/) - By Doug Elliot. One sunny September day I was leading a nature walk at an environmental center in northern Indiana. We were in a grove of small trees with large, soft, tropical-looking leaves. In fact, this was the northern edge of the range of the tropical custard apple family. In Mexico and Central America I - [Shelley The Sea Turtle Meets Rustle The Plastic Bag](https://storynet.org/shelley-the-sea-turtle-meets-rustle-the-plastic-bag-2/) - By J. R. Cargill © 2009. Once upon a time, there was a handful of little plastic pellets called Rustle. All Rustle longed for was to be useful. He dreamed of being a red umbrella or a yellow raincoat or a plastic toy… Then, one day, he got a job. He was taken to a - [One More Question-The Importance of Listening to your Gut when you Network](https://storynet.org/one-more-question-the-importance-of-listening-to-your-gut-when-you-network/) - By Julienne B. Ryan Have you had this experience? You’re at a business event and you’ve met a fellow attendee and have spent the last five minutes sharing the basics like your names, job titles and event-related comments. You think you’re doing a reasonable job of being appropriately engaging and inquisitive. You haven’t made any - [Story Now Interview: Pete Griffin](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-pete-griffin/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Story Now Interview: Vera Oye Yaa-Anna](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-vera-oye-yaa-anna/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Future of Theater](https://storynet.org/future-of-theater/) - Guthrie Theater May 7, 2020 A Message From Artistic Director Joseph Haj While this video is about theater, its message also applies to storytelling. This heartfelt video is about the future of theater and why nothing can replace the centuries-old tradition of gathering together. - [Story Now Interview: Colleen Jayne](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-colleen-jayne/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [NSN's Response to COVID-19](https://storynet.org/nsns-response-to-covid-19/) - By Loren Niemi, NSN Board Chair National Storytelling Network Members and Friends, Here, in what for many of us is the 2nd month of “shelter in place” and for many storytellers the loss and postponement of work, I want to take a few moments to share with you how the National Storytelling Network is - [Story Now Interview: Jerome Deroy with Narativ and Jules Ryan with J Ryan Partners, Be engaged at work](https://storynet.org/story-now-interview-jerome-deroy-jules-ryan/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Storytelling is not just entertainment. It's a fundamental part of being human](https://storynet.org/storytelling-is-not-just-entertainment-its-a-fundamental-part-of-being-human/) - CBC.CA March 29, 2020 Stories let us share information in a way that creates an emotional connection. They help us to understand that information and each other, and it makes the information memorable. Because stories create an emotional connection, we can gain a deeper understanding of other people's experiences. That not only helps us to - [We need stories and our storytellers now](https://storynet.org/we-need-stories-and-our-storytellers-now/) - As we sit locked in our homes because of the invisible invasion known as a virus, I value the time to be reflective, to steal away from a tv series, but what I really appreciate are the stories from the storytellers. Although I am sometimes fearful of “the new normal,” I know in every scenario - [NSN 2012 Conference Closing Keynote - Bill Harley](https://storynet.org/bill-harley-keynote/) - The 2012 National Storytelling Conference was "A Conference to Remember." Like the Akan "Sankofa" mythical bird which looks back while moving forward, we remember the wisdom of the past so we can reach our future potential. Forty years on in the storytelling renaissance, we are at the end of something, which means we're at the - [Shelley The Sea Turtle Meets Rustle The Plastic Bag](https://storynet.org/shelley-the-sea-turtle-meets-rustle-the-plastic-bag/) - DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING [dt_gap height="10" /][dt_divider style="thin" /][dt_gap height="10" /] Shelley The Sea Turtle Meets Rustle The Plastic Bag: An Australian Environmental Story For Children © Jenni Cargill-Strong 2013 Rustle the plastic bag, was floating further and further out into the Pacific Ocean. As he floated, he noticed he had - [The Power of Story](https://storynet.org/the-power-of-story/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING [dt_gap height="10" /][dt_divider style="thin" /][dt_gap height="10" /] The Power of Story © Dr. Catherine Moore As I sat down to grade my Short Story final exams at this Spring semester’s end, I knew for certain two things: I needed to be at home when I read them - [2017-18 Recipient Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2017-18-recipient-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the projects selected as recipients will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of - [2015-16 Recipient Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2015-16-recipient-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2014-15 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2014-15-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2013-14 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2013-14-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2012-13 Recipient Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2012-13-recipient-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2011-12 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2011-12-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2010-11 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2010-11-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that is service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent replicable in other places and situations. We are confident that the four projects above will inspire excellence in applied storytelling work and communicate to new audiences the humanitarian possibilities of storytelling. - [2009-10 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2009-10-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - This year due to the excellent quality and diversity of the projects (in the fields of environment, business, medicine, college service and performing arts), the committee and funder determined that each had a particular merit and that four amazing projects should be funded. The Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling supports a model storytelling project that - [2008-09 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2008-09-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - $5000 to JERUSALEM STORIES HIGH SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM Project Dirctor: Carol Grosman Brief Synopsis: Highlighting the power of personal stories and portraits to promote empathy and tolerance, Jerusalem Stories High School Pilot Program teaches refugees to craft stories and present story/photo programs to high school audiences. This pilot event will include 50 high school principals, - [2007-08 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2007-08-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - $5000 to USING STORYTELLING TO PROMOTE GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS IN THE ROYAL KINGDOM OF BHUTAN Project Director: Steve Evans In his proposals, project director Steve Evans stated his goals as: To conduct a national values assessment survey To list and annotate all the country’s known published folktales, indicating the values they represent To compare the - [2006-07 Recipient Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2006-07-recipient-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - $5000 to BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH STORYTELLING New York, NY Project Directors: Juliet Bruce and Sharon Forrence Since 2001, Arts for Life has helped people and communities respond creatively to crisis through the arts. The “Building Resilience Through Narrative” project brings story-making to an often forgotten group of people: humanitarian aid staff, crisis responders, and volunteers - [2005-06 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2005-06-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - $5000 to CHILDREN AT THE WELL: AN INTERFAITH, INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING VENTURE Schenectady, New York Project Director: Gert Johnson www.childrenatthewell.org “Children at the Well” has as its goal the creation of a positive and lasting model for storytelling across generations and religious faiths. Twenty-eight teachers and 13 students in grades 6-9 who expressed a high - [2004-05 Recipients Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/2004-05-recipients-brimstone-award-for-applied-storytelling/) - $5000 to LIVING STREAMS: STORIES FOR HEALTHY WATERSHEDS Project Director, Will Hornyak Living Streams is a 50-minute storytelling assembly program for kindergarten through sixth-grade students to educate them about the environment in which they live - specifically their local watersheds - and to teach them how to be wise and caring stewards of those watersheds. - [Story Now Interview: Living Proof Advocacy, Tim Cage and John Capecci](https://storynet.org/story-now-living-proof-advocacy/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Every Town Should have a Storyville](https://storynet.org/every-town-should-have-storyville/) - It is close to 7:00 P.M, the library closes in two hours. People come in from the cold, some faces are familiar, there is older Flora and her daughter who consistently arrive before anyone else. Strangers find a seat in the back only to hear “the best seats are up front.” The new bright purple - [Our fiction addiction: why humans need stories](https://storynet.org/our-fiction-addiction/) - BBC.com May 3, 2018 Today, the average adult is still thought to spend at least 6% of the waking day engrossed in fictional stories on our various screens. From an evolutionary point of view, that would be an awful lot of time and energy to expend on pure escapism, but psychologists and literary theorists have - [Story Now Interview: Jackie & Papa Wright, Jr. - St. Louis, Missouri](https://storynet.org/story-now-wright-entertainment/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Special lunch connects refugees, Amish, and communities with storytelling](https://storynet.org/special-lunch-connects-refugees-amish-and-communities-with-storytelling/) - CBS 21 December 14, 2019 Lancaster City was named the 6th "Welcoming City" in the U.S. this past September. As part of the Pennsylvania Refugee Resettlement program, 401 asylum seekers now call Lancaster home. And while Lancaster has many Amish families who have lived there for many generations, there's not a lot of mixing between - [South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers](https://storynet.org/south-korea-trains-grandmothers-2/) - ABC News December 28, 2019 To foster communication between generations and enhance social participation on the part of the elderly, The Korean Studies Institute started the storytelling granny program in 2009 to train female senior citizens to tell old tales to kindergartners. “I tell over 30 stories to children in a year. I hope they - [Story Now Interview: Karen Dietz - San Diego, California](https://storynet.org/story-now-karen-dietz/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Story Now Interview: Karen Golden - Los Angeles, California](https://storynet.org/story-now-karen-golden/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy and education. New Interview Series…STORY NOW! The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [Story Now Interview: Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy – Moscow, Russia](https://storynet.org/story-now-artem-mushin-makedonskiy/) - At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy and education. New Interview Series…STORY NOW! The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts - [South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers](https://storynet.org/south-korea-trains-grandmothers/) - ABC News | December 28, 2019 By Hakyung Kate Lee The country has launched a program to nurture female seniors as storytellers. SEOUL, South Korea -- Park Jeonghee, 64, donned a traditional Korean dress embroidered with tiny flowers and sat down in front of a class of preschoolers. Children gathered around her, their eyes twinkling - [A Land Twice Promised: A Conversation with Noa Baum](https://storynet.org/a-land-twice-promised-a-conversation-with-noa-baum/) - By Caren Neile. Teller Noa Baum's new show, "A Land Twice Promised," details four women's experience of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The show is based on Noa's childhood in Israel, as well as on countless stories from her mother, her Palestinian friend Juana LaBolle, and her friend's mother. In this interview with HSA Social Action Committee - [The Hound of Llewelyn](https://storynet.org/the-hound-of-llewelyn/) - A Celtic Tale Retold By Angela Cay Klingler. Do you have pets? A cat? A dog? Fish? Birds? How about a snake, iguana or rat? Certainly there are differences between the kinds of pets people have. Take a cat or a dog for instance. One minute a cat will thread itself around and through your - [David and Sarah](https://storynet.org/david-and-sarah/) - by W. Kirk Avery The names have been changed but not what happened. Many years ago now, a simpler time and life space perhaps, what was real then was just never before written down. With each passing season, fewer and fewer folks who actually lived in the village back then are still around even to - [The Twin Faces of Sorrow: Stories That Help Heal Grief and Rage](https://storynet.org/the-twin-faces-of-sorrow-stories-that-help-heal-grief-and-rage/) - by Kimberley King. When I got there, the camp was buzzing like a hive of angry bees. Teenage girls were stomping about, slamming doors, cursing, shouting, threatening to run away. The friend who had asked me to tell stories met me at the car. "We've had a major blowout," she told me. "Maybe you should - [Cows](https://storynet.org/cows/) - by Anonymous. There are stories hidden in our daily food. I dedicate this story to all the women in America with cancer in their breasts. I love cows. I love their lovely dangly pink udders and their patient luminous eyes. I love their milk and drank it every day growing up in the forties, until - [Connecting Across the Years: Storytelling in Assisted Living Centers](https://storynet.org/connecting-across-the-years-storytelling-in-assisted-living-centers/) - by Kathy Murphy. Imagine a small group of older people sitting in a living room. I begin to tell stories. Someone in the audience might fall asleep, or interrupt me, or get up and leave. Or, something magical might happen... I am a freelance storyteller, working mostly with senior adults in long-term healthcare facilities and - [The Tiger's Whisker](https://storynet.org/the-tigers-whisker/) - A Korean Folktale Retold by Bonnie Malouf. Once upon a time, many years ago there lived a man and his wife. They were very happy together and kind to each other. They delighted in their life together, working and enjoying life side by side. They kept their house, worked in their fields, and tended a - [Sharing Our Stories, Intertwining Our Lives: Strengthening Community Ties Through Oral History](https://storynet.org/sharing-our-stories-intertwining-our-lives-strengthening-community-ties-through-oral-history/) - by Allison Cox. A small ad on the back page of the local middle school newspaper read: "seniors wanted for oral history project. The Journalism students would like to interview you to learn what life was like in previous decades. Please call if you are interested." "This newspaper is distributed for free all over the - [The Healing Power of Nature Images in Story](https://storynet.org/the-healing-power-of-nature-images-in-story/) - By Garth Gilchrist. Growing up in the forests of western Washington, wading up maple-canopied streams and scrambling through the branches of big fir trees, I was happy. I still draw on those memories, and the leafy stories they spawned. They provide me with a good deal of my own sense of roots, values and identity. - [Healing The Earth: The Guardianship Project](https://storynet.org/healing-the-earth-the-guardianship-project/) - By Jack Maguire. In "The King Has Horse's Ears," a traditional Irish story, the king's barber tells the secret tale behind that title to a tree, the only confidant he can trust. Later, a harp is made from that tree, and, yes, the harp itself sings that tale to a throne room full of the - [The Rising Is in the Telling: Learning from My Elders](https://storynet.org/the-rising-is-in-the-telling-learning-from-my-elders/) - by Rosann Kent (and Sarah Moore). When I wanted to understand the role of recall in the aging process, I did what any self-respecting journalist would do: I interviewed the experts. I talked to psychiatrists and psychologists who specialize in memory, researchers who study the mind-brain connection, as well as the pioneers of reminiscence and - [Is There a Storyteller in the House? Telling for Peace](https://storynet.org/is-there-a-storyteller-in-the-house-telling-for-peace/) - by Caren Neile. Twice in two months this past winter, I participated in peace rallies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. The rallies were held in the "free speech area," little more than a slab of concrete connecting two sides of the urban campus. Because I teach storytelling at the university and host a - [Opening Pandora's Box](https://storynet.org/opening-pandoras-box/) - By Patti Christensen. One of the ancient stories that pops up in modern tales is Pandora's Box. We hear that if some action is taken it will "open Pandora's Box" or cause some terrible thing to happen that cannot be undone. An Internet search finds the following uses: "War on Iraq will open Pandora's Box," - [Moth To The Flame](https://storynet.org/moth-to-the-flame/) - by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota. The blood on Becky's cracked lip had begun to dry by the time she stepped from the bedroom into the living room. The door creaked loudly on its hinges. Becky froze, hoping Jeff wouldn't wake. The only other sound was a low hiss from the television station that had gone off - [Bringing Us Back to Life: Building Community in Business Through Ritual and Story](https://storynet.org/bringing-us-back-to-life-building-community-in-business-through-ritual-and-story/) - by Seth Kahan. When I visit corporate offices, I so often experience a sense of separation from nature, as if people have forgotten about the sun, the moon, the seasons. Day after day, in climate-controlled hallways and putty-colored cubes, people work ceaselessly to further their organization's objectives. Have they lost touch with something essential, with - [Where Monsters Cannot Enter](https://storynet.org/where-monsters-cannot-enter/) - by Laura Simms. In a tale from the Caucusus, a girl's demand brings balance into the world. She requests that the Rose of Paradise be brought to her by her father. Her dangerous confrontation is with a Div and his Div sister, monster- like creatures that guard and covet the Rose, stolen and kept in - [The Everlasting Healing Power of a Story](https://storynet.org/the-everlasting-healing-power-of-a-story/) - By Chris King. When presenting my "How to Tell Personal Stories"workshop at a 1993 Ohio storytelling conference, I shared the story of my son's bout with cancer in 1989 for the first time in front of a live audience. Finally, I could tell it with the truth and drama it possessed. Why for the first - [Getting It On Tape](https://storynet.org/getting-started/) - by Leanne Johnson Member, Producers & Organizers SIG They began arriving in January. First, a small flurry, then a trickle at month's end, and a veritable blizzard around the February 15th deadline. Tapes! Tapes! Tapes! Tapes filled with stories, and songs, and memories, and magic - and mistakes. As the chairperson of a concert committee, - [Attracting Gen X & Y Audiences](https://storynet.org/nsn-conference-july-13-2005-pre-conference-for-the-producers-sig/) - NSN Conference, July 13, 2005 Pre-conference for the Producers SIG Notes from discussion on involving Generation X and Y in storytelling, and attracting them to storytelling events. Compiled by Janelle Reardon Member, Producers & Organizers SIG ELEMENTS TO ADD or CHANGE: Story Slam (like poetry slam) Choose venue where X & Y generations hang - [Turning a Town onto Storytelling: the Story of the First Annual St. Marys Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/turning-a-town-onto-storytelling-the-story-of-the-first-annual-st-marys-storytelling-festival/) - From the sound of Mark Fletcher’s bagpipes, leading the children to the festival grounds on a misty Friday morning, to the last shivery ghost tale told by Mary-Eileen McClear on Saturday night, the first annual St. Marys Storytelling Festival carried an aura of magic. The magic had begun with an idea in the spring of - [I Want To Have a Storytelling Event Within a Park System – Now What?](https://storynet.org/i-want-to-have-a-storytelling-event-within-a-park-system-now-what/) - Producer: Bev Twillmann (Bevstory@aol.com, www.interpretivevoices.com) Finding the Correct Site Convincing the Park (Whether National, State or Local) WHO to contact Examine your desire closely as to why you want to begin an event. Try and connect with a reason for the Park (you are thinking about as a site) to have this event. Example: Haunting - [Things to Note in Discussing a First Time Storytelling Event within a Park System](https://storynet.org/things-to-note-in-discussing-a-first-time-storytelling-event-within-a-park-system/) - Producer: Bev Twillmann (Bevstory@aol.com, www.interpretivevoices.com) (This is once the site has been selected and permission gotten from presenting agency) Decide immediately if this is a free and open to the public event (preferred). State the goal of the event. Just why do you want to have it and who is it going to benefit? If - [Poems, Pints, and More!](https://storynet.org/poems-pints-and-more/) - Producer: Gregory Leifel (GLeifel@AOL.COM) I run a tri-monthly program for my local Arts Council, in Barrington Illinois. We feature poets, storytellers, musicians, comedians, and other types of performance artists in an evening performance held in an art gallery in a bistro setting (the Pints in the title stand for the drinks -- beer and wine - [Short Subjects](https://storynet.org/short-subjects/) - by Andrew Mungo This article was originally published in The Museletter, newsletter of the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling (LANES), Vol. 16, No. 1, August 2003At my theater, I've been featuring storytellers as "short subjects" before the movie on occasion for about a year now. It's a mostly popular program and my - [What Producers Need From Storytellers](https://storynet.org/what-producers-need-from-storytellers/) - by Nan Kammann-Judd Member, Producers & Organizers SIG The storytelling community is one of the warmest, most talented, compassionate, and usually very professional groups of people. What separates the "professional" storyteller from other storytellers who are invited to participate in festivals, workshops, performances, and conferences? From the producer's perspective, here are some suggestions for the - [National Storytelling Network 2007 Conference Keynote](https://storynet.org/2007-conference-keynote/) - Sheraton Plaza Hotel St. Louis, Missouri July 12, 2007 Ronald J. Turner Executive Vice President Emeritus University of Missouri turnerr@umsystem.edu Thank you for that generous introduction and thanks to the organizers of this important conference. It is truly good to be here with all of you as we continue the journey of growth and - [Tips For The Would-Be Producer](https://storynet.org/tips-for-the-would-be-producer/) - by Ruth Stotter Member, Producers & Organizers SIG Having experienced the pleasure, despair and surprise from the experience of renting a half-dozen theatres and sponsoring dozens of storytelling evenings, here are some of my suggestions for those planning to produce storytelling events. 1) Instead of a set fee, offer a percentage of the take at - [Culturally Appropriate Storytelling to Improve Blood Pressure - A Randomized Trial](https://storynet.org/culturally-appropriate-storytelling-to-improve-blood-pressure-a-randomized-trial/) - by Mary K. Clark Can story be used to improve blood pressure? African-Americans with uncontrolled high blood pressure benefited from an intervention using DVDs of real patients' stories of how they dealt with their chronic disease. Read the rest of the article at: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=71702. This article is shared by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. To - [Digital Storytelling Resources – Health, Education, Social Change ...](https://storynet.org/digital-storytelling-resources-health-education-social-change-and-more-2/) - by Mary K. Clark Some wonderful digital storytelling resources are shared at Culture and health: A Festival of ideas and resources. Digital storytelling connects us in many ways. If you haven’t checked it out yet and/or are interested in learning more, this article has a great list of sites to get you started: Digital Storytelling - [Culture and Facial Expressions](https://storynet.org/culture-and-facial-expressions/) - by Mary K. Clark Are facial expressions a universal language? This was a very small but intriguing study which challenged the theory that facial expressions are the same across diverse cultures. Facial expressions have been called the "universal language of emotion," but people from different cultures perceive happy, sad or angry facial expressions in unique ways, - [Bibliography](https://storynet.org/bibliography-2/) - (** denotes favorite resources) See Also: Annotated Bibliography by Bill Noonan Ajjan, D. The Day My Father Died: Women Share Their Stories of Love, Loss and Life. Philadelphia, PA: Running Cliffs, 1994. Akeret, Ed.D., and Robert U. Family Tales, Family Wisdom: How to Gather the Stories of a Lifetime and Share Them With Your Family. - [Curriculum: The Women's Empowerment Program in 2008](https://storynet.org/the-womens-empowerment-program-in-2008/) - By Joan Stockbridge It is a pleasure to offer this report and curriculum for posting on the Healing Story Alliance website. When Gail and I received the $650 grant from NSN in 2003 to develop and document a transferable curriculum, we hoped that many people would be able to make use of the curriculum as - [Inviting the Wolf In: Thinking About Difficult Stories](https://storynet.org/inviting-the-wolf-in-thinking-about-difficult-stories/) - by Loren Niemi and Elizabeth Ellis Book Review by Joan Stockbridge Like a good story, this book can be taken on many levels. Niemi and Ellis have written a book that is an excellent how-to handbook on telling difficult stories as well as a meaningful exploration of the deeper reasons behind the human need to - [Storytelling with Children](https://storynet.org/book-review-storytelling-with-children/) - by Nancy Mellon Hawthorn Press, 2000 ISBN - 1-903458-08-0 Book Reviews by Katrina Kenison and Thomas Moore Katrina Kenison Nancy Mellon invites us to liberate the inner storyteller who resides within each one of us. In this wise and wonderful book, she provides all the tools parents and teachers need to engage in this practical, - [Bill Noonan's Annotated Bibliography](https://storynet.org/bill-noonans-annotated-bibliography/) - (Student's Research 1988 - 1997) Becvar, Dorothy & Raphael, J. "Storytelling and Family Therapy." The American Journal of Family Therapy 21, no. 2 (1993): 145-60. This article examines four aspects of storytelling as they relate to various therapeutic models. The author explores the application via the approaches used by such individuals as Rollo May, Gregory - [Spinning Gold out of Straw](https://storynet.org/spinning-gold-out-of-straw/) - by Diane Rooks ISBN 0-9709598-4-2 Salt Run Press Book Review by Kathy McGregor Diane Rooks suffered the sudden death of her son and went on to write about. In her book, Spinning Gold Out of Straw; How Stories Heal, she examines a lot more than how stories heal she affords us the unique opportunity to - [The Healing Heart Books](https://storynet.org/book-review-the-healing-heart-books-2/) - by Allison Cox Book Review by Antoinette Botsford Imagine hanging out with many of your favorite storytellers from near and far, sharing tales, batting theories and experiences about, musing over a surprising twist on an old yarn, and then finding yourself engrossed in a totally new story from an admired teller you've wanted to meet - [The Robe of Love: Secret Instructions of the Heart](https://storynet.org/the-robe-of-love-secret-instructions-of-the-heart/) - Retold by Laura Simms. Codhill Press: ISBN 1-930337-05-1 Book Review by Karl Hallsten. I was pressed one morning, getting ready for a 6 hour-workshop I was presenting the following day, when a package came. I had ordered a new release by Laura Simms, The Robe of Love: Secret Instructions of the Heart, at a bargain - [Untold Stories](https://storynet.org/untold-stories/) - by Mary K. Clark Though stories may not be shared in spoken or written word, they often are shared between the lines - between moments - seemingly invisible, yet ever present. These are some of my musings after coming upon Holocaust survivors: Harrowing Ordeals still largely untold written by Petula Dvorak of the Washington Post. - [The Brain, Story and the Written Word](https://storynet.org/the-brain-story-and-the-written-word/) - by Mary K. Clark. Can stories stimulate and possibly even change how we act in life? Neuroscience is showing that it can according to Annie Murphy Paul in her New York Times Opinion Piece, Your Brain on Fiction. Researchers have long known that the “classical” language regions, like Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, are involved - [The Placebo Effect, Language and Story](https://storynet.org/the-placebo-effect-healing-wellness-and-story/) - by Mary K. Clark. In Counterclockwise ~ Mindful Health and The Power of Possibility, Ellen J. Langer explores aging and mindfulness. The book is a fascinating read on the topic of mindfulness, however, she also explores the effect of placebos and language. The most dramatic example of language acting as placebo can be found in the - [The Timeslips Program: Story, Dementia and a Bit of Imagination](https://storynet.org/the-timeslips-program-story-dementia-and-a-bit-of-imagination/) - by Mary K. Clark. The joy and importance of shared connection and communication are discussed in a recent NPR story entitled Alzheimer's Patients Turn To Stories Instead of Memories by Joanne Silberner. She writes: On one recent day, 15 elderly people were forming a circle. The room is typical — linoleum floors, cellophane flowers on - [The Storytelling Project Model: A Theoretical Framework for Critical Examination of Racism Through the Arts](https://storynet.org/the-storytelling-project-model-a-theoretical-framework-for-critical-examination-of-racism-through-the-arts/) - by Mary K. Clark. This essay, The Storytelling Project Model: A Theoretical Framework for Critical Examination of Racism Through the Arts by Lee Anne Bell & Rosemarie A. Roberts describes . . . . . . the evolution of a theoretical model for teaching critically about racism and racial stories utilizing the arts. We reflect - [Play - It's Necessary, Could It Be Healing?](https://storynet.org/play-its-necessary-could-it-be-healing/) - by Mary K. Clark. Play is especially important. According to Dr. Stuart Brown we need play just like we need to sleep and dream. He writes: Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities. I love to play and - [Tips for Lawyers on Persuading Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tips-for-lawyers-on-persuading-through-storytelling/) - Tips for Lawyers on Persuading Through Storytelling Law.com (New York, NY), July 10, 2012 Summary: Most lawyers could do with an intensive remedial course in "Once upon a time." The longer they have practiced law, the more they probably need it. A lawyer's job is to persuade, which is not possible without some type of - [Patient Voices Website](https://storynet.org/patients-voices-website/) - by Mary K. Clark. What a delight it is to discover the Patient Voices website! This site houses over 250 digital stories that help viewers gain insight into health care and social responsibility. In addition to stories, you will find interesting research and resources. In 2003, Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner founded Patient Voices which - [Stories of Mesothelioma Survivors Inspire Hope Among Patients](https://storynet.org/stories-of-mesothelioma-survivors-inspire-hope-among-patients-2/) - by Faith Franz. When cancer survivors share their stories, they do more than highlight their own experiences – they provide others with hope for similar success. Survivor stories can help patients with rare cancers such as mesothelioma feel less isolated by their condition. They can also help patients with a terminal diagnosis see that there - [Children Full of Life - A Teacher Shares His Wisdom](https://storynet.org/children-full-of-life-a-teacher-shares-his-wisdom/) - by Mary K. Clark. How do we teach our children to be happy? to understand feelings? to cope with bullying and death? to share compassion? Mr. Kanamori, a 4th grade teacher and his students share their wisdom in a wonderful documentary entitled, Children Full of Life. Mr. Kanamori's class is followed for one year - - [Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are](https://storynet.org/amy-cuddy-your-body-language-shapes-who-you-are/) - by Mary K. Clark. We talk with our bodies don’t we? Isn’t that what body language is all about? A person's body language helps convey their story to the listener. It turns out that body language may also change how people see themselves – perhaps how storytellers see themselves. Amy Cuddy gives a fascinating TED - [Forgiveness – a Story and a Project](https://storynet.org/forgiveness-a-story-and-a-project/) - by Mary K. Clark. Revenge? Forgiveness? Busyness? Paul Vallely suggests that there is more involved in forgiveness than we might think. He shares with us the revealing story of Eric Lomax who recently passed away, in an article entitled, The ultimate heroism is forgiving the enemy. (This site does take a moment or two to - [The Art of Conversation Revived](https://storynet.org/the-art-of-conversation-revived/) - by Mary K. Clark. Imagine having a conversation without someone glancing down at their smartphone - repeatedly. The ancient art of conversation was revived in lower Manhattan this week; people talking with people, sharing and telling stories, in real time - no filters or interruptions. Bianca Bosker writes in New York Blackout Kills Phones, Revives - [Storytelling, Body Maps, Research: Undocumented Workers](https://storynet.org/storytelling-body-maps-research-undocumented-workers/) - by Mary K. Clark I found myself captivated by the storytelling and body maps used in gathering research for the e-book, Entangled in a Web of Exploitation and Solidarity: Latin American Undocumented Workers in the Greater Toronto Area, authored by Denise Gastaldo, Christine Carrasco and Lilian Magalhães. I also came away with a better understanding of - [The Race Card Project](https://storynet.org/the-race-card-project/) - by Mary K. Clark. Race? How do you start a conversation or share a story around race? In 2010, Michelle Norris started a national conversation on this prickly topic with The Race Card Project. Jesse Washington, recently wrote about Norris and her project: She asked for just six words. Michele Norris, the National Public Radio - [Transforming Fear in the Aftermath of School Shootings](https://storynet.org/transforming-fear-in-the-aftermath-of-school-shootings/) - Compiled for public use by Laura Simms. The Healing Story Alliance is grateful to Diane Wyzga for sending these resources collected by Morgan Adams. They are for those working with children and parents affected by the Connecticut tragedy. The increasing senseless violence culminating in the terrifying events that occurred yesterday affect all of us. You - [Power of Being Heard, Empathy, Understanding and Research](https://storynet.org/power-of-being-heard-empathy-understanding-and-research/) - by Mary K. Clark How does it feel to be understood? What is involved in empathy? How quickly do impressions of others form? What is the connection between empathy and emotional contagion? How do we come to understand each other? What does research have to share that can help us with these questions? The four resources - [Manipulation, Story and the Truth - When do we go too far?](https://storynet.org/manipulation-story-and-the-truth-when-do-we-go-to-far/) - by Mary K. Clark A mystery unfolded for me just the other day. I found I was between stories and storytellers, between two fine people who shared very different truths with me about the same event. If only each could hear the other. But they haven't and it isn't my place to share. Before I - [The Brave Little Parrot](https://storynet.org/the-brave-little-parrot/) - Adapted by Rafe Martin, Essay by Cristy West. Brave Little Parrot is from an ancient Jataka tale from India. When a forest fire breaks out and threaten forest animals, a little parrot tries to put it out alone by carrying drops of water on its back from the lake. Once a little parrot lived - [Bundles](https://storynet.org/bundles/) - A German folktale adapted by Allison Cox. I have told this story to women's substance abuse recovery groups, parenting support classes, caregivers retreats, and for various women's issues. There once was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles... that at times she felt she had more troubles than - [The Cracked Pot](https://storynet.org/the-cracked-pot/) - A tale from India retold by Mary Dessein. Story is a natural tool for use in addiction treatment and offers a safe way to examine some very difficult issues, ones that can be frightening or shameful to have to admit too soon in the recovery process. A water-bearer carries two large pots on a - [The Magic Ball](https://storynet.org/the-magic-ball/) - Adapted by Joan Stockbridge. The Magic Ball is adapted from a story from the Chubut Province in southern Argentina. This version is meant to focus on the addiction and recovery themes useful in recovery settings. Once there was a dreadful witch who lived on a mountaintop where the winds howled and the snow blew. She - [Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains](https://storynet.org/why-telling-a-story-is-the-most-powerful-way-to-activate-our-brains/) - by Mary K. Clark Really? Is it that simple? Just tell a story and we'll activate the brain of the listener. Ah! If only I'd known it was this easy. It is fascinating to read about what we are just beginning to know about the science of storytelling. Lani Peterson brought my attention to The - [Waking Up the Stories Within Us ~ Interview with Nancy Mellon author of Body Eloquence](https://storynet.org/waking-up-the-stories-within-us/) - Interview with Julie de Bastion, July 9, 2008 Nancy Mellon is [a] storyteller, healer, visionary and artist. Her workshops brim with creativity and wisdom, and now she has written an extraordinary new book, Body Eloquence, published by Energy Psychology Press in the USA. Body Eloquence, written in collaboration with Ashley Ramsden, reveals deep and amazing - [How to Create Stories for Children who Are Having Fears and Nightmares](https://storynet.org/how-to-create-stories-for-children-who-are-having-fears-and-nightmares/) - by Nancy Mellon, September 21, 2001. Soon after the recent events in New York City, I received from a mother the following story. The previous morning her six-year old child had told her a dream: "I was on a ship and it crashed. There were a lot of skeletons around and then some people came - [The Golden Squash](https://storynet.org/the-golden-squash/) - A Tale from Tibet, adapted by Laura Simms ©2001. Two old men lived near each other high up among the mountains in a small village. Each owned a small garden. One old man was very generous and thoughtful. He never thought about doing things that were kind, it was just his nature. The other old - [The Monk and the Samurai](https://storynet.org/the-monk-and-the-samurai/) - Retold by John Porcino There was once a samurai warrior who traveled to the distant home of an old monk. On arriving he burst through the door and bellowed, "Monk, tell me! What is the difference between heaven and hell?" The monk sat still for a moment on the tatami-matted floor. Then he turned and - [A Healing Journey](https://storynet.org/a-healing-journey/) - by Laura Simms. "In the human body is hidden a certain metaphysical substance which… needs no medicine because it is itself the incorruptible medicine. The philosophers, through some divine inspiration, recognized the strength and heavenly virtue of this substance and how to free it from its fetters, not through...physical medicine, but by a similar medicine - [Using Personal Story Within Healthcare](https://storynet.org/using-personal-story-within-healthcare/) - By Andre B. Heuer and Charlotte Phillips. This two-part article is a description of a two day training session conducted by Dr. Andre B. Heuer and attended by Charlotte Phillips at St. John's Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Heuer first gives an overview of the sessions and Ms. Phillips shares her personal experience. Andre - [Life Oral Review](https://storynet.org/life-oral-review/) - by Mary K. Clark Imagine that your job is to record, edit and produce a story - the "last story" of a person who has entered hospice. This story will be shared with family and loved ones. How would you handle the interview? What types of techniques would you use? Equipment? What about editing? What - [Metaphor, Language and A Very Simple Mathematical Formula!](https://storynet.org/metaphor-language-and-a-very-simple-mathmatical-formula/) - by Mary K. Clark Ah metaphors! A knight in shining armor. It's raining cats and dogs. You can't have your cake and eat it too. We use metaphors all the time, but what is known about how they are processed in the brain? Jon Hamilton shares some interesting information in Imagine A Flying Pig: How - [Teller Heal Thyself: A Story](https://storynet.org/teller-heal-thyself-a-story-2/) - By Lorna Czarnota. I mentioned in an earlier post that I have used story in my own therapy. I truthfully had a story moment that I think changed my life. Someone asked if I would share my experience. I'd love to hear of others' experiences in how story may have helped them at a personal - [Opening Up To Story](https://storynet.org/opening-up-to-story/) - By Deborah Freedman. Images are powerful medicine. There are internal images that develop out of thought, experience and imagination, and grow into stories of information, narrative and fairytale, touching the mind, the heart and the soul. There are two words that seem appropriate to our awakening as listeners - integration and transformation. The format I - [Giant Pain](https://storynet.org/giant-pain/) - By Allison Cox © 2001. Each month I tell stories to the teens in the Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center as part of my health education work for the local Health Department where I am employed. Our goal is to prevent of violence and substance abuse. We have found that stories offer these youth a - [Using Story with Aquired Brain Injury](https://storynet.org/using-story-with-aquired-brain-injury/) - By Meg Gilman. I develop storytelling programs for people with ABI (acquired brain injury) and for clinicians who work in that field. While there are common problems and struggles for people with ABI, the unique nature of the brain and it's response to trauma begs that anyone telling stories to survivors, for any purpose, be - [Once Upon a Time](https://storynet.org/once-upon-a-time/) - By William Noonan Ph.D. Once upon a time, an evil sorcerer stole a magic crystal orb, a troll-like imp turned himself into a poisonous fruit tree, and a giant abducted a princess and hid her in his Castle of No Return. These are images from folk tales that you would expect to find in Grimm's - [Returning Home](https://storynet.org/returning-home-3/) - By Lorne Browne. (response to September 11) First the Canadian favorites - Bob Homme (the Friendly Giant) and then Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup) died. Then Fred Rogers retired from his Neighborhood. Three gentle television storytellers for children now gone, their places filled with frenetic, over-produced kids' shows. I found myself longing for the more innocent, - [Outside My Window](https://storynet.org/outside-my-window/) - By Laura Simms (response to September 11). Early morning of September 11th before the planes hit the World Trade Center, I was awakened by a dream. I saw the door of my loft, which in reality is a dark blue painted metal Manhattan door, now turned into a window with frilly white curtains looking out - [War and Peace and Story](https://storynet.org/war-and-peace-and-story/) - By Caren S. Neile (response to September 11). I founded the Storytelling for Social Action Discussion Focus Group and agreed to serve on the HSA Board in order to promote awareness, conversation and action on the role of story in social issues concerning the public and the planet. Seen in this light, the terrorist attacks - [Journey to Belize: First Steps in Healing Story](https://storynet.org/journey-to-belize-first-steps-in-healing-story/) - by Shelia Darr. I have a story. Actually only the beginning of a story, so far, but this story could be the mother and grandmother and great-grandmother to hundreds, perhaps thousands of other stories; stories of life changing adventure and healing for college students from the U.S. and for the people of Belize. Here's how - [Learning to Dance: Archetypes and Stories as Models for Life's Journey](https://storynet.org/learning-to-dance-archetypes-and-stories-as-models-for-lifes-journey/) - by Lorna Czarnota. There are two ways to approach the challenges we face in life's journey. We can run into them head-on and try to move them out of way or push them before us or we can learn to dance with them. When we dance with the challenges, we can look into their eyes, - [Healing Tales](https://storynet.org/healing-tales-2/) - By William Noonan Ph.D. The metaphors of folktales help cancer patients in their therapy. Unlikely heroes and heroines lie in hospital beds. Living with cancer is hardly a fairy tale existence, yet the life portrayed in fairy tales metaphorically describes the inner journey traveled from illness to healing. The rich resources of these tales present - [Journey Down the Healing Path Through Story](https://storynet.org/journey-down-the-healing-path-through-story-2/) - by Allison Cox © 2000. Because of my firm conviction that stories convey important information to others in ways that few other forms of communication can accomplish, I use storytelling in my work as a Public Health Educator. The tradition of storytelling is ageless and known to most cultures as an experience vital to the - [The Web of Silence: Storytelling's Power to Hypnotize](https://storynet.org/the-web-of-silence-storytellings-power-to-hypnotize/) - by Fran Stallings ©1988. Entranced by Stories "Entranced . . . complete absorption . . . captivate . . . total attention . . . completely enthralled . . . mesmerizing . . . hypnotic . . . " We hear such descriptions of storytelling events so often that we hardly notice the words. The - [Healing Stories for Challenging Times: Story Heals Around the World](https://storynet.org/healing-stories-for-challenging-times-story-heals-around-the-world/) - by Laura Simms. Gaindeh Project is an umbrella organization for a variety of programs that benefit youth in crisis throughout the world. Its ultimate aim is to create model projects which use storytelling in innovative ways for use internationally, as well as in the United States. Our premise is that basic goodness is inherent and - [Dance with Both Hands Free](https://storynet.org/dance-with-both-hands-free/) - A parable from Sri Ramakrishna. Retold by Liz Mangual. I loved this story when I first heard it told. I thought it would be a perfect story to share with incarcerated teens. It served a twofold purpose. I could use it to share a personal story, always a good way to start, and also to - [The King's Wisdom](https://storynet.org/the-kings-wisdom/) - a tale created by Susi Wolf ©2006. The following original tale, shaped like a traditional teaching story, has been used by Susi Wolf in her healing work. The version that she sent was a transcript of her oral telling. It has been edited in order to make it more available to others to be used - [Wisdom, Stories and Healing](https://storynet.org/wisdom-stories-and-healing/) - by Mary K. Clark Do you have an interest in learning more about healing stories, untold stories, indigenous cultures and topics such as intergenerational trauma? I stumbled upon a treasure of a site today and came away with a greater understanding of the human experience. The Wisdom of the Elders site includes a section called - [Monkey Mind](https://storynet.org/monkey-mind/) - Prepared by Laura Simms. One evening I told my son a story that I had read from the Lemba tribe of Sierra Leone, West Africa. I was delighted to find tales from the country where he was born. Sierra Leone has been involved in a horrendous civil war for ten years. The war has resulted - [Outwitting Death](https://storynet.org/outwitting-death/) - A Hungarian Folktale, Retold By Gail Rosen. I have told this story in many settings. Its humor is delightful and the story allows thinking and conversation about death, in a way that feels safer for people than direct questions about their personal feelings and experiences. But she was full of life, and never dreamt of - [The Snake and the Holy Man](https://storynet.org/the-snake-and-the-holy-man/) - Adapted by Andre Heuer. Once there was a snake with a rather bad attitude. The small village near where the snake lived was very fearful of this snake. You see, this snake slithered through the grass, silently, seeking its victims, and without warning would strike and devour its prey. It was known to eat hens, - [How Old Woman Kytna Brought Her Daughter Home](https://storynet.org/how-old-woman-kytna-brought-her-daughter-home/) - A Koryak Story from Kamchatka Peninsula, Retold by Kira Van Deusen. In Kichiga old woman Kytna lived with her old man. They had a daughter named Ralinavut, a grown-up daughter. Not far from their village lived a wolf pack, twenty-eight wolves. One time Ralinavut went for a walk and got lost, she did not return - [Raven and the Whale](https://storynet.org/raven-and-the-whale/) - an Inuit (Eskimo) story, Retold by Laura Simms. In the very beginning of time, the Inuit people say, Raven made the world. Raven was both a god and a bird with a man inside. After Raven created everything, he decided to remain on the earth. He loved the people and the animals and he was - [Just Enough](https://storynet.org/just-enough/) - A Folktale from Russia. Adapted by Elisa Pearmain. Once upon a time there lived a tailor's son named Joseph. He worked beside his father in his little shop cutting and stitching clothing for the wealthy folks in town. As he grew older, Joseph began to dream of making something special for himself to wear. He - [The Stolen Child](https://storynet.org/the-stolen-child/) - adapted by Joan Stockbridge. There was a path that stretched from here to there. On one side of the path, tall mountains loomed. Along the other, the cold sea moaned. Along this path came two fairy women, wrapped tightly in dark cloaks. As they walked along, they saw a bundle in the path. It mewed - [Trojan War Story](https://storynet.org/trojan-war-story/) - Tale from the Iliad, Book 6. Translated by Joan Sutton. We are departing from our usual type of posting with this very special contribution from Joan Sutton. Joan is a Greek scholar who has been studying Homer's Iliad for the past six years. This story has not been rewritten for oral performance, but is a - [The Snake of Dreams](https://storynet.org/the-snake-of-dreams/) - Rewritten from a Georgian Tale by Hugh Lupton. (© Hugh Lupton 2002). Many years ago - and it was neither my time nor your time - there lived a great king. And one night that king dreamed a strange dream. He dreamed that a fox was hanging by its tail from the ceiling above his - [The Three Companions](https://storynet.org/the-three-companions/) - Indonesian Legends and Folk Tales. Told by Adele de Leeuw, 1961 Every year Cholera made a visit to the Holy City of Mecca with her companions Death and Fear. One year however, Fear came to the city before Death and Cholera. The old gatekeeper, who did not know Fear, let her enter. When Cholera and - [In The Beginning](https://storynet.org/in-the-beginning-2/) - A Cherokee Tale by storyteller Gayle Ross. Retold by Olive Hackett-Shaughnessy. This is what the elders told me when I was a child. In the beginning, everything was water. There was nothing but a great ocean. Then Water Beetle dove to the bottom of the sea and brought up a handful of mud, which grew - [How Night Came Into Being](https://storynet.org/how-night-came-into-being/) - A Hindu Tale told by D.M. Kartha ©2001. Sent by Cristy West. Once upon a time only a twin brother and sister lived upon the earth. Their names were Yama and Yami and they loved each other dearly. They roamed the earth enjoying its smells and tastes, it sounds and sights, the touches of the - [How God Chose The Site For The Temple of Jerusalem](https://storynet.org/how-god-chose-the-site-for-the-temple-of-jerusalem/) - An Adaptation of a Talmudic Legend Offered by Rinah and Leon Sheleff of Israel ©2001. Four thousand years ago, two brothers lived near each other on a hill by Jerusalem. They each had their own farm, but they shared a threshing floor. Every year they would bring in the harvest and divide it equally between - [Two Friends and One Horse](https://storynet.org/two-friends-and-one-horse/) - An Isreali Tale told by Crimean Jews. Rewritten by Yoel Perez ©2001. Adapted by Laura Simms. "Among the Peul people of Africa it is said that there is a little peace and a big peace, but there is no little quarrel. Even a matchstick can burn down a village." Two men, neighbors and friends, named - [The Red Fish](https://storynet.org/the-red-fish/) - A Tale from Turkey Adapted by Laura Simms ©2001. A kind fisherman once caught a bright shining red fish. It was so lovely, he took pity on it and instead of cooking it or selling it, he decided to take the fish home as a pet. He dug a hole in the floor of his - [Portrait of Peace](https://storynet.org/portrait-of-peace/) - Offered by Linda Spitzer ©2001. There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all of the pictures. After much deliberation he was down to the last two. He had to choose between them. One picture was - [The Mice and the Elephant](https://storynet.org/the-mice-and-the-elephant-2/) - A Tale from India Adapted by Laura Simms ©2001. Once upon a time there was a colony of mice who feared the elephants. Whenever the elephants walked through the mice's land with their enormous feet many mice were harmed. One day, the mouse king went to the King of the Elephants and said, "If you - [How Squirrel Got Its Stripes](https://storynet.org/how-squirrel-got-its-stripes/) - Retold by Laura Simms ©2001. A Tale from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic poem of India, which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Sri Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. “Each serves according to their strength” Long ago in ancient India a ten-headed monster called Ravana the Rakshasa - [The Princess and the Crow](https://storynet.org/the-princess-and-the-crow/) - A Tale from the Black Sea Retold by Laura Simms ©2001. Once upon a time there were three princesses who were sisters. They set out on a journey to see their entire kingdom. They enjoyed the beautiful cities and rich mountain villages of their country. Everywhere they went they feasted and slept on silken sheets. - [Book Review-The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness](https://storynet.org/the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness/) - by Joel ben Izzy. Reviewed by Lani Peterson. Sought out by banks, law firms and organizations to teach storytelling technique, Joel ben Izzy is quickly becoming one of the most visible players in the storytelling field. Not bad for a storyteller who only six years ago had no voice. Literally. His story is thoughtfully unraveled - [Memory and Stories: Truth, Tales and Understanding](https://storynet.org/memory-and-stories-truth-tales-and-understanding/) - by Mary K. Clark We all have them - personal stories. Whether we are performing, sharing anecdotes, family stories or heartfelt remembrances, we often tell our stories as if they were absolutely the truth and nothing but the truth. And, because we feel that way ourselves, our stories are often believed. Perhaps our stories are - [Why Bat Hangs Upside Down](https://storynet.org/why-bat-hangs-upside-down/) - A story from Sudan, retold by Allison Cox. Long ago, when the world was new, the Creator called all the creatures together and told them, "The earth is filled with wondrous places - go out and find the place that you would call home." So all the creatures went out and at first, all the - [A Word, A Story, A Resource](https://storynet.org/a-word-a-story-a-resource/) - by Mary K. Clark In this moment what word strikes you as powerful? Once you have that word, does it evoke a story? I thought of the word yes and it did evoke a story. I was having a difficult time keeping a promise. I never had such difficulty making a change in my life and - [Graphic Storytelling & Medical Narratives](https://storynet.org/graphic-storytelling-medical-narratives/) - by Mary K. Clark Are you interested in storytelling and medical narratives? While many who visit the Healing Story Alliance Website are oral storytellers, we can learn much from story as it is expressed in other art forms. Penn State University's College of Medicine asks their 4th year residents to create graphic stories - that - [Greeting the Human in Each Other](https://storynet.org/greeting-the-human-in-each-other/) - by Diane Wyzga. They said I was mentally disturbed. They said I posed a threat. They asked the security guards to call the police and have me removed from the premises. Once, when the Spanish had taken over an Aztec city they refused to let in anyone who was dressed in traditional Aztec clothes. A - [Look For Me In The Shadows](https://storynet.org/look-for-me-in-the-shadows/) - by Suzi Wolf. look for me in the shadows for there is where I will be telling the stories of the ancient ones whispering tales to the people look for me in the shadows my face illuminated by the clan’s fire or a storytelling candle my shape moving among the people look for me in - [Narrative Medicine: Inspiring Healing Through Story](https://storynet.org/narrative-medicine-inspiring-healing-through-story/) - by Lewis Mehl-Medrona. The power of story emerged in the pages of the New York Times on May 12, 2002, in an article by Natalie Angier about Michael Gearin-Tosh, a professor of English literature at Oxford University. We read the spirited account of his diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a virulent cancer of the bone marrow. - [Interview with Gail Rosen: On a Journey of Healing](https://storynet.org/interview-with-gail-rosen-on-a-journey-of-healing/) - By Peggy Helmick-Richardson. For it was a saying among them that a man is not really dead until he is forgotten. --“Cow-Tail Switch” from A Treasury of African Folklore, Harold Courlander. Born in 1924, Hilda Stern Cohen was raised in the tiny German village of Nieder Ohmen. When Hitler came to power, Hilda and her - [Rooster’s Good Morning Thank You](https://storynet.org/roosters-good-morning-thank-you/) - by Vanita Moore. About ten years ago when I wrote this story, I never dreamed I'd find myself back in Indiana, working beside my husband in his family's funeral home or using a story to help a grieving widow. But one day, as we sat in her farmhouse living room and talked about how hard - [Sharing Our Grief: A Healing Workshop](https://storynet.org/sharing-our-grief-a-healing-workshop/) - by Michael Cotter. A few years back, I was fortunate to join in as the storyteller for an experiential workshop involving a film crew, health professionals, musicians and twenty-two terminally ill people of various ages. This collaboration resulted in a powerful film, “The Healing Power of Stories, ” that documents one of the most memorable - [Story-Circles in De-Addiction from India](https://storynet.org/story-circles-in-de-addiction-from-india/) - by Aanand Chabukswar. Background The World Centre for Creative Learning Foundation (WCCLF), a group of teachers-artists within India, introduces art forms for healing and growth into various settings. Before the project “CHI” —energy!— (Creative Healing Interventions) began in 2001, no known programs of creative therapies existed in 365 drug and alcohol abuse prevention and rehabilitation - [The Prodigal Son](https://storynet.org/the-prodigal-son/) - Maureen Evans. The parable of the Prodigal Son, from the Gospel of Luke 15:11-32, resonates with me as an apt and adaptable story about the complexity of forgiveness. The word “prodigal” means wasteful, especially with money. Rembrandt's painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son," hanging in The Hermitage, has a strong place in my heart. - [Truth Telling and Forgiveness: Story, Culture and Change](https://storynet.org/truth-telling-and-forgiveness-story-culture-and-change/) - by Loren Niemi. “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” Herman Melville Telling your own story helps illuminate the universal in the specific. It lets you own your experience, emotions, pain and hope. Telling the story of the “Other” is an act of compassion that lets you recognize their humanity - [Circles Within Circles; Volunteer Storytelling Programs](https://storynet.org/circles-within-circles-volunteer-storytelling-programs/) - by Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson. Why do we present volunteer storytelling programs at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and women's shelter? That answer is both easy and complex; circles, circles within circles, circles above, circles below, circles overlapping. We try to do our storytelling programs in circles as much as possible. This cannot always - [Taking Story into Prison](https://storynet.org/taking-story-into-prison/) - by Katie Green. Once in a while, when someone leams that I tell stories in prison, they say “What?Are you crazy?” or they quip, “Well, at least you have a captive audience there!” Like many storytellers, most of my work is in schools, but taking storytelling into prison is one of the most rewarding things - [Memory Making & Personal Storytelling](https://storynet.org/memory-making-personal-storytelling/) - by Mary K. Clark Are our memories static? Do they change? What impact does this have in the stories we tell and the stories we live out? In Greg Miller’s article How Our Brains Make Memories, Karim Nader, a neuroscientist shares his belief that our memories are changed by the “simple act of remembering.” This - [Dancing With Dad](https://storynet.org/dancing-with-dad/) - By Gail Rosen © 2013. It had been a year since my father died. It was a rough year. He’d been sick for a long, long time and I found myself grieving not only his death, but all the years in which our relationship was limited and shaped by his illness. I found myself talking - [Waving Back](https://storynet.org/waving-back/) - by Allison Cox ©1997. A few years ago, I traveled with my two teenage daughters to Montana where we had once lived. We were so busy visiting old friends that it wasn't till we were on our way out of town to go back home that we finally drove over to see our old house - [E Pakeha!](https://storynet.org/e-pakeha/) - By Gaye Sutton ©1998. Moana Huaana was gorgeous, and when we were in Year Eight, at the old Porirua School on the edge of the mudflats where the City now stands, gorgeous was beginning to matter in a new way. Moana had a dark cloud of wavy hair, flashing eyes, and skin like Manuka honey. - [Story as Soul Food](https://storynet.org/story-as-soul-food/) - by Lorraine Calbow. Teaching for over 20 years, I've learned to trust in the power of story. I have observed first hand that metaphor invokes and is indeed the language of the soul. Story, an elongated metaphor, allows indirect learning to occur because each person gets to decide what is relevant and meaningful. Indirect learning - [The Narrative in a Suitcase Project](https://storynet.org/the-narrative-in-a-suitcase-project/) - by Mary K. Clark How can journey metaphors be used to assist child refuges? Zimbabwean psychologist and narrative therapist, Ncazelo Nucbe-Mlilo shares the Narratives in the suitcase project. Story, play and creativity are used to help children connect with their stories and dreams for the future. The project also helps others see and understand a - [Healing Power of Digital Storytelling](https://storynet.org/healing-power-of-digital-storytelling/) - by Mary K. Clark Where does the power lie in a story? Does the story have the power? What or who has the power when it comes to story? I will confess, I believe story has no power, people do. Many disagree with me and I've been known to be wrong! In any case, everyone - [Storytelling for a Community in Transition](https://storynet.org/storytelling-for-a-community-in-transition/) - by Elisa Pearmain. "We are looking for a storyteller," the acting principal informed me on the phone. "The school is going through a big transition. We are a thirty-year-old alternative public school that has just lost its only principal of 29 years to retirement. We are also being forced to move to a new building - [Many Happy Returns](https://storynet.org/many-happy-returns/) - by Margaret Jones. Every week for a year, the routine was the same. At 4:00 p.m., I packed my bowl, a bag of rock salt, some small white candles and a story. I then drove five miles to an apartment complex that housed teen parents and their kids to conduct a storytelling session. Each week, - [Fight or Flight Into Health: "S" and Cancer](https://storynet.org/fight-or-flight-into-health-s-and-cancer/) - by Tuly Flint. "Go away!" he screamed. "You are being a bad boy! You won't get any present from me with this crying!" As I entered his room, I was barraged with shrieks from “S," a four-and-a-half-year-old boy staying in our children's oncology department. I work as both a social worker and performing storyteller in - [Storytelling Unplugged](https://storynet.org/storytelling-unplugged/) - by Wendy Welch and Jack Beck. StUn (Storytelling Unplugged) is a Scottish non-profit organization, set up in 2000, whose members are tellers, singers, musicians and artists using their skills as practical problem-solving tools with people of all ages and abilities and in all kinds of settings. Prior to the establishment of StUn virtually all of - [Mourning into Daylight: The Place of Story in a Bereavement Group](https://storynet.org/mourning-into-daylight-the-place-of-story-in-a-bereavement-group/) - by Fran Yardley. Over the past ten years, I have been following the path of working with healing story often. At first, I wasn't sure how this would manifest. The 22 years of experience I have had working as a storyteller has taught me that usually, we do not choose our stories; they choose us. - [The Woodcarver’s Gift](https://storynet.org/the-woodcarvers-gift/) - A Tlingit Tale Retold by Cristy West. In the Queen Charlotte Islands there was a young chief whose wife fell sick and died shortly after their marriage. The young chief was deeply saddened. No one could console him. Then a wood carver from that village came to the chief and offered to carve an image - [Children: the Forgotten Grievers](https://storynet.org/children-the-forgotten-grievers/) - by Diane Rooks. "Remember the children," Matt Heavilin wrote, as he autographed the book for me that he and his mother coauthored. Their book, Grief is a Family Affair, offers many examples of how children are often the forgotten grievers following the death of a family member. Not only do most people think children can - [Grief Tales: The Therapeutic Power of Folktales to Heal Bereavement and Loss](https://storynet.org/grief-tales-the-therapeutic-power-of-folktales-to-heal-bereavement-and-loss/) - by Sunwolf, Ph.D. At nightfall the cuckolded and damaged king ordered another maiden and her slave brought to his chambers and took his pleasure. As the night wore on the slave spoke，"Mistress if you are not sleepy tell us one of your lovely little tales to while away the night before I must bid you - [Growing Through Enchantment](https://storynet.org/growing-through-enchantment/) - by Dr. Brian W. Sturm & Dr. William A. Sturm. There was once a stonecutter who wanted to be the most powerful being in the world. As he was working, the king rode by, and the stonecutter wished to be that king . . . and so it was. He felt powerful as King, very - [Story and Transformation: A discussion from the HSA list serve](https://storynet.org/story-and-transformation-a-discussion-from-the-hsa-list-serve/) - Compiled by Cristy West. Cristy West: I thought it might be interesting to consider what we mean when we talk "transformation" in the context of story. How are we hoping to transform our own lives? What sorts of transformative goals do we have for those we work with? What do we mean when we speak - [Stories Transforming the Teller: Sacred Theatre](https://storynet.org/stories-transforming-the-teller-sacred-theatre/) - by Sharon Mathis. As a teller of healing stories, I know that a story invites the listener into suspended time, a landscape of possibilities where even the lies are true. Story creates a vessel big enough for the whole person, with delights for ears, intrigue for the brain, safe places for the heart, and spaces - [The Three Paths of Transformation; Stories from the Alternatives to Violence Project](https://storynet.org/the-three-paths-of-transformation-stories-from-the-alternatives-to-violence-project/) - by Bobby Seigetsu Avstreih. The Alternatives to Violence Project started in the mid- 70's by men in New York's Greenhaven Prison who sought assistance from the local Quaker Meeting in developing ways to lessen the violent prison atmosphere. When I joined in 1986 A.V.P. had both national and international branches. I joined to seek out - [Personalizing Myth](https://storynet.org/personalizing-myth/) - by Suzanne Montz Adams. I used to think that myths were simply old stories that had little relevance for twenty-first century dilemmas. Yes, I admired their wildly imaginative content, the occasional unexpected twist, and the characters' fantastical feats; but important to me personally? Not a chance. There was a slight glimmer of contemporary relevance, however, - [Stories for the Journey](https://storynet.org/stories-for-the-journey/) - by Nancy Mellon. A sturdy Israeli lawyer and devoted father, Hanan experiences the great joy of storytelling almost every day with his young children. He insists that he would have missed this pleasure were it were not for his wife, Tsipori, who has been practicing storytelling as a healing art for several years in the - [Peace in the Family: Stories and Skills to Build Healthy Families](https://storynet.org/peace-in-the-family-stories-and-skills-to-build-healthy-families/) - by Susan Kaplan, M.S.W., M.P.A. "So nice to know that I am not alone! exclaimed one mother. “Now we can create something that is meaningful to us and not fight about it!" Earlier in the evening, she had shared with the participating families how explosive struggles between her and her daughter had stopped the planning - [Healing Storytelling: An Old Technique that Reaches the Young](https://storynet.org/healing-storytelling-an-old-technique-that-reaches-the-young/) - by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota. For the past ten years, I have worked with at-risk youth. One of the facilities I visit regularly is a residential treatment center or minimum- security detention center. Although it originally housed only girls, three years ago the facility added two boys' cottages. It currently houses up to 30 boys in - [The Public Voice Project: Creating a Storytelling Program with the Formerly Incarcerated](https://storynet.org/the-public-voice-project-creating-a-storytelling-program-with-the-formerly-incarcerated/) - by Lani Peterson Psy.D. The first Public Voice Project (PVP) was launched in November of 2004 by the City Mission Society in Boston. Over the course of four evenings, seven formerly incarcerated men met for the purpose of exploring the use and effects of storytelling. My participation with PVP was as the storytelling coach. Carla - [Playback Theatre: Putting Story on Stage as an Opportunity for Healing](https://storynet.org/playback-theatre-putting-story-on-stage-as-an-opportunity-for-healing/) - by Barbara Esrig. I have been the Writer-in-Residence with the Shands Teaching Hospital Arts-in-Medicine program and involved in an oral history project at this Gainesville, Florida, facility since 1999. Every week I go to patients bedsides and ask them to share their life stories. I tell them that in every room there is an amazing - [Stories Embrace: Readers’ Theatre for Cancer Education in Alaska](https://storynet.org/stories-embrace-readers-theatre-for-cancer-education-in-alaska/) - by Melany Cueva, R.N., Ed.D. The intent of the Readers’ Theatre, created for my doctoral dissertation, was to open hearts and minds of Alaskan residents to address cancer issues through the reading aloud of, and simultaneous listening to, a scripted conversation. As story, Readers' Theatre embraces a holistic, interconnected process of living and learning as - [The Three Little Sheep: A Healing Story Redux](https://storynet.org/the-three-little-sheep-a-healing-story-redux/) - by Sheila Wee. Every now and then storytellers may be asked to come up with a tale to address a very specific medical issue. In 2003，I was asked by the Singapore Health Promotion Board to create a story about asthma to perform at a Polyclinic (community health clinic) event for World Asthma Day. The story - [From “Once Upon a Time” to "Now I Know”: Healing Story at the Adirondack Arts & Healing Retreat](https://storynet.org/from-once-upon-a-time-to-now-i-know-healing-story-at-the-adirondack-arts-healing-retreat/) - by Fran Yardley. A number of years ago, a beloved storyteller named Nancy Duncan taught me a valuable technique for eliciting stories and poems from others. She said to start with the phrase “Once upon a time…” and explore what that brings up. Then move to “Then one day…” and do the same thing. Finally, - [Stories of Spiritual Transformations](https://storynet.org/stories-of-spiritual-transformations/) - by Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD. Major life shifts, including the curing of disease1, do occur following transformative spiritual experiences2. Spirituality has been defined as those aspects of human striving that relate to God, the Divine, the Universe or Largest Whole, Higher Beings, and/or those things that we have construed to be sacred. Spirituality is a - [A Traveler's Tale](https://storynet.org/a-travelers-tale-2/) - by Shawn Small. Our small group of Boise, Idaho, high school students sat under the shadow of the ornate, white-chalk Comayagua Cathedral in central Honduras. We circled up on the ground, most cross-legged, creating an ideal atmosphere to process an exceptionally challenging yet remarkably fulfilling week in the summer of 2007. The soft breeze, brought - [Strong Medicine](https://storynet.org/strong-medicine/) - by Laura Simms. A strong disease needs a strong medicine. – Mende proverb, Sierra Leone For 10 years, an unimaginable atrocity of civil war took place in Sierra Leone, a West African country, previously known for its hospitality, natural beauty and kind people. Hearing about what occurred there from the lips of children forced to - [Seeds, Mirrors, Hands and Keys: Stories to Support Mourning](https://storynet.org/seeds-mirrors-hands-and-keys-stories-to-support-mourning/) - by Gail Rosen. Grief is complex, with many qualities, many dimensions, many feelings, and many colors. A number of researchers have tried to define it, or at least lay out the path so that we can walk it with a little more wisdom or peace. It was once thought that there were stages to grief - [Creating Community Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/creating-community-through-storytelling/) - By Christopher Maier, M .A. People are starving for something that was meant to pass between them but is not presently passing. Call it a vibration if you like, or attention, or love. —Jacob Needleman I was in a university theater, and a man on a bare stage was telling stories. I was weeping quietly - [Co-Creating the World Through Story](https://storynet.org/co-creating-the-world-through-story/) - By Allison Cox. It is kismet. I take a break from editing storytelling articles to come to the IsleWilde Festival here on Vashon Island Washington, and stories are unfolding all around me. Artists of all kinds travel from near and far to join islanders in creating this weekend pageant where the line between audience and - [Island Afternoon](https://storynet.org/island-afternoon/) - By Allison Cox, ©2014. I managed to escape work early enough that afternoon. I remember wanting to escape all the traffic and concrete of the city. I was lucky enough to drive right onto the ferry just before it left for my island. Once home, I lingered on the front deck of my house, soaking - [Research - a place to begin: ArtsEdSearch.org](https://storynet.org/research-a-place-to-begin-artsedsearch-org/) - by Mary K. Clark Ever want to find some research on storytelling? ArtsEdSearch.org might be a place to begin. They are an: online clearinghouse that collects and summarizes high quality research studies on the impacts of arts education and analyzes their implications for educational policy and practice. One such search led me to a summary - [A resource to keep in mind: Storytelling -- It's News!](https://storynet.org/a-resource-to-keep-in-mind-storytelling-its-news/) - Have you checked out Storytelling -- It's News!? Lucky we are that storyteller, Kate Dudding and cohorts, add to this collection throughout the year. As they share, "From classrooms to boardrooms to operating rooms, storytelling is being used as an effective communications tool around the world." And, you might just find -- the stepping stone - [What do the Military and Creative Aging have to do with each other?](https://storynet.org/what-do-the-military-and-creative-aging-have-to-do-with-each-other/) - by Mary K. Clark Did you know there is a National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military? You might find it interesting to peruse the site. While your there, take a peek at their Reports and Publications. You can find the following under Quick Links (Reports): Arts, Health, and Well-Being Across the Military - [The Most Beautiful Bird](https://storynet.org/the-most-beautiful-bird/) - RETOLD by LAURA SIMMS. ©Laura Simms 2012 Based on a Pygmy story from South Africa Please ask permission before telling this story. Contact: storymentor2010@gmail.com Long long ago the most beautiful bird in the world lived in a thick forest. Everyone knew that the beautiful bird brought the rain. When she spread her wings, rain fell. - [Tell Me a Story about Your Shoes](https://storynet.org/tell-me-a-story-about-your-shoes/) - by Lani Peterson ©2014. One Thursday morning at the Women’s Lunch Place, a soup kitchen/community center to support homeless women in downtown Boston, I was given this gift of a story in response to the opening prompt “Tell me about your shoes.” I pass this story along now in honor of the woman who shared - [The Sparrow’s Gifts](https://storynet.org/the-sparrows-gifts/) - (HSA) Retold by Kevin Strauss, M.S. Ed. Once, in old Japan, an old woman was gathering firewood in the forest when she saw a sparrow hopping around on the ground. It was almost as if the sparrow couldn’t fly. The woman put down her firewood and slowly walked up to the bird. “Don’t worry, little friend,”... - [Downloadable PDFs](https://storynet.org/downloadable-pdfs/) - Leadership Connext: The Role of Story in Voluntary Sector Leadership Development in Canada by Glory Ressler This selection illustrates the use of story in many forms in a major leadership development school in Canada. Download PDF The Missing Links by Carol Russell Story is used to enhance knowledge management in a British government department. Download - [Welcome Detours! A Detour Can Sometimes Be Better than the Original Plan](https://storynet.org/welcome-detours-a-detour-can-sometimes-be-better-than-the-original-plan/) - by Andrea Heckelmann The Issue One of my clients, in order to expedite the process of installing a new IT program, used an existing platform, rather than creating a new, customized version. After almost a year’s worth of efforts that included several postponed go live dates, management decided to stop the current project and direct - [Catskin](https://storynet.org/catskin/) - Naomi Socher tells “a version of Catskin that ends in her marrying a nobleman’s daughter instead of a son. In my [Mary Grace Ketner] version, the nobleman holds grand balls to find the perfect mate for his daughter and all the eligible lords and ladies are invited, since she’s bi.” Accessed from Fairy Tale Lobby: - [Jack My Hedgehog](https://storynet.org/jack-my-hedgehog/) - BZ Smith says: I'm looking for Transgender material, and am trying to get started on a piece centered on Prince Hedgehog...born in unlovable skin, so to speak. Just starting on this. I have a transgender family member & want to work on the piece as a tribute to this unparalleled act of courage. There was - [The Master Thief](https://storynet.org/the-master-thief/) - The Master Thief claimed me from the start. The title itself jumped out at me from a whole long list of Grimm's tales I was perusing looking for something I might want to learn to tell. I read through it, and I knew it was telling my story--pieces I had lived and pieces I longed - [The Best Of Both Worlds](https://storynet.org/the-best-of-both-worlds/) - I have been able to tell my own story in schools, anti-homophobia conferences, storytelling festivals, and other venues. Of all the places where I tell this story, schools have been the most challenging. I believe it is important to go into schools and do this work because if there is even one student questioning his - [Honoring the Inner Feminine](https://storynet.org/honoring-the-inner-feminine/) - Once upon a time, in a land just a few blocks away, I had the unrequited desire to be a drag queen. The lesbians could make no sense of it. “You can’t be a drag queen. You’re a girl.” I was undeterred. I had had a lifetime of people telling me what I could not - [Reclaiming God, Reclaiming Ourselves](https://storynet.org/reclaiming-god-reclaiming-ourselves/) - “We’re very clear in our teaching. We believe every single person born on this planet is created by God out of love . . . in the image and likeness of the Holy One. And so our struggle to understand and accept gay people is a human problem, not some flaw or error in God’s - [That Really Happens?](https://storynet.org/that-really-happens/) - This edition of Tell Us Something was recorded on August 19th, 2014 at the Top Hat Lounge in Missoula, MT. The theme was “Busted!” This week’s story comes to us from Ingrid Beihl and is titled “That Really Happens?” Ingrid Biehl is a 16 year old high school student trying to figure out her sexuality. - [Ivan E. Coyote Speak Out!](https://storynet.org/ivan-e-coyote-speak-out/) - Live Performance 2010 Ivan tells the story of losing the local barber without notice and the hunt for a new one. - [The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy](https://storynet.org/the-girl-who-pretended-to-be-a-boy/) - Once upon a time there lived an emperor who was a great conqueror, and reigned over more countries than anyone in the world. And whenever he subdued a fresh kingdom, he only granted peace on condition that the king should deliver him one of his sons for ten years' service. Now on the borders of - [Princess Who Becomes a Man](https://storynet.org/princess-who-becomes-a-man/) - This droll story is of Hindu extraction, and in much the same form is still current in Southern India. In the "Exposition" prefixed to the Dubois' French translation of the Tamil version of the Panchatantra, p. 15, it is given with a few unimportant variations: The name of the king is Nihla-Keton, his country is - [Tales of a Parrot: Of a Brahmin Falling in Love](https://storynet.org/tales-of-a-parrot-of-a-brahmin-falling-in-love/) - When the sun sunk into the west and the moon appeared in the east, Khojisteh went to the parrot to ask leave and said, "O thou wise bird, whose counsels are prudent and who acts the part of a friend! If you think it adviseable, delay not today in giving me permission, or else speak - [Vasilissa, The Priest's Daughter or Vasilisa Poponov](https://storynet.org/vasilissa-the-priests-daughter-or-vasilisa-poponov/) - Summary: "Vasilissa, the Priest's Daughter," is in the Afanase'ev collection. The title character is not at all interested in "womanish" things. She has dressed in male clothes since childhood, goes hunting with the guys and calls herself Vasily Vasilyevich, which means Basil, son of Basil. The tsar hears a rumor that this guy is a - [Changing Skins: Folktales about Gender, Identity and Humanity](https://storynet.org/changing-skins-folktales-about-gender-identity-and-humanity/) - Selected Bibliography for the Show Compiled by Milbre Burch, PhD www.kindcrone.com Folktales Told in Changing Skins Boas, Franz. “Coyote, Fox, and Panther” in Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society, Volume 11. Lancaster, PA: American Folklore Society, 1917 (pp. 75-76). Braid, Donald. “The Lad and the Black Laird” in Scottish Traveller Tales: Lives Shaped through - [Railroad Bill](https://storynet.org/railroad-bill/) - sung by Mike Agranoff Click to listen agranoff-song I've always loved self-referential humor. Monty Python, Max Fleischer, and Warner Brothers cartoons used the device of a conflict between the author and his character to great effect. This one was written by Andy Breckman, whom I first saw performing at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. But he's - [NSN Announces Two J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Winners For 2020](https://storynet.org/reneaux-2020-emerging-artist-winners/) - We are delighted to announce that two storytellers will receive the 2020 J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award. As you may know, the Emerging Artist Award is presented every other year to a storyteller of major and unique performing talent who has not yet received wide public recognition. It is not, however, primarily an achievement award: - [How Storytelling Can Help Young Doctors Become More Resilient](https://storynet.org/how-storytelling-can-help-young-doctors-become-more-resilient/) - Harvard Business Review | October 16, 2018 by Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH I recently stood in front of a group of emergency room residents at my hospital and asked an unusual question. “Has any of you ever judged your attending physician for not trying hard enough to save a patient’s life?” Then I looked around - [The economy could use more storytellers](https://storynet.org/the-economy-could-use-more-storytellers/) - Marketplace | October 21, 2019 by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal College degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) are seen as lucrative, reliable path to a career. But an uptick in STEM majors since the financial crisis means English majors are down 25.5%, which appears to be worrying some economic leaders. That’s because - [The Role of the Artist in the Age of Trump](https://storynet.org/the-role-of-the-artist-in-the-age-of-trump/) - The Atlantic December 2019 by Lin-Manuel Miranda "ll art is political. In tense, fractious times—like our current moment—all art is political. But even during those times when politics and the future of our country itself are not the source of constant worry and anxiety, art is still political. Art lives in the world, and we - [Pleasant Journeys: Tales and Travel of who Lives Story](https://storynet.org/pleasant-journeys/) - By Kevin Cordi Pleasant Journeys: Tales and Travel of who Lives Story October 24, 2019 It was 1992, I was honored to teach storytelling full time in California, according to NSN serving as “the first full-time high school storytelling teacher in the country.” However, at the time, even now, little curriculum was available on teaching - [New Venture Seeks to Leverage the Power of Recovery Stories](https://storynet.org/new-venture-seeks-to-leverage-the-power-of-recovery-stories/) - Addiction Professional September 9, 2019 Matt Conway and T.J. Murphy started RecoverYdia (a hybrid of “recovery” and “media”) as “our response to a suffering world.” They want to counteract the loneliness that has enveloped a technology-connected world by using that world to share moments of personal triumph. Murphy says he and Conway have set out to - [Moved by immigration crisis, mime opens up about his journey to Maine](https://storynet.org/arts-entertainment-posted-september-8increase-font-sizeresize-font-moved-by-immigration-crisis-mime-opens-up-about-his-journey-to-maine/) - Portland Press Herald, Maine September 8, 2019 As an immigrant from Brazil and a US citizen for 18 years, storyteller and mime Antonia Rocha hopes to show people there’s nothing to fear. Rocha treats his stories as bridges of understanding, and tells school kids he works with, “When you encounter something different – an - [How To Persuade An Audience That Thinks It Knows Everything](https://storynet.org/how-to-persuade-an-audience-that-thinks-it-knows-everything/) - Forbes September 8, 2019 First, acknowledge your audience's point of view. People aren't ready to hear anything disagreeable until they feel heard by having their ideas repeated back to them. Second, ask your audience to take you through the process of how they came to their point of view. This will probably reveal things they - [New Podcast from Wayne State Features Stories of Iraqi Students Studying in Detroit](https://storynet.org/new-podcast-from-wayne-state-features-stories-of-iraqi-students-studying-in-detroit/) - WDET Detroit's NPR Station Sept. 4, 2019 The storytelling podcast was part of the student’s three week leadership exchange program and gives an insight into the students’ world. Twenty one Iraqi college students came to Wayne State for three weeks over the summer to learn about American culture and democracy. They were here as part of - [Many Faces – Many Stories returns to inspire community conversation](https://storynet.org/many-faces-many-stories-returns-to-inspire-community-conversation/) - White Bear Press, White Bear, MN Sept. 4, 2019 For the third year, the Many Faces – Many Stories collaboration returns to build community through storytelling. After exploring the history of the many groups of people who have called the White Bear Lake area home during the previous academic year, this year’s events will invite people - [Turns Out Storytelling Isn't Always The Best Way to Get People to Believe Facts](https://storynet.org/turns-out-storytelling-isnt-always-the-best-way-to-get-people-to-believe-facts/) - ScienceAlert.com August 25, 2019 A team of consumer psychology researchers at Northwestern University have been investigating whether stories help convince people of facts, or have the opposite effect. Three experiments suggest that storytelling makes the 'weaker' facts easier to swallow and the strongest arguments significantly harder. In other words, storytelling might actually dilute strong facts while - [A Novel Program at VA Hospitals Uses An Old-World Tradition To Advance Patient Care](https://storynet.org/a-novel-program-at-va-hospitals-uses-an-old-world-tradition-to-advance-patient-care/) - Forbes August 25, 2019 Humans are hardwired for narrative. We think in story, talk in story and connect with others through the power of story. Storytelling is at the heart of a novel program that’s expanding across VA medical facilities across the country. The “My Life, My Story” program uses patient narratives to build a stronger connection - [N.C. Black Storytellers enchant the audience at the National Black Theatre Festival](https://storynet.org/n-c-black-storytellers-enchant-the-audience-at-the-national-black-theatre-festival/) - The Chronicle August 9, 2019 Recently the N.C. Association of Black Storytellers event at the National Black Theatre Festival delighted their audience, from the young children to the older adults. The North Carolina Association of Black Storytellers, Inc., (NCABS) a part of the National Black Storytellers Association, has the goal of keeping alive the - [Jane Goodall: If you want leaders to truly listen, use the power of storytelling](https://storynet.org/jane-goodall-if-you-want-leaders-to-truly-listen-use-the-power-of-storytelling/) - CNBC January 29, 2019 World-renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall said: “So often, I see activists and they come face-to-face with a CEO or somebody — and they immediately become very aggressive (with phrases like): ‘Do you realize what you’re doing to the planet?’ (or) ‘Do you realize what you’re doing to my future?’” “So, - [Teens Using the Gift of Gab for Action](https://storynet.org/teens-using-the-gift-of-gab-for-action/) - Hemophilia New Today June 21, 2019 A group of teens from a local bleeding disorders organization, HACA, (Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area, greater Washington, D.C.) , have stories to share as advocates for themselves or their siblings who have hemophilia. They worked with the StoryCorps app to bring their stories to life. StoryCorps gave them a - [Blackfoot Oral Stories Database brought to life by ii' taa'poh'to'p grant](https://storynet.org/blackfoot-oral-stories-database-brought-to-life-by-ii-taapohtop-grant/) - UToday, University of Calgary June 24, 2019 In the Blackfoot tradition, stories are shared as a way to document history and to teach important life lessons. Siksika Elder and Horn Society member Natóóhkitopi Fred Breaker tells us, “Our culture is centred around an oral tradition, and our people learn orally, through storytelling. The stories were - [Classcraft Launches Storytelling Series for Student Engagement](https://storynet.org/classcraft-launches-storytelling-series-for-student-engagement/) - The Journal June 24, 2019 At International Society for Technology in Education ISTE 2019 this week in Philadelphia, ed tech company Classcraft is launching a new "Story Mode" series, which uses storytelling to help teachers engage and motivate students. The series of ready-made stories begins with Classcraft: Season 1, a year-long adventure story that explores themes of self-discovery - [Storytelling in data science](https://storynet.org/storytelling-in-data-science/) - BusinessWorld July 3, 2019 With the unprecedented increase in the amount of data that businesses create, the potential value from data also increases. However, we can only realize the value of data when the insights we derive move people into action. The question is: How exactly can we do that? To move people into action, - [How blowing into a straw can save your voice](https://storynet.org/how-blowing-into-a-straw-can-save-your-voice/) - Vox June 20, 2015 Diana Orbelo, a speech-language pathologist at the Mayo Clinic who helps people with voice problems, offers much advice for those with problem voices and for those who are over-using their voices. Other experts offer videos which demonstrate exercises all storytellers can benefit from -- exercises which "rebalance and recoordinate the vocal mechanism" - [The Power of Sharing Stories](https://storynet.org/the-power-of-sharing-stories/) - Uplift March 21st, 2019 This article sites many ways in which storytelling can improve your mental health: Storytelling and our sense of self Telling happy stories improves your well being Creating stories and then acting them out helps children understand themselves storytelling is at the heart of health care examples of the healing power or - [Ditch the grammar and teach children storytelling instead](https://storynet.org/ditch-the-grammar-and-teach-children-storytelling-instead/) - The Guardian May 19, 2017 Storytelling must be taught - it is more than simply an art – it is a crucial skill for life and commerce. People say children are natural storytellers, but this is not at all true, any more than it is of adults. Or rather, they are not naturally good storytellers. - [Arts teaching could become more important than maths in tech-based future](https://storynet.org/arts-teaching-could-become-more-important-than-maths-in-tech-based-future/) - The Stage London, UK February 27, 2019 Researcher Andreas Schleicher, who is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading educational thinkers, said that too narrow a curriculum could also make young people less prepared for the demands of the future. He said British schools largely regard skills as inferior to knowledge, and can be - [Children can go on space adventure in science and storytelling](https://storynet.org/children-can-go-on-space-adventure-in-science-and-storytelling/) - Lancashire Post February 25, 2019 A spokesman for the We Share the Same Moon event said: “Join Storyteller Cassandra Wye and Astronomer Megan Argo on an amazing science and storytelling adventure - to the Moon and back. "It celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing through Science and Story. "The event will start with - [The Sacred Spell of Words: Power is language.](https://storynet.org/the-sacred-spell-of-words-power-is-language/) - The New York Times May 15, 2019 by N. Scott Momaday "In my tenure as a professor of English and American literature, it has been my good fortune to teach courses in Native American oral tradition. There is a formula in that tradition that goes: “In the beginning was the word, and it was spoken​. - [2019 Recipients of NSN ORACLE Awards](https://storynet.org/2019-oracle-awards-recipients/) - NSN is proud to annually recognize individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to storytelling. Since their inception in 1995, the ORACLE Awards have been presented by the National Storytelling Network to those who have excelled in their art or made significant contributions to storytelling, NSN or its members. The ORACLE Awards will be presented - [Indiana University biologist uses his own artwork in storytelling approach to microbiology class](https://storynet.org/indiana-university-biologist-uses-his-own-artwork-in-storytelling-approach-to-microbiology-class/) - News at IU Bloomington April 9, 2019 Taking advantage of his passion for art, Indiana University biologist Jake McKinlay is taking a creative approach to his advanced undergraduate course on microbial physiology and biochemistry this semester. "Humans are really wired to learn by storytelling," McKinlay said. "Other people have done research on this, so I - [Helping the elderly connect through telling their life stories](https://storynet.org/helping-the-elderly-connect-through-telling-their-life-stories/) - The Sydney Morning Herald April 10, 2019 When Danielle Stewart attended the funerals of her grandparents she learnt many facts about their lives that were previously unknown to her. It got her thinking about the importance of storytelling, especially for the families of the elderly. In 2016 she started a company, My Word, whose - [At Gilead Church in Chicago, storytelling is central to worship](https://storynet.org/at-gilead-church-in-chicago-storytelling-is-central-to-worship/) - The Christian Century April 9, 2019 Rebecca Anderson, a Disciples of Christ pastor, got an idea after attending a packing Moth event: ‘Do we not have a true story to tell in community?’” The former stand-up comic did her booming preacher impression when describing that epiphany. The insight eventually led to Anderson joining with her - [You’ve Told That Story 100 Times. Please Stop.](https://storynet.org/youve-told-that-story-100-times-please-stop/) - March 30, 2019 Wall Street Journal Storytelling is supposed to be bonding. But you need to get good at storytelling for the bonding to take place. Here are some tips to be a better storyteller: Have a point Open hot. Flesh out your characters. Build tension. Don't exaggerate. Disclose somethings about yourself. If you're telling - [Volunteers with an ear for stories sought](https://storynet.org/volunteers-with-an-ear-for-stories-sought/) - March 28, 2019 The Westminster Window, Englewood, Colorado Northglenn High School’s STEM program is looking for 14 volunteers from the community who have a knack for storytelling and the time to listen to a group of 10th graders’ tales. STEM Coordinator Leslie Foster said the volunteers will come into the school to help judge podcasts - [Seniors took the stage at Gonzaga University's third annual Story Slam](https://storynet.org/seniors-took-the-stage-at-gonzaga-universitys-third-annual-story-slam/) - March 26, 2019 The Gonzaga Bulletin On March 25, Gonzaga University Story Slam presented six stories under the theme ‘loose change’ to a packed audience in Wolff Auditorium. The student speakers offered snippets of privilege, depression, danger and even a moment to reflect on bigger issues. Past storyteller GU senior, Ethan Kane from the ‘swoon’ - [5 Storytelling Tips to Help You Ace Your Job Interview](https://storynet.org/5-storytelling-tips-to-help-you-ace-your-job-interview/) - March 24, 2019 Forbes Often job interviewees focus on their credentials and competence. An interviewer spending a day interviewing candidates for a job might end up feeling she ,hadn’t had the chance to actually meet any of them. A story illustrating their character makes candidates memorable. Some tips about creating job interview stories: Don't overshare - - [How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger](https://storynet.org/how-inuit-parents-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger/) - March 13, 2019 NPR Back in the 1960s, a Harvard graduate student made a landmark discovery about the nature of human anger. At age 34, Jean Briggs traveled above the Arctic Circle and lived out on the tundra for 17 months. Briggs persuaded an Inuit family to "adopt" her and "try to keep her alive," - [How Storytellers Serve as Actors and what we can learn from each Other (part I)](https://storynet.org/how-storytellers-serve-as-actors/) - By Kevin Cordi How Storytellers Serve as Actors and what we can learn from each Other (part I) Storytellers are the first actors. Before there were set designs, lighting plots, or directors, storytellers were telling stories. Skillfully positioned words handled by a crafty raconteur steered the audience’s attention. An African Griot might use stories to - [The Story of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-story-of-storytelling/) - Harper's Magazine February 25, 2019 Anthropologist Jamie Tehrani wondered whether he could sort out the genealogy of all the “Little Red Riding Hood” variants—Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 333—with something similar to modern phylogenetics, the DNA-informed statistical method biologists use to construct evolutionary trees of living things. Replacing genes with essential narrative elements, such as type of protagonist - [Student storytellers take the stage](https://storynet.org/student-storytellers-take-the-stage/) - The News Courier October 27, 2018 Hands sweaty, shifting back and forth between nervous feet, Jessa Usery, a sixth-grader at Elkmont High School, looked out from the stage at the Athens Storytelling Festival into a sea of young faces. She drew a deep breath, leaned into the microphone and began to spin a tale that - [The Value of Breathing: How little we do and how important it is](https://storynet.org/the-value-of-breathing/) - By Kevin Cordi The Value of Breathing: How little we do and how important it is After returning from Japan in 2001 I examined life through a calmer window. It was there people were rushing to meet taxis, running to their jobs, and hurrying to meet life’s demands. However, although they were rushing, there was - [Why The Art of Speaking Should Be Taught Alongside Math and Literacy](https://storynet.org/why-the-art-of-speaking-should-be-taught-alongside-math-and-literacy/) - KQED News October 3, 2016 School 21, a public school in London has made "oracy" a primary focus of everything they do. From the earliest grades on up teachers support students to find their voice, express differing opinions politely, and challenge one another's thinking. These are skills called for in the Common Core. Another key element of - [Ditch the grammar and teach children storytelling instead](https://storynet.org/ditch-the-grammar/) - The Guardian, New York, NY May 19, 2017 By Tim Lott Writing stories is a craft that is crucial for life. And if the government insists, you can test it, measure it and use it in commerce, too A report in the Times has quoted a secondary school teacher who complained that their year - [What does membership provide?](https://storynet.org/what-does-membership-provide/) - By Patricia Coffie What does membership provide? Payback on what you invest. When members cease to invest time and talent as well as money, organizations die. I am currently a member of a family group, two historical societies, a storytellers’ guild, a regional storytelling organization (five states and the others too), a national storytelling organization, - [When we consider story making, storytelling expands](https://storynet.org/when-we-consider-story-making/) - By Kevin Cordi When we consider story making, storytelling expands. As Storytellers, we need to explore Story Making as much as Storytelling. Too often we privilege the telling as the most important value. We spend time working on our performances when we need to look more at how we make the stories we make ready for performance. We - [Art and storytelling event gives voice to local homeless community](https://storynet.org/art-and-storytelling-event-gives-voice-to-local-homeless-community/) - The Michigan Daily, Ann Arbor, MI November 11, 2018 The Washtenaw Housing Alliance and Shelter Association of Washtenaw County hosted the second-ever Voices of Homelessness event Friday evening in Ypsilanti, inviting community members to share their experiences with homelessness through art and storytelling. The speak-out was intended to spread awareness about homelessness and connect displaced people to - [Job skills gain as Bridgeport tells its stories](https://storynet.org/job-skills-gain-as-bridgeport-tells-its-stories/) - Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT November 13, 2018 Podcaster Dayna Lindo wants to change the narrative of her community, Bridgeport, CT. “The podcast is dedicated to telling the untold stories of Bridgeport and humanizing our collective experience,” Lindo said. “My goal is to increase Bridgeport citizens’ pride in themselves and our city by changing - [FT. BRAGG STORIES: 'Time To Bow Out'](https://storynet.org/ft-bragg-stories-time-to-bow-out/) - WUNC 91.5 December 28, 2018 The Ft. Bragg Stories series is a collaboration between the Fayetteville Observer and WUNC's American Homefront Project to commemorate a century of history at Fort Bragg through personal narratives. You can hear all stories (around 30) in the series here. This article highlights the story of Jay Huwieler, a - [Stories meant to be told](https://storynet.org/stories-meant-to-be-told/) - Deccan Chronicle, Secunderabad, India December 25, 2018 Stories Worth Sharing is an initiative which strives to revive the art of storytelling. Himanshu Poswal and Mohit Munjal, two engineering graduates from Delhi, are the founders. When travelling, they witnessed a group of people who put the phones away and were sharing stories. They realized they should - [Effects of storytelling on the childhood brain](https://storynet.org/effects-of-storytelling-on-the-childhood-brain/) - FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 2018 Volume 64 Issue 3 Pages 125-132 Effects of storytelling on the childhood brain: near-infrared spectroscopic comparison with the effects of picture-book reading Miyuki Yabe, Sachie Oshima, Satoshi Eifuku, Masato Taira, Kazuto Kobayashi, Hirooki Yabe, Sin-ichi Niwa In children, storytelling provides many psychological and educational benefits, such as enhanced imagination to help visualize spoken words, - [How Sharing Stories Of Hope Impacts Addiction Recovery](https://storynet.org/how-sharing-stories-of-hope-impacts-addiction-recovery/) - Side Effect: Public Health Personal Stories January 9, 2019 Addiction affects millions of Americans. At a live storytelling event held Aug. 14, 2018, Indiana community members who struggle with addiction shared their stories of life in recovery. Stories shared included: a "moment of clarity" that lead to their sobriety a non-typical story of someone - [The fire of story can be and should be everywhere](https://storynet.org/the-fire-of-story/) - By Kevin Cordi The fire of story can be and should be everywhere As a storyteller for over 25 years, I hear that storytelling is changing. I agree, it is changing, but with this change, it is implied or even directly said that sitting at a warm campfire is no longer the place that story - [Rediscovering truth - African storytellers tap into rich tradition](https://storynet.org/rediscovering-truth-african-storytellers-tap-into-rich-tradition/) - euroNEWS Reuters (Nairobi, Kenya) December 17, 2018 "To have that storyteller in front of you with an audience being able to interact is something very precious that we are in danger of losing," said Maimouna Jallow, who organised the one-day Re-Imagined Storytelling Festival in Kenya's capital. Although written history has existed for centuries in - [Storytelling troupe revives Kurdish culture](https://storynet.org/storytelling-troupe-revives-kurdish-culture/) - Ahval (Turkey) December 16, 2018 A generation ago, when electricity came to Kurdish villages in Turkey, storytelling by local bards gradually ended. However, two and a half years ago, in Diyarbakır, the Amîdart Kültür Sanat Bileşkesi (Amîdart Intersection of Culture and Art) was founded. Amîdart’s slogan is “no place but everywhere.” They tell stories as well - [You Are a Storyteller](https://storynet.org/you-are-a-storyteller/) - The Epoch Times October 26, 2018 By Jim Weiss “I’d like to introduce you to two friends of mine. Their names are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.” That’s how I feel when I begin to tell a story. I consider these characters friends of mine, and I take great pleasure in introducing them to - [Keeping art of storytelling alive](https://storynet.org/keeping-art-of-storytelling-alive/) - The Chronicle November 9, 2018 By Rini Jeffers VERMILION — Since the beginning of mankind, the art of storytelling has been a tradition, a socialization, a teaching tool, entertainment and a means of keeping history alive. But it is an art that seems to be slipping away, says professional storyteller Donna Kuczynski. An Amherst resident - ["Women Speak" Immigrant Stories: In Their Own Words](https://storynet.org/women-speak-immigrant-stories-in-their-own-words/) - Saratoga.com Saratoga Springs, NY October 30, 2018 This month’s immigrant storytellers share one thing in common: they’re all women. Coming from different areas of the globe, with widely divergent traditions and expectations, they have all made a new life in the United States. The personal stories they’ll share tonight will reflect on how being a woman shaped - [Athens Storytelling Festival starts Tuesday, Oct. 23](https://storynet.org/athens-storytelling-festival-starts-tuesday-oct-23/) - WHNT NEWS 19 Athens, AL October 22, 2018 The 12th annual Athens, AL Storytelling Festival will have five days of events starting on Tuesday, Oct. 23. It will include the 6th Annual Dan Williams Local Tellers Competition, two days of activities for students in the Tennessee Valley, plus 25 programs with five nationally renowned storytellers. - [Yeager symposium features Adam Booth to talk about Appalachia](https://storynet.org/yeager-symposium-features-adam-booth/) - The Parthenon October 18, 2018 By Douglas Harding World-renowned storyteller, musician and West Virginia native Adam Booth participated in a Yeager Symposium and open dialogue with Marshall University students and Huntington residents Wednesday, Oct.17 at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center Playhouse. Booth discussed Appalachian dialects and accents and how they can enhance storytelling. An - [Here:Say brings storytellers, community together](https://storynet.org/here-say-brings-storytellers-community-together/) - Traverse City Record Eagle October 12, 2018 By Brooke Kansier TRAVERSE CITY — A few minutes idling in the driveway end Matthew Soderquist’s daily commute. They’re the most gripping part of his week. The Vanderbilt resident and avid listener of “The Moth,” a storytelling radio program, can’t get enough of a good tale. It’s what drew - [The Art - and Power - of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-art-and-power-of-storytelling/) - EverythingBrevard.com October 12, 2018 By Lee Nessel Storytelling is powerful. It is among our earliest forms of communication, the original encyclopedia and the first form of school. To this day, it’s how we share history, exchange ideas and stimulate our imagination. Storytelling has evolved, yet stayed the same. Surely you’ve heard about the importance of storytelling - [Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author Speaks about Oral Tradition in Storytelling](https://storynet.org/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-speaks-out/) - The Dickinsonian October 11, 2018 By Cristian Tineo Dickinson and Carlisle community members danced in a circle to the beat of a drum at the behest of Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday, who gave a talk on campus about the importance of oral tradition. Momaday‘s talk on Saturday, Oct. 6 explored themes of imagination and - [International Meeting Gathers Storytellers From The World](https://storynet.org/international-meeting-gathers-storytellers/) - Telesurtv.net October 9, 2018 Spoken word narrators from eight different countries will gather in Lima, capital of Peru, in the VII International Meeting of Oral Storytellers "Blessed be the word", informed EFE referencing the North American Peruvian Cultural Institute (ICPNA), organizer of the. "Blessed be the word" will go from the 13th to the 20th of - [The lone storytelling ranger, Retired Forest Services worker recounts days gone by](https://storynet.org/the-lone-storytelling-ranger/) - The Mining Journal October 10, 2018 By Corey Kelly MARQUETTE — Pete Griffin, the Storytelling Ranger, spoke in front of a warm fire to a crowd in the Heritage Room of the Peter White Public Library Monday evening. Griffin told stories about the natural world, and the human one, by incorporating his experiences of growing up - [Tales well-told, Taos Storytelling Festival launches 19th season of great fables](https://storynet.org/tales-well-told/) - The Taos News October 11, 2018 By Tempo staff The way a story is told makes all the difference. It can simply entertain or help put a toddler to sleep, but when a story grabs you and pulls you into its world, engrossed in all its drama, comedy or pathos, it's a story well- told. Stories - [Novel approach to medical care? Docs trained in storytelling](https://storynet.org/novel-approach-to-medical-care/) - WTOP October 10, 2018 By Rachel Nania WASHINGTON — There is no denying that cutting-edge equipment and pharmaceutical breakthroughs can help save lives — but so can a doctor trained in storytelling. Dr. Rita Charon is a Harvard-trained internist who practices general medicine. She is also a literary scholar who earned her Ph.D. studying the works - [The storytellers of Vermont](https://storynet.org/the-storytellers-of-vermont/) - CBS News April 23, 2018 By JEREMY BRADLEY Slow down. Talk. Listen. In a world of partisan politics and viral videos these concepts can feel like relics of a bygone era. But something's happening in Vermont. In the hip art houses of Burlington, at serene coffee shops outside Montpelier and in cozy wooden theaters of rural - [Why adults are telling stories on stage](https://storynet.org/why-adults-are-telling-stories/) - Times of India October 7, 2018 Written by Ketaki Desai Priti Mutha was already struggling with post-partum depression when her father passed away unexpectedly. Her mind was full of thoughts she wanted to share but she had no one to talk to about. That’s when she came across The Narrative, a live and personal storytelling show based - [Kids have a howling good time at library](https://storynet.org/kids-have-a-howling-good-time-at-library/) - Port Clinton News Herald September 10, 2018 MARBLEHEAD - The story of four aging farm animals who run away to become musicians came to life on Saturday when children got to play the parts of the animals —a rooster, cat, dog and donkey — in an interactive storytelling presentation of "The Bremen Town Musicians" at - [Story Slam Grand Finale Coming to Meaford Hall](https://storynet.org/story-slam-grand-finale-coming-to-meaford-hall/) - The Meaford Independent October 3, 2018 Written by Bill Monahan On November 3, the Meaford Culture Foundation will be presenting “an authentic entertainment experience ranging from the heartwarming to the hilarious,” with the Georgian Bay Story Slam Grand Finale. It represents the culmination of a series of Story Slams that have been held in small venues around - ['Suitcase Stories' Puts Resettled Refugees On Manchester Stage](https://storynet.org/suitcase-stories-puts-resettled-refugees-on-manchester-stage/) - New Hampshire Public Radio September 28, 2018 A live storytelling event called “Suitcase Stories,”organized by the International Institute of New England, which resettles refugees in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, will have seven NH refugees telling their own stories. One of them, Ageth Okeny, who fled Sudan with her kids to a refugee camp in Egypt before coming - [Digital storytelling programme launched](https://storynet.org/digital-storytelling-programme-launched/) - The Orcadian September 29, 2018 The Scottish Book Trust is launching a Digital Storyteller in Residence program at Orkney Library & Archive in September 2018. People in Orkney will tell their personal stories as they develop important digital skills. Mark Jenkins, one of the digital storyteller for Orkney, said: “We are delighted to be working - [Minneapolis storyteller wins Great American Story](https://storynet.org/minneapolis-storyteller-wins-great-american-story/) - Park Rapids Enterprise September 26, 2018 Sue Searing of Minneapolis won the Great American Story Saturday night after regaling the audience with her two original stories. The theme for the third annual contest was "connecting through storytelling." The live performance was held at Calvary Lutheran Church. Since moving to Minnesota three years ago, Searing has appeared - [Storytellers gather at Storybook Garden, put on a show](https://storynet.org/storytellers-gather-at-storybook-garden/) - The Sentinel September 25, 2018 HANFORD — Bringing stories to life was what some volunteers and children did at the Children’s Storybook Garden Saturday. The Storybook Garden hosted its first-ever Storytelling Festival where children had the opportunity to listen and interact with several storytellers for a few hours at the garden. The Storybook Garden is - [Live storytelling events create community in the city](https://storynet.org/live-storytelling-events-create-community/) - Birmingham Magazine September 19, 2018 An arc light bulb works when an arc of electricity jumps from one element to another. The little lightning bolt that results from the "jumping between" creates the light. For the past eight years, live storytelling organization Arc Stories has been working in the same way. "The magic that happens in - [Let the play resume](https://storynet.org/let-the-play-resume/) - By Kevin Cordi Let the play resume Have you considered how valuable play is in working with stories? After doing a workshop in Maryland on play and stories, they wanted to continue the good work they started. I wrote these steps so they could consider their work. I share these with you. The best work - [Living Books Tell Their Stories On Saturday at Fayetteville Public Library](https://storynet.org/living-books-tell-their-stories-on-saturday-at-fayetteville-public-library/) - Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette September 7, 2018 18 local residents will be part of the first Human Library event in Northwest Arkansas, based on programs run twenty years ago in Denmark. Organizer Katherine Ganoung says that the Human Library is a chance to bring "storytelling power back to those who lived out their story every day - [How Howard Schultz Elevated The Art Of Corporate Storytelling](https://storynet.org/how-howard-schultz-elevated-the-art-of-corporate-storytelling/) - Forbes September 7, 2018 Inspiring leaders, like Howard Schultz, are great storytellers. This is his signature story. On a business trip in Milan in 1983 for the recently created Starbucks corporation, “I went past one coffee bar after another and was captivated,” he recalled last month in Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper. “The symphony of flavor, the romance - [Storytelling connects children with history, families and each other](https://storynet.org/storytelling-connects-children/) - Miami Herald August 31, 2018 Summary Few things bond a family more than shared tales and experiences. Not only is storytelling fun — who doesn’t love hearing about the good-natured scrapes a parent got into when they were their age or what life was like in the “olden” days for grandma — but the - [How to help students own their stories and storytelling clubs](https://storynet.org/how-to-help-students-own-their-stories/) - By Kevin Cordi What does ownership mean? Does it mean to truly relinquish responsibility? As an adult it is important to remember that allowing a child to “own” their work is not forgetting the importance of coaching or directing the work. Instead, it is a way to collectively work together with the child to achieve - [New ACLU Storytelling Program at TSU to Train Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform](https://storynet.org/new-aclu-storytelling-program-at-tsu-to-train-advocates-for-criminal-justice-reform/) - Houston, TX August 2, 2018 The ACLU and Texas Southern University (TSU) are joining together to tackle criminal justice reform by fostering storytellers --- a first of its kind storytelling bureau in the U.S.A. The program will train students who have been impacted by the criminal justice system how to tell their stories in public forums such as the state - [Back of the Yards residents want to tell positive stories of their neighborhood](https://storynet.org/back-of-the-yards-residents-want-to-tell-positive-stories-of-their-neighborhood/) - Chicago, IL August 3, 2018 Mayra Hernandez (Center-Left) and Gina Ramirez (Center-Right) tell personal stories about the Back of the Yards neighborhood | Manny Ramos/Sun-Times | Manny Ramos/Sun-Times Mayra Hernandez glowed with pleasure when she remembered flying a plastic grocery bag kite from her bedroom window as a little girl. “I would throw it out the - [Dastangoi: Art of ancient storytelling finds a new audience](https://storynet.org/dastangoi-art-of-ancient-storytelling/) - The Times of India August 12, 2018 Summary At a small eatery in the city, a niche group has gathered to hear stories. A dastango is spinning yarn with subjects as ddiverse as love, philosophy, wars, deceit or just fantasy. This is the world of Dastangoi — the art of storytelling which was popular in - [Book Review: Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life’s Journey](https://storynet.org/trail-guide-book-review/) - By Kevin Cordi Book Review: Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life’s Journey A student follows a wise philosopher for years. He wants to know all that he knows. He wants to understand how this philosopher is able to assemble complete strangers together. He desires to know how he can help - [Our job as scientists is to find the truth. But we must also be storytellers](https://storynet.org/scientists-and-storytellers/) - The Guardian July 19, 2018 Summary How should scientists communicate their discoveries? By using stories, so says Nature magazine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences as well as other articles. - [The danger of a single story](https://storynet.org/danger-of-a-single-story/) - TEDGlobal 2009 July, 2009 Summary People and cultures are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. - [The Science of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-science-of-storytelling/) - Business2Community July 19, 2018 Summary Everyone loves stories. A good story has the power to compel others, to inspire people, even to shape the world. They can comfort, connect, transform, destroy or even heal. Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone can tell it well. There is a science to it, though, - ['Born This Way' storytelling event in northern India](https://storynet.org/born-this-way-northern-india/) - Bhopal, Utter Pradesh, Northern India, July 9, 2018 Summary Bhopal Pride at Baithak - The Art House created a safe space for people to express themselves re. their sex, gender sexuality and the difference between them. A participant Chandni said, “Defining humans is the worst thing we can do. Let's not look at anyone with the - [New York State Fair holds first storytelling competition](https://storynet.org/ny-state-fair-holds-storytelling-competition/) - WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY, July 7, 2018 Summary For the first time, the New York State Fair will have a two-day storytelling event, on Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1. Friday night’s event will be a competition called The Great New York State Story Slam, in which 10 people will be chosen randomly. They will - [Save the Date!](https://storynet.org/save-the-date/) - By Bill Wight, NSN Vice Chair California, here we come! Next year, the National Storytelling Network Summit will be held in the San Francisco Bay area, in Fremont, CA from July 25-28, 2019. Save those dates and begin making plans to attend! Speaking of which, you can still register for this year’s 2018 Summit (later - ['Stories on the Square' returns in July](https://storynet.org/storytelling-event-connects-community-across-cultures-2/) - Tahlequah Daily Press, June 30, 2018 Summary Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism is offering free, family-friendly storytelling events on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in July. Stories on the Square attendees get free admission to the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, Cherokee National Prison Museum, John Ross Museum and Sequoyah's Cabin Museum after the program. Click - [Story Summit: A Night of Gainesville’s Best Storytelling](https://storynet.org/story-summit-gainesvilles-best/) - Gainesville Scene, June 4, 2018 Summary There are three storytelling organizations in Gainesville which produce monthly personal storytelling events: Self Narrate, the Conch and Guts & Glory While people often assume these groups are in competition with each other, Self Narrate’s director Brandon Telg said: “We all want to see each other succeed, and we all believe in what each - [Storytelling event connects community across cultures](https://storynet.org/storytelling-event-connects-community-across-cultures/) - Moab Sun News, June 28, 2018 Summary Five local storytellers share diverse performances at Moab Valley Multicultural Center’s (MVMC) brand-new event “Dialogues of Diversity: Multicultural Stories of Strength.” Each will share their stories of 'being new' -- coming to Moab or the United States from a foreign country. “I hope that their stories offer - [Ten Ways Storytellers Can Help Each Other](https://storynet.org/ten-ways-storytellers-can-help-each-other/) - By Kevin Cordi Ten Ways Storytellers Can Help Each Other Create a legacy for tomorrow. People are hungry for stories. It is part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. ------Studs Terkel How Do Storytellers Help Novice Storytellers Learn the Craft? - [Storytelling at American Society of Clinical Oncology](https://storynet.org/storytelling-at-asco/) - Medscape, June 3, 2018 Summary The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) had a new session at its annual meeting this year: ASCO Voices. The goal of this storytelling event, was to remind the oncologists of their deep human selves, something that the other data driven sessions wouldn't be doing. Four stories were selected from - [3 Core Tenets Of Leadership Storytelling](https://storynet.org/3-core-tenets-of-leadership-storytelling/) - Forbes, May 29,2017 Summary It is important for individuals and organizations to synchronize these three key elements--internally and externally: what they say, what they do, and what is truly in their hearts. Esther Choy says, "I believe 'heart' is an expression of the leaders’ deepest motivation--the core that’s driving everything else. It flows from the company’s mission and vision - [Magazine Mis-step](https://storynet.org/magazine-mis-step/) - By Bill Wight, NSN Vice Chair On May 9th, your Board launched an exciting initiative aimed at extending NSN’s reach, attracting new members, and making our flagship publication, Storytelling Magazine, even better. Immediately, we stumbled. The crash was instantaneous, and deafening. The seeds of that crash were planted well before the event. We were unaware - [BBC Ouch wants your stories for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival](https://storynet.org/bbc-ouch-wants-your-stories/) - BBC News May 21, 2018 Summary For the third year, BBC is asking people with disabilities to submit their personal stories for possible telling at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Those selected will work with a top comedy script producer, then perform their story at the Festival. The topic this year is "Going Out". - [Pen in Hand: Storytelling with Luther Girado: the last male fluent speaker shares his language](https://storynet.org/pen-in-hand/) - Tehachapi News May 6, 2018 Summary There are only two fluent Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Paiute) speakers left on Earth: Luther Girado and his sister Lucille Girado Hicks. the Girados are the last people who will ever be raised in an Indian household were Nuwä is the only language spoken. They grew up in Walker Basin - [Penn Medicine students to participate in first-ever citywide medical story slam](https://storynet.org/penn-medicine-students-story-slam/) - Penn Today May 7, 2018 Summary Seven medical school in Philadelphia are participating in a story slam in an effort to create open dialogue among doctors, nurses, and medical students who often struggle to express their feelings. “In the medical literature these days, there’s a lot about physicians and med students being burned out, - [We Survive by Telling Stories](https://storynet.org/we-survive-by-telling-stories/) - On Being May 14, 2018 Summary Generational storytelling is survival. It is a preservation of history and a dire act as we witness erasure in textbooks and watch our history recounted by those who tell our stories but have never lived in our skin or embodied the blood of our stories. - [Meridian-area teachers learn the power of storytelling](https://storynet.org/meridian-area-teachers-learn-the-power-of-storytelling/) - The Meridian Star February 20, 2018 By Robbie Ward rward@themeridianstar.com Summary Laughter, smiles, gestures and other connections sparked during a storytelling program Tuesday will likely result in more of the same. Much of the storytelling came from Wisconsin storyteller, author and musician Stuart Stotts, also a certified teaching artist with the John F. - [Stories of Immigration - A Public Storyteller Special](https://storynet.org/sotires-of-immigration-a-public-storyteller-special/) - WLRN April 25, 2018 Summary South Florida -- The Public Storyteller is a radio show sharing true stories of life in South Florida as well as featuring performances by professional storytellers. It airs Sundays, 4 pm EST on www.wirn.org or 91.3 FM and 91.5 FM in South Florida. The hosts are Caren S. - [How to Tell a Story](https://storynet.org/how-to-tell-a-story/) - The New York Times April 16, 2018 Summary NEW YORK, NY -- An introduction on how to tell your first, and then subsequent, stories. “The best way to reach all people is to go to a personal story,” said Brenda Wong Aoki, an acclaimed playwright, storyteller and performer. “Everybody is a human being and everybody - [Story Works Alaska allows youth to find their voice](https://storynet.org/story-works-alaska-allows-youth-to-find-their-voice/) - KTVA.com The Voice of Alaska April 9, 2018 Summary ANCHORAGE, AK -- Since 2014, more than 1,500 students at high schools in Anchorage and Unalakleet have learned to tell their personal stories as part of Story Works Alaska. "The students get to work on and share these stories," Bartlett High School English teacher - [Artist Collects Stories From the Hearts of Syrians](https://storynet.org/artist-collects-stories-from-the-hearts-of-syrians/) - Al-Fanar Media April 8, 2018 Summary LONDON -- Since 2013, Spanish artist and filmmaker Juan delGado has been collecting and publishing the personal stories of Syrian people, both those still in Syria as well as those who have fled. The goal of the project—whose Arabic name, Qisetna, means “our stories”—is to create a record of the experiences of - [Branding Storytelling Retreat 2008](https://storynet.org/branding-storytelling-retreat-2008/) - by Alan Cock Member, Producers & Organizers SIG Sponsored by the NSN PRO SIG Agenda: Branding Storytelling: What does it all mean? Find out at the PRO SIG Winter Retreat February 15, 16, 17, 2008 Fairfield Inn-Airport 5220 W Southern Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana Discuss branding with Loren Niemi & Cristin Thomas Meet Pauline Moffat of - [Indigenous storyteller at Vancouver Public Library shares city's lesser known tales](https://storynet.org/indigenous-storyteller-at-vancouver-public-library/) - CBC News March 30, 2018 Summary Since 2008, Vancouver Public Library has had an Indigenous storyteller in residence who uses storytelling to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. This year, T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss, an artist and ethno-botanist, who studies plants and their traditional uses, has been selected. Wyss plans to research her own family's heritage as - [Marketing Ideas for Producers and Storytellers](https://storynet.org/marketing-ideas-for-producers-and-storytellers/) - Below are articles written by members of the storytelling community. Postcard Marketing By Stephen Hollen A lot can be said on a two sided postcard. I use postcards in place of brochures much of the time. Brochures in smaller quantities run about $1.00 on vistaprint. Postcards about 7 cents. This is a no brainer. - [Becoming the Resident Storytelling Company at an Arts Center](https://storynet.org/becoming-the-resident-storytelling-company-at-an-arts-center/) - September 2011 by Kate Dudding Five years ago, something exciting happened in our community. (No, that’s not the royal we – I have a producing partner, Alden (Joe) Doolittle. We specialize in producing storytelling events for adults. Together we’ve produced over 90 storytelling dinner programs and over 10 Tellabrations.) - [Thanking New Listeners](https://storynet.org/thanking-new-listeners/) - Producer: Ellen H. Munds (ellen@storytellingarts.org) In order to encourage new listeners to come back to our next storytelling event, I send them a letter, thanking them for coming and telling them about our next event. Below is a copy of such a letter. April 20, 2004 Bill Jones 1234 N Virginia St Indianapolis, IN 46205 - [Story Sundays: A Storytelling Dinner Series for Adults](https://storynet.org/story-sundays-dinner-series/) - PRO SIG Preconference, NSN 2013 Conference, Richmond, VA July 2013 by Kate Dudding Summary Description of the process and success in creating a venue for storytelling to adults; expanding listener base; and sharing lessons learned during fourteen seasons of a dinner storytelling series: “Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders - [Workbook for Theater and Storytelling Collaborations](https://storynet.org/workbook-for-theater-and-storytelling-collaborations/) - The NSN Producers & Organizers SIG Pre-Conference Workshop July 2007 By Nancy Donoval and Loren Nieme As a preparation for Theater and Storytelling collaborations, here is a set of questions and considerations that are worth asking before undertaking a collaboration. What is the project? O - [Lessons from X and Y: Marketing and Social Media with the 20-40 Year Olds](https://storynet.org/lessons-from-x-and-y/) - 2010 National Storytelling Conference July 29-August 1, 2010 Warner Center Marriott – Los Angeles (Woodland Hills), California There was a pre-conference session of particular interest to PRO SIG members: Thursday, July 29, 9:00 am-12 noon PRO-SIG members shared the lessons learned at the October 2009 "Next Audiences Conference" on the state of the art for - [WOW Weekend (Working on Our Work Storytelling Weekend)](https://storynet.org/wow-weekend-working-on-our-work-storytelling-weekend/) - Producer: Scheherazade’s Legacy, the partnership of Cynthia Changaris (cchangaris@aol.com) and Mary Hamilton (hiddenspring@earthlink.net) Purpose: To provide an opportunity for storytellers of all experience levels to gather as peers and work on their storytelling art. While most participants choose to work on the development of specific stories, participants have also worked on workshop revisions, promotional pieces, - [Table-hopping](https://storynet.org/table-hopping/) - By Richard Martin (info@tellatale.eu) I've done table-hopping a number of times and always found it worked well, particularly when it is a sit-down dinner. In fact, it is one of my suggestions for a gig like a company's annual dinner party. My reasoning is that, unlike a theatre gig where the audience have consciously chosen - [Collaborations with Theatres](https://storynet.org/collaborations-with-theatres/) - March 2007 by Kate Dudding At the 2006 Sharing the Fire, the storytelling conference presented by the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling, Jo Radner gave an excellent keynote challenging us to come up with ways to raise storytelling to the same level as music and theatre. Her keynote got me thinking. - [Small Talk](https://storynet.org/small-talk/) - By Ellen H. Munds Member, Producers & Organizers SIG (ellen@storytellingarts.org) Originally published in Storytelling Magazine, November/December 2006 At the 2006 business meeting of the Producer’s & Organizer’s SIG during the National Storytelling Conference in Pittsburgh, we decided to use this column as a means to share some successful programs. Here in Indianapolis, Storytelling Arts of - [Girls Night Out](https://storynet.org/copy-of-small-talk/) - by Kate Dudding (Member, Producers & Organizers SIG) and Carolyn Martino Since 1985, “Girls Night Out” has been a tradition each March in Providence, Rhode Island. It was started, and continues to be organized, by the women in the Spellbinders Storytelling Collective to celebrate Women's History Month with stories and songs by, for and about - [House Concerts in Kansas](https://storynet.org/house-concerts-in-kansas/) - Producer: Priscilla Howe (story1@mindspring.com) I have been producing house concerts for adults for approximately 3 years. I was frustrated with trying to produce concerts of my own work for adults, so I decided to offer house concerts to friends and family. The host invites the guests, provides refreshments and passes the hat. I don't have - [Success Stories in Building Adult Audiences](https://storynet.org/success-stories-in-building-adult-audiences/) - by Kate Dudding (kate@katedudding.com) At the National Storytelling Network's 2003 Conference in Chicago, I moderated a panel discussion on this topic. Other panel members were Gerald Fierst, Ellen Munds and Robert Revere. Based on the panelists' presentations and information shared by attendees, there seems to be three things in common with all successful storytelling events - [Emceeing and Giving Introductions](https://storynet.org/emceeing-and-giving-introductions/) - By Mary Grace Ketner (mgketner@talesandlegends.net ) I tend to separate the two: emceeing, introductions. The emceeing has to do with the overall program and the audience, welcoming, making the program flow, cleansing the palate between each teller, building anticipation for the next story, bringing closure. The introductory "speech" for each teller is a separate project - [How to Gracefully Keep a Program Running On Time](https://storynet.org/how-to-gracefully-keep-a-program-running-on-time/) - by Members of the Producers & Organizers SIG Here’s a question that appeared on the PRO SIG listserv. Our Tellabration Problem We have our tellers audition their stories, and plan the timing of our program accordingly. But last year, two of the stories really grew between the audition and Tellabration. Plus an emcee took lots - [Revealing a Personal Story](https://storynet.org/revealing-a-personal-story/) - Worcester Polytechnic Institute March 23, 2018 Summary Dear World visited Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) this week. At WPI, approximately 180 students, faculty, and staff participated in personal story workshops, first solo writing, then pairing together to distill each story into a few significant words. Those words were then written on the person's skin. Then a portrait - [On the importance of storytelling in medicine](https://storynet.org/on-the-importance-of-storytelling-in-medicine/) - Stanford Medicine April 20, 2017 Summary Data Needs Narrative: Communicating Science to the Public Science is complex. And like many professionals in fields with their own terms unknown to the general public, medical researchers often have difficulty explaining their research to the public. However, stories can animate data. Dhruv Khullar, a resident in internal medicine - [Residents invited to share stories of discrimination to begin change](https://storynet.org/residents-invited-to-share-stories-of-discrimination/) - My Statesman March 17, 2018 Summary Using storytelling to help heal racial discord, the Truth and Reconciliation Oral History Project invites Austin residents of color to share their personal experiences of racial discrimination in a safe place. A goal is to elicit compassion via these stories. State Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, shares his experience at - [TED Talks on Storytelling](https://storynet.org/ted-talks-on-storytelling/) - This list was created by Marilyn McPhie . She will include it as part of her upcoming workshop in San Diego in April on "How to Do a TED Talk." This workshop is based on her many experiences: giving a TEDx talk, presenting at a TEDx Salon, being part of a TEDx organizing committee, and attending more - [What everyone can learn from immigrants’ personal stories](https://storynet.org/what-everyone-can-learn-from-immigrants-personal-stories/) - Boston Globe Magazine March 7, 2018 Summary Cheryl Hamilton, co-director of Massmouth and director of partner engagement at the International Institute of New England, a refugee resettlement agency, launched Suitcase Stories, a traveling live performance series and social media campaign, in March 2017. Her goal is to offer opposing information about immigrants and refugees, - [In a digital era live storytelling is bringing people closer together](https://storynet.org/in-a-digital-age-live-storytelling/) - Boston Globe Magazine March 7, 2018 Summary Nine monthly storytelling events in the greater Boston area plus the new PBS World Channel / Massmouth TV production "Stories from the Stage" are highlighted in this article. Some of these shows sell out. Massmouth co-founder Norah Dooley explains this popularity: People come because “story is an essential - [Why Sharing Your Personal Story Can Offer Real Health Benefits](https://storynet.org/why-sharing-your-personal-story-can-offer-real-health-benefits/) - Oprah.com February 2018 Summary Sharing a personal story is similar to a group therapy session. The teller is reducing her psychological burden AND the listeners can have a physically healing experience. According to Nancy Morgan, writing clinician and director emeritus of the arts and humanities program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., - [Why Science Needs Storytellers](https://storynet.org/why-science-needs-storytellers/) - British Science Association March 1, 2018 Summary Written by Dr. Pippa Malmgren, manufacturer of AI-led aerial robotics at her firm H Robotics and former Presidential Advisor to President George W. Bush, and Jessica Fox, Artist-in-residence at the UK Centre for Synthetic Mammalian Biology and former Storyteller at NASA. A problem exists: scientists generally don't - [Homeless shelter director starts a storytelling group](https://storynet.org/homeless-shelter-director-starts-a-storytelling-group/) - The State Journal-Register February 25, 2018 Summary Last year, Erica Smith, executive director at Helping Hands of Springfield homeless shelter and an actress in local community theater, created a storytelling group in Springfield, IL. She stated her initial goals: “I would like to have regular performances with high quality stories and involve as many people - [African-American folklore inspires meeting of the minds](https://storynet.org/the-harvard-gazette-feb-5-2018/) - The Harvard Gazette February 5, 2018 Summary “The Annotated African American Folktales,” is a collaboration between Harvard scholars Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar. Published by the Norton imprint Liveright in November, the book was recently honored with an NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary achievement. The authors were interviewed together, discussing their collaboration as well - [Beyond Labels: Bridging Differences Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tedx-wilmington-de-dec_2017_baum/) - TEDxWilmingtonSalon December 2017 Summary When Israeli-born Noa Baum moved to the U.S. and unexpectedly formed a friendship with a Palestinian woman, she realized the importance of listening to the story of the "other" - even if that other is the enemy. She discovered that storytelling transforms perceptions, and from that epiphany Noa shares how she - [Atria Newell Creek in Mentor, OH brings community together through storytelling](https://storynet.org/news-herald-2018-1-18/) - The News-Herald January 18, 2018 Summary Atria Newel Creek, asenior residential community in Mentor, OH, recently hosted Better Together, which was the first in a series of events to celebrate the importance of storytelling. The series is based on Atria StoryWise, a collection of topics and cues created to rekindle memories and help people connect more deeply. “Storytelling is a - [Detroit's first chief storyteller says city's narrative must be diverse, inclusive](https://storynet.org/detroit-free-press-2017-8-13/) - Detroit Free Press August 13, 2017 Summary Appointed earlier in 2017 by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, former journalist Aaron Foley is Detroit's first chief storyteller. He has edited a new book, The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook, a collection of poems, essays and a short story written by past and present Detroiters. Its goal is to introduce readers to many neighborhoods in - [Indigenous group tackles diabetes with storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-conversation-dot-com-2018-1-15/) - TheConversation.com Jan. 15, 2018 Summary: Similar to many Indigenous groups worldwide, the James Bay Cree of northern Québec have a unexpectedly high rate of diabetes. Their method of their solution was taken from their culture: A Talking Circle in print. Cree health representatives choose people with diabetes whose stories they thought important. Then they hired - [Mudrooms adds storytelling workshop to December events](https://storynet.org/juneau-empire-2017-12-10/) - Juneau Empire December 10, 2017 Summary: Now in their seventh season, Mudrooms is Juneau's monthly community storytelling event. Each event has a different theme. On Dec. 12, the theme is "Square peg in a round hole.” As with every event, there will be seven storytellers telling seven stories at seven minutes each. Cost is $7. - [The Crying Hour: In an Unorthodox Team-Building Exercise, Bills Players Share Their Life Stories](https://storynet.org/sports-illustrated-2017-12-1/) - Sports Illustrated December 1, 2017 Summary: Last spring, the new Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott started a new tradition: ending many team meeting with a player telling a personal story about his upbringing, his motivation, his influences, what's most important to him. The first player to tell his story, veteran tackle Jordan Mills said, "It’s - [It still makes sense!: Shona ngano (folktale) and the contemporary Zimbabwean socio-economic and cultural setup](https://storynet.org/chicago-tribune-12-24-2017-2/) - International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 521-529. 2012 Summary: Godwin Makaudze, a professor in the Department of African Languages and Literature, Great Zimbabwe University, examines two folktales and concludes that folktales "continue to be a very meaningful and quite serious way of exposing, explaining and shaping reality." He makes several recommendations, including: making folklore - [Storytelling Is Integral to Who We Are](https://storynet.org/usnews-oct-2-2017/) - U.S. News, October 2, 2017 Summary: Steven Schlozman, M.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a child psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the associate director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital, believes that passing storytelling on to children is critical to their well-being. He - [Storytelling program helps teens overcome adversity](https://storynet.org/chicago-tribune-12-24-2017/) - Chicago Tribune, December 24, 2017 Summary: Story Squad, a storytelling program of the YMCA of Metro Chicago's Youth Safety and Violence Prevention (YSVP) initiative, empowers youth to channel their experiences through personal stories that are shared within their community and throughout the world. After a public showcase with about 100 friends and family members of program - [Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling](https://storynet.org/nature-dec-5-2017/) - Nature Communications, December 2, 2017 Summary: This is an anthropological study of the impact of storytelling on the Agta, a Filipino hunter-gatherer population. Their stories contain themes promoting cooperation, sex equality and egalitarianism -- common to other foraging societies. When there are good storytellers, cooperation increases. - [To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance](https://storynet.org/to-absent-friends-nov-2017/) - Bereavement Care Journal, Volume 36, 2017 - Issue 3, November 2, 2017 Summary: To Absent Friends (TAF) is an annual Scotland-wide participative festival of storytelling and remembrance. Its purpose is to reduce the social isolation of bereaved people, At TAF, people can remember, tell stories, celebrate and reminisce about people they love who have died. TAF may be - [‘Storycare’ should be an essential part of health care](https://storynet.org/storycare-yashinsky-june-2017/) - The Star.com (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), June 2, 2017 Summary: Dan Yashinsky has been the storyteller-in-residence at Baycrest Health Sciences for three years. He says, "I feel that 'storycare' should be an essential part of health care. Storycare means creating times and places in the hospital for people to tell, hear, imagine, and remember stories." He - [London Fringe: Talented tale tellers share their prowess at three-day event](https://storynet.org/london-fringe-2016/) - The London Free Press (London, UK), November 3, 2016 Summary: The London Fringe’s Story Telling Festival debuts this Thursday through Saturday and includes: Author/filmmaker/recording artist Ivan Coyote Traditional storytellers Diane Halpin and Ellen Secci An Indigenous Walk in downtown London led by Jaime Koebel a free Children’s Storytelling Mob London Fringe producer Kathy Navackas said - [United's newest crew member: Chief storyteller](https://storynet.org/united-new-chief-storyteller/) - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), October 25, 2016 Summary: As part of CEO Oscar Munoz's revamping of United Airlines, a new position has been created and filled: Chief Storyteller Dana Brooks Reinglass. Jim Olsen, United's senior vice president of corporate communications, explained: "The idea is using stories to give employees and customers a window seat to how we're doing - [Students present digital stories in showcase](https://storynet.org/students-present-digital-stories-in-showcase/) - The Chronicle - the online student newspaper at Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, May 27, 2016 Summary: Los Angeles, CA — Students from the HW Go! Vietnam trip exhibited their film and photography projects at Harvard-Westlake School on May 18. A total of 10 photographic pieces and nine student films were displayed. The subject of the projects, - [Bringing community together through stories](https://storynet.org/bringing-community-together-through-stories/) - Shreveport Times (part of the USA Today Network), December 19, 2017 By Henrietta Wildsmith When Amy Lynn Treme stepped out on stage to tell her story at a recent All Y'all Live event, she was nervous. She felt her thoughts were all over the place. She told about her job at a pet shop in Bossier - [Teacher of Year uses storytelling to educate students](https://storynet.org/teacher-of-year-uses-storytelling-to-educate-students/) - The Oklahoman (NewsOK.com), December 17, 2017 By Mary Mélon | The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools Summary: Every student deserves to feel like a hero. That was the message for 177 graduating teachers at the University of Central Oklahoma, along with various education and community leaders at last week's annual luncheon, Honoring a Noble - [Staff Blog Post: Happy Holidays!](https://storynet.org/staff-blog-post-happy-holidays/) - By Danni Altman-Newell, Marketing & Membership Manager Happy Holidays! Can you believe 2017 is already coming to a close? I can't! The last five months have been a whirlwind of activity for the Kansas City office staff. The year-end message from the Board of Directors gave you a peek behind the curtain of some of - [Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling helps fill in education gaps](https://storynet.org/sugar-hill-childrens-museum-of-art-storytelling-helps-fill-in-education-gaps/) - Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling helps fill in education gaps Examiner.com (Denver, CO) , February 3, 2016 Summary: The Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling on 898 St Nicholas Avenue at 155th Street, New York, NY, is part of a development built by Broadway Housing Communities designed to leverage the - [Learn about storytelling project 'We Listen'](https://storynet.org/learn-about-storytelling-project-we-listen/) - Penn State Beaver (Monaca, PA) , January 27, 2016 Summary: Penn State Beaver is launching the university-wide storytelling project called We Listen. We Listen creates intentional spaces for members of the Penn State community to share their stories of lived experiences and listen to the experiences of others. The stories are then recorded, collected and - [Arizona High School Students Forge Special Bonds With Seniors Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/arizona-high-school-students-forge-special-bonds-with-seniors-through-storytelling/) - KJZZ.ORG (Tempe, AZ), December 22, 2015 Summary: As Christmas approaches many Valley seniors find themselves alone and detached, but at one local high school students are pairing up with seniors to tell their stories and link the generations in a unique learning experience. A group of 15 students were paired with senior companions as part - [Twisted storytellers partner to bring stories that tackle race](https://storynet.org/twisted-storytellers-partner-to-bring-stories-that-tackle-race/) - Atlanta Daily World (Atlanta, Georgia) , September 8, 2015 Summary: One Macomb and Welcoming Michigan will partner with The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers (TSSOTS) to tackle race and cultural diversity through the art and craft of storytelling. TSSOTS is a winner of the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, which funds projects that engage and enrich - [Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors Pass Their Stories to a New Generation](https://storynet.org/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivors-pass-their-stories-to-a-new-generation/) - The New York Times (New York, NY) , August 5, 2015 Summary: HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiromi Hasai was being trained to make machine gun bullets when the flash from the atomic bomb that destroyed his city lit up the already bright morning sky. Just 14, he had been pulled from school a week before to - [Storytelling is Now Part of the International Day of Peace](https://storynet.org/storytelling-is-now-part-of-the-international-day-of-peace/) - Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (New York, NY) , October 1, 2014 Summary: We are pleased to introduce you to Ms. Velma Mukoro, 24, of Nairobi, Kenya, and her award-winning story presented at the International Day of Peace this year. Our thanks go to the International Storytelling Center Executive Director, Kiran Singh Sirah and Ms. Mukoro - [Oral Fixation project brings stories by immigrants to stage at the Dallas Museum of Art](https://storynet.org/oral-fixation-project-brings-stories-by-immigrants-to-stage-at-the-dallas-museum-of-art/) - Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) , June 17, 2014 Summary: Eight people will be performing at the special Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) Late Night edition of the storytelling series “Oral Fixation (An Obsession With True Life Tales).” The show is sold out, but Stewart expects some seats to become available that evening. Videos of - [The Tale of Two Schools](https://storynet.org/the-tale-of-two-schools/) - New York Times Magazine (New York, NY) , May 4, 2014 Summary: Fieldston and University Heights are in the same borough but worlds apart. How much understanding between their students can a well-told story bring? University Heights High School is on St. Anns Avenue in the South Bronx, which is part of the poorest congressional - [Scientists Study Why Stories Exist](https://storynet.org/scientists-study-why-stories-exist-2/) - Wall Street Journal (New York, NY) , April 4, 2014 Summary: We human beings spend hours each day telling and hearing stories. We always have. Why? At a fascinating workshop at Stanford last month called “The Science of Stories” scientists and scholars talked about why reading Harlequin romances may make you more empathetic, about how - [The new Jews of L.A.: A Muslim-Jewish partnership breaks new ground in Los Angeles](https://storynet.org/the-new-jews-of-l-a-a-muslim-jewish-partnership-breaks-new-ground-in-los-angeles/) - Haaretz (Tel Aviv, Israel) , March 5, 2014 Summary: Even in the easygoing, laid-back environment of modern-day Los Angeles, bringing Muslims and Jews together to talk about the Arab-Israeli conflict is viewed as playing with fire. For decades, “the Muslim-Jewish dialogue that existed in L.A. only took place at the leadership level, among a handful - [The Tin Can Tales](https://storynet.org/the-tin-can-tales/) - Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL) , November 14, 2013 Summary: Tin Can Tales, a new series of intimate storytelling events featuring community members including University of Alabama students, faculty members, writers and others, begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room. Each tale-teller will share experiences in first-person narrative, with each installment of - [Digital Storytelling Workshop Records Passions for Justice](https://storynet.org/digital-storytelling-workshop-records-passions-for-justice/) - The Denver Post (Denver, CO) , October 5, 2013 Summary: There were no placards or megaphones at this civil and human-rights workshop, just people telling the stories that galvanized their passion for justice. "In working together and knowing each other's stories, that's how we can effect change," said Gabriela Flora, Project Voice regional organizer at - [Community Storytelling Project: Building Relationships Through Stories](https://storynet.org/community-storytelling-project-building-relationships-through-stories/) - Twin Cities Daily Planet (Minneapolis, MN) , August 15, 2013 Summary: This fall, there will be a series of informal storytelling sessions happening in Seward based around themes such as cooking, gardening, and identity. The sessions, organized by the Seward Neighborhood Group and the Twin Cities Media Alliance in partnership with Common Bond and Spokes - [NPR's Mobile Storytelling Unit Makes a Stop in Boise](https://storynet.org/nprs-mobile-storytelling-unit-makes-a-stop-in-boise/) - Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID) , June 11, 2013 Summary: Marilyn Shuler, 73, told the story of her life Monday to a NPR recording team that travels the country, allowing people to create a lasting record of the events of their lives. The StoryCorps mobile recording unit, set up in an Airstream trailer, will sit outside - [The Power Of Storytelling - How Telling Stories Created A Great School](https://storynet.org/the-power-of-storytelling-how-telling-stories-created-a-great-school/) - Forbes (New York, NY) , October 15, 2012 Summary: At Prospect Sierra, a Changemaker School, storytelling is a tool for inclusion and a way to foster a great culture for learning. Britt Anderson and her colleagues at Prospect Sierra (PS) created This PS Life, a storytelling project for students, teachers, and staff at the San - [Sikh Woman Balpreet Kaur Turns Cyber Bullying Incident into Inspiration](https://storynet.org/sikh-woman-balpreet-kaur-turns-cyber-bullying-incident-into-inspiration/) - Yahoo.com , September 27, 2012 Summary: After someone snapped a photo of her and posted it on online, Balpreet Kaur was ridiculed for following the tenets of her Sikh faith. The photo was taken apparently without Kaur's knowledge while she was waiting in line at the Ohio State University Library. In the photo, Kaur's hair - [Promoting Multiculturalism in Our Homes and Schools: It Starts with a Story](https://storynet.org/promoting-multiculturalism-in-our-homes-and-schools-it-starts-with-a-story/) - Huffington Post (New York, NY) , July 18, 2012 By John McCormick Summary: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, minorities represent almost one half of America's population under the age of 5. This statistic portends a more ethnically diverse America, with new and growing populations playing more significant economic, social and political roles. Perhaps it's - [Telling Folk Tales in Class Can Inspire Learners to Share Their Own Stories](https://storynet.org/telling-folk-tales-in-class-can-inspire-learners-to-share-their-own-stories/) - Guardian Weekly (London, UK) , April 10, 2012 By David Heathfield Summary: Ten years ago I went from being a full-time English language teacher to becoming a professional storyteller and part-time teacher. Helping teachers to become classroom storytellers is a significant part of my work. Recently a teaching colleague had a go at telling a - [USA Network Catches 'em Young: Characters Unite Program Tours Los Angeles, Teaches Diversity](https://storynet.org/usa-network-catches-em-young-characters-unite-program-tours-los-angeles-teaches-diversity/) - Variety (Los Angeles, CA) , February 13, 2012 Summary: USA Network has gone well beyond public service announcements with its Characters Unite initiative, which aims to promote tolerance and acceptance of people from diverse backgrounds. This year's campaign has incorporated a national storytelling tour featuring notable figures, including some USA stars, sharing stories of their - [Birmingham Mother Becomes Storytelling Laureate](https://storynet.org/birmingham-mother-becomes-storytelling-laureate/) - Birmingham Mail (Birmingham, UK) , January 16, 2012 Summary: Katrice Horsley, aged 47 and from Kings Heath, had speech therapy lessons as a child. She is now a professional storyteller, with a repertoire of more than 350 stories from around the world. “I went from a childhood of being isolated because of a lack of - [Dakota Have Stories to Tell, Culture to Share](https://storynet.org/dakota-have-stories-to-tell-culture-to-share/) - The Free Press (Mankato, MN) , January 8, 2012 Summary: The Blue Earth County Historical Society is presenting 12 monthly events aimed at helping southern Minnesota learn about Dakota culture. “Am I doing OK?” asked Joe Whitehawk, a Dakota, speaking to an almost exclusively white audience at the first event. Dave Larsen, a Dakota, said - [Vancouver Island Inuit Storyteller Inspired by Kids](https://storynet.org/vancouver-island-inuit-storyteller-inspired-by-kids/) - The Victoria Times Colonist (Victoria, BC, Canada) , November 12, 2011 Summary: Before books, or even reading, should come the story, says Inuit storyteller and children's author Michael Kusugak. It should be told in person, with lots of repetition, facial expressions and feedback from listeners, he says. "You can take these stories and write them - [A Shared Humanity](https://storynet.org/a-shared-humanity/) - Metroland (Albany, NY) , September 8, 2011 Summary: The mention of teen and tween YouTube videos likely conjures thoughts of hairbrush karaoke or daredevil stunts. It probably doesn’t evoke visions of a poised, charismatic young woman unfurling an evocative creation myth for a rapt audience composed of all ages, races and faiths. And yet, it’s - [The Psychological Power of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-psychological-power-of-storytelling/) - Psychology Today (New York, NY) , January 16, 2011 Summary: Stories are authentic human experiences. Stories leap frog the technology and bring us to the core of experience, as any good storyteller (transmedia or otherwise) knows. Our brains still respond to content by looking for the story to make sense out of the experience. No - [All Life's on Stage: Students, Residents Spin True Tales in College Series](https://storynet.org/all-lifes-on-stage-students-residents-spin-true-tales-in-college-series/) - Addison County Independent (Addison County, VT) , April 22, 2010 Summary: Professor Linus Owens tells a story about his family during a Middlebury Moth storytelling event last Thursday night. Middlebury Moth is inspired by The Moth Radio Hour, a nationally broadcast radio show that features true stories told by real people without scripts. Participants shared - [New Take on Storytelling](https://storynet.org/new-take-on-storytelling/) - Lancaster Guardian (Lancaster, UK) , February 11, 2010 Summary: A NEW scheme to bring books to life is being launched in Lancaster next week. The Living Libraries in Lancashire scheme gives visitors to the city's library the chance to 'borrow' living books. The 'books' – who are actually volunteers from the district – will give - [Senior Center Invites All: Come and Share Your Stories](https://storynet.org/senior-center-invites-all-come-and-share-your-stories/) - The Herald of Randolph (Randolph, VT) , February 4, 2010 Summary: What's more enjoyable than sharing your stories? And what's a better way to build community than to hear other people's stories? That's the idea behind a new series of storytelling programs, called "Talking With," sponsored by the Randolph Senior Center for the general public. - [Red Feather Woman Weaves Native American Christmas Story for Eager Crowd at Museum](https://storynet.org/red-feather-woman-weaves-native-american-christmas-story-for-eager-crowd-at-museum/) - Estes Park Trail Gazette (Estes Park, CO) , December 11, 2009 Summary: "Storytelling is customary in the wintertime," Red Feather Woman said. "There`s more time. Imagine this is my teepee. You`ve come together as a community to hear stories and songs. We`re all connected, everything -- places, animals, people." Rose Red Elk (Red Feather Woman) - [Project Tells the Digital Story of Latino Culture](https://storynet.org/project-tells-the-digital-story-of-latino-culture/) - Spartan Daily (San Jose State Universtiy, CA) , September 9, 2009 Summary: Students and members of the community gathered Wednesday night on campus to watch personal stories of triumph as part of the Latino Digital Storytelling Project. One of the stories was that of Maria Perez, an ex-first generation gang member. Her story described life - [Cherokee Storyteller Shares Culture, Faith](https://storynet.org/cherokee-storyteller-shares-culture-faith/) - Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas) , August 14, 2009 Summary: Kathy Lynn Copeland's ancestors were Cherokee royalty, and her culture and her faith are something she has made it her life to share. "I feel like all my life it's led up to this," she said. "To many people you have two sides. It's part of who you - [Telling Stories, Building Bridges](https://storynet.org/telling-stories-building-bridges/) - Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest (IL) , June 2, 2009 Summary: Multi-cultural exchanges, such as a Kwanzaa celebration from a few years back, are common at Unity Temple. Interfaith dialogue is again on tap for this Saturday. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), recalled that the - [Oral History Class Preserves History, Promotes Community](https://storynet.org/oral-history-class-preserves-history-promotes-community/) - Arizona State University News (Phoenix, AZ) , May 21, 2009 Summary: Save Our Stories (SOS) is a new Communication Studies degree course in Arizona State University’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Designed to preserve the stories of a diverse community while teaching students communication skills and research applications, the SOS course is directed - [Festival Connects Storytelling, Peace-building](https://storynet.org/festival-connects-storytelling-peace-building/) - Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Canada) , May 6, 2009 Summary: Yarns, myths, folk tales, legends, fables, historical narratives and just plain stories are being shared today through Saturday at the fourth annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival. The free festival is presented by the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at St. Paul's College, - [Youngsters Enjoy a Special Story](https://storynet.org/youngsters-enjoy-a-special-story/) - The Shields Gazette (South Shields, UK) , April 15, 2008 Summary: As part of celebrations to mark World Storytelling Day, youngsters from St Bede's RC Primary School, in Harold Street, Dunn Street Primary, in Staple Road, and Jarrow Cross CofE Primary, in Borough Road, were invited to Jarrow Library. Library assistant Carol Hall, the storyteller - [Asian Pacific American Student Association Event Aims to Change Perceptions](https://storynet.org/asian-pacific-american-student-association-event-aims-to-change-perceptions/) - Daily Trojan (Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA), March 4, 2008 Summary: The Asian Pacific American Student Association invited community members to speak about social justice and their struggles at "Stories from our Community" on Monday night. Daniel Wu, a sophomore majoring in international relations and APASA's community chair, said - [Storytelling Can Make a Difference in Conflict](https://storynet.org/storytelling-can-make-a-difference-in-conflict/) - The Times of India (New Delhi, India) , October 1, 2007 Summary: Sarah Kyankya is a writer- publisher at Fountain Publications, Kampala, Uganda's largest publishing house. She was asked, "There is an ongoing conflict situation in Uganda. Can storytelling make a difference?" Kyankya replied, "The war has meant that the north of the country is - [Literacy Project Involves Students, Community](https://storynet.org/literacy-project-involves-students-community/) - The Appalachian (Appalachian State University, Boone, NC), September 13, 2007 Summary: The Blue Ridge Family Literacy Project, formerly known as the Appalachian Storytelling Project, recognizes the power of personal history and is using it as a tool to do so. Housed in the Reich College of Education, the program is now embarking upon its third - [One Way to Close Culture Gap? Telling Tales](https://storynet.org/one-way-to-close-culture-gap-telling-tales/) - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), September 6, 2007 Summary: Arif Choudhury is recounting a story from his childhood, a funny tale of what it was like to be the only Bangladeshi child growing up in his leafy neighborhood north of Chicago. Choudhury, age 5, is in a sandbox when a boy suddenly asks him, "Are you - [Storytelling Added to Lakota Nation Invitational](https://storynet.org/storytelling-added-to-lakota-nation-invitational/) - Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD), July 23, 2007 Summary: A Lakota/Dakota storytelling competition has been added to the 31st annual Lakota Nation Invitational scheduled at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Dec. 19-22. “Holding the event during the LNI in December is particularly appropriate because among Indian tribes throughout America, winter is storytelling time,” - [Stories Bring the World to City Fair](https://storynet.org/stories-bring-the-world-to-city-fair/) - Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), June 3, 2007 Summary: Indonesia native Ina Demers, who came to the United States in 1974, was one of eight individuals presenting "Journey Stories" as part of the first-ever Bayside International Fair and Market. She described to the crowd the oppression her family faced, being Chinese in Indonesia in the - [Storytellers Tackle Modern Woes with Old Tales](https://storynet.org/storytellers-tackle-modern-woes-with-old-tales/) - Reuters.uk (UK), May 24, 2007 Summary: Ancient stories first told by the Aztecs and Sumerians are helping businesses and people in the age of the Internet to make sense of modern life. Professional storytellers like Dez Quarrell are using tales culled from cultures around the world to explain the conundrums of modern life for technology - [Building Community One Story at a Time](https://storynet.org/building-community-one-story-at-a-time/) - New Haven Independent (New Haven, CT), February 27, 2007 Summary: The Jamestown Project at Yale is holding storytelling sessions from now through June that will allow New Haveners to tell their stories, in hopes of building trust and community. Storyteller Catherine Conant created a warm and welcoming circle for those who came to the two-hour - [Brown Bag Lunch Series Presents Traditional Stories and Storytelling](https://storynet.org/brown-bag-lunch-series-presents-traditional-stories-and-storytelling/) - East Valley City News (Phoenix, AZ) , March 6, 2007 Summary: “Talking about Traditional Stories and Storytelling,” will be the topic at the free Faces of Diversity Brown Bag luncheon series noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St. Kathy Collins will share traditional stories from Hawaii: stories - [New Experiences Created Through Old Tribal Stories](https://storynet.org/new-experiences-created-through-old-tribal-stories/) - The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 19, 2006 Summary: Tim Terry Jr. dragged a white-painted finger from the corner of his eye to his cheek, hair feathers twirling in the breeze, as he told the ancient Pima story of creation. "We don't have a word for love in our language," Terry, a 40-year-old Pima, shared - [Gathering Local Stories From Residential School Survivors](https://storynet.org/gathering-local-stories-from-residential-school-survivors/) - Opinion250 News (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada), March 11, 2006 Summary: Between 1892 and 1969, residential schools operated in Canada through arrangements between the Government of Canada and the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, United and Presbyterian churches. Although the Government was no longer officially involved after 1969, a few schools and hostels continued to operate - [Latino Vets of WWII Share Stories](https://storynet.org/latino-vets-of-wwii-share-stories/) - The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 11, 2006 Summary: Ralph Chavarria sat next to his teenage grandson. The 91-year-old leaned on a cane and talked about his experiences as a World War II firefighter and crash-crew worker in the Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific. Ralph and 17-year-old Sean are close in large part through - [Storytelling with String Games: Navajo Teen Shares Ritual at High School](https://storynet.org/storytelling-with-string-games-navajo-teen-shares-ritual-at-high-school/) - The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 8, 2006 Summary: Crafting a bird's nest using 2 feet of string is difficult for Alhambra High School student Isaiah Nelson. The Navajo teenager helped bring the winter storytelling and string games last month to his campus in the Phoenix Union High School District. The student-sponsored event was designed - [National Museum Expands Academic Frontiers](https://storynet.org/national-museum-expands-academic-frontiers/) - National Indigenous Times (Australia), March 8, 2006 Summary: The unknown stories of intermarriage, domesticity and the acts of cooperation - and conflict - that form the global frontier experience will be revealed in a ground-breaking conference at the National Museum of Australia in August. Narrating Frontier Families in Australia and North America on 4-5 August - [Event Offers Peek into Tribal Culture](https://storynet.org/event-offers-peek-into-tribal-culture/) - The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), March 7, 2006 Summary: The theme of this year's Southern California Indian Storytelling Festival is "Bridging the Pacific with Story & Song," and the event featured young and old storytellers from several tribes, including the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay, Chumash, Yokuts, Serrano, and Ohlone, as well as Owana Salaza, a Hawaiian who is - [Saving Tay Nguyen Epics](https://storynet.org/saving-tay-nguyen-epics/) - Viet Nam News (Hanoi, Vietnam), January 15, 2006 Summary: The people of Tay Nguyen have been reciting epic narratives for generations, but as oral storytelling starts to die out with the village elders, this ancient tradition is slowly starting to dissappear. A VND17 billion (US$1 million) State-funded project is being undertaken by the Folklore Study - [King's Legacy Alive and Well](https://storynet.org/kings-legacy-alive-and-well/) - Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA), January 15, 2006 Summary: Wearing a ceremonial hat from the Ga people of West Africa, storyteller Alyce Smith Cooper captivated a crowd at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day multicultural festival. "There is a mystique that storytellers have, that draw people in," said Jacki Taylor, coordinator of the festival. "This is - [Stories Give Crowd a Lift](https://storynet.org/stories-give-crowd-a-lift/) - Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), December 4, 2005 Summary: "Storytelling enlightens our community and makes people aware of our history," said Deborah Asante, director of the Asante Children's Theatre and host of Saturday's 4th annual Haughville Story Fest. Saturday's storytelling attracted about 100 people and featured three components: a speech from the Rev. Douglas Tate Sr. - [African Diaspora Celebration](https://storynet.org/african-diaspora-celebration/) - The Journal News.com (Westchester, NY), July 10, 2005 Summary: In the African tradition, libations were poured to the north, south, east and west to begin the second annual African Diaspora Festival yesterday at the CEJJES Institute. The event, presented by the institute in conjunction with Naomi's Program of Excellence, celebrated the arts of Africa. "What - [London Through Refugee Eyes](https://storynet.org/london-through-refugee-eyes/) - Open Democracy (London, UK), June 20, 2005 Summary: Moving Lives is one of PhotoVoices’s most recent programmes. It was screened on 19 June in London at the Celebrating Sanctuary Festival, the annual free festival celebrating the art of London’s refugee communities. PhotoVoices is an international charity based in London. Moving Lives, a photography and digital-storytelling - [Never Stop Learning](https://storynet.org/never-stop-learning/) - The Battalion - Texas A&M (College Station, TX), June 20, 2005 Summary: Children should be encouraged to accept all aspects of different cultures, and teachers should strive to eliminate bias in education, said reggae musician Alafia Gaidi and Texas A&M history professor Ernest Obadele-Starks. Gaidi and Starks gave presentations Thursday as part of The George - [Juneteenth Tradition in Clover Park Celebrates the End of Slavery in U.S.](https://storynet.org/juneteenth-tradition-in-clover-park-celebrates-the-end-of-slavery-in-u-s/) - Marina del Rey Argonaut (Marina del Rey, CA), June 17, 2005 Summary: Juneteenth is the unofficial holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States. More specifically, it stems from the message Union General Gordon Granger relayed to slaves on June 19th, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and - [Stories Celebrate Juneteenth Day](https://storynet.org/stories-celebrate-juneteenth-day/) - Auburn Citizen (Auburn, NY), June 16, 2005 Summary: The Auburn Human Rights Commission brought the message of Juneteenth Day to a new generation on Wednesday with a celebration featuring storytellers. The commission's annual commemoration of Juneteenth Day, which marks the day the last slaves were freed in 1865, brought students from area schools to the - [Juneteenth Speaker Passionate about Storytelling, Education](https://storynet.org/juneteenth-speaker-passionate-about-storytelling-education/) - The Battalion - Texas A&M (College Station, TX), June 15, 2005 Summary: Juneteenth, traditionally celebrated on June 19, recognizes the day the Emancipation Proclamation was first read in Texas, freeing slaves. Alafia Gaidi's presentation, "Freedom's Legacy: Africa's Gifts," will be a part of the George Bush Presidential Library's Storytellers Guild and educators' seminar celebrating Juneteenth. - [Israeli-developed Coexistence Education Project Awarded International Prize](https://storynet.org/israeli-developed-coexistence-education-project-awarded-international-prize/) - Israel 21C - A Focus Beyond the Conflict (Cupertino, CA), June 5, 2005 Summary: Last week, the project Learning Each Other's Narrative was awarded the prestigious the inaugural Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East, of the Institute of International Education. The organization, "commends your commitment to overcoming the barriers that - [Holmes Pupils Find Home in ‘Name and Place’](https://storynet.org/holmes-pupils-find-home-in-name-and-place/) - Wednesday Journal (Oak Park, IL), May 10, 2005 Summary: The issues of "name" and "place" help young students and their parents better understand traditions, histories and cultures that make up their backgrounds and their communities. It helps them appreciate difference and similarities in people. It also helps them understand and appreciate maternal and paternal heritages; - [Storytelling Project Aims to Help New York City High School Students Deal With Racial Issues](https://storynet.org/storytelling-project-aims-to-help-new-york-city-high-school-students-deal-with-racial-issues/) - AScribe - The Public Interest News Wire (Oakland, CA), May 5, 2005 Summary: An innovative program to help high school students understand and deal effectively with racial issues through stories and storytelling, has received a second grant of $100,000 in support from the Third Millennium Foundation. The Storytelling Project, developed by Barnard College Professor Lee - [Disagreement in America: What's Your Story?](https://storynet.org/disagreement-in-america-whats-your-story/) - The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), April 25, 2005 Summary: Meaningful civil disagreement — the kind that fosters understanding, opens minds, locates common ground, undergirds democracy — requires meaningful personal engagement across the divide. "It's incredibly hard work," says Bob Perkins, a Seattle carpenter who believes that the country would prosper if more of us took - [Storytelling Festival Aims to Break Down Barriers](https://storynet.org/storytelling-festival-aims-to-break-down-barriers/) - Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales, UK), April 18, 2005 Summary: THE art of the storyteller is set to be reinvigorated with the launch of a new festival in West Wales today. And it is hoped the event will help introduce families who have recently moved to the rural areas of Ceredigion, to the breadth of culture - [Ukiah Players Theatre Kicks Off New Community-Based Theatre Project](https://storynet.org/ukiah-players-theatre-kicks-off-new-community-based-theatre-project/) - Willits News (Willits, CA), April 08, 2005 Summary: One of the hallmarks of a rural community are the shared stories of place. Which of us doesn't have a story to tell about the courthouse, the Palace Hotel, the cemetery, Montgomery Wards or our own backyard? It is this notion that led Ukiah Players Theatre (UPT) - [Lore of the Past: Sussex Women Relive History](https://storynet.org/lore-of-the-past-sussex-women-relive-history/) - Sussex Post (Sussex County, DE), March 31, 2005 Summary: When Native American storyteller Raggatha Rain Calentine is telling a story, people sit and listen. They listen and they watch as the Selbyville resident becomes fully engrossed in her tale, sometimes to the point that she feels she is a part of it. "Sometimes I don't - [Tellin' Tales about Women](https://storynet.org/tellin-tales-about-women/) - Holmen Courier (Holmen, WI), March 18, 2005 Summary: there will be some serious storytellers at the Onalaska library Saturday for "Threads Through Time," the program celebrating women's history. A trio of members from the Bluff Country Talespinners, an area storyteller's guild, will take turns telling stories at the Onalaska library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - [Charette Advocate for Many](https://storynet.org/charette-advocate-for-many/) - Billings Gazette (Billings, MT), March 15, 2005 Summary: Any conversation with Reno Charette can quickly turn into a history lesson, and she's not talking about Christopher Columbus. Though Gov. Brian Schweitzer's newly appointed Coordinator of American Indian Affairs holds a master's degree in history, she wants to tell history the way she sees it - - [Traditional Storytelling Celebrates Life, Nature](https://storynet.org/traditional-storytelling-celebrates-life-nature/) - The Missoulian (Missoula, MT), January 23, 2005 Summary: Rob Collier's grandmother was the storyteller in his life. She shared tales every day, at every opportunity. Now Collier is sharing what he learned from her and other members of his Nez Perce Indian tribe. On Saturday, at Travelers' Rest State Park, he told nine tribal stories, - [African Storytellers Know the FUNdamentals of Learning](https://storynet.org/african-storytellers-know-the-fundamentals-of-learning/) - Providence Journal (Providence, RI), January 20, 2005 Summary: The seventh annual Funda Fest: A Celebration of Black Storytelling is under way. It began Tuesday in schools around Rhode Island and continues tomorrow through Sunday with public performances in a variety of venues, from Woonsocket to Providence, and in New Bedford. In all, there will be - [Memories of Sandtown](https://storynet.org/memories-of-sandtown/) - Waco Tribune Herald (Waco, TX), January 19, 2005 Summary: Sandtown, a place that exists only in the hearts and minds of its former inhabitants and their ancestors, was brought back to life for an evening through the recollections of some 100 people from the defunct neighborhood who gathered Tuesday night for a program by the - [Storytelling for Wellness](https://storynet.org/storytelling-for-wellness/) - Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC), December 10, 2013 Summary: Laura Hope-Gill’s fascination with story and healing began when she was diagnosed with late-onset deafness. She felt that the language her doctor used in delivering her diagnosis had nothing to do with her or her story. “The way it was presented to me, my hearing life was - [Native Women Rising: Ending Violence and Healing Through Digital Storytelling](https://storynet.org/native-women-rising-ending-violence-and-healing-through-digital-storytelling/) - Indian Country Today Media Network.com, September 30, 2013 Summary: Only four out of 100 residents of Montana’s Blackfeet Nation feel safe, according to Wendy Bremner, a victim’s specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Children on this 3,000-square-mile reservation near the United States-Canada border experience adverse events at more than three times the national average, - [A Twist in the Tale](https://storynet.org/a-twist-in-the-tale-2/) - The Hindu (Chennai, India), July 6, 2013 Summary: Indians are big on stories. This is a land of myths and mythologies; of tales with pious men and brave gods; of stories with carefully masked do’s and don’ts; of tickling anecdotes and gruesome monsters. We have always loved a good story, and we’ve always had storytellers. - [The Stories That Bind Us](https://storynet.org/the-stories-that-bind-us/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), March 15, 2013 Summary: The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative. I first heard this idea from Marshall Duke, a colorful psychologist at Emory University. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Duke was asked to - [The Heart of Storytelling: The American Red Cross Lets Real People Tell Their Stories](https://storynet.org/the-heart-of-storytelling-the-american-red-cross-lets-real-people-tell-their-stories-2/) - Co.Create, Fast Company (New York, NY), December 18, 2012 Summary: With its new Storytellers campaign, The American Red Cross gives a voice--and a camera--to the people who have been helped by the organization. A New Yorker whose home was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, a Michigan teenager whose Red Cross CPR training helped him save a - [How a Physician and Nurse Merge Healing, Storytelling](https://storynet.org/how-a-physician-and-nurse-merge-healing-storytelling/) - Press-Citizen (Iowa City, IA), July 11, 2012 By Carol Scott-Conner, a professor of surgery at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, author of the book of short stories titled A Few Small Moments. Summary: Every year, we teach new medical students how to take a medical history. An adequate medical history succinctly summarizes the - [Domestic Violence Week Uses Storytelling to Inspire Healing](https://storynet.org/domestic-violence-week-uses-storytelling-to-inspire-healing/) - The Spectator (Seattle University, Seattle, WA), February 22, 2012 Summary: Last week was the second annual Domestic Violence Awareness Week at Seattle University. In spreading awareness on survival and healing, several speakers, including the Thrivers Action Group, or TAG, came to share their stories and spread social awareness. According to TAG member Trese Todd, domestic - [My Faith: How Storytelling Saved My Life](https://storynet.org/my-faith-how-storytelling-saved-my-life/) - CNN Belief (Atlanta, GA), August 7, 2011 Summary: By Edward Grinnan, Special to CNN One spring day 25 years ago, I found myself perched on the 21st floor windowsill of a Denmark hotel room, holding what I thought would be my last alcoholic drink. I planned to give it up in a big way. For - [Storyteller Tries to Ease Tsunami Victims' Pain](https://storynet.org/storyteller-tries-to-ease-tsunami-victims-pain/) - Japanese Times (Tokyo, Japan), May 14, 2011 Summary: A 'Rakugo' master is performing classic comedy tales along northeast coast in an effort to bring some cheer to evacuees. The traditional Japanese storyteller kneels in front of a room full of families that have lost everything — their loved ones, their homes, their entire town — - [Telling Stories: Creating Community One Story at a Time](https://storynet.org/telling-stories-creating-community-one-story-at-a-time/) - Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ), March 2, 2010 Summary: Stories can heal, educate, sell, empower, and/or illuminate. They can be told, performed, journaled, blogged, social media’d, and/or written. Here are some on-line locations where you can learn more about storytelling applications. The National Storytelling Network has five special interest groups dealing with healing, producing storytelling events, - [Enter the World of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/enter-the-world-of-storytelling/) - ExpressBuzz (Chenai, India), February 10, 2010 Summary: No one who sat in the intellectual audience at IIT Madras on a Sunday afternoon would’ve imagined that a story of two little goats who lived on two separate hills would do wonders to lift their energy levels. Yet, Jeeva Raghunath, a professional storyteller, addressed a gathering on - [Learning to Listen](https://storynet.org/learning-to-listen/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), December 29, 2009 Summary: Dr. Rita Charon, professor of clinical medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, is well aware of the power of storytelling. She has a Ph.D. in English — training that changed her medical practice. Through literature, she learned how stories - [Story Time](https://storynet.org/story-time/) - The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY), November 14, 2009 Summary: Tripping down memory lane is a healthy and necessary task of growing older—even if only practiced privately, or in the company of an agreeable friend or spouse. The urge to sum up is "part of normal aging," wrote Gene D. Cohen, a psychiatrist and - [Champaign-Urbana Group Revives Art of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/champaign-urbana-group-revives-art-of-storytelling/) - Daily Illini (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL), April 7, 2009 Summary: The Champaign-Urbana Storytelling Guild takes storytelling from children's bedtime fodder to an elaborate art form. The Guild, which was founded in 2001, sponsors local storytelling concerts and events and participates in workshops and benefits. "The whole point of it is to support new tellers - [Life Stories: Children Find Meaning in Old Family Tales](https://storynet.org/life-stories-children-find-meaning-in-old-family-tales/) - Wall Street Journal (New York, NY), March 11, 2009 Summary: As parents cut budgets, many are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing national interest in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals. New research bears out the - [Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One](https://storynet.org/stop-me-if-youve-heard-this-one/) - Newsweek (New York, NY), February 16, 2009 Summary: Ann Banks, editor of First-Person America, an anthology of oral histories collected by the WPA’s Federal Writers’ Project, wrote: I was raised on Depression stories; this was only one of many told around our dinner table. Hearing them again and again, I became fascinated by the role - [The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn](https://storynet.org/the-secrets-of-storytelling-why-we-love-a-good-yarn/) - Scientific American Mind (New York, NY), September, 2008 Summary: Storytelling is a human universal, and common themes appear in tales throughout history and all over the the world. The best stories—those retold through generations and translated into other languages—do more than simply present a believable picture. These tales captivate their audience, whose emotions can be - [Once Upon a Time There was a Sickness](https://storynet.org/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-sickness/) - ABC Online (Australia), April 17, 2008 Summary: Humans are natural storytellers. We've been doing it for 30,000 years. But about 2,500 years ago, thanks to Plato, Socrates and other ancient Greeks, we in the West switched to inquiry, dialogue, argument and reason when we had knowledge to impart. We still do today. We still tell - [Empathy Is What Makes Us Sane: Ira Glass at Lisner Auditorium](https://storynet.org/empathy-is-what-makes-us-sane-ira-glass-at-lisner-auditorium/) - DCist.com (Washington, DC), April 15, 2008 Summary: Ira Glass, creator and host of the weekly public radio story anthology This American Life, led an inspiring two-hour discussion of the techniques of storytelling as practiced by the staff of This American Life, and the reasons stories are so indispensable to our humanity. Glass observed that storytelling - [The Stories We Tell that Could Build a City](https://storynet.org/the-stories-we-tell-that-could-build-a-city/) - (The Oregonian, Portland, OR), April 6, 2008 Summary: Is it possible that the city we imagine -- the city that isn't, that was, that could be -- is more real than the one that actually exists? Do we fashion cities through the stories that we tell, as real as anything that's already around us? At - [Health Department Hopes Personal Stories will Inspire Change](https://storynet.org/health-department-hopes-personal-stories-will-inspire-change/) - Daily Herald (Provo, UT), March 26, 2008 Summary: "We can give people facts and statistics all day long. Those are valuable, but to really inspire people to make change, you need the human element," said Lena Dibble, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Health Promotion in Utah's Department of Health . The bureau is launching the - [Outside Voices: Siobhan Darrow On The Value Of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/outside-voices-siobhan-darrow-on-the-value-of-storytelling/) - CBS News (New York City, NY), December 15, 2006 Summary: Each week we invite someone from outside CBS Public EyE to weigh in with their thoughts about CBS News and the media at large. This week, we turned to Siobhan Darrow, a former CNN correspondent and author of the 2002 book, Flirting with Danger: Confessions - [We Can Heal the Wounds](https://storynet.org/we-can-heal-the-wounds/) - The Fiji Times Online (Suva, Fiji), December 3, 2006 Summary: Father Lapsley's decade-and-a-half-long activism against South African apartheid, both from within and outside that State, could have ended in him living the rest of his life bitter and a victim. In 1990, a letter bomb delivered to him in Harare, Zimbabwe, from the then South - [Storytelling is Great Tool in Tourism and Reconciliation](https://storynet.org/storytelling-is-great-tool-in-tourism-and-reconciliation/) - City Vision (Western Cape, South Africa), November 9, 2006 Summary: The sixteen ex-combatants and community activists trained by the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory (DACPM) in storytelling to become authentic voices in the tourist industry, graduated in Woodstock on Monday. During the course which took nine weeks, the graduates took a part on - [Cathartic Tales](https://storynet.org/cathartic-tales/) - Malaysia Star (Malaysia), January 24, 2006 Summary: And they lived poor ever after... What a hilarious way to end a story! It made the audience at the storytelling showcase –a culmination of months of hard work during the “Happiness is a Choice Programme” – laugh, then sigh. They had to wonder what sentiments lay beneath - [Storytellers to Honor Dr. King January 15](https://storynet.org/storytellers-to-honor-dr-king-january-15/) - Palisadian-Post (Pacific Palisades, CA), January 13, 2005 Summary: Tellers and talkers will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory at the Tales By The Sea performance on Saturday, January 15, 7 p.m. at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Drive. The program will begin with classical improv by juveniles from Camp Kilpatrick probation camp - [Digital Storytelling Workshop Records Passions for Justice](https://storynet.org/digital-storytelling-workshop-records-passions-for-justice-2/) - The Denver Post (Denver, CO), October 5, 2013 Summary: There were no placards or megaphones at this civil and human-rights workshop, just people telling the stories that galvanized their passion for justice. "In working together and knowing each other's stories, that's how we can effect change," said Gabriela Flora, Project Voice regional organizer at the Denver - [Native Women Rising: Ending Violence and Healing Through Digital Storytelling](https://storynet.org/native-women-rising-ending-violence-and-healing-through-digital-storytelling-2/) - Indian Country Today Media Network.com, September 30, 2013 Summary: Only four out of 100 residents of Montana’s Blackfeet Nation feel safe, according to Wendy Bremner, a victim’s specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Children on this 3,000-square-mile reservation near the United States-Canada border experience adverse events at more than three times the national average, - [A Twist in the Tale](https://storynet.org/a-twist-in-the-tale-4/) - The Hindu (Chennai, India), July 6, 2013 Summary: Indians are big on stories. This is a land of myths and mythologies; of tales with pious men and brave gods; of stories with carefully masked do’s and don’ts; of tickling anecdotes and gruesome monsters. We have always loved a good story, and we’ve always had storytellers. - [Bridging the Gap Between Young, Old](https://storynet.org/bridging-the-gap-between-young-old/) - Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC), June 12, 2013 Summary: “I remember thinking what a shame it was that the old-timers and former Civilian Conservation Corps members were disappearing,” Beth Bramhall, a seasonal education ranger with Great Smoky Mountains National Park said. “The time to talk with these folks is now, while they’re still around to - [Seven Tips in Digital Storytelling From the New York Times and CNN](https://storynet.org/seven-tips-in-digital-storytelling-from-the-new-york-times-and-cnn/) - Journalism.co.uk (Brighton, East Sussex, UK), May 31, 2012 Summary: "We are in a golden age of storytelling" was the message shared by the New York Times's assistant managing editor Jim Roberts early on in a session at the News World Summit today named 'Obituary: The death of the traditional news story". For Roberts, this "death" - [Storytelling: Digital Technology Allows Us to Tell Tales in Innovative New Ways](https://storynet.org/storytelling-digital-technology-allows-us-to-tell-tales-in-innovative-new-ways/) - The Observer (London, UK), August 7, 2011 Summary: As the tools available to publishers grow more sophisticated, it's up to us to experiment and see what sticks. Linear stories still dominate the printed page, our TVs, our radios, our games consoles and the theatre. Yet the process of telling a story doesn't have to be - [Project Tells the Digital Story of Latino Culture](https://storynet.org/project-tells-the-digital-story-of-latino-culture-2/) - Spartan Daily (San Jose State Universtiy, CA), September 9, 2009 Summary: Students and members of the community gathered Wednesday night on campus to watch personal stories of triumph as part of the Latino Digital Storytelling Project. One of the stories was that of Maria Perez, an ex-first generation gang member. Her story described life growing - [Multimedia Projects You May Have Missed in 2008](https://storynet.org/multimedia-projects-you-may-have-missed-in-2008/) - Poynter.org (St. Petersburg, FL), December 29, 2008 Summary: The urge to make and read year-end lists has created this opportunity to look at some interesting multimedia published in 2008. The big kids really knocked it out of the park, especially on political coverage. The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC and USA Today all - [Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy](https://storynet.org/empathy-in-the-time-of-technology-how-storytelling-is-the-key-to-empathy/) - Journal of Evolution and Technology (Hartford, CT), - Vol. 19 Issue 1 – September 2008 - pgs 51-61 Summary: Will the transhuman technologies that our accelerating future promises enable us to increase our empathy to others? Or will their use decrease our ability to understand ‘the other’ that exists outside our own selves, families, - [Empathy Is What Makes Us Sane: Ira Glass at Lisner Auditorium](https://storynet.org/empathy-is-what-makes-us-sane-ira-glass-at-lisner-auditorium-2/) - DCist.com (Washington, DC), April 15, 2008 Summary: Ira Glass, creator and host of the weekly public radio story anthology This American Life, led an inspiring two-hour discussion of the techniques of storytelling as practiced by the staff of This American Life, and the reasons stories are so indispensable to our humanity. Glass observed that storytelling - [Your Story Here: Tales From Students, Community Members Air on KZSU](https://storynet.org/your-story-here-tales-from-students-community-members-air-on-kzsu/) - The Stanford Daily (Palo Alto, CA), February 15, 2008 Summary: Members of the Stanford Storytelling Project interviewed people in White Plaza about love stories last week. This new initiative began at Stanford University in the fall of 2007. Through a weekly, themed radio show, an audio-video podcast, and live events, they are showcasing some of - [Foundation Grant Boosts Pupils' Digital Storytelling](https://storynet.org/foundation-grant-boosts-pupils-digital-storytelling/) - News Transcript (Freehold, NJ), February 6, 2008 Summary: Storytelling has always played a vital role in a student's learning process. With today's technology the art of storytelling has become high-tech and includes audio and visual stimulation. Such is the case in Wendy Buchanan's fourthgrade class at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Freehold Borough. By - [Out of the Fray: Storytelling Web site Morphs into a Magazine](https://storynet.org/out-of-the-fray-storytelling-web-site-morphs-into-a-magazine/) - San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), January 17, 2008 Summary: Fray was launched in 1996 by Derek Powazek, at a time when most people found the concept of the Internet confusing and e-mail addresses a novelty. He envisioned it as a place where people could share real-life stories - his only rules were that they - [Computer Scientists Help Indian Villagers Share Stories Across the Digital Divide](https://storynet.org/computer-scientists-help-indian-villagers-share-stories-across-the-digital-divide/) - Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany), June 4, 2007 Summary: Computer scientists at Swansea University are working on a collaborative project that is using new mobile phone technologies to help villagers in India record and share their stories and experiences. The StoryBank project is providing people in the Indian village of Budikote, 100km from Bangalore, with - [New 'Starring Role' for Storytellers in Alness](https://storynet.org/new-starring-role-for-storytellers-in-alness/) - Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. (Inverness, Scotland, UK), May 4, 2007 Summary: As part of a digital storytelling initiative, the people of Alness will be given the chance to bring their personal tales to life, creating a short digital story which will be showcased in front of family and friends, before being published on a BBC - [Two History Groups Combine Efforts](https://storynet.org/two-history-groups-combine-efforts/) - San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA), June 22, 2005 Summary: The Digital Clubhouse Network, founded in Sunnyvale, and the regional California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, are now partners sharing facilities at History Park in San Jose. ``To my knowledge, this will be the first partnership of this type in the country among traditional - [Your Stories: BBC Broadcasts Viewer-Produced Videos](https://storynet.org/your-stories-bbc-broadcasts-viewer-produced-videos/) - Digital-Lifestyles.Info (London, England, UK), April 26, 2005 Summary: BBCi has launched a programming service for digital satellite viewers showcasing short films made by ordinary folk across the UK. Commissioned by BBC New Media and developed by BBC Nations and Regions, the service - dubbed "Your Stories" - is accessible at any time by pressing the - [Ukiah Players Theatre Kicks Off New Community-Based Theatre Project](https://storynet.org/ukiah-players-theatre-kicks-off-new-community-based-theatre-project-2/) - Willits News (Willits, CA), April 08, 2005 Summary: One of the hallmarks of a rural community are the shared stories of place. Which of us doesn't have a story to tell about the courthouse, the Palace Hotel, the cemetery, Montgomery Wards or our own backyard? It is this notion that led Ukiah Players Theatre (UPT) - [Giving a Chance to Our 'Digital Natives'](https://storynet.org/giving-a-chance-to-our-digital-natives/) - Computerworld New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), March 22, 2005 Summary: For Jason Ohler, professor of educational technology at the University of Alaska, the future is fast approaching and he’s eager to make sure our children are equipped with the tools they need for the cyber age. Children, says Ohler, learn a lot from storytelling, something - [BBC Turns Spotlight on Young Arab Women](https://storynet.org/bbc-turns-spotlight-on-young-arab-women/) - Arab News (Saudi Arabia), February 28, 2005 Summary: Young Arab women are getting a chance to air their views — literally — over the BBC Arabic Service. The “My Life” project by the BBC World Service Trust enables young women in the Arab world to develop their own media portfolios, or audiovisual stories, while - [Storytellers Project wins top honors at INMA World Congress](https://storynet.org/storytellers-project-wins-top-honors-at-inma-world-congress-2/) - USA TODAY (McLean, VA), May 25, 2016 Summary: On Tuesday, Megan Finnerty walked across a stage at London's Victoria & Albert Museum to pick up an award for the storytelling program she helped found at the Arizona Republic four years ago. The Arizona Storytellers Project won the first place award for "Best Use of an - [This is your brain on communication](https://storynet.org/this-is-your-brain-on-communication-2/) - TED Conferences (New York, NY), February, 2016 Summary: During an official TED conference, neuroscientist Uri Hasson, Princeton University, researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism - [Gannett takes the idea behind Arizona Storytellers Project nationwide](https://storynet.org/gannett-takes-the-idea-behind-arizona-storytellers-project-nationwide/) - Poynter Institute (St. Petersburg, FL), September 15, 2015 Summary: Next week at the Online News Association's annual conference, a group of journalists from nine Gannett newspapers will spend a few hours learning how to workshop a story before trying a bit of live storytelling. Their coach? Someone who has worked through the process with hundreds - [Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors Pass Their Stories to a New Generation](https://storynet.org/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivors-pass-their-stories-to-a-new-generation-2/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), August 5, 2015 Summary: HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiromi Hasai was being trained to make machine gun bullets when the flash from the atomic bomb that destroyed his city lit up the already bright morning sky. Just 14, he had been pulled from school a week before to help - [Storytelling Event Translates the Meaning of Baseball](https://storynet.org/storytelling-event-translates-the-meaning-of-baseball/) - The Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), July 8, 2015 Summary: The Enquirer's Wednesday night storytelling event was dedicated to the love of the game. The 350 or so attendees filled The Phoenix in Downtown. For lovers of the game, it is not merely about balls and strikes but about how we relate to others. "Everyone who loves - [Bedtime Stories: Get Bawdy with Hundreds of Friends](https://storynet.org/bedtime-stories-get-bawdy-with-hundreds-of-friends/) - SF Weekly (San Francisco, CA), January 21, 2015 Summary: Every month in the Mission, there's a line around a corner of Mariposa Street as couples, triads, and local celebrities huddle in the fog awaiting admittance to the Verdi Club. The little-known haunt, which feels like a hip Elk's Lodge, is where Bawdy Storytelling has been - [Storytelling is Now Part of the International Day of Peace](https://storynet.org/storytelling-is-now-part-of-the-international-day-of-peace-2/) - Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (New York, NY), October 1, 2014 Summary We are pleased to introduce you to Ms. Velma Mukoro, 24, of Nairobi, Kenya, and her award-winning story presented at the International Day of Peace this year. Our thanks go to the International Storytelling Center Executive Director, Kiran Singh Sirah and Ms. Mukoro for - [For Emcee, Storytelling Nights Get Personal](https://storynet.org/for-emcee-storytelling-nights-get-personal/) - The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), July 1, 2014 Summary: Emcee Megan Finnerty says, "In 2011, the Arizona Republic newspaper launched this series because we believe the stories we tell define us. They make us who we are as individuals and as a community. In telling, we affirm the lessons we've learned. In listening, we deepen - [Oral Fixation project brings stories by immigrants to stage at the Dallas Museum of Art](https://storynet.org/oral-fixation-project-brings-stories-by-immigrants-to-stage-at-the-dallas-museum-of-art-2/) - Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), June 17, 2014 Summary: Eight people will be performing at the special Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) Late Night edition of the storytelling series “Oral Fixation (An Obsession With True Life Tales).” The show is sold out, but Stewart expects some seats to become available that evening. Videos of - [The Tale of Two Schools](https://storynet.org/the-tale-of-two-schools-2/) - New York Times Magazine (New York, NY), May 4, 2014 Summary: Fieldston and University Heights are in the same borough but worlds apart. How much understanding between their students can a well-told story bring? University Heights High School is on St. Anns Avenue in the South Bronx, which is part of the poorest congressional district - [Scientists Study Why Stories Exist](https://storynet.org/scientists-study-why-stories-exist-3/) - Wall Street Journal (New York, NY), April 4, 2014 Summary: We human beings spend hours each day telling and hearing stories. We always have. Why? At a fascinating workshop at Stanford last month called “The Science of Stories” scientists and scholars talked about why reading Harlequin romances may make you more empathetic, about how ten-year-olds - [What Kids Learn From Hearing Family Stories](https://storynet.org/what-kids-learn-from-hearing-family-stories/) - The Atlantic (Washington, DC), December 2013 Summary: Most parents know about the benefits of reading stories from books with their young children. Yet what most parents don’t know is that everyday family stories confer many of the same benefits of reading–and even some new ones. Over the last 25 years, a small canon of - [The Tin Can Tales](https://storynet.org/the-tin-can-tales-2/) - Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL), November 14, 2013 Summary: Tin Can Tales, a new series of intimate storytelling events featuring community members including University of Alabama students, faculty members, writers and others, begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room. Each tale-teller will share experiences in first-person narrative, with each installment of the - [Bridging the Gap Between Young, Old](https://storynet.org/bridging-the-gap-between-young-old-2/) - Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC), June 12, 2013 Summary: “I remember thinking what a shame it was that the old-timers and former Civilian Conservation Corps members were disappearing,” Beth Bramhall, a seasonal education ranger with Great Smoky Mountains National Park said. “The time to talk with these folks is now, while they’re still around - [NPR's Mobile Storytelling Unit Makes a Stop in Boise](https://storynet.org/nprs-mobile-storytelling-unit-makes-a-stop-in-boise-2/) - Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID), June 11, 2013 Summary: Marilyn Shuler, 73, told the story of her life Monday to a NPR recording team that travels the country, allowing people to create a lasting record of the events of their lives. The StoryCorps mobile recording unit, set up in an Airstream trailer, will sit outside of - [The Stories That Bind Us](https://storynet.org/the-stories-that-bind-us-2/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), March 15, 2013 Summary: The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative. I first heard this idea from Marshall Duke, a colorful psychologist at Emory University. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Duke was asked to - [NPR's Mobile Storytelling Unit Makes a Stop in Boise](https://storynet.org/nprs-mobile-storytelling-unit-makes-a-stop-in-boise-3/) - Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID) , June 11, 2013 Summary: Marilyn Shuler, 73, told the story of her life Monday to a NPR recording team that travels the country, allowing people to create a lasting record of the events of their lives. The StoryCorps mobile recording unit, set up in an Airstream trailer, will sit outside - [The Stories That Bind Us](https://storynet.org/the-stories-that-bind-us-3/) - The New York Times (New York, NY) , March 15, 2013 Summary: The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative. I first heard this idea from Marshall Duke, a colorful psychologist at Emory University. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Duke was - [The Heart of Storytelling: The American Red Cross Lets Real People Tell Their Stories](https://storynet.org/the-heart-of-storytelling-the-american-red-cross-lets-real-people-tell-their-stories-3/) - Co.Create, Fast Company (New York, NY), December 18, 2012 Summary: With its new Storytellers campaign, The American Red Cross gives a voice--and a camera--to the people who have been helped by the organization. A New Yorker whose home was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, a Michigan teenager whose Red Cross CPR training helped him save a - [Storyteller Inspires Others to Tell Their Stories](https://storynet.org/storyteller-inspires-others-to-tell-their-stories/) - Borneo Post Online (Kota Kinabalu, Borneo) , December 4, 2012 Summary: The few adults in the room couldn’t imagine themselves scaling mountains with their hands or flapping like peacocks alongside their young companions during yesterday’s storytelling session, but that was the effect Cassandra Wye had on her audience. Before long, the storyteller from United Kingdom - [Sikh Woman Balpreet Kaur Turns Cyber Bullying Incident into Inspiration](https://storynet.org/sikh-woman-balpreet-kaur-turns-cyber-bullying-incident-into-inspiration-2/) - Yahoo.com, September 27, 2012 Summary: After someone snapped a photo of her and posted it on online, Balpreet Kaur was ridiculed for following the tenets of her Sikh faith. The photo was taken apparently without Kaur's knowledge while she was waiting in line at the Ohio State University Library. In the photo, Kaur's hair is - [Porchlight Turns 10 with 2 Nights at Verdi Club](https://storynet.org/porchlight-turns-10-with-2-nights-at-verdi-club/) - SFGate (San Francisco, CA), July 11, 2012 Summary: Every month for the past 10 years, people from all walks of life have converged to tell true, personal stories as part of the Porchlight series. No matter how funny or shocking or unbelievable, the storytellers reveal the commonalities that pervade the human experience. Founders and - [Great Storytelling Advice from Moth Founder George Dawes Green](https://storynet.org/great-storytelling-advice-from-moth-founder-george-dawes-green/) - Flavorwire (New York, NY), May 11, 2012 Summary: The Moth founder George Dawes Green says that the key to a really great story is vulnerability. "Great storytellers really never tell about triumphs — they always focus on weakness and loss, and their own humanity, their own clownishness." "Getting other people to be quiet — - [Telling Tales With a Tear and a Smile](https://storynet.org/telling-tales-with-a-tear-and-a-smile/) - New York Times (New York, NY), April 4, 2012 Summary: When she was 18, Ophira Eisenberg drunkenly cheated on her boyfriend with a guy she barely knew. This led to panic, lies, confrontation and, inevitably, a breakup. It could easily be an operatic teenage drama, but Ms. Eisenberg, now in her 30s, told this story - [Dakota Have Stories to Tell, Culture to Share](https://storynet.org/dakota-have-stories-to-tell-culture-to-share-2/) - The Free Press (Mankato, MN), January 8, 2012 Summary: The Blue Earth County Historical Society is presenting 12 monthly events aimed at helping southern Minnesota learn about Dakota culture. “Am I doing OK?” asked Joe Whitehawk, a Dakota, speaking to an almost exclusively white audience at the first event. Dave Larsen, a Dakota, said - [Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling Helps Fill in Education Gaps](https://storynet.org/sugar-hill-childrens-museum-of-art-storytelling-helps-fill-in-education-gaps-2/) - Examiner.com (Denver, CO), February 3, 2016 Summary: The Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling on 898 St Nicholas Avenue at 155th Street, New York, NY, is part of a development built by Broadway Housing Communities designed to leverage the synergies of housing, education and art to improve outcomes for undeserved children, adults - [This is your Brain on Communication](https://storynet.org/this-is-your-brain-on-communication-3/) - TED Conferences (New York, NY), February, 2016 Summary: During an official TED conference, neuroscientist Uri Hasson, Princeton University, researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural - [Learn About Storytelling Project 'We Listen'](https://storynet.org/learn-about-storytelling-project-we-listen-2/) - Penn State Beaver (Monaca, PA), January 27, 2016 Summary: Penn State Beaver is launching the university-wide storytelling project called We Listen. We Listen creates intentional spaces for members of the Penn State community to share their stories of lived experiences and listen to the experiences of others. The stories are then recorded, collected and shared. - [Arizona High School Students Forge Special Bonds With Seniors Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/arizona-high-school-students-forge-special-bonds-with-seniors-through-storytelling-2/) - KJZZ.ORG (Tempe, AZ), December 22, 2015 Summary: As Christmas approaches many Valley seniors find themselves alone and detached, but at one local high school students are pairing up with seniors to tell their stories and link the generations in a unique learning experience. A group of 15 students were paired with senior companions as part - [Long Line at the Library? It’s Story Time Again](https://storynet.org/long-line-at-the-library-its-story-time-again/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), November 1, 2015 Summary: Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough - [Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors Pass Their Stories to a New Generation](https://storynet.org/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivors-pass-their-stories-to-a-new-generation-3/) - The New York Times (New York, NY), August 5, 2015 Summary: HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiromi Hasai was being trained to make machine gun bullets when the flash from the atomic bomb that destroyed his city lit up the already bright morning sky. Just 14, he had been pulled from school a week before to help - [What Kids Learn From Hearing Family Stories](https://storynet.org/what-kids-learn-from-hearing-family-stories-2/) - The Atlantic (Washington, DC), December 2013 Summary: Most parents know about the benefits of reading stories from books with their young children. Yet what most parents don’t know is that everyday family stories confer many of the same benefits of reading–and even some new ones. Over the last 25 years, a small canon of research - [Storytelling on the SS Great Britain](https://storynet.org/storytelling-on-the-ss-great-britain/) - Bristol Post (Bristol, UK), October 24, 2013 Summary: Visitors can enjoy tall tales of salty sailors at the SS Great Britain's Crew Capers Family Storytelling event. Inspired by true events, the ship's resident storyteller, Sarah Mooney, will bring the sailors' stories to life with her gruesome embellishments and fabulous flourishes on October 29 and 31. - [Digital Storytelling Workshop Records Passions for Justice](https://storynet.org/digital-storytelling-workshop-records-passions-for-justice-3/) - The Denver Post (Denver, CO), October 5, 2013 Summary: There were no placards or megaphones at this civil and human-rights workshop, just people telling the stories that galvanized their passion for justice. "In working together and knowing each other's stories, that's how we can effect change," said Gabriela Flora, Project Voice regional organizer at the - [A Twist in the Tale](https://storynet.org/a-twist-in-the-tale-5/) - The Hindu (Chennai, India), July 6, 2013 Summary: Indians are big on stories. This is a land of myths and mythologies; of tales with pious men and brave gods; of stories with carefully masked do’s and don’ts; of tickling anecdotes and gruesome monsters. We have always loved a good story, and we’ve always had storytellers. - [Bridging the Gap Between Young, Old](https://storynet.org/bridging-the-gap-between-young-old-3/) - Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC), June 12, 2013 Summary: “I remember thinking what a shame it was that the old-timers and former Civilian Conservation Corps members were disappearing,” Beth Bramhall, a seasonal education ranger with Great Smoky Mountains National Park said. “The time to talk with these folks is now, while they’re still around to - [NPR's Mobile Storytelling Unit Makes a Stop in Boise](https://storynet.org/nprs-mobile-storytelling-unit-makes-a-stop-in-boise-4/) - Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID), June 11, 2013 Summary: Marilyn Shuler, 73, told the story of her life Monday to a NPR recording team that travels the country, allowing people to create a lasting record of the events of their lives. The StoryCorps mobile recording unit, set up in an Airstream trailer, will sit outside of - [Storytelling Helps Convey Science, Medical Data in Tangible Ways](https://storynet.org/storytelling-helps-convey-science-medical-data-in-tangible-ways/) - WHYY News (Philadelphia, PA), May 15, 2013 Summary: Geriatrician Jason Karlawish says stories have a unique power to motivate. A study in Alabama found that patients with high blood pressure were more likely to manage their illness after hearing other people recount success at getting their own diet and stress under control. "Compared to just - [Preparing Students for the Next America](https://storynet.org/preparing-students-for-the-next-america/) - Arts Education Partnership (Washington, D.C.), April 2013 Summary: This is a .pdf research bulletin from the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) which can be downloaded for free from this web site. Every young person in America deserves a complete and competitive education that includes the arts. America’s global stature, culture of innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit depend - [Storyteller Inspires Others to Tell Their Stories](https://storynet.org/storyteller-inspires-others-to-tell-their-stories-2/) - Borneo Post Online (Kota Kinabalu, Borneo), December 4, 2012 Summary: The few adults in the room couldn’t imagine themselves scaling mountains with their hands or flapping like peacocks alongside their young companions during yesterday’s storytelling session, but that was the effect Cassandra Wye had on her audience. Before long, the storyteller from United Kingdom had - [The Power Of Storytelling - How Telling Stories Created A Great School](https://storynet.org/the-power-of-storytelling-how-telling-stories-created-a-great-school-2/) - Forbes (New York, NY), October 15, 2012 Summary: At Prospect Sierra, a Changemaker School, storytelling is a tool for inclusion and a way to foster a great culture for learning. Britt Anderson and her colleagues at Prospect Sierra (PS) created This PS Life, a storytelling project for students, teachers, and staff at the San Francisco - [Reviving an Urdu Storytelling Tradition](https://storynet.org/reviving-an-urdu-storytelling-tradition/) - The New York Times, Global Edition (New York, NY), July 24, 2012 Summary: In the 1800s, crowds regularly gathered on the steps of the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi to enthusiastically watch a “dastango,” or storyteller, narrate tales of fantasy without props, music or theatrical action. The magic that held the audience was created - [Promoting Multiculturalism in Our Homes and Schools: It Starts with a Story](https://storynet.org/promoting-multiculturalism-in-our-homes-and-schools-it-starts-with-a-story-2/) - Huffington Post (New York, NY), July 18, 2012 By John McCormick Summary: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, minorities represent almost one half of America's population under the age of 5. This statistic portends a more ethnically diverse America, with new and growing populations playing more significant economic, social and political roles. Perhaps it's - [Tall Stories Weave Mighty Spell](https://storynet.org/tall-stories-weave-mighty-spell/) - TheAge.com.au (Melbourne, Australia), July 16, 2012 Summary: Just before the bell sounds for morning recess — when attention spans traditionally wane — students have crowded around the feet of their resident storyteller at Coolaroo South Primary School to begin a ritual that has been embraced by generations. A light strum of the mbira, a - [Bring Back Those Tales!](https://storynet.org/bring-back-those-tales/) - This Day Live (Lagos, Nigeria), May 27, 2012 Summary: Many attempts had been made to bring back storytelling on the electronic media. They do not necessarily encourage creativity. How then can the Nigerian or the African folktales become marketable brands? The answer is through creativity. Of course, not all cartoon heroes are moral characters. Some - [Telling Folk Tales in Class Can Inspire Learners to Share Their Own Stories](https://storynet.org/telling-folk-tales-in-class-can-inspire-learners-to-share-their-own-stories-2/) - Guardian Weekly (London, UK), April 10, 2012 Summary: by David Heathfield Ten years ago I went from being a full-time English language teacher to becoming a professional storyteller and part-time teacher. Helping teachers to become classroom storytellers is a significant part of my work. Recently a teaching colleague had a go at telling a - [Telling a Story, Building Their Confidence](https://storynet.org/telling-a-story-building-their-confidence/) - Garner News (Wake and Johnston County, NC), March 20, 2012 Summary: On March 10, North Garner Middle School and the Garner Educational Foundation (GEF) teamed together for the ninth annual Garner Storytelling Festival. The festival hosted professional speakers including Willa Brigham, an Emmy award winner, Timmy and Susana Abell, John Golden and Cyndi Bailey Morgan. - [Story Collider: Where Science is a Story Well Told](https://storynet.org/story-collider-where-science-is-a-story-well-told/) - New York Times (New York, NY), January 31, 2012 Summary: By ANDREW C. REVKIN I’ve often argued that the world would be better off if people, from an early age, absorbed science not as a set of facts (sadly the state of science education today), but as a story — full of vexing questions, - [Stories Triggered The Measles Outbreak, And Storytelling Can Stop It](https://storynet.org/stories-triggered-the-measles-outbreak-and-storytelling-can-stop-it-2/) - Forbes (Jersey City, NJ), February 3, 2015 Summary: Olivia was 7 years old when she caught the measles. She seemed to be recovering when the disease took a turn. She felt sleepy. Her fingers and her mind weren’t working together. The measles had triggered encephalitis, an acute inflammation of the brain. “In an hour - [Birmingham Mother Becomes Storytelling Laureate](https://storynet.org/birmingham-mother-becomes-storytelling-laureate-2/) - Birmingham Mail (Birmingham, UK), January 16, 2012 Summary: Katrice Horsley, aged 47 and from Kings Heath, had speech therapy lessons as a child. She is now a professional storyteller, with a repertoire of more than 350 stories from around the world. “I went from a childhood of being isolated because of a lack of - [Dakota Have Stories to Tell, Culture to Share](https://storynet.org/dakota-have-stories-to-tell-culture-to-share-3/) - The Free Press (Mankato, MN), January 8, 2012 Summary: The Blue Earth County Historical Society is presenting 12 monthly events aimed at helping southern Minnesota learn about Dakota culture. “Am I doing OK?” asked Joe Whitehawk, a Dakota, speaking to an almost exclusively white audience at the first event. Dave Larsen, a Dakota, said he, - [Why are patient stories valuable in health care?](https://storynet.org/why-are-patient-stories-valuable-in-health-care/) - Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Open School (Cambridge, MA), April 30, 2015 Summary: One of the things that we do a lot of in the area of patient- and family-centered care and in changing culture is storytelling. Stories really help us to connect to the process — the processes that we’re involved in day to - [Physician-author Abraham Verghese encourages journalists to tell the powerful stories of medicine](https://storynet.org/physician-author-abraham-verghese-encourages-journalists-to-tell-the-powerful-stories-of-medicine/) - Scope - Stranford Medicine (Stanford, CA), April 24, 2015 Summary: Stanford’s Abraham Verghese, MD, greeted hundreds of journalists at the Association of Health Care Journalists 2015 conference with a talk centered on the power of stories and of medicine. There are many types of stories that need to be told, Verghese encouraged his audience. Tell - [Storytelling for Wellness](https://storynet.org/storytelling-for-wellness-2/) - Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC), December 10, 2013 Summary: Laura Hope-Gill’s fascination with story and healing began when she was diagnosed with late-onset deafness. She felt that the language her doctor used in delivering her diagnosis had nothing to do with her or her story. “The way it was presented to me, my hearing life was - [Why Storytelling is the Best Way to Engage Health Care Audiences](https://storynet.org/why-storytelling-is-the-best-way-to-engage-health-care-audiences/) - Business2Community.com, August 21, 2013 Summary: Relying on numbers at the expense of human judgment and experience, no matter how reassuringly extensive the latter, can lead to poor decision making that has far-reaching consequences (see our recent post on the limitations of “big data”). This was underlined by the Berwick Report on patient safety in the - [Q&A with Frayn Masters of Back Fence PDX](https://storynet.org/qa-with-frayn-masters-of-back-fence-pdx/) - The Daily Astorian (Portland, OR), November 9, 2012 Summary: When Back Fence PDX hosted its first live storytelling shows in 2008, the idea of standing up in front of your friends and neighbors to tell your most intimate and personal stories was a novelty to most Portlanders. "When we started, we got numerous emails from - [Tuberculosis Storytelling Project for King County Residents](https://storynet.org/tuberculosis-storytelling-project-for-king-county-residents/) - Enumclaw Courier-Herald (Enumclaw, WA), August 3, 2013 Summary: The TB Voices Project for King County seeks people to share their experiences about tuberculosis (TB), whether it affected themselves or someone else in their lives. The project runs until October 2013. The purpose of the TB Voices Project is to allow individuals from all generations - [Storytelling Helps Convey Science, Medical Data in Tangible Ways](https://storynet.org/storytelling-helps-convey-science-medical-data-in-tangible-ways-2/) - WHYY News (Philadelphlia, PA), May 15, 2013 Summary: Geriatrician Jason Karlawish says stories have a unique power to motivate. A study in Alabama found that patients with high blood pressure were more likely to manage their illness after hearing other people recount success at getting their own diet and stress under control. "Compared to just - [How a Physician and Nurse Merge Healing, Storytelling](https://storynet.org/how-a-physician-and-nurse-merge-healing-storytelling-2/) - Press-Citizen (Iowa City, IA), July 11, 2012 By Carol Scott-Conner, a professor of surgery at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, author of the book of short stories titled A Few Small Moments. Summary: Every year, we teach new medical students how to take a medical history. An adequate medical history succinctly summarizes - [Physicians Emphasize Importance of Storytelling to Advance Patient Care](https://storynet.org/physicians-emphasize-importance-of-storytelling-to-advance-patient-care/) - University of California, San Francisco News (San Francisco, CA), January 24, 2012 Summary: Two doctors who have learned the art of telling stories are convinced that it has become indispensable to top-notch medical care. “A slow cultural shift over the past 20 years led by television — from “St. Elsewhere” to “ER” — has been - [Storytelling Festival 2015: Stories without Borders](https://storynet.org/storytelling-festival-2015-stories-without-borders/) - The Edinburgh Reporter (Edinburgh, Scotland), October 10, 2015 Summary: The stranger is often a revealer of truth; his arrival casts a stone into the water, shakes us out of our complacency. But who is the stranger? What separates him from us – what makes him ‘strange’? The theme of the 2015 Scottish International Storytelling - [Adults get to enjoy stories, too](https://storynet.org/adults-get-to-enjoy-stories-too/) - Sierra Lodestar (San Andreas, CA), August 14, 2015 Summary: So truth be told, adults love stories as much as children. That’s the reasoning behind the program “For Adult Ears Only,” an event that’s in its 13th year. Every year in March, Tuolumne County residents can enjoy adult-themed stories. Now, please don’t read this to - [Spotlight on Aboriginal storytelling](https://storynet.org/spotlight-on-aboriginal-storytelling/) - Dubbo Photo News (Dubbo NSW, Australia), November 22, 2014 Summary: The performance of contemporary Aboriginal stories on the stages of regional theatres and performance spaces is not yet part of mainstream cultural programming. Yet, the expression of Aboriginal culture through storytelling has a history that far outdates Western culture, which makes its absence from - [Art Talk with Kiran Singh Sirah of the International Storytelling Center](https://storynet.org/art-talk-with-kiran-singh-sirah-of-the-international-storytelling-center/) - National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works Blog (Washington, DC), September 30, 2014 Summary: "When we bring people together to share stories, we create community. And that's what happens at festivals, and that's what I'm really interested in. It's not the idea that when you come to a festival you listen to culture or that - [Masters Tell Tales at 7th Annual Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/masters-tell-tales-at-7th-annual-storytelling-festival/) - The Vashon Loop (Vashon, WA), February 3, 2014 Summary: Vashon Wilderness Program will host its 7th annual Coyote Tales Storytelling Festival on Saturday, February 1 at the Open Space for Arts and Community on Vashon Island. Starting at 4pm, storytellers Allison Cox, Merna Hecht, Steffon Moody and Gene Tagaban will delight all with an imaginative - [Reviving the Art of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/reviving-the-art-of-storytelling/) - Orillia Today (Orillia, Ontario, Canada), October 24, 2013 Summary: One year after Orillia’s inaugural ‘Canadian Storytelling Night’ drew an audience of about 50 people to a downtown space for an evening of tales and songs, organizers are preparing a follow-up with a twist. “The idea is to create an annual event that can give storytellers - [Timeless Tales](https://storynet.org/timeless-tales/) - The Hindu (Chennai, India), February 14, 2013 Summary: Storytellers, professionals and performing artistes gathered at a village near Thanjavur to listen to traditional tales as part of the Chennai Storytelling Festival. There is no dearth of traditional stories in our country. But with the electronic media overtaking our lives and changing societal mores, the oral - [A Place for Storytelling, No Lie](https://storynet.org/a-place-for-storytelling-no-lie/) - The Laurinburg Exchange (Laurinburg, NC), January 22, 2013 Summary: Laurinburg is earning a name for itself as a haven for fib-tellers. That is to say, after hosting the sixth annual Bold-Faced Liars’ Showdown, the Storytelling and Arts Center of the Southeast has put Laurinburg on the map as a place for storytelling. “Between this and - [London Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/london-storytelling-festival/) - londonist.com (London, UK), November 1, 2012 Summary: The Second Annual London Storytelling Festival is back next week, with a fantastic combination of comedians, poets and spoken word performers. John-Luke Roberts will tell his tale of a haunted sock, Rachel Rose Reid is digging underneath Hans Christian Andersen for the love stories we don’t quite hear, - [National Storytelling Festival Turns 40](https://storynet.org/national-storytelling-festival-turns-40/) - PBS NEWSHOUR (Washington D.C.), October 5, 2012 Summary: The popularity of radio shows like PRI's "This American Life" and groups like The Moth has put the art of a good yarn on the map for a wide, national audience. In urban centers like New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., it's just as easy to find - [Reviving an Urdu Storytelling Tradition](https://storynet.org/reviving-an-urdu-storytelling-tradition-2/) - The New York Times, Global Edition (New York, NY), July 24, 2012 Summary: In the 1800s, crowds regularly gathered on the steps of the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi to enthusiastically watch a “dastango,” or storyteller, narrate tales of fantasy without props, music or theatrical action. The magic that held the audience was created - [Flint Public Library's 32nd Michigan Storytellers Festival](https://storynet.org/flint-public-librarys-32nd-michigan-storytellers-festival/) - MLIVE.com (Lansing, MI), July 11, 2012 Summary: Storytellers will come from the Midwest and the South to Flint share their tales, and Genesee County children will have a chance to do the same. The Flint Public Library's 32nd Annual The Michigan Storytellers Festival is on Friday, July 20 7 a.m. till 10 p.m., and Saturday, - [July Folk Fest Fun at Scottish Storytelling Centre](https://storynet.org/july-folk-fest-fun-at-scottish-storytelling-centre/) - EdinburghGuide.com (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK), July 4, 2012 Summary: Scotland is a year-round festival nation, with exciting programmes of world-class events, festivals and cultures for all to enjoy. Through the Year of Creative Scotland, and evoking the remit of new collaborative group TRACS, the Scottish Storytelling Centre has expanded their July programme to present three weeks - [The Status of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/the-status-of-storytelling/) - The Yorker (Vanbrugh College, York, UK), June 28, 2012 Summary: Last weekend, the York Castle Museum played host to the York University Storytelling Festival. Eighteen English and Education students tucked away in a leafy glade in the gardens, armed with tales of murder and mystery and dinosaurs who learned to care, surrounded by groups of - [Telling a Story, Building Their Confidence](https://storynet.org/telling-a-story-building-their-confidence-2/) - Garner News (Wake and Johnston County, NC), March 20, 2012 Summary: On March 10, North Garner Middle School and the Garner Educational Foundation (GEF) teamed together for the ninth annual Garner Storytelling Festival. The festival hosted professional speakers including Willa Brigham, an Emmy award winner, Timmy and Susana Abell, John Golden and Cyndi Bailey Morgan. - [Festival Revives Traditional Art of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/festival-revives-traditional-art-of-storytelling/) - The Gulf Today (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), March 18, 2012 Summary: Committed to sharing the delight of traditional Arabic art forms with new generations of children and young people, the Abu Dhabi Festival’s Community Programme is hosting a range of workshops and performances focused on storytelling. Reviving the art of storytelling, as well as traditional - [It’s Just Stories: Online Racial Justice Storytelling Festival Connects People Globally](https://storynet.org/its-just-stories-online-racial-justice-storytelling-festival-connects-people-globally/) - NewCity Stage (Chicago, IL) , August 2, 2012 Summary: For Susan O’Halloran, professional storyteller and Chicago native, storytelling and racial justice have always been intertwined. O’Halloran grew up on the South Side in a time when public consensus still considered segregation a good thing. Her worldview, though, was crucially shaped by an early involvement with - [It’s Just Stories: Online Racial Justice Storytelling Festival Connects People Globally](https://storynet.org/its-just-stories-online-racial-justice-storytelling-festival-connects-people-globally-2/) - NewCity Stage (Chicago, IL), August 2, 2012 Summary: For Susan O’Halloran, professional storyteller and Chicago native, storytelling and racial justice have always been intertwined. O’Halloran grew up on the South Side in a time when public consensus still considered segregation a good thing. Her worldview, though, was crucially shaped by an early involvement with the - [Miscellaneous Storytelling Resources](https://storynet.org/miscellaneous-storytelling-resources/) - Americana Exchange Rare Books http://www.americanaexchange.com Website about old and rare books. Helpful tool for the book collector or researcher. Contains an extensive, online bibliographical database of Americana. Locate books you never even knew existed. Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show and Blog http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com An international conversation from all perspectives on the art of storytelling. - [Newsletters, Magazines, Articles and other publications](https://storynet.org/newsletters-magazines-articles-and-other-publications/) - BookWire http://www.bookwire.com/ The BookWire is an online magazine devoted entirely to books, with events listings, links to electronic books, and reviews of new books. Mistory – Michigan Storytelling Events Event Schedule posts "MI Story": Michigan's monthly calendar of public storytelling events. Storyteller.net http://www.storyteller.net/ This site offers such features as Story of the Week and the - [Virtual Storytelling Sites](https://storynet.org/virtual-storytelling-sites/) - The Very not ordinary Storytime An audio/video site - you will hear 13 stories and see one video. Some are for children and all are for adults. These stories are on a hospital radio network of 300 stations from Ireland to Australia. Storyteller.net http://www.storyteller.net/ This site offers such features as Story of the Week and - [Ethnic Storytelling and Folklore](https://storynet.org/ethnic-storytelling-and-folklore/) - Australian Storytelling www.AustralianStorytelling.org.au The Web page of Australian storytelling features Australian storytellers, stories, guilds, events, and links. Bodhran Brothers www.bodhranbrothers.com Irish Music and Stories California Indian Storytelling Association www.cistory.org The home page for The California Indian Storytelling Association includes goals of the organization, upcoming events, membership information, and a newsletter. Folktales and Legends from Britain - [Collections of Stories and Tales](https://storynet.org/collections-of-stories-and-tales/) - Aesop's Foibles Aesop's Foibles is the popular comic strip scene in every issue of Storytelling Magazine. At the site you can see every episode of the comic. Campfire Storyteller http://JoeHerrington.com Site contains information about the storyteller, his cowboy poetry, his Novel and his calendar. Dennis Trudell www.dennistrudell.com Dennis has recently retired from being an assistant - [MythOff: A young event for ancient tales](https://storynet.org/mythoff-a-young-event-for-ancient-tales/) - by Csenge Zalka What is a MythOff? I’ll let the creator of the idea, Clare Muireann Murphy answer this one: “MythOff is an evening of mythology where the audience chooses the winners. It can pit Norse myth against the Irish, or Persian against Chinese. There are two or three rounds, and each round has a - [Storytelling Around the World](https://storynet.org/storytelling-around-the-world/) - Australian Storytelling http://www.AustralianStorytelling.org.au Australian Storytelling showcases Australian storytellers, stories, guilds, events, and links. Storytelling in Canada http://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/ German Storytelling Activities http://www.erzaehlen.de/ Listing of storytelling activities in Germany. English introduction available. Palabros de Cologne http://www.palabros.de In German St. John's Storytelling Circle http://www.storytellingstjohns.ca/circle.html A local storytelling circle based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Stories & Resources http://www.thestorytelling-resource-centre.com - [How to Get the Big Commissions](https://storynet.org/how-to-get-the-big-commissions/) - by Maureen Korte One day, before I was about to head off to University, I asked my Mother her secret to a happy marriage as she and my Father had been married for forty blissful years. She said: Never marry a man who is picky about their food. If he is picky about food, he - [Planning your First Storytelling Residency](https://storynet.org/planning-your-first-storytelling-residency/) - By Katie Knutson Are you ready to dive into the world of school residencies? If so, here are a few tips that will make the walk to the diving board and the plunge a little less shocking. There are two major models for residencies that I use: the pre-packaged residency and the co-created residency. They - [The Selkie and the Fisherman](https://storynet.org/the-selkie-and-the-fisherman/) - Told by Kyle Kissell Listen to story Originally composed for a variety show while I was a member of the Medieval and Renaissance Performers Guild at OSU, I tasked myself with creating a tragedy to contrast with the primarily comedic acts making up the rest of the program. This adaption of the traditional selkie legends - [A Dollar A Minute](https://storynet.org/a-dollar-a-minute/) - Told by Pam Holcomb Listen to the story It was a privilege to be chosen as one of the Showcase Performers for the 2012 National Storytelling Network Conference. It was an indeed an honor, however humbling, to get to tell a story to the many outstanding storytellers in attendance. I am grateful for this experience - [Ole Man Mac and The Bear Family](https://storynet.org/ole-man-mac-and-the-bear-family/) - Told by Garry McCandless Hear the story After listening to storytellers Cynthia Changaris and Mandy Dick tell stories at the Lou Tate Foundation, The Little Loomhouse' "Spin A Yarn Storytelling Festival" in Louisville, Kentucky, I was inspired to go home and write Ole Man Mac and The Bear Family. It was my first story for - [The Heroes in Our Lives: Celebrating the Goodness in Humanity with the MY HERO Project](https://storynet.org/the-heroes-in-our-lives-celebrating-the-goodness-in-humanity-with-the-my-hero-project/) - By Sara Armstrong Who are your heroes? Do you consider yourself one? How important is it for children to believe they can perform heroic acts and make a difference in the world? Inspiring stories, short films, and artwork focusing on these ideas and more can be found at the MY HERO Project website. At a - [A new magic at the NSN fringe: My experience with Houdini](https://storynet.org/a-new-magic-at-the-nsn-fringe-my-experience-with-houdini/) - by Kevin D. Cordi, Ph.D. The lights were low. I deliberately waited a full minute and a half after my introduction before entering the stage in true Houdini-style. He would spark their curiosity and leave them wanting more. Loren Niemi and I traded hawking in the hallway, and soon after, the show began at the - [A Return to Oz](https://storynet.org/a-return-to-oz/) - by Mary Margaret Stories keep us alive, in more ways than one. They bring us back to ourselves, our desires, our needs and possibilities as humans living in this strange yet significant world. As I continue the journey of self-discovery in 2015, I continue to ask questions about what it means to be a 20-something - [Branding: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt!](https://storynet.org/branding-it-doesnt-have-to-hurt/) - by Simon Brooks and Karen Chace “A brand name is more than a word. It is the beginning of a conversation.” ~ Lexicon For some, the concept of branding is synonymous with marketing. Yet, what many fail to realize is that branding comes before marketing. Branding is a separate piece and it should be the - [Finding The Sweet Spot For Relevant Curricula](https://storynet.org/finding-the-sweet-spot-for-relevant-curricula/) - by Sue O'Halloran In order to make curricula more relevant to the vast array of cultures represented in our classrooms, teachers and artists need to look for the “sweet spot” where four areas of learning can overlap: The core curricula for a subject The individual interests, motivations, personality, learning styles and communication styles of each - [Nickels for Dimes](https://storynet.org/nickels-for-dimes/) - Told by Linda Goodman Click to listen goodman Children have a tendency to be selfish, and I was no exception. As long as I got what I wanted, I did not care about anything else. My baby sister Evelyn, on the other hand, always put the interests of others above her own. Like the character - [The Impact of Exclusivity](https://storynet.org/the-impact-of-exclusivity/) - By Katie Knutson Katie Knutson is our New Voices chairperson who shares her articles for Storytelling Magazine on our blog to inspire a place for discussion and follow-up. Comments encouraged! Storytelling is the most effective tool I have found for teaching, connecting people, fostering understanding, and building community. When in a community, individual storytellers unite - [200 Years of the Brothers Grimm: Profiling a Successful Event](https://storynet.org/200-years-of-the-brothers-grimm-profiling-a-successful-event/) - By Katie Knutson In the New Voices column in Storytelling Magazine, I have been focusing on making connections between the storytellers we often see at NSN events and the younger adult tellers out there, who do not find their way to our festivals and conferences. On November 11, 2012, adults of all ages packed a - [A Language Older Than Words](https://storynet.org/a-language-older-than-words/) - by Rachel Nelson As the fates would allow, I was born into a family that gave me an old-fashioned apprenticeship in the profession of music. While still a baby, I rested on one of two pianos in a studio where my parents were rehearsing a 2-piano version of Rachmoninoff's Second Piano Concerto. As a toddler, - [Our Stories, Our Community: Foundation approach to storytelling in communities](https://storynet.org/our-stories-our-community-foundation-approach-to-storytelling-in-communities/) - by Lillian Rodrigues-Pang Twenty years ago I sat in the concrete surrounds of the mental health ward next to my brother with nothing to say. I couldn’t talk to him about the beautiful sunny day outside, about awesome surf conditions, or my nephew’s first soccer game that was coming up. All of these were unobtainable - [Who Has Seen the Mind?](https://storynet.org/who-has-seen-the-mind/) - Told by Willy Claflin Listen to story My dad got this all started – he told me stories every single night from about age 3 to 10. This is my favorite story about my dad, told at the 2010 National Storytelling Conference in Los Angeles; he would have loved participating in it with us. Hope - [Creating Personal Stories: From Cloud to Lightning!](https://storynet.org/creating-personal-stories-from-cloud-to-lightning/) - by Doug Lipman In January, 2013, I had a problem. My week as Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center was coming up soon, and the stories I wanted to tell there - an hour of stories about my parents - didn't yet exist! How would I create and polish them in so short a time? - [Raising Voices: Working with Youth Storytellers](https://storynet.org/raising-voices-working-with-youth-storytellers/) - by Judy Sima There is no greater joy than seeing a child’s face shine in the light of your words as you tell a story. There is no greater satisfaction than watching your passion for storytelling grow in the lives of young people as they experience magic for themselves and share it with others. In - [Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnall](https://storynet.org/story-elainemuray/) - told by Elaine Muray Listen to story I was introduced to this story via the preamble to it as told by “The Wife of Bath” of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. When I performed at the Australian Storytelling Festival in 2005, I heard a wonderful rendition of “The Wife of Bath” and asked permission of the - [The Enchanted Song of the Magical Bird](https://storynet.org/story-inabarnette/) - Told by Ina Buckner-Barnette Listen to story I fell in love with this story because it reminds us to be teachable and to value the child inside. Both ideas play a big part of my core belief system. About Ina Ina Buckner-Barnette, The Sunshine Storyteller weaves international tales, movement and song to create her interactive - [Puppet Play: Engaging children’s imaginations](https://storynet.org/mary-jo-huff/) - by Mary Jo Huff The storyteller has arrived and the children are getting ready for a special treat. Sitting on the floor with their legs twisted like a pretzel, eyes wide and fidgety fingers the pre-schoolers are all ready for storytime. Enter the storyteller dressed for the occasion. As a visiting storyteller I wear a - [Barney McCabe](https://storynet.org/barney-mccabe/) - told by Karen Rae Kraut Listen to story Back in 1991 I heard this story sung by Sam Hinton, the extraordinary naturalist, oceanographer, folklorist and folk singer based in San Diego, California. Sam learned it from Guy Carawan, who learned it from Mrs. Janie Hunter of John’s Island, South Carolina. Sam died in 2009, and - [Sheherazade](https://storynet.org/story-marygarrett/) - told by Mary Garrett Listen to story Sheherazade is my hero. This is my favorite story and one of the first I learned to tell. If only we could solve more problems with story, what a great world this would be! I "snuck" it into the curriculum for most of the high school classes I - [Tragedy or Redemption?](https://storynet.org/tragedy-or-redemption/) - By: Dorothy Cleveland I began my Heroine’s Journey when I started my Master’s program at the University of Minnesota in 2000. I had worked for many years in business and achieved all my goals. Still I was not happy. I felt incomplete. I started in the Human Resources program. I lasted four classes. I switched - [Blue Lightning, an essentially true Gerrell Family Story](https://storynet.org/blue-lightning-an-essentially-true-gerrell-family-story/) - by Saundra G. Kelley Listen to story My dad was 10-years-old when his father died. Left with two sons, three daughters, an overworked farm and a herd of Spanish cattle, the family worked hard to survive. The hurricane season after my grandfather’s death could have been a disaster if not for that young boy, and - [New Ways To See Ourselves As Storytellers?](https://storynet.org/new-ways-to-see-ourselves-as-storytellers/) - by Doug Lipman Can you remember when you first made the connection between yourself and the word "storyteller"? Maybe you had been telling stories already - but hadn't known there was such a profession? Maybe you saw a performer who called herself a storyteller? In any case, it was a magical moment. By considering that - [Marketing – It’s Not a Myth!](https://storynet.org/marketing-not-a-myth/) - by Karen Chace Storytellers share wonderful tales and offer amazingly creative shows, but do they have great marketing behind them? We lament the lack of attendance at venues, yet many times I receive an e-mail publicizing an event that is taking place the very next day. Often that e-mail was the only marketing tool used - [Taking a Leap in the Southern Hemisphere](https://storynet.org/story-conniereganblake/) - told by Connie Regan-Blake Listen to story It was great fun bringing this true life adventure to the stage. I have done a good bit of traveling - (47 states and 16 countries so far - but who's counting!) and I find I am drawn to tell about those experiences. When I am working with - [Hiding in Plain Site: The Storyteller as an Introvert](https://storynet.org/hiding-in-plain-site-the-storyteller-as-an-introvert/) - By Slash Coleman From the Series: Finding Your Business Comfort Zone My friend owns a comedy club where she occasionally performs. One night, thinking I’d be a “shoe-in” for funny, she pulled me on stage as part of her act. Had she known that I’m an extroverted-introvert she probably would have reconsidered. What does it - [The Boy Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was](https://storynet.org/story-billratner/) - told by Bill Ratner Listen to story I was nervous. I was booked at the 2010 NSN Conference to tell The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was. It was my first Conference. I come from the world of voiceovers where ad execs and movie moguls wield big purses to - [The C.C. Camp](https://storynet.org/story-jeffgere/) - told by Jeff Gere Listen to story The introduction to this story is a story. As the City & County of Honolulu's Drama Specialist, I tell and hear stories in Senior Centers regularly. I heard this tale, The C. C. Camp, in Waimanalo's Alu Like Native Hawaiian Meal Site Program (federally funded Hawaiian food!). It - [First Roller Coaster - Taking The Ride of my Life](https://storynet.org/first-roller-coaster-taking-the-ride-of-my-life/) - Told by Kevin Cordi Hear the story At 16 we think we can rule the world. This is a tender age when we cross the divide into responsibility. This story is about that journey. It is about the first time I rode "The Blue Streak" at Cedar Point, the largest amusement park in the country - [Partnering provides depth to your craft as a storyteller](https://storynet.org/partnering-provides-depth-to-your-craft-as-a-storyteller/) - by Kevin Cordi, Ph.D. As a storyteller and story crafter, how often have you been working on a story and been blocked in your thinking? When you were stuck, were you alone? This is often the standard practice of the storyteller. We reside in empty rooms, cradled at a desk, writing our ideas to create - [Jenni Cargill-Strong](https://storynet.org/jenni-cargill-strong-from-stories-of-place-to-rewilding-our-consciousness/) - From Stories of Place to Rewilding our Consciousness The Conversation Continues! Jenni will begin with a guided nature visualization and then outline some of the key concepts she teaches in her environmental storytelling workshops. She will tell a Buddhist prophecy 'The Shambhala Warriors', which Jenni has come to see as a potent and apt tale - [Lifting the Sky](https://storynet.org/lifting-the-sky-2/) - Told by Yvonne Young Listen to story I chose to tell "Lifting the Sky" at the Pacific Showcase Concert to honor deceased Skagit elder Vi Hilbert. Some years ago, I had the privilege of hearing Vi tell this tale. The message this story contains is important for audiences elementary school age through adults. If people - [Traveling Treasures](https://storynet.org/traveling-treasures-2/) - by Heather Forest Ancient and epic tales have migrated with people wherever people have traveled the globe. Carried in the heart rather than the hand, these ancient narratives are humanity’s heirlooms. They have been preserved over time by the tongues of tellers and have migrated into literature, captured by scribes. In my workshop intensive at - [A Handful of Beans or One Gold Coin: How to Price Your Work](https://storynet.org/a-handful-of-beans-or-one-gold-coin-how-to-price-your-work/) - By Katie Knutson Although it is impossible to put a numerical value on the art or experience of storytelling, if you are going to work as a storyteller, you have to charge for your performances. Even many experienced storytellers wrestle with the appropriate fees for their art. For a new teller, this can be a - [The Green Market](https://storynet.org/the-green-market/) - Told by Rick Huddle Listen to story I really appreciate that, when I'm working on a story, I usually learn something about myself. For this one, it was how much self esteem that I got from being a "good kid." Funny how, no matter how much I grow and learn, that's still true for me. - [Storytelling: Community through… Competition?](https://storynet.org/storytelling-community-through-competition/) - by Katie Knutson Chances are that your path to storytelling and mine are quite different. Maybe you were a part of the storytelling revival of the 1970’s; maybe you discovered storytelling within another career path; or, maybe you started as a story listener. I am guessing that few of you had your first introduction to - [Norah Dooley](https://storynet.org/norah-dooley-january-25-2017/) - Stories as Blueprints for Resistance and Solidarity: A presentation and story swap led by Storyteller Norah Dooley At a time in this country when the language and behavior of the incoming president, and that of his proposed administration, has encouraged a rise in racist and sexist behavior, anti immigrant fervor, climate change denial, and demeaning - [Donna Jacobs Sife](https://storynet.org/donna-jacobs-sife-february-22-2017/) - "Together for Humanity - Telling Stories to Heal Conflict" This SEMINAR explores several practical techniques and story treatments that Donna has successfully used over the years through her work with communities in conflict, and in response to cross cultural misunderstandings. Drawing from Donna's work in South Africa, Israel and Palestine, with indigenous and refugee communities - [Sara Armstrong](https://storynet.org/sara-armstrong-march-22-2017/) - Dilemma Stories Help Teach Social Justice Dilemma Stories – stories in which there are several options, all of which have some appeal – stimulate conversations about different perspectives and open up ideas different from our own. Dilemma Stories can be included in discussions about empathy, citizenship, literature, social studies topics, indeed, any situation in which - [Matt Hopwood](https://storynet.org/matt-hopwood-love-stories-can-change-the-world/) - Love Stories Can Change the World The A Human Love Story project is all about sharing; our lives, our experiences, and our humanity as a way of creating ‘deep community’. The sharing of these stories together becomes an act of connection, something that can transform and continue the world. The resonance of these stories reaches - [Elisa Pearmain](https://storynet.org/elisa-pearmain-september-29-2015/) - Putting Down the Burning Coal Transforming anger into forgiveness through story. Through the lens of several folktales, personal stories and case studies, Elisa will illustrate the impediments to forgiveness, particularly looking at the many functions of anger. She will also suggest approaches for shifting our held resentment stories toward those of getting our needs met - [Joan Stockbridge](https://storynet.org/joan-stockbridge-september-22-2016/) - Tips, Tools, and Stories: Highlights from 15 years of Healing Story Work. In this teleconference, we'll do a virtual mini-healing story session. I facilitate these sessions regularly in residential drug treatment programs, homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, and beyond. My primary focus in the groups is to foster resilience, self worth, courage, forgiveness, strength, - [Cindy Rivka Marshall](https://storynet.org/cindy-rivka-marshall-march-8-2016/) - Learning to Care and Listen. Hear about how a story-based approach has informed the creation of a “Caring Corps” and Cindy’s work with 4th graders and their parents at a Boston area synagogue and school. Cindy teaches children skills in listening, interviewing and reflection while they learn about offering support through life cycle events - [Healing Story Pre-Conference Preview 2016](https://storynet.org/healing-story-pre-conference-preview-june-14-2016/) - Michael McCarty, Susan O’Halloran, Lilli Pang, Emily Lansana, Lani Peterson This teleconference gives you a sneak preview into some of the Healing Story gems that will unfold at the NSN Conference in Kansas City the third week in July. The focus of both HSA’s Wednesday night Concert and Thursday morning Pre-Conference is Social justice. Whether - [Regi Carpenter](https://storynet.org/regi-carpenter-april-20-2016/) - Living Out Loud. The exploration and expression of the self can be fraught with fear and anxiety. We are so often concerned with how our stories will be met by the world that we silent our voices. This teleconference discusses the things we fear: ridicule, judgment, failing, being vulnerable, feeling incompetent, being misunderstood and being - [Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford](https://storynet.org/sherry-norfolk-and-lyn-ford/) - Boo-Tickle Tales: Stories that Teach Kids Resilience Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford October 18, 2017 at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific Receive an email reminder Audio Preview Not-so-scary stories for young children can serve a deeper purpose of immunizing children from fear, encouraging creative problem solving, offering coping mechanisms and building resilience, while being fun to tell and fun - [Jenni Cargill-Strong 1](https://storynet.org/jenni-cargill-strong-april-19-2017/) - From Stories of Place to Rewilding our Consciousness Jenni will touch on the breadth of stories she sees as relevant to environmental education and empowerment and that they are not all about nature or environmental issues. Jenni will tell the story "The Shambala Warriors" made famous by Deep Ecologist, Joana Macy, as well as a - [Laura Simms](https://storynet.org/laura-simms-january-4-2017/) - Laura Simms will tell a tale and use it as a touchstone for inspiring a meaningful conversation about how we are feeling at present and how we can be helpful to ourselves and others in this time of sudden potential change, even danger. This will be a facilitated workshop, not necessarily a talk. However, "it - [Arthuretta H Martin](https://storynet.org/arthuretta-h-martin-december-14-2016/) - Sankofa: Fetching our Souls through Story. Sankofa 2016 - December is a time that we traditionally wind down and reflect on the past year and prepare for the new one to come. Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates as "Go back and get it." In the Asante Adinkra symbol - [Tom DeWolf and Sharon Morgan](https://storynet.org/tom-dewolf-and-sharon-morgan-november-16-2016/) - Gather at the Table: Story Sharing between Descendants of Slavery and Descendants of the Slave Trade. Centuries of injustice and trauma that face us every day in this country have no place for half-truths. Sharon and Tom took the harder road - searching for healing, they walked together into painful histories and forged an honest - [Carol Freya Soth](https://storynet.org/carol-freya-soth-february-9-2016/) - The Path of the Hero, Navigating Life’s Journey through Story, Art and the Hero’s Journey: A Program for Incarcerated and At-risk Youth In this presentation Carol will described the Brave Life Initiative program, and shared her experiences and stories over the last five years, using storytelling and art layered onto the hero’s journey with incarcerated young - [Michael McCarty](https://storynet.org/michael-mccarty-january-12-2016/) - Michael spoke of his work with the California's Arts in Corrections program: Inmates learn the power of the art of storytelling. "But I don't know how to tell a story" is a phrase I hear often at the beginning of my workshop - followed by the telling of a touching or humorous tale. 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Not - [NSN Newsletter Vol 8, Issue 7 - July 2026](https://storynet.org/5-1/) - click red half to turn to previous page click blue half to turn to next page NSN Newsletter - Volume 8 Issue 7 by Rishi Nixon - [National Storytelling Network Awards: Book & Media](https://storynet.org/national-storytelling-awards-book-media/) - The National Storytelling Network announces, beginning in 2026: The Annual NATIONAL STORYTELLING NETWORK AWARDS The National Storytelling Network Book Awards & Honors The National Storytelling Network Media Awards & Honors The National Storytelling Network Resource Awards & Honors The National Storytelling Network Children's Book Awards & Honors The National Storytelling Network Picture Book Awards & - [Bylaws and Financials](https://storynet.org/about-nsn/bylaws/) - Bylaws - May 2026 Committee Members: Robert Johnson, Margaret Read MacDonald, Linda Marchisio, Rishi Nixon Financial Forms 2024: Form 990 2023: Form 990 2022: Form 990 2021: Form 990 2020: Form 990 2019: Form 990 2018: Form 990 - [NSN Meetings](https://storynet.org/about-nsn/board-meeting-information/) - The Board Keeps the NSN Ship on Course. 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French-Burr strives to raise awareness of the importance of heritage storytelling, be that on stage or behind the scenes, through her work with the National Park Service, the Storytelling Resource Place, the - [Upcoming NSN Events](https://storynet.org/events/) - July 23-26, 2026 Click to Register - [Board & Staff Personnel](https://storynet.org/about-nsn/board-and-staff/) - BOARD OF DIRECTORS If you wish to contact a Board Member, email: info@storynet.org and put the name of the Member in the subject line. Those wishing to be considered for a Board of Director's position should fill out the Board Candidate Form. 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Check back regularly for the latest updates. - [Member Organizations](https://storynet.org/member-organizations/) - Thank you to these organizations who support storytelling in its many forms. Click the Organization's name for a web link. Ann Arbor Storytelling Guild ANUWAI LIFE Asheville Storytelling Circle Authenticx - Sally Perkins Bay Area Storytelling Festival - California East Baton Rouge Parish Library Eth-Noh-Tec Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival Georgia Storytelling Network Grand Valley State - [Membership](https://storynet.org/membership/) - Formed in 1976, the National Storytelling Network is the largest Storytelling membership organization dedicated to advancing all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. Our members represent all the forms of storytelling from printed to oral to digital storytelling. 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Support is available - [International Story Bridge Award Recipients](https://storynet.org/awards/oracle-awards/international-storybridge-award-recipients/) - The International Story Bridge Award recognizes the exemplary work, dedication and spirit of those individuals or groups that use storytelling and/or storytelling events to build bridges between their country and other countries. - [The Angela Lloyd Sunbrella Award](https://storynet.org/the-angela-lloyd-sunbrella-award/) - Angela Lloyd was an accomplished, unique, brilliant, thorough artist educator, oral storyteller, musician, and visual artist who spent her life encouraging, inspiring, and mentoring children from Pre-K through twelfth grade. She was a master of improvisation whose spontaneity and wild, joyful spirit had a methodical side that made her a master educator. Angela was also - [Online Auction](https://storynet.org/online-auction/) - Supporting Storytellers via the NSN Online Auction! 32auctions/nsn26 Bravo! Our storytelling community is amazing. Despite current economic conditions, the grand total, $5,070, exceeded our expectations for funding Member Grants. The next exciting phase of the auction has happened. NSN members have applied for a Member Grant - see storynet.org/member-awards . The deadline was April 30. Imagine - [Special Interest Groups](https://storynet.org/groups/special-interest-groups/) - A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a formal group created by National Storytelling Network (NSN) members joining together within the structure of NSN for a common purpose, exploring their area of interest in storytelling. 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For a directory of past recipients (1996 -- 2021) please see these regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, North Central, South Central, Western, - [Talking Leaves Award Recipients](https://storynet.org/awards/oracle-awards/talking-leaves-award-recipients/) - The Talking Leaves Award is presented to those members of our community who have made outstanding contributions to the literary body of storytelling as authors, editors, or collectors. - [Distinguished National Service Award Recipients](https://storynet.org/awards/oracle-awards/distinguished-national-service-award-recipients/) - The Distinguished National Service Award is presented to those individuals, members or groups who contribute their time and energy in an exemplary manner on the national level to forward the work of the National Storytelling Network. - [Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients](https://storynet.org/awards/oracle-awards/lifetime-achievement-award-recipients/) - The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals in the storytelling community who have dedicated their lives to the art form of storytelling and who have demonstrated meritorious service to the National Storytelling Network, as well as to the community of storytellers at large. The individuals who are awarded are those who have expanded public - [ORACLE Awards Submission Form](https://storynet.org/oracle-awards-submission-form/) - Note: If you have attached documents to this form and have chosen to Save and Continue Later, the attachments will need to be re-attached when you return. Also, the Save is held for only 30 days. Submissions are accepted from November 10, 2026 through January 10, 2027. - [Join or Renew Individual Membership](https://storynet.org/membership/join-renew-ind/) - ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP Click Here LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Click Here INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP See instructions below Individual Membership dues are $75 per year. The annual dues ($75) include the benefit of membership in one Special Interest Group (SIG). 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Fringe Performance Opportunity July 23-26, 2026 West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX Submission Deadline: Midnight, January 15, 2026 PST Lottery on Zoom: Sunday, January 18th at 3 pm - [TELLABRATION!™](https://storynet.org/events/tellabration/) - The Tellabration!TM Story In 1988, Tellabration!TM was born. This event, dedicated to storytelling and story listening, was the brainchild of J.G. Pinkerton. J.G. was a board member of both the national and CT storytelling organizations as well as a CT storyteller. His vision was to create a fund-raising event that would also introduce new listeners - [About](https://storynet.org/about-nsn/) - Mission - Vision - Values& Cultural EquityHistory A Compass: A Valuable Guide Art Courtesy of Angela Lloyd Mission The National Storytelling Network is a member-driven organization whose mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy and education. 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Membership in NSN is not required - [2021 Connected Conference & Festival](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2021-connected-conference-festival/) - [2021 Earth Up Conference](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2021-earth-up-conference/) - [2020 Halloween Gala](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2020-halloween-gala/) - [2020 Beirut Fundraiser](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2020-beirut-fundraiser/) - [2020 Connected Conference & Festival](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2020-connected-recordings/) - [2022 Earth Up Conference](https://storynet.org/digital-library/2022-earth-up-conference/) - [Earth Up](https://storynet.org/earth-up/) - April 8-10, 2022, NSN will bring together a virtual international group of artists, scientists, teachers, students, and activists to explore the use of story in addressing the climate crisis and issues of environmental justice. Often when facts do not succeed, stories can align the listener with a human experience and allow for new understandings. Stories speak - [Connected Virtual Storytelling Conference & Festival](https://storynet.org/connected/) - To access recordings of workshops, keynotes, performances, and panel discussions from previous Connected Conferences, click here. Call for Proposals opening soon! At our inaugural event in 2020, we featured 253 storytellers from around the world telling stories, hosting, delivering keynotes, or leading workshops or panel discussions. It was the largest and most diverse storytelling conference - [Presenter & Performer Information](https://storynet.org/presenters/) - Presenter & Performer Information Welcome Presenters and Performers! On behalf of the National Storytelling Network, thank you for agreeing to share your talent and expertise in storytelling. 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Free and in PDF form for easy download. - [Self-Care For Storytellers Discussion Panel](https://storynet.org/product/self-care-for-storytellers-discussion-panel/) - Part of 2020 Connected Virtual Conference & Festival With Laura Packer, Donna Washington, Ted Parkhurst, Kristin Pedemonti & Allison Broeren The work of storytellers is always vital, especially in times of turmoil. We are keepers of culture and bearers of hope. Many storytellers tend to prioritize the work before their health, but before we can perform, teach, heal, and serve at our best, we need to take care of ourselves. This panel will share practical ideas, exercises and tools that can help, and invites you into the conversation. - [International Spotlight: Multi-Cultural Stories From Israel](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-multi-cultural-stories-from-israel/) - Part of 2020 Connected Virtual Conference & Festival Event for Ages 10+ Presented by Israel Storytellers Association and hosted by Rinah Sheleff. A potpourri of folk tales and personal stories, reflecting the multiple cultural backgrounds that characterize our society. - [Moving Stories: Body, Voice And More](https://storynet.org/product/moving-stories-body-voice-and-more/) - This workshop explores the creativity between words and action, from page to stage, the creation of stories for performance storytelling. - [Story Slam | Theme: Masked](https://storynet.org/product/story-slam-theme-masked/) - Watch storytellers from all over the world put their winning stories to the test at the first-ever virtual NSN Story Slam. True, 5-minute personal stories on the theme, “Masked.” - [Southeast Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/southeast-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ Featured Storytellers: Linda Schuyler Ford – Florida Linda Gorham – North Carolina Robyn Avery Rennick – Florida Judy Baker – Tennessee Paul Strickland – Kentucky Anne McKee – Mississippi Debbie From – Georgia - [International Spotlight: SEODA! Treasures From Ireland](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-seoda-treasures-from-ireland/) - Event for Ages 10+ SEODA – Is an Irish word for Treasures. Niall de Búrca hosts a celebration of performers each of whom has made a unique contribution to Irish traditional storytelling. Nuala Hayes, Colm Sands, Liz Weir and Eddie Lenihan have spent decades immersed in the art form. Their dedication and encouragement of new voices has seen Irish storytelling grow from strength to strength. - [Save Your Space: Virtual Events Keep Storytelling Alive](https://storynet.org/product/save-your-space-virtual-events-keep-storytelling-alive/) - Virtual Events save your space – the night your show happens, the weekend of your festival – and keep your brand alive. In this panel discussion, you’ll hear from 3 storytellers/show producers who’ve been hosting online storytelling events since March. They’ll share expertise and give tips on how to ensure your online events not only keep storytelling alive, but help it thrive. - [International Spotlight: Hot Tales from Boccaccio's Decameron](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-hot-tales-from-boccaccios-decameron/) - Adults Only Event Five stories from Decameron delivered with modern language and spiced with medieval ballads and music. Sexy, funny, and highly entertaining! An icon of Italian culture, humor, glamour, and style, the performance delivers to the audience an unmatchable moment of pleasure and laughter. Paola and Davide's unique style of tandem telling embodies all the elegance, passion, and depth of their tradition. - [Western Regional Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/western-regional-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+ Hosted by Regional Director Sarah Juba Addison, Emceed by Sarah Malone - [International Spotlight: Mzansi and her Friends, Stories from South Africa](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-stories-from-south-africa/) - Family-Friendly Event What happens in a world of no stories when friendships break and mistakes are irreversible? What happens when those around you really turn out to hurt you the most? By their coming together, which is a sign of continued friendship, this collection of South African storytellers will take turns sharing tales about hurt, love, and the power of stories. 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It starts with a highly interactive exercise designed to evoke a strong, empathetic response to being "outside" - invoking motivation to action. It then provides storytellers with the specific tools and techniques they require to adapt this method to their own issues and communities. - [National Spotlight: Asian American Storytelling Showcase](https://storynet.org/product/national-spotlight-asian-american-storytelling-showcase/) - Event for Ages 10+ Experience the diverse faces and stories of the Asian American diaspora. Our stories will transport you across the continent of Asia and bring you back to America for an intimate view of the Asian experience through folk, personal, and historical tales. Presented by Asian Storytellers in Unity and hosted by Joel Ying. - [South Central Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/south-central-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+ The storytellers of the South Central Region represent the diversity of their origins and cultures with a range of stories from history to tall tales, from ancient folktales to personal saga. - [Social Justice Stories: Edutainment at its Best (A Panel Discussion)](https://storynet.org/product/social-justice-stories-edutainment-at-its-best-a-panel-discussion/) - You have something to say in a story, but how do you say it without sounding too pushy, opinionated, or downright boring? 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Come hear a sample of social justice stories by eight diverse tellers whose repertoires include stories that artfully raise awareness and motivate action about pressing social issues. - [Stories for Social Change: Mobilizing Narratives to Cultivate Agency & Social Entrepreneurship in Global Development](https://storynet.org/product/stories-for-social-change-mobilizing-narratives-to-cultivate-agency-social-entrepreneurship-in-global-development/) - This session explores how storytelling can cultivate agency, inspire entrepreneurship, and improve development outcomes. - [International Spotlight: Voices of Latin America](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-voices-of-latin-america/) - Family-Friendly Event Voices of Latin America weaves the stories of the popular and ancient traditions of Ecuador, Colombia, México, and Peru. Five women of great experience in the storytelling world of their regions will unite their words to salute Mother Earth from the ancient knowledge of the Andes and Aztec people, give voice to the wise women of the indigenous worlds, and honor their African heritage. - [North Central Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/north-central-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 10+ Stories from NSN's North Central Region. - [International Spotlight: Around the World in 90 Minutes](https://storynet.org/product/international-storytelling-network-around-the-world-in-90-minutes/) - Family-Friendly Event Presented by the International Storytelling Network, Red Internacional de Cuentacuentos (RIC), which brings together 1,351 storytellers from 61 countries. Our objectives: connect storytellers from all cultures, revitalize libraries and schools, encourage reading, disseminate traditional and contemporary literature, and promote storytelling through articles and publications. http://www.cuentacuentos.eu - [Lady Producers Unite!](https://storynet.org/product/lady-producers-unite/) - Panel Discussion with Jill Howe and other female and female-identifying producers from around the US. - [Oral History in Action: Integrating Storytelling for Community Engagement](https://storynet.org/product/oral-history-in-action-integrating-storytelling-for-community-engagement/) - What does it mean to produce storytelling shows to preserve important community histories, such as war, genocide, and deportation? What does it mean to do community-based storytelling? How do we involve community members in storytelling for healing and critical engagement? - [Story Art Showcase: Music in Storytelling Spotlight](https://storynet.org/product/story-art-showcase-music-in-storytelling-spotlight/) - Event for Ages 10+ A showcase of music in storytelling. - [Pacific Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/pacific-region-spotlight-performance/) - Event for Ages 16+ Stories from NSN's Pacific Region. - [International Spotlight: Tales from Indonesia](https://storynet.org/product/international-spotlight-tales-from-indonesia/) - Folktales from the different islands of Indonesia; Aceh and Padang from Sumatera Island, Java, and Bali. Enjoy the stories, we will take you there. - [Podcasting for Storytellers / Storytelling for Podcast](https://storynet.org/product/podcasting-for-storytellers-storytelling-for-podcast/) - During this workshop participants will learn how to utilize podcasting to magnify their storytelling audience. - [Evolution of Our Craft: The Processes of Mastery in an Age of Technology](https://storynet.org/product/evolution-of-our-craft-the-processes-of-mastery-in-an-age-of-technology/) - The workshop “Evolution of Our Craft: The Processes of Mastery in an Age of Technology” will offer participants a “Big Picture” analysis of the contemporary craft of storytelling and its’ role in constructing our communities, enriching our educational infrastructures and harnessing the power technology “in service” to our craft. - [Mid-Atlantic Region Spotlight Performance](https://storynet.org/product/mid-atlantic-region-spotlight-performance/) - Adults Only Event The Mid-Atlantic Region of The National Storytelling Network brings together storytellers from varying styles and applications in the states of VA, PA, MD, WV, Metro DC, and Metro NYC. - [Full Conference Package (Not Including SIG Pre-Conference Recordings)](https://storynet.org/product/full-conference-not-including-sig-pre-conference-recordings/) - [Full Conference Package (Including SIG Pre-Conference Recordings)](https://storynet.org/product/full-conference-package-including-sig-pre-conference-recordings/) - [‘Haunted’ Story Slam: Share Your Tell-Tale Heart](https://storynet.org/product/haunted-story-slam-share-your-tell-tale-heart/) - This event is best for ages 18+ Twelve storytellers, chosen at random, will confess their personal 5-minute story on the theme “Haunted.” The audience decides the winners. - [‘The Howling’ Adult Show](https://storynet.org/product/the-howling-adult-show/) - This event is best for ages 18+ This show is not for the weak-of-heart. In several of these All Saint’s Day tales, we hear of ways the Living make peace with the Dead (or fail to do so). Turn out the lights, light a candle, and settle in for tales of searching for a lost head, exorcism, a bleeding grave, a crreeeeking rocking chair, and an insanely jealous man. Let’s hope we don’t all fall down dead from these chilling and touching tales of the supernatural kind. - [‘Little Shivers’ Performance](https://storynet.org/product/little-shivers-performance/) - Your kids want scary stories, but you don’t want to be searching for witches in the closet? We understand! Our family-friendly programs will start out with special stories for the littlest listeners and get progressively scarrier to the shudder-worthy darker tales. In this program, we’ll sing about skeletons and bugs, then snuggle in for stories of a grave robber, a half-boy, and brave dog. We’ll even meet a String Figure Spirit! - [‘Little Pumpkin’ Performance](https://storynet.org/product/little-pumpkin-performance/) - These “Boo tales with a grin” are for little spooks & the ghosts who love them. Boo riddles for younger kids lead to a long-necked ghost. Stranger tales bring older children deeper in the deep, dark folktale woods: trolls under the bridge, one old lady fooling Death, and another who bites children. Beware of the Green Hand! Kids love delicious tension (especially when it ends in a grin). - [‘Night Terrors’ Adult Show](https://storynet.org/product/night-terrors-adult-show/) - This event is best for ages 18+ NSN has gathered some of the best ghost storytellers from around the underworld (Ireland, Japan, Hawaii, & USA) for a nail-biting, hand-shaking, “what was that sound?” kind of night. - [Halloween Gala Complete Package](https://storynet.org/product/halloween-gala-complete-package/) - The Complete Package of Performances from NSN's 2020 Halloween Gala, including: ‘Little Shivers’ Performance, ‘Haunted’ Story Slam, ‘The Howling’ Adult Show, ‘Little Pumpkin’ Performance, and ‘Night Terrors’ Adult Show - [NSN/ASST Beirut Fundraiser](https://storynet.org/product/nsn-asst-beirut-fundraiser/) - Lebanese Storytellers In Their Own Words - [LUUV Complete Package](https://storynet.org/product/luuv-complete-package/) - What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. This particular program focuses on teens and adults. The NSN LUUV event will consist of three different shows: LUUV Early Show SWOON Story Slam Late Night Passion Show - [LUUV Story Slam: SWOON](https://storynet.org/product/luuv-story-slam-swoon/) - Hosted by Robin Bady Storytellers tell 5-minute, true personal stories under the theme of "SWOON" for the chance to win. Interested in throwing your name in the hat for a future slam? View our upcoming opportunities! - [LUUV Late Night Passion](https://storynet.org/product/luuv-late-night-passion/) - What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. This program is for adults only. Stories may contain more adult content as the show continues; please view at your discretion. - [LUUV Early Show](https://storynet.org/product/luuv-early-show/) - What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. This particular program focuses on teens and adults. ## Events - [Now and Then Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/now-and-then-stories/) - Join Better Said Than Done online on July 9th, 2026 for “Now and Then: stories of past, present, and future,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Roopa Mohan, Alex Paez, Gretchen Peterson, Leslie Rainey Shelly, Ed Stivender, and Tracy Walker. If you miss this live performance on Zoom, your ticket allows you to watch the - [Karin Armano Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/30/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/karin-armano-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-30-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Good Liars Club Festival 2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/good-liars-club-festival-2026/) - Live on Zoom, Anne & Norm present: Good Liars Club Festival 2026 (5th Annual). Saturday, August 1 / Noon—6pm PDT / 1–7 MDT/ 2–8 CDT/ 3pm—9pm EDT 6 showcases of 24 fabulous storytellers stretching the truth in good-natured fun. Don’t miss the FIFTH year of this festival of confabulation! Showcases run every hour on - [LEADERSHIP STORY TALKS LIVE - THE STORIES THAT SHAPED US](https://storynet.org/events/event/leadership-story-talks-live-the-stories-that-shaped-us-3/) - The Stories That Shaped Us Live Event Invitation: Stories That Shaped Us Join us on July 16 (12–1pm ET) for Leadership Story Talks LIVE!—a fast-paced, deeply human storytelling experience. Hear three powerful six-minute stories from Katherine Carol. Jennifer Langton and George Pesansky and then reflect with us in real time. This isn’t a webinar—it’s a space to connect, listen, and rediscover what truly shapes us as leaders. Space is limited—reserve your spot and be part - [Annual Conference 2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/copy-of-annual-conference-2025/) - [Turning Points: a Story Exploration Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/turning-points-a-story-exploration-workshop/) - Healing Story Alliance presents: Turning Points: A Story Exploration Workshop with Christina Baldwin Sunday, July 12th at 6:00-9:00 p EDT Tickets: $65 or Pay What You Are Able Register at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/turning-points-a-story-exploration-with-ch-tickets-278054 Online - Zoom ABOUT THE WORKSHOP You are the North STAR of your Life. Story is how we weave life experience into a narrative thread - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-10/) - Healing Story Alliance presents: OARS in the Water Hosted by: Galen Brandt & Lee-Ellen Marvin Theme: CuriosityDate: Wednesday, June 24th 7:00-8:30 pm EDT No registration needed - click to join meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81580670118?pwd=kluogEmpqp8COl7mWvvDl673CCozLS.1#success OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern - [Traditions and Truth: A virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-and-truth-a-virtual-open-mic-3/) - Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Jessica Robinson Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm CDT Online/Free/Donations welcome Email: jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link and/or if you are interested in telling a story (7-10 minutes) Sponsored by Dominican University, Chicago and www.storytelling.org For more info: https://storytelling.org/events/traditions-and-truth/ - [Conference 2026 Housing](https://storynet.org/events/event/copy-of-2025-conference-accommodations/) - Buff Hall 4 bedroom Suite, private room-double bed and 2 baths or Guenther Hall Single room with 2 twin beds and bath down the hall - [The 12th Annual Missouri Liars Contest](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-12th-annual-missouri-liars-contest/) - 2026 Missouri Liars Contest Calling all liars, prevaricators, yarn-spinners, and flubbers: The 12th Annual Missouri Liars Contest Date: July 10th and 11th Place: Joplin, MO Spoken Contest Rules Spoken Contest Registration Form Judging - Spoken Contest Written Contest Rules Written Contest Registration Form Judging - Written Contest Joplin Hotel - Candlewood Suites 3512 South Rangeline Rd, Joplin, - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/23/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-23-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Elisa Pearmain Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/16/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/elisa-pearmain-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-16-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [VITG Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap-2/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap In Person July 19 at 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! This month’s story swap will be in Beltsville, Maryland. Please - [Roopa Mohan Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/09/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/roopa-mohan-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-09-2026/) - Roopa Mohan Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/09/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will - [NSN | YES Story Lab: Once Upon A Lesson](https://storynet.org/events/event/yes-story-lab-once-upon-a-lesson/) - Fairytales reimagined for Cyber students. - [HSA When Storytellers Write About Healing](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-when-storytellers-write-about-healing-2/) - Join us for the next event in the new Healing Story Alliance series where authors are interviewed about their creative writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Conversations focus on deepening our understanding of the connections between story, storytelling, and healing. In this session, Lee-Ellen Marvin will interview Christina Baldwin about her book Storycatcher, Making - [Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-and-truth-a-virtual-ope-mic/) - Featuring Kucha and Baba Tony Saturday, June 6 at 7:00 pm CDT Online/ Free - Donations appreciated Email: jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link and/or if you are interested in telling a story (7-10 min) in the open mic. - [Summer Storytelling Conference](https://storynet.org/events/event/summer-storytelling-conference/) - Tejas Storytelling Conference June 12–13, 2026 • Via Zoom Registration Open Questions: tsa@tejasstorytelling.com Texas’s Premier Storytelling Conference brings together teachers, ministers, counselors, librarians, and storytellers to learn, grow, and lead through the power of story. Stories teach, heal, inspire, and lead. More information: https://conference.tejasstorytelling.com/ - [Tale Spinning 202](https://storynet.org/events/event/tale-spinning-202/) - Presented in partnership with MO-TELL. Tale Spinning 101 June 9 at 6:00-7:30 pm Central Time Cark Family Branch 1640 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO 63131 Contact: 314-994-3300 Join this interactive workshop with storyteller Ric Vice to improve your storytelling skills using childhood memories as a starting point. Learn how to bring stories to life and - [Linda Brown Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/02/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/linda-brown-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-02-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [MoonShine Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/moonshine-stories/) - Two tellers from our northern neighbors! Susan Ida Boucaud and Carol Ribner We gather in a Zoom Room under the Full Moon. Every full moon. No matter the day the moon waxes, we meet for stories to make community. World class tellers with time to tell. If you can't stay up late - your ticket - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-9/) - Wednesday, May 27th 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Lani Peterson & Karen DeMauro Theme: The Golden Shadow We are all too deeply familiar with our dark side; our flaws and holes that cause us to falter or fall into shame. But why are we so hesitant to acknowledge our bright side; our Golden Shadow? Marianne Williamson once said: - [Andrea Kamens Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/26/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/andrea-kamens-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-05-26-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Fairy Tales for Grown Ups: Darker, sexier, funnier, grimmer](https://storynet.org/events/event/fairy-tales-for-grown-ups-darker-sexier-funnier-grimmer/) - What happens before once upon a time and after happily ever after? Did Beauty really love the Prince or only the Beast? Who decides what a hero really is? And what's all that fuss about poisoned apples anyway? Join storyteller Laura Packer for an evening of fractured fairy tales that dive into what isn't written, - [Advocacy Storytelling: Identifying, crafting, and using stories to create change](https://storynet.org/events/event/advocacy-storytelling-identifying-crafting-and-using-stories-to-create-change/) - Stories have always driven change. The most effective advocates, whether they're leading nonprofits, driving corporate initiatives, or community champions, know that data and logic alone rarely move people to act. Stories do. It seems like it would be easy, but finding the right story, shaping it for impact, and knowing when and how to use - [The Storytellers Salon: An online sharing and feedback circlehttps://www.simpletix.com/e/the-storytellers-salon-an-online-sharing-a-tickets-256682](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-storytellers-salon-an-online-sharing-and-feedback-circlehttps-www-simpletix-com-e-the-storytellers-salon-an-online-sharing-a-tickets-256682/) - Welcome to The Story Salon, an online space where you can share a story or work on a story problem for 6-8 minutes, and get feedback and help. On the fourth Monday of almost every month (see April) up to 8 storytellers, writers, and other narrative folk will have 6-8 minutes to share a piece - [The Storytellers Salon: An online sharing and feedback circle](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-storytellers-salon-an-online-sharing-and-feedback-circle/) - Welcome to The Story Salon, an online space where you can share a story or work on a story problem for 6-8 minutes, and get feedback and help. On the fourth Monday of almost every month (see April) up to 8 storytellers, writers, and other narrative folk will have 6-8 minutes to share a piece - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/19/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-05-19-2026/) - To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) There is an $8 requested donation Open Telling: Tonight we will be all about open telling, with a relaxed time limit. Try your - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/12/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-05-12-2026/) - Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/12/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will - [Love is Love: a Benefit for Human Rights Camapign](https://storynet.org/events/event/love-is-love-a-benefit-for-human-rights-camapign/) - Join Better Said Than Done online on June 11, 2026 at 8:00pm Eastern for “Love is Love: Stories Honoring All Love,” with emcee Chetter Galloway and storytellers Archy Jamun, Sue Searing, Regina Stoops, and Janel Woodland – a storytelling show benefiting the Human Rights Campaign. You can donate directly to Human Rights Campaign here, but - [Set the Scene Story Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/set-the-scene-story-workshop/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online this Spring for a series of storytelling workshops to grow your creative spirit. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. June 3 Storytelling Workshop: Setting the Scene Where are we, where did we come from, what are we carrying and who are we - [Story Structure and Plot](https://storynet.org/events/event/story-structure-and-plot/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online this Spring for a series of storytelling workshops to seed and nourish and grow your creative spirit. You can register here for Workshop: Story Structure and Plot. Workshop: Story Structure and Plot You’ve got a story, or the idea for one. Now, how does the plot unfold? This - [VITG Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap-online-3/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online June 13 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83151032193?pwd=YLBxaSatisjBH6DLQVHFveTRDao0Be.1 Meeting ID: 831 5103 2193 Passcode: 497379 - [Tim Greenwood Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/05/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/tim-greenwood-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-05-05-2026/) - Tim Greenwood Featured at Story Space online Tue 05/05/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will - [Chief Story Officer Conference](https://storynet.org/events/event/chief-story-officer-conference/) - Chief Story Officer Conference May 20-22 | Online | Free Three days on storytelling as a tool for leadership and business growth (with simultaneous translation). in partnership with NSN/SIO Schedule and registration : https://chiefstoryofficer.space/ - [Lyn Ford Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/28/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/lyn-ford-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-04-28-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Crafting and telling difficult stories: A workshop for storytellers, writers and others](https://storynet.org/events/event/crafting-and-telling-difficult-stories-a-workshop-for-storytellers-writers-and-others-2/) - Everyone needs to know they are not alone in their experiences. Whether through personal narrative, traditional material, games, or fiction, shared stories help us talk about difficult things so we can recognize common ground, find more healing, and help others. Sharing these stories requires special attention to the needs of both the story crafter and - [Myths Retold: The Cradle of Civilization (Sumer)](https://storynet.org/events/event/myths-retold-the-cradle-of-civilization-sumer/) - You've heard of Gilgamesh and Inanna. You may have learned about the birth of civilization in school, but the myths of ancient Sumer, the first known human civilization found in the cradle of Mesopotamia, are so much more. Love, friendship, envy, grief. Every human emotion is found on those fragmentary stone tablets, scratched with cuneiform. - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-2/) - OARS in the Water Wednesday, April 22th 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Elisa Pearmain & Ellie Sarty Theme: Listening to the Wisdom of Nature We are interconnected and woven together with nature. How have you learned to know and experience this? Has this changed how you relate to living with nature? In what ways have you been - [Voices in the Glen](https://storynet.org/events/event/voices-in-the-glen/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap in Person Saturday, May 9 at 7:30-8:30pm EDT Falls Church, VA Free Please RSVP by emailing margaret.chatham@verizon.net Storytellers and listeners are invited to an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. For adults or families. Info: Jane Dorfman, 301-654-5818, dorfmanjo@gmail.com https://voicesintheglen.org/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-in-person-11/ - [Granite State Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/granite-state-story-swap/) - Granite State Story Swap Featured Teller Kim Weitkamp May 2, 2026 at 8:00 am to 4:30 pm EDT Benz Community Center 18 Heard Road Center Sandwich, NH 03227 Produced by the NH Storytelling Alliance check https://nhstorytelling.org/ for more details Cost $20 for NHSA members, $30 for non-members, includes light breakfast & lunch! Enjoy a day of storytelling - [Stone Soup Storytelling Festival 2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/stone-soup-storytelling-festival-2026/) - Stone Soup Storytelling Festival 2026 April 24-25 134 S. Main Street, Woodruff, SC Event Pone (864) 670-9980 FREE - in person - Donations appreciated https://www.stonesoupsc.org/storytellingfestival - [Michael Anderson Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/21/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/michael-anderson-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-04-21-2026/) - Michael Anderson Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/21/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation - [Roots and Routes - Call for Tellers and Workshop Proposals](https://storynet.org/events/event/roots-and-routes-call-for-tellers-and-workshop-proposals/) - The City of South Fulton Department of Cultural Affairs invites applicants to participate in its inaugural Storytelling Festival, themed “Roots and Routes.” This vibrant, community-centered event highlights the transformative power of storytelling through performance, conversation, and creative expression. The festival brings together artists, educators, community leaders, and residents to share stories that honor our - [Leadership Story Talks Live -The Stories That Shaped Us](https://storynet.org/events/event/leadership-story-talks-live-the-stories-that-shaped-us-2/) - Live Event Invitation: Stories That Shaped Us Join us on May 21 (12–1pm ET) for Leadership Story Talks LIVE!—a fast-paced, deeply human storytelling experience. Hear three powerful six-minute stories from Jen Mueller, Kelly Skwarcan, and Christy Pretzinger, then reflect with us in real time. This isn’t a webinar—it’s a space to connect, listen, and rediscover what truly shapes us as leaders. Space is limited—reserve your spot and be part of the experience. - [Leadership Story Talks Live -The Stories That Shaped Us](https://storynet.org/events/event/leadership-story-talks-live-the-stories-that-shaped-us/) - The Stories That Shaped Us Live Event Invitation: Stories That Shaped Us Join us on May 21 (12–1pm ET) for Leadership Story Talks LIVE!—a fast-paced, deeply human storytelling experience. Hear three powerful six-minute stories from Jen Mueller, Kelly Skwarcan, and Christy Pretzinger, then reflect with us in real time. This isn’t a webinar—it’s a space to connect, listen, and rediscover what truly shapes us as leaders. Space is limited—reserve your spot and - [Chetter Galloway Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/14/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/chetter-galloway-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-04-14-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [YES Story Lab Hidden Treasures: Your Story as a Gift](https://storynet.org/events/event/copy-of-yes-story-lab-workshop/) - An introduction to crafting personal narratives with Noa Baum. - [EarthWoven: Stories of Connection, Creation, and Wonder](https://storynet.org/events/event/earthwoven-stories-of-connection-creation-and-wonder/) - Join Patchwork for EarthWoven: Stories of Connection, Creation, and Wonder. A Celebration of Storytelling, Poetry, and the Living World The Ice House in Bethlehem came alive with the imaginative spark of storytelling as tellers presented EarthWoven: Stories of Connection, Creation, and Wonder. This special event is now available through a live stream every Monday in - [Spring Storytelling Workshops](https://storynet.org/events/event/spring-storytelling-workshops/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online this Spring for a series of storytelling workshops to seed and grow your creative spirit. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. Register here for ALL five classes, or just one. The idea of the five week course is to tie each of - [The Fair Folk Tales](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-fair-folk-tales/) - Join Better Said Than Done on Zoom on May 7, 2026 at 8:00pm Eastern for “The Fair Folk: faerie tales,” with emcee Sam Payne and storytellers Eva Abram, Sara Armstrong, Lona Bartlett, Naomi Faw, and Chetter Galloway. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers Live/Online bettersaidthandone.org/events - [SIO: Stories Inside Words](https://storynet.org/events/event/sio-stories-inside-words-2/) - Storytelling Organizations Presents: Stories Inside Words Hosted by: Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy Facilitator: with Madelyn Blair, Ph.D. Thursday, May 28, 2026 12:00 - 1:15 pm EDT Online - Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/swo2mxNxT36_YWCRXzr-aw Stories Inside Words is a webinar that helps participants see how our lives and even our language are formed by our prior experiences, using stories to - [VASA Gathering with Bil Lepp](https://storynet.org/events/event/vasa-gathering-with-bil-lepp/) - The Virginia Storytelling Alliance Gathering – 2026 – will be on Zoom this year, making it easier than ever for members across the state (and beyond) to join us for an afternoon and evening of stories, connection, and celebration. This special online edition of the Gathering will include a story swap, our annual meeting - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/07/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-04-07-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Larry and Friends, A Fun Filled Night of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/events/event/larry-and-friends-a-fun-filled-night-of-storytelling/) - Join Larry and Friends for a fun-filled night of storytelling on Thursday, April 23, 7pm to 9pm, at the Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA, and featuring, from left to right, Larry Sceurman with Charles Kiernan, Denise McCormack, Geoff Fleming, Dave Howell, Ingrid Bohn, Nancy Scott, and Karen Maurer. The evening will be a celebration of creativity and community, and we hope to - [Notes on Collagen](https://storynet.org/events/event/notes-on-collagen-4/) - Notes On Collagen A one-woman storytelling show “It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant - [Notes on Collagen](https://storynet.org/events/event/notes-on-collagen-3/) - Notes On Collagen A one-woman storytelling show “It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant - [Notes on Collagen](https://storynet.org/events/event/notes-on-collagen/) - Notes On Collagen A one-woman storytelling show “It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant - [Notes on Collagen](https://storynet.org/events/event/notes-on-collagen-2/) - Notes On Collagen A one-woman storytelling show “It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/31/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-03-31-2026/) - Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/31/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will - [Who's Next?: A Succession Planning Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/whos-next-a-succession-planning-workshop/) - PRO SIG: It's never too early to plan for leadership transition! Join Ellen Munds and Ronan Marra for a much needed workshop. - [Story Swap!](https://storynet.org/events/event/story-swap/) - Story Swap for Young Listeners (including High School Students) - [Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-and-truth-a-virtual-open-mic-2/) - Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Jennifer Armstrong Saturday, April 4 at 7pm CDT Online/Free with donations in the Red Bucket much appreciated. Email jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link or if you want to tell a story (7-10 minutes). - [HSA When Storytellers Write about Healing with Susan Perrow](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-when-storytellers-write-about-healing-with-susan-perrow/) - HSA When Storytellers Write about Healing: An Interview with Susan Perrow LIVE on Zoom April 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Tickets: $16.50 Registration link: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-264024 Join us for the next event in Healing Story Alliance’s series where authors are interviewed about their creative writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Storytelling, - [Merrill Kohlhofer Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/24/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/merrill-kohlhofer-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-03-24-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water/) - OARS in the Water Wednesday, March 25, 2026 7:00 - 8:30 pm EDT Online / Free / Donations appreciated The expressions in our eyes and gestures miming what we want to share can help us communicate with others if we don’t speak the same language. Join Sara deBeer and Donna Marie Kuczynski as we - [NYC Fringe Festival - Hagnificent](https://storynet.org/events/event/nyc-fringe-festival-hagnificent-5/) - A one-woman storytelling show (HAGNIFICENT) by story artist, Deborah Fromm, whose journey will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of life’s transitions, offering a perspective on a very human experience. It will leave you laughing, reflecting, and celebrating. The Rat Theatre - Brooklyn, NY 11201 April 11 @ 2 pm - [NYC Fringe Festival - Hagnificent](https://storynet.org/events/event/nyc-fringe-festival-hagnificent-4/) - A one-woman storytelling show (HAGNIFICENT) by story artist, Deborah Fromm, whose journey will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of life’s transitions, offering a perspective on a very human experience. It will leave you laughing, reflecting, and celebrating. The Rat Theatre - Brooklyn, NY 11201 April 9 @ 9:50 pm - [NYC Fringe Festival - Hagnificent](https://storynet.org/events/event/nyc-fringe-festival-hagnificent-3/) - A one-woman storytelling show (HAGNIFICENT) by story artist, Deborah Fromm, whose journey will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of life’s transitions, offering a perspective on a very human experience. It will leave you laughing, reflecting, and celebrating. The Rat Theatre - Brooklyn, NY 11201 April 10 @ 8:10 pm - [NYC Fringe Festival - Hagnificent](https://storynet.org/events/event/nyc-fringe-festival-hagnificent-2/) - A one-woman storytelling show (HAGNIFICENT) by story artist, Deborah Fromm, whose journey will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of life’s transitions, offering a perspective on a very human experience. It will leave you laughing, reflecting, and celebrating. The Rat Theatre - Brooklyn, NY 11201 April 8 @ 6:30 pm - [NYC Fringe Festival - Hagnificent](https://storynet.org/events/event/nyc-fringe-festival-hagnificent/) - A one-woman storytelling show (HAGNIFICENT) by story artist, Deborah Fromm, whose journey will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of life’s transitions, offering a perspective on a very human experience. It will leave you laughing, reflecting, and celebrating. The Rat Theatre - Brooklyn, NY 11201 Learn More: Hiphag.com - [Maria Gillen Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/17/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/maria-gillen-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-03-17-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT (2245 GMT) We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. - [Virtual Ticket 2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/copy-of-viewing-ticket-2025/) - Live streaming of theater room events and video recordings of same available through September 30, 2026. - [LIGHT IN THE DARK](https://storynet.org/events/event/light-in-the-dark-4/) - We will be celebrating World Storytelling Day (a few days early) with a group of New Jersey's best storytellers. This virtual event is free. March 15, 2026 at 7:00-8:30 pm EDT Register: https://www.njstorynet.org/storytelling-events - [World Storytelling Day](https://storynet.org/events/event/world-storytelling-day/) - Storytellers of New Mexico (STNM) invites you to an evening of heart-warming stories in honor of WSD and the Spring Equinox. Oral storytelling is tens of thousands of years old, surviving through its deeply satisfying power to unite and entertain. This in person story concert, a benefit for KUNM FM 89.9, will be held at - [Katie Green Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/10/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/katie-green-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-03-10-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Light in the Dark](https://storynet.org/events/event/light-in-the-dark-3/) - The Bright Water Tellers, a virtual guild of the Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival, will celebrate World Storytelling Day with a virtual concert on Friday, March 20, 2026 - 7:00 pm EST/6:00 pm CST/5:00 pm MST/4:00 pm PST. This is a free Zoom event, but you must register here: http://tiny.cc/BWTLightInTheDark - [Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/michigan-bright-water-storytelling-festival/) - Storytellers, story listeners, story lovers: Are you a Michigan storyteller? Come Home to Bright Water. Have you lived in Michigan or told stories in Michigan? Come Home to Bright Water. Has it been a while since you’ve told a story? Come Home to Bright Water. Are you new to storytelling? Come Home to Bright Water. - [VITG Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online April 18 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82890047588?pwd=b1RcWm1jSyPlXa84kSdPqpi83hyOrb.1 Meeting ID: 828 9004 7588 Passcode: 150870 - [Culture, Connection, Capacity: Strategic Storytelling for Purpose Driven Organizations](https://storynet.org/events/event/culture-connection-capacity-strategic-storytelling-for-purpose-driven-organizations/) - Storytelling in Organizations Presents: Paula Younger "Culture, Connection, Capacity: Strategic Storytelling for Purpose Driven Organizations" Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:00 - 8:15 pm EDT On Zoom / Free to SIO members and Non-members Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/_J8zyw-5TXeEWkL4Gcs6ZQ In today’s environment, organizations that cannot tell a compelling, human-centered story about who they are, what they do, and why - [Sierra Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/sierra-storytelling-festival/) - For 39 years the Sierra Storytelling Festival has invited a diverse group of tellers at the top of their game, from the far reaches of the world, to gather together for one magical weekend of tales, lessons, anecdotes and heart connection. In June of 2026 we welcome tellers Kim Weitkamp, Kevin Kling, Michael D. McCarty, - [Light in the Dark](https://storynet.org/events/event/light-in-the-dark-2/) - Celebrate World Storytelling Day with the Patchwork Storytelling Guild at The Rotunda. “Light in the Dark” is an immersive afternoon of creativity and connection featuring an interactive workshop, a shared community lunch, and live storytelling performances. SCHEDULE: 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Mining Personal Stories Workshop with Karen Reiner. 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Shared Lunch (Pre-registration required). 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: “Light in the - [Light in the Dark](https://storynet.org/events/event/light-in-the-dark/) - Celebrate World Storytelling Day with the Patchwork Storytelling Guild at The Rotunda. “Light in the Dark” is an immersive afternoon of creativity and connection featuring an interactive workshop, a shared community lunch, and live storytelling performances. SCHEDULE: 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Mining Personal Stories Workshop with Karen Reiner. 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Shared Lunch (Pre-registration required). 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: “Light in the Dark” Story - [The Stories That Shaped Us!](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-stories-that-shaped-us-2/) - "Stories That Shaped Us" is back! March 19, 2026 • 12:00–12:45 PM (US Eastern Time) Online | Register to secure your complimentary spot What if leadership development began not with strategy or metrics — but with story? Join us for Stories That Shaped Us, where leaders, coaches, and changemakers share the real experiences that transformed them. - [Doria Hughes Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/03/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/doria-hughes-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-03-03-2026/) - Doria Hughes Featured at Story Space online Tue 03/03/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will - [Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/georgia-mountain-storytelling-festival/) - The 12th annual Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival will include storytelling and musical performances, workshops, children's events, a quilt display, an open mic, and more. The festival will be held at The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge (3499 US-76, Hiawassee, GA) and will run from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern. If you can't attend in person - [The Women's Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-womens-storytelling-festival/) - The Women’s Storytelling Festival We are Women. Hear us Tell. The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival will take place March 19 – 22, 2026, starting with a virtual only showcase on the 19th and continuing in-person at the Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030. The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival storytellers are: Karin Amano, - [Gwendolyn Napier Featured at Story Space online Tue 02/24/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/gwendolyn-napier-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-02-24-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Open Mic StorySlam](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-mic-storyslam/) - ONLINE. "As Luck Would Have It" Open Mic StorySlam. 5pm Pacific/7pm Central An open mic where the storytellers are guaranteed a spot and the audience gets to vote twice! Do you have a TRUE, PERSONAL STORY? We have a total of TEN storyteller spots on this show. Plus plenty of room in the audience. - [Paul Strickland Workshop and Concert](https://storynet.org/events/event/paul-strickland-workshop-and-concert/) - IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL Don't miss Paul Strickland, storyteller and musician, on March 4, 2026 at the Orinda Community Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Paul has been a featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival, an Off-Broadway Performer, and has won "Best of Show" in 18 Fringe Festivals across the country. There is - [Texas Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/texas-storytelling-festival/) - Everyone loves a good story! Hear personal stories, ghost stories, a liars contest, sacred tales, fringe, long form, youth activities, a story slam, poetry slam, music, and so much more. In addition, participants can attend workshops to hone their own storytelling skills. Featured tellers include: Joel ben Izzy, Liz Weir, Alton Takiyama-Chung, and Lyn Ford There - [RISK! Live Show and Story Slam at Caveat in NYC - Tuesday, 3/17/26](https://storynet.org/events/event/risk-live-show-and-story-slam-at-caveat-in-nyc-tuesday-3-17-26/) - RISK! is a live show and podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public. Join JC Cassis and a fantastic crew of storytellers for RISK!'s true storytelling show, presented live in person and online! At this show, host JC Cassis will present three pre-cast storytellers and pick - [Anabelle Castaño Featured at Story Space online Tue 02/17/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/anabelle-castano-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-02-17-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [YES Story Lab Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/yes-story-lab-workshop/) - Teaching Story Writing for Grades 3 to 12. - [HSA - Social Justice in Action](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-social-justice-in-action/) - Healing Story Alliance presents Social Justice in Action: Stories of Courage & Resistance Sunday, March 8th at 7:00 - 8:30 pm EDT on Zoom Free - But Registration is required / Donations Welcome! Tellers: Lani Peterson, Sherry Norfolk, Nancy Wang, Mallory DeJohn, Jim McKeever and Jim Brule, Emcee Register here to Receive a FREE - [Winter Winds Storyfest](https://storynet.org/events/event/winter-winds-storyfest-3/) - Winter Winds Storyfest Join the Story Center as we celebrate stories, storytellers, listeners, and supporters at the third-annual Winter Winds Storyfest. Produced in collaboration with River and Prairie Storyweavers, the 2026 Storyfest includes performances by featured storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung and guests Rich White and Beverly Laudie, two storytelling workshops led by Alton, and an open-mic storytelling event. Space - [Winter Winds Storyfest](https://storynet.org/events/event/winter-winds-storyfest/) - Winter Winds Storyfest Join the Story Center as we celebrate stories, storytellers, listeners, and supporters at the third-annual Winter Winds Storyfest. Produced in collaboration with River and Prairie Storyweavers, the 2026 Storyfest includes performances by featured storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung and guests Rich White and Beverly Laudie, two storytelling workshops led by Alton, and an open-mic storytelling event. Space - [Voices in the Glen - In Person Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/voices-in-the-glen-in-person-story-swap/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap In Person March 15 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! This month’s story swap will be in Silver Spring, Maryland. - [Elizabeth Rowe Featured at Story Space online Tue 02/10/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/elizabeth-rowe-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-02-10-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-and-truth-a-virtual-open-mic/) - Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Johnny Thomas Fowler Saturday, February 7th at 7:00 pm CST FREE - Donations Welcome Email: Jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom Link and/or to tell in the open mic. Johnny Thomas Fowler is a storyteller-musician rooted in the rich traditions of the Appalachian South. With a voice steeped in - [Adventures in Time](https://storynet.org/events/event/adventures-in-time/) - Adventures in Time This special storytelling show, produced by Chuck Fink and The Story Parlor honors our beloved Carolina Quiroga as she enters a new chapter in her in her amazing life. Carolina will be departing Asheville for Kansas with her husband who is re-enlisting in the National Guard. Joining Carolina will be Pete Koschnick, - [34Th Anniversary Gang Of Six Showcase Featured at Story Space online Tue 02/03/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/34th-anniversary-gang-of-six-showcase-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-02-03-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 34Th Anniversary Gang Of Six Showcase Featured at Story Space online Tue 02/03/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are - [SIO: Stories Inside Words](https://storynet.org/events/event/sio-stories-inside-words/) - Storytelling in Organizations Presents: Stories Inside Words with Madelyn Blair, Ph.D. Stories Inside Words is a webinar that helps participants see how our lives and even our language are formed by our prior experiences, using stories to tap the richness of the meaning of those experiences. For organizations, it also demonstrates how we interpret words - [The Outer Limits](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-outer-limits/) - Join Better Said Than Done online on February 12, at 8pm Eastern, for The Outer Limits: Stories That Stretch, with emcee Alton Chung and storytellers Laura Deal, Bowen Lee, Liz Nichols, Ingrid Nixon, and Anne Shimojima. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers If you miss it live on Zoom, you can watch - ["The Log Echo of A Moment"](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-log-echo-of-a-moment/) - The Ubuntu Storytellers, an ensemble of oral story artists from across the Diaspora, are joined by guests who will tell personal stories of allyship. Contemporary stories of needing an ally, of being an ally and of the second guessing that sometimes comes after. Stories of being imperfect, unsure. Stories of being heard by the right - [The Grapevine featuring Chetter Galloway and Jessica Robinson](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-grapevine-featuring-chetter-galloway-and-jessica-robinson/) - Join The Grapevine Storytelling Series on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:30 Eastern at Busboys and Poets Takoma; or, for out-of-towners, via Zoom. Our featured tellers this month are Jessica Piscitelli Robinson and Chetter Galloway! Register or learn more: https://fsgw.org/event-6452023 You will get emails with reminders on the date, time, and location, as well as Zoom - [Jim Hawkins Featured at Story Space online Tue 01/27/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/jim-hawkins-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-01-27-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [Good Liars Club XVIII](https://storynet.org/events/event/good-liars-club-xviii/) - The Good Liars Club XVIII Tues Feb 10 4p ADT/ 5 PDT/ 6 MDT/ 7 CDT/ 8 EDT Live on Zoom: Ingrid Nixon, Tim Ereneta, Tamara Green, Andy Russell, Linda Yemoto and Anne or Norm stretch the truth until it guffaws. Free Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cbiD1noSS_uqkznkvw_m0g#/registration Donate to Pay the Tellers (Donors receive a link to watch - [Katie Green Featured at Story Space online Tue 01/20/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/katie-green-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-01-20-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [5 Weeks of Winter Workshops](https://storynet.org/events/event/5-weeks-of-winter-workshops/) - Join Better Said Than Done online this winter for a series of storytelling workshops to warm your soul. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. You can register to take all five classes, or just choose the one you want to attend. The idea of the five week course is - [Sara deBeer Featured at Story Space online Tue 01/13/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/sara-debeer-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-01-13-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on Eastern Standard Time (EST), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 until March 8, 2026 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there - [True Tales Live Storytelling Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-workshop/) - True Tales Live workshops offer you the chance to share a personal, first person experience story, get feedback off-air and to practice telling on Zoom. Whether you are a seasoned teller or completely new to the art, we welcome you! The True Tales crew - Amy, Pat & David - cultivates an accepting space for - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-2/) - Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 7-8:15 PM ET: True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us together, in laughter and tears. This show will feature 3 storytellers from NH and beyond followed by - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show "Regrets"](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-regrets/) - Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 7-8:15 PM ET: True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online: "Regrets" Join us to hear true stories on the theme of "Regrets." At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us together, in laughter and - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show "Expect the Unexpected"](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-expect-the-unexpected/) - Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 7-8:15 PM ET: True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online: "Expect the Unexpected" Join us to hear true stories on the theme of "Expect the Unexpected." At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show "Making Change"](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-making-change/) - Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 7-8:15 PM ET: True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online: "Making Change" Join us to hear true stories on the theme of "Making Change" - our semi-annual activism show! At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show "Never Again"](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-never-again/) - Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 7-8:15 PM ET: True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online: "Never Again" Join us to hear true stories on the theme of "Never Again." At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us together, in - [Birth. School. Work. Death. Stories About Life](https://storynet.org/events/event/birth-school-work-death-stories-about-life/) - bettersaidthandone.org/ presents "Birth. School. Work. Death. Stories About Life" Thursday, January 8, 2026 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT / Live and online $15 Suggested/$5 Minimum https://bettersaidthandone.org/event/stories-about-life/ - [Barbara Aliprantis Featured at Story Space online Tue 01/06/2026](https://storynet.org/events/event/barbara-aliprantis-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-01-06-2026/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [The Stories That Shaped Us](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-stories-that-shaped-us/) - The goal of this event, Stories That Shaped Us, is to build community through storytelling — to give our audience a live, shared experience of the kind of deep listening and authentic sharing that has always defined Leadership Story Talks. We’re going to be inviting our former podcast guests — people who have been part of our ongoing conversation - [Open Telling New Years Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/30/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-new-years-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-12-30-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Opera House Live: The Storytellers](https://storynet.org/events/event/opera-house-live-the-storytellers/) - The Livingston Arts Council Presents at the Howell Opera House "Opera House Live: The Storytellers" Six one-hour storytelling concerts starting at 7:00 pm EST Live - Season Subscription $80 / Purchase individual tickets Reservations: 517-540-0065 / www.howelloperahouse.com 123 W. Grand River, Howell, MI 48843 Dates: Jeff Doyle - Wed Sept 17 2025 Sheila Arnold - - [Open Telling for Christmas Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/23/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-for-christmas-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-12-23-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Catherine Wright Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/16/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/catherine-wright-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-12-16-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Shoals Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/shoals-storytelling-festival/) - Mark your Calendars: May 14-16, 2026 for the Shoals Storytelling Festival Tellers: Donald Davis, Dolores Hydock, Eric Kirkman, Bill Lepp, Diane Ferlatte Link: https://www.shoalsstorytelling.com/ - [HSA Midwinter Mirth: Laughter is the Best Medicine](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-midwinter-mirth-laughter-is-the-best-medicine/) - Midwinter Mirth: Laughter is the Best Medicine A Fundraising Concert for Healing Story Alliance Sunday January 11th 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT/6 pm MT/ 5:00 pm PT On Zoom Pay what you are able: $20-$50 To Register: https://www.simpletix.com/e/midwinter-mirth-laughter-is-the-best-medic-tickets-247672 Laughter is good for your mental, physical, and emotional health! Join us for an evening of levity with - [VITG Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap-online-2/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online February 21, 2026 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST FREE / Organizer Website: https://voicesintheglen.org/ No registration required / join by Zoom below Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has - [VITG Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap-online/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online January 17, 2026 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST FREE / Organizer Website: https://voicesintheglen.org/ No registration required / join by Zoom below Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has - [Bruce Marcus Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/09/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/bruce-marcus-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-12-09-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Leverage the Power of AI for Your Stories!](https://storynet.org/events/event/leverage-the-power-of-ai-for-your-stories/) - YES Story Lab with Ryan McPherson, Professor of Practice, University of Texas at San Antonio - [More than an elevator pitch: How to talk about what you do, stand out in a crowd, and feel more confident](https://storynet.org/events/event/more-than-an-elevator-pitch-how-to-talk-about-what-you-do-stand-out-in-a-crowd-and-feel-more-confident/) - Whether you’re a business owner, creative professional, nonprofit leader, moving up the ladder, or someone shifting careers, you already know that talking about what you do can be surprisingly hard. A rehearsed elevator pitch often falls flat, while rambling, off-the-cuff explanations lose people’s interest. This workshop helps you find the clear, confident, authentic language that - [New Year, New Stories: A #storyseeds workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/new-year-new-stories-a-storyseeds-workshop/) - Every storyteller and writer reaches a point where the old stories no longer feel as urgent and new stories are just out of reach, when the urge to discover new material stirs but inspiration seems distant. New Year, New Stories is a three-session workshop designed to help you rekindle that creative spark and find new - [I'll Be Home For Christmas: Christmas Ghost Stories V](https://storynet.org/events/event/ill-be-home-for-christmas-christmas-ghost-stories-v/) - It's cold and dark outside. The wind is howling. There is a knock at the door, though you weren't expecting anyone. When you peer out of the cracked doorway, no one is there except for a cold wind that comes over the threshold and lingers. It's time for winter stories. You know Mr. Scrooge and - [Stories of Joy and Connection: A hopeful storytelling concert with Laura Packer and friends](https://storynet.org/events/event/stories-of-joy-and-connection-a-hopeful-storytelling-concert-with-laura-packer-and-friends/) - Join storyteller Laura Packer for stories that remind us that hope, joy, and connection still abound, that darkness will pass, and we have each other. Laura and her guests will share stories that remind us that we are stronger when we act together, that empathy is a virtue, and that your light matters. Guest tellers - [Deck the Halls with Donald Davis](https://storynet.org/events/event/deck-the-halls-with-donald-davis/) - Deck the Halls with Donald Davis Starring Donald Davis Deck the Halls with Donald DavisSaturday, December 13th, 2025 Two Show Times-10:30 AM & 4:00 PMLSPA Black Box Theatre Celebrate the season with the beloved master storyteller, Donald Davis, as he returns to LaGrange for the 4th year of his cherished holiday program, Deck the Halls with Donald Davis. Audiences - [Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club – “The Perfect Story”](https://storynet.org/events/event/let-me-tell-ya-book-club-the-perfect-story-2/) - Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club - "The Perfect Story" Hey there! Join us for Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club where we'll be discussing "The Perfect Story" by Karen Eber - it's gonna be a blast! Welcome to the Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club featuring "The Perfect Story" by Karen Eber! Join us - [MoonShine Stories: December Moon 2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/moonshine-stories-december-moon-2025/) - MoonShine Stories: December Moon 2025 Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 9-10:15 pm CST Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moonshine-stories-december-moon-2025-tickets-1976389361784? Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah - our Moon shines over all our traditions and celebrations! Dan Keding, Kucha and Baba Tony and Karen Golden. We gather in a Zoom Room under the Full Moon. Every full moon. No matter the day the - [Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club - "The Perfect Story"](https://storynet.org/events/event/let-me-tell-ya-book-club-the-perfect-story/) - Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club - "The Perfect Story" Hey there! Join us for Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club where we'll be discussing "The Perfect Story" by Karen Eber - it's gonna be a blast! Welcome to the Let Me Tell Ya! Book Club featuring "The Perfect Story" by Karen Eber! Join us - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-8/) - Healing Story Alliance presents: OARS in the Water Wednesday, December 10, 2025 7:00 - 8:30 pm EST Online - Free - Donations Welcome Theme: Giving Care, Receiving Care, Self Care Hosted by: Sara deBeer and Viveca Deanes Many times in our lives we give care to others or receive care from others. We will reflect - [Noa Baum Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/02/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/noa-baum-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-12-02-2025/) - Noa Baum Featured at Story Space online Tue 12/02/2025 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday - [Yuletide Spirits](https://storynet.org/events/event/yuletide-spirits/) - Thurs Dec 18 -- 4pm Alaska/ 5pm Pacific/ 6pm Mountain/ 7pm Central/ 8pm Eastern. Cuddle up with a cup of egg-nog or hot cider and partake in the old tradition of sharing ghost stories during Yuletide! This program of light-hearted ghostly tales performed by Anne Rutherford, Ingrid Nixon and Norm Brecke will give you delightful - [SIO: The Right Impact Story to Drive Change](https://storynet.org/events/event/sio-the-right-impact-story-to-drive-change/) - Storytelling in Organizations Presents: "The RIGHT Impact Story to Drive Change" Facilitator: Sally Perkins, Ph.D. Saturday, February 28, 2026 12:00 - 1:15 pm EST Zoom Online / Free to SIO members and Non-members Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fwe0lAXTQsO6cv9tq2OtPw This webinar introduces the strategic power of choosing and telling the right impact story to shape understanding, motivate action, - [J.J. Reneaux Platinum Celebration](https://storynet.org/events/event/j-j-reneaux-platinum-celebration/) - J.J. Reneaux Platinum Celebration: A Fundraiser for the J.J. Reneaux Awards On Her 70th Birthday - Thursday, December 11 at 8:00-9:30 PM EST Live on Zoom with Storytellers: Carolina Quiroga, Laura Deal, Adam Booth, Dovie Thomason and Regi Carpenter, Emcee Register Link: bit.ly/asstjj Sponsored by Artists Standing Strong Together - [VITG Monthly Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-online-5/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online December 13 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85313053300?pwd=aa2fybvB3CxizUqlFajYjVtEN26u27.1 Meeting ID: 853 1305 3300 Passcode: 939162 — One - [HSA Kind Stories in Concert](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-kind-stories-in-concert-4/) - The Healing Story Alliance presents: KIND STORIES in CONCERT Sunday, December 7th 7-8:30pm EST on Zoom! Theme: Social Justice in Action Free: Registration Required - Link: https://www.simpletix.com/e/kind-stories-in-concert-social-justice-in-tickets-244096 Donations Welcome! - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-7/) - HSA Presents: OARS in the Water Wednesday, November 26, 2025 7:00-8:30 pm EST Hosted by Penny Post & Karen Golden Theme: It's About Time! Join us as we contemplate all things time, and make time to share our own stories, memories, and reflections. Do you have a favorite clock or timepiece? Does it tick, cuckoo, - [Andrea Kamens Featured at Story Space online Tue 11/25/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/andrea-kamens-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-11-25-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Heather Forest Featured at Story Space online Tue 11/18/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/heather-forest-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-11-18-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Tellabration!™ Seattle Storytellers Guild](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-seattle-storytellers-guild/) - Judith Alexander juditha5@earthlink.net 206-913-1641 - [Pathway Through the Dark](https://storynet.org/events/event/pathway-through-the-dark/) - Storytelling.org presents a Fundraising Story Concert "Pathway Through the Dark" Sunday, December 7th at 7:00-8:30 pm CST Ticket $15 or want you can pay Online via Zoom Event will be recorded for later viewing. Six fine tellers: Margaret Burk, Kelly Campos, Janice Del Negro, Jane Dorfman, Ursa Miles, Megan Wells Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pathway-through-the-dark-annual-fundraiser-2025-tickets-1848559022799?aff=oddtdtcreator - [Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-and-truth-a-virtual-open-mic-5/) - Storytelling.org and Dominican University present: Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Noa Baum Saturday, December 6 at 7:00-8:30 pm CST Online via Zoom Free / Donations Welcome Email: jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link and/or if you are interested in telling a story (7-10 minutes) in the open mic. - [HSA Community Plate](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-community-plate/) - Community Plate: An interactive discussion with its founder Karl Schatz. Sunday November 9, 2025 7:00pm-9:00pm EST On Zoom! Tickets $25 To Register: https://www.simpletix.com/e/community-plate-an-interactive-discussion-tickets-240429 A portion of the Proceeds from this event will be donated to FEEDING AMERICA! Food connects us to the people and places in our lives, and our food stories help us form - [Storytelling workshop - Ann Arbor](https://storynet.org/events/event/storytelling-workshop-ann-arbor/) - Ann Arbor MI Storytelling Workshop November 15-16, 2025 from 1:00-4:00pm EST each day Arbor Art Center Register: https://www.annarborartcenter.org/event/a2ac-playlab-exploring-storytelling/ - [Nestor Gomez Featured at Story Space online Tue 11/11/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/nestor-gomez-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-11-11-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [“Just Another Day” featuring Kim Weitkamp](https://storynet.org/events/event/just-another-day-featuring-kim-weitkamp/) - See the show in person or buy a ticket for the livestream and watch from anywhere. Link: https://storytellingarts.org/event/just-another-day-featuring-kim-weitkamp/ Just Another Day April 25, 2026 at 7:00-9:00 pm ET Using her perfectly timed humor, Kim Weitkamp shares stories and songs she wrote in 2020 during the pandemic. This time of isolation recalibrated what she missed most - [Talk of the Town featuring Donald Davis](https://storynet.org/events/event/talk-of-the-town-featuring-donald-davis/) - Sponsored by Paradox Dental Talk of the Town April 11, 2026 at 7:00-9:00 pm ET See the show in person or buy a ticket for the livestream and watch from anywhere. Link: https://storytellingarts.org/event/talk-of-the-town-featuring-donald-davis/ Our biggest fundraiser of the year featuring the great Donald Davis. In addition to the show, we’ll have live music, complimentary beer and - [If These Walls Could Tell: Electric Works](https://storynet.org/events/event/if-these-walls-could-tell-electric-works/) - Sponsored by Frank and Katrina Basile If These Walls Could Tell: Electric Works March 29, 2026 at 4:00-5:30 pm EST See the show in person or buy a ticket for the livestream and watch from anywhere. Link: https://storytellingarts.org/event/if-these-walls-could-tell-electric-works/ Lou Ann Homan tells the story of the Fort Wayne Electric Works. For much of the 20th century, - [“The Heron’s Journey” featuring Adam Booth](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-herons-journey-featuring-adam-booth/) - The Heron's Journey March 14, 2026 at 7:00-9:00 pm EST See the show in person or buy a ticket for the livestream and watch from anywhere. Link: https://storytellingarts.org/event/the-herons-journey-featuring-adam-booth/ “The Heron’s Journey” uses spoken storytelling, quilting, and paper sculpture to tell an allegory filled with magic, challenges to opposition, and transformation. Meet the title character, Lake, - [“Hear Our Stories: The Life and Afterlife of Incarceration on the Mainstage”](https://storynet.org/events/event/hear-our-stories-the-life-and-afterlife-of-incarceration-on-the-mainstage/) - Sponsored by The Garden, Storytelling Arts of Indiana, and Trusted Mentors Generous funding provided by The Indianapolis Foundation Hear Our Stories: The Life and Afterlife of Incarceration on the Mainstage February 8, 2026 at 4:00-5:30 pm EST People returning to our city after being incarcerated face many challenges. Montez Day and India Madison will share first-hand stories about - [A Celebration of the Indy Story Slam](https://storynet.org/events/event/a-celebration-of-the-indy-story-slam/) - A Celebration of the Indy Story Slam January 11, 2026 4:00-6:00 pm EST Storytelling Arts of Indiana’s Indy Story Slam is one of our most beloved programs. Every third Wednesday of the month, storytellers and audiences converge on a local bar or restaurant for a fun and friendly storytelling competition. Participants tell five-minute stories based - [“High Country Holidays” featuring Michael Reno Harrell and Josh Goforth](https://storynet.org/events/event/high-country-holidays-featuring-michael-reno-harrell-and-josh-goforth/) - High Country Holidays Saturday, December 6, 2025 7:00-8:30pm EST Eugene & Marilyn Glick - Indiana History Center Presented by: Storytelling Arts of Indiana Michael Reno Harrell and Josh Goforth will deliver a heartwarming and humorous stocking full of songs and stories. Having roots that go back for several generations n the Blueridge Mountains, these two - [Tellabration!™ Peoria, IL](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-peoria-il/) - Make this year’s 25th Tellabration!TM a celebration for as many as possible. Invite someone who has never attended a guild event, and your guest(s) get in for FREE! Saturday, November 8, 7:00 PM CDT at Living Waters Church 7229 N. Knoxville, Peoria, IL. Park in the west/rear parking lot. Reservations or questions: Reply to prairietellers@gmail.com or leave a message with - [Tellabration ~ Once Upon A Time LA](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-once-upon-a-time-la/) - Featured Tellers: Lee Amatangelo (StoryMasters) Karen Golden (Community Storytellers) Ife Keller (Women's Voices) Camille Miller (StoryMasters) Miyo Yamauchi (StoryMasters) Venue: Fanatic Salon Theater 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 Ticket Cost: $10 - $20 (including service fee) Sponsoring Group or Organization: StoryMasters Contact Person’s Address, Email and Phone number Miyo Yamauchi miyo@thestorymasters.org (310) 382-7597 - [HSA Community Plate with Karl Schatz](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-community-plate-with-karl-schatz/) - Community Plate: An interactive discussion with its founder Karl Schatz. Sunday November 9, 2025 7:00pm-9:00pm EST On Zoom! Tickets $25 To Register: https://www.simpletix.com/e/community-plate-an-interactive-discussion-tickets-240429 Food connects us to the people and places in our lives, and our food stories help us form connections with others. This workshop will explore the power of sharing food stories to create personal - [Joyful Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/joyful-stories/) - The year is almost over and we need some joy. Join us Better Said Than Done storytelling online on December 4th for our annual year end celebration and storytelling show with recipes! With emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Alton Chung, Jane Dorfman, Lyn Ford, Claire Hennessy, Eric Johnson, Anne Rutherford, Ria Spencer, Lisa Trank, and - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 11/04/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-11-04-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST We are now on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder - [Tellabration - Laughing Matters](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-laughing-matters/) - Lord Byron said, “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Milton Berle said, “Laughter is an instant vacation." Come and listen to our hilarious storytellers share their favorite humorous stories: Fran Combs Berger Alden (Joe) Doolittle Kate Dudding Margaret French Maria Immediato Eileen Egan Mack Bonnie Mion Claire Nolan Nancy Marie Payne - [Storyteller Diane Ferlatte: Knick Knack Paddy Whack](https://storynet.org/events/event/storyteller-diane-ferlatte-knick-knack-paddy-whack/) - The final free event of the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: internationally acclaimed storyteller Diane Ferlatte, accompanied by Erik Pearson on banjo & guitar, will have you on the edge of your seat as she brings exciting tales to life. Sing and move along, during a playful blending of traditional songs and stories especially for young children - [StoryFest](https://storynet.org/events/event/storyfest/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: an international confluence of storytellers, live via Zoom! Many tellers, many tales! Enjoy two hours of tales from a variety of professional storytellers and talented youths. Experience the magic of performers Zooming in from locations including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, Australia, Singapore, and the - [Storyteller Regina Stoops: Coming Out—Again](https://storynet.org/events/event/storyteller-regina-stoops-coming-out-again/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: Moth StorySlam winner Regina Stoops grew up in a town called Normal--but life as a gay suburban housewife, active member of the Catholic church, parent of a special needs child, and, most recently, a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis provide a host of reasons to feel - [Storytelling 101 Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/storytelling-101-workshop/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: Fire up your imagination, sharpen your public speaking skills—and have fun! Storyteller Ben Tucker invites adults and youth alike—ages 7-97+—to join him in a fun, interactive exploration of the timeless art of storytelling. - [Asian StoryTopia](https://storynet.org/events/event/asian-storytopia/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: Storytellers Roopa Mohan, Eleanor Clement Glass, and Linda Yemoto will entertain with tales from across the Asian diaspora, especially for “the young and the young at heart, ages 8 to 108.” - [Tellabration! ™](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-2/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: join us at the library for a whole lot of tale-spinning! Tellers from the South Bay Storytellers and Listeners will be joining us to share their 34th annual Tellabration™ event. This storytelling event targets adults, but school-age children accompanied by an adult are welcome. - [Storytelling with Odd Salon and Curiosity Guild](https://storynet.org/events/event/storytelling-with-odd-salon-and-curiosity-guild/) - Another free event in the 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival: Learn something weird! Our presenters explore true stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure. For adults and teens. - [Smiley Stories: Latin American Soul](https://storynet.org/events/event/smiley-stories-latin-american-soul/) - The 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival kicks off with a fun, action-filled bilingual performance by Colombian artists Linda Gallo Bedoya and Jaime E. Riascos Villegas. Sharing “short stories for short legs,” Linda and Jaime will bring us delightful tales from the Latin American oral tradition—a participatory experience that will be fun for children and adults - [Tellabration!™ Menlo Park](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-menlo-park/) - Tellabration!™ Nov. 15 Menlo Park, CA Date and Time: Saturday, November 15, 2-4 p.m. PST Featured Tellers: South Bay Storytellers and Listeners (their 34th annual Tellabration™ event) Venue: Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA Ticket Cost (if there is a charge): FREE Sponsoring Group or Organization: Menlo Park Library: 10th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival Contact - [LIVE Tellabration!(TM) NH](https://storynet.org/events/event/live-tellabrationtm-nh/) - Title: Tellabration!TM produced by the Central NH Storytelling Guild Date and Time: November 8, 2025 1pm-3pm ET Categories: Northeast: ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, Upstate NY Venue: Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Center Community Room, 26 Commercial Street, Concord, NH 03301 USA Get Directions: To Horseshoe Pond Place Commnty - Bing Maps Description: All are welcome! - [NSN-SIO Storytelling to Shape Culture Mindset in Organizations](https://storynet.org/events/event/nsn-sio-storytelling-to-shape-culture-mindset-in-organizations/) - Storytelling in Organizations Presents a Virtual Webinar Series with Vinod Krishna "Storytelling to Shape Culture Mindset in Organizations" Every 2nd Tuesday: January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14 - each at 8:00-9:00pm Eastern Time Every organization (be it companies, schools, or communities) has people exchanging stories in discussions, meetings, and conversations. Stories have the - [NSN-SIO The Transformative Power of Storytelling](https://storynet.org/events/event/nsn-sio-the-transformative-power-of-storytelling/) - Storytelling in Organizations "The Transformative Power of Storytelling, Personal Healing and Policy Change: Personal Healing and Policy Change Saturday, December 13, 2025 12:00 - 1:15 pm EDT Zoom - Free Guest: Eva Grayzel Host: Lauryn Williams Free - Need to Register to receive Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/l95uZ9-xRAyKB7Xypzr5sQ#/registration This interview delves into the transformative power of storytelling, - [Laura Packer Featured at Story Space online Tue 10/28/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/laura-packer-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-10-28-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Tellabration!™](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration/) - The Inland Valley Storytellers presents its 23rd annual Tellabration!™ concert at the Claremont Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Avenue, Claremont, CA from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Tickets are $20 at the door and doors open at 6:40 PM. Refreshments will be served at the end of the concert outside on the sidewalk. - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-6/) - OARS in the Water Oct. 22nd 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Galen Brandt & Mike Seliger Theme: Perseverance This is a very difficult time for many. Whether we are looking through a personal lens (health, loss, financial challenges, fear, etc.) or a more global lens (the plight of refugees, endless wars, the rise of totalitarianism, violence and - [Hank Roubicek Featured at Story Space online Tue 10/21/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/hank-roubicek-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-10-21-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [The Haunting Hours: Frights, Flights & Folklore — Plus Open Mic Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-haunting-hours-frights-flights-folklore-plus-open-mic-story-swap/) - This Halloween, something wicked this way comes! Join Patchwork storytellers Denise McCormack, Ingrid Bohn, Phil Moore, and Christina Sturgis for The Haunting Hours: Frights, Flights & Folklore — Plus Open Mic Story Swap, a virtual night of eerie tales, chilling lore, and legends that linger long after the lights go out. The evening unfolds in two spellbinding rounds: - [Spinning Honey—Harvesting Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/spinning-honey-harvesting-stories/) - Patchwork Storytelling Guild celebrates Tellabration™ 2025 with Spinning Honey — Harvesting Stories, a hallmark celebration of storytelling honoring the artistry, essence, and revelatory impact of stories. Hosted by Denise McCormack, president of Patchwork and masterful storyteller, this showcase brings together a resplendent gathering of voices: Ingrid Bohn, Jim Cyr, Ray Gray, Charles Kiernan, Denise McCormack, Darrell Parry, Mark Schlawin, and Christy Yerk-Smith. - [Spinning Honey—Distilling Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/spinning-honey-distilling-stories/) - Patchwork Storytelling Guild celebrates Tellabration™ 2025 with Spinning Honey — Distilling Stories, a hallmark celebration of storytelling honoring the artistry, essence, and revelatory impact of stories. Hosted by Denise McCormack, president of Patchwork and masterful storyteller, this showcase brings together a resplendent gathering of voices: Ingrid Bohn, Carin Bonifacino, Maria LoBiondo, Loretta Lucy Miller, MaryAnn Paterniti, Mark Schlawin, Danielle Selber, - [HSA When Storytellers Write About Healing](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-when-storytellers-write-about-healing/) - When Storytellers Write about Healing An Interview with Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD by Jim Brulé Sunday October 19.2025 LIVE on ZOOM! 7:00pm-8:30 pm EST Admission $16.50 For Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-230464 Join us for the next event in Healing Story Alliance’s series where authors are interviewed about their creative writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Storytelling, unique among - [YES Story Lab - Spicing Stone Soup: Breathing Life into Fairy Tales](https://storynet.org/events/event/yes-story-lab-spicing-stone-soup-breathing-life-into-fairy-tales/) - YES Story Lab presents "Spicing Stone Soup: Breathing Life into Fairy Tales" with Cooper Braun - [Voices in the Glen Story Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/voices-in-the-glen-story-swap-2/) - Voices in the Glen Story Swap November 15, 2025 at 7:30pm EST In Person - FREE event Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! This month’s story swap will be in - [NSN-SIO Find Your Legacy Through Storytelling](https://storynet.org/events/event/nsn-sio-find-your-legacy-through-storytelling/) - NSN-SIO presents "Find Your Legacy Through Storytelling" with Sadika Kebbi Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST - Online via Zoom FREE to SIO members and Non-Members Facilitator: Sadika Kebbi, CEO & Founder of Kun Consultancy, A John C. Maxwell certified trainer, Tedx speaker, Best selling author Every person carries within - [Renee Emanuel Featured at Story Space online Tue 10/14/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/renee-emanuel-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-10-14-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [NSN-PRO Workshop "Can We Talk?" - Denise Page](https://storynet.org/events/event/copy-of-nsn-pro-social-media-virtual-workshop/) - A ninety minute introductory and interactive workshop by Denise Page for storytellers and other caring humans. - [ECO SIG Monthly Swap](https://storynet.org/events/event/eco-sig-monthly-swap/) - ECO SIG is inviting you to the ECO SIG Monthly Swap on October 8, 2025 at 8:30 pm ET Join Zoom Meeting - No Registration Required - Free https://albany.zoom.us/j/88689261452?pwd=zbKtRrn2pCrx0BTbDUMZ60MgIVu8B2.1 Meeting ID: 886 8926 1452 Passcode: 028507 In honor of the passing of environmentalist Jane Goodall, we thought it would be a good time to share - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 10/07/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-10-07-2025/) - Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 10/07/2025 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted - [Otherworldly Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/otherworldly-stories/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling on October 9th, 2025, at 8:00pm Eastern / 5:00pm Pacific for Otherworldly Stories, with storytellers Norm Brecke, Karen Golden, Steve Henegar, Tobey Ishii Anderson, Andy Russell, and Hope Wilder. https://bettersaidthandone.org/event/otherworldly-stories/ $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers If you miss it live on Zoom, you can watch - [Papa Joe Gaudet Featured at Story Space online Tue 09/30/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/papa-joe-gaudet-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-09-30-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [HSA: Kind Stories in Concert](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-kind-stories-in-concert-3/) - HSA presents: KIND STORIES in Concert Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 7:00-8:30 PM EDT Online - Zoom FREE - Donations Welcome Registration Required: https://www.simpletix.com/e/kind-stories-in-concert-oct-5-2025-tickets-234224 Featuring: Jim Brule, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, Rishi Nixon Emcee: Lee-Ellen Marvin - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-5/) - HSA presents: OARS in the Water Theme: Perspective(s) Wednesday, September 24th 7:00 - 8:30 PM EDT - Online Hosted by Joe Doolittle & Eileen Mack Perspective(s): How we view the world, evaluate situations and people; form an attitude, an approach, “a view point. Forming a perspective is something we do most days. We develop a perspective, - [Dang, I Forgot To Ask Grandma: How to collect and share family stories, an online class](https://storynet.org/events/event/dang-i-forgot-to-ask-grandma-how-to-collect-and-share-family-stories-an-online-class/) - Whether your family is biological or chosen, every family has stories. Those stories help us know who we are, why things happen, and offer a glimpse into the past and the shape of the future. This workshop will explore how to collect family stories from living relatives. We'll use oral history, listening, and other techniques - [BOO! Halloween stories for the brave of heart](https://storynet.org/events/event/boo-halloween-stories-for-the-brave-of-heart/) - It's the shivery time of year, when we look for spirits and ghouls around every corner, when we don't know if we're chilled with delight or with terror. Join storyteller Laura Packer live online for an evening of creepy, twisty, Halloween stories from around the world and from her own imagination. The performance will be - [How to Tell a Scary Story: Thrill 'em and chill 'em, live online class](https://storynet.org/events/event/how-to-tell-a-scary-story-thrill-em-and-chill-em-live-online-class/) - Every storyteller, parent, game master, and camper needs a good scary story in their repertoire. Award-winning storyteller Laura Packer will show you what kinds of scary stories are worth digging into, how to craft a performance that thrills listeners, and how to tell stories that are just right for every age. Come with a story - [Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-truth-a-virtual-open-mic-3/) - Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Cory Howard Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:00-8:30 PM Central Time Online - Free | Donations Welcome Email Jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom Link 7:00-7:55 PM Central is the Open Mic | 8:00-8:30 PM Cory Howard - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 09/23/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-09-23-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show-online/) - True Tales Live Storytelling Show Online: "Stranger than Fiction" Tuesday, November 25 at 7-8:15 PM ET Online - Free - Need to Register Join us for our last show of the year to hear true stories on the theme of "Stranger than Fiction." At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting - [True Tales Live Storytelling Workshop Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-workshop-online-2/) - True Tales Live Storytelling Workshop Online Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00PM Online - Free - Need to Register True Tales Live workshops offer you the chance to share a personal, first person experience story, get feedback off-air and to practice telling on Zoom. Whether you are a seasoned teller or completely new to the art, - [True Tales Live Storytelling Workshop Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-workshop-online/) - True Tales Live Storytelling Workshop Online Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00PM EDT Online - Free - Need to Register True Tales Live workshops offer you the chance to share a personal, first person experience story, get feedback off-air and to practice telling on Zoom. Whether you are a seasoned teller or completely new to the - [True Tales Live Storytelling Show](https://storynet.org/events/event/true-tales-live-storytelling-show/) - True Tales Live Storytelling Show: "By the Skin of My Teeth" Tuesday, September 30 at 7-8:15 PM EDT Online and Free - need to register! We are back from our summer break and excited to have you join us to hear true stories on the theme of "By the Skin of my Teeth." At True - [NEW JERSEY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL](https://storynet.org/events/event/new-jersey-storytelling-festival/) - Join New Jersey storytellers as they celebrate 250 years of storytelling in America. Check NJSN website for details about the Story Slam, Lightning Round, and four concurrent venues running during the event. Link: https://www.njstorynet.org/ - [Woodstock Story Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/tales-from-the-well/) - For Immediate Release - Media Contact: Amy Blum PR August 27, 2025 amyblumpr@gmail.com, (585) 880-1698 Woodstock Story Festival Brings Rich Tapestry of Stories from Talented and Masterful Performers & Artists October 24-26, Festival Features 16 Diverse and International Guest Presenters Showcasing the Power and Impact of Story Woodstock, NY—The acclaimed Woodstock Story Festival returns - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 09/16/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-09-16-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [VITG Monthly Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-online-4/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online October 11 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85268227599?pwd=vy4aovlgc8vmfrdeh24YnHCRFIVQPr.1 Meeting ID: 852 6822 7599 Passcode: 259697 — - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-4/) - OARS in the Water September 10th 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Bob Kanegis and Liz Mangual Theme: At the Crossroads Whether by choice or circumstance, we all find ourselves at crossroads—intersections of what was, what is, and what might yet be. As we listen to each other's crossroad experiences, we'll explore the challenges and possibilities of - [HSA Kind Stories in Concert](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-kind-stories-in-concert-2/) - Kind Stories in Concert: The Power of Community October 5. 2025 7:00 pm-8:30 pm EDT Register here to Receive a FREE Zoom Link https://www.simpletix.com/e/kind-stories-in-concert-oct-5-2025-tickets-234224 Click here to Donate and help make programs like this possible https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I ‘Kindness is having the ability to speak with love, listen with patience, and act with compassion.” -Random Acts of Kindness - [Lesson Learned Storytelling Show](https://storynet.org/events/event/lesson-learned-storytelling-show/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling on September 18, 2025, for Lesson Learned: Stories of Teachable Moments, with emcee Chetter Galloway and storytellers Clint Atwater, Roopa Mohan, Elisa Pearmain, Laura Simms, and Patti Smith. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers If you miss it live on Zoom, you can watch the recording - [Fundraising Concert for The Angela Lloyd Sunbrella Award](https://storynet.org/events/event/fundraising-concert-for-the-angela-lloyd-sunbrella-award/) - A Fundraising Concert for "The Angela Lloyd Sunbrella Award" - [Matthias Preston Featured at Story Space online Tue 09/09/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/matthias-preston-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-09-09-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will - [Tony Toledo Featured at Story Space online Tue 09/02/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/tony-toledo-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-09-02-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Sun Day Virtual Worldwide Storytelling Concert](https://storynet.org/events/event/sun-day-virtual-worldwide-storytelling-concert/) - Sun Day Virtual Worldwide Storytelling Concert Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT Live on Zoom - FREE Sun Day is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We’ll come together to share folktales and true stories that showcase the power of - [Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-truth-a-virtual-open-mic-2/) - Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Heather Forest Email jdelnegro@dom.edu for the zoom link or to tell in the open mic. - [Creating Stories that Matter and Make Us Smile](https://storynet.org/events/event/creating-stories-that-matter-and-make-us-smile/) - Fox Valley Folklore Society Presents: - [Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/fox-valley-folk-music-storytelling-festival/) - Presented by: Fox Valley Folklore Society & Geneva Park District For nearly 50 years, the Fox Valley Folklore Society, has been bringing local, national, and international talent to the Western Suburbs and this year's Festival promises the same!! Minimum Suggested Admission Donation Daily: $30 for Adults $20 for Seniors and Students $80 for Family Weekend: $60 - [HSA OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-oars-in-the-water-3/) - Healing Story Alliance presents: OARS in the Water August 27th at 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Lani Petersen & Carol McCormick Theme: Moving through Quicksand Everyone gets stuck at some point, be it through depression, grief, anger, fear, a difficult relationship, pure procrastination, or just not being able to move into the goals you have set for yourself. - [Open Telling Featured at Story Space online Tue 08/26/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/open-telling-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-08-26-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Whittier Mikkelsen Featured at Story Space online Tue 08/19/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/whittier-mikkelsen-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-08-19-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [VITG Monthly Story Swap In Person](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-in-person/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap In Person September 14 at 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! This month’s story swap will be in Silver Spring, Maryland. - [OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/oars-in-the-water-3/) - OARS in the Water Aug. 13th 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Laura Simms & Heather Forest Theme: The Way of Listening Listening is one of our super powers. Through deep listening we go beyond hearing what is being said, and our own reactions. We open to sensing an entire universe of meaning and presence that nurtures intelligence and - [Breen Featured at Story Space online Tue 08/12/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/breen-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-08-12-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Alex Stein Featured at Story Space online Tue 08/05/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/alex-stein-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-08-05-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Braided, Fractured, and Re-Imagined Workshop](https://storynet.org/events/event/braided-fractured-and-re-imagined-workshop/) - Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories A free, 90-minute storytelling workshop led by Jessica Robinson for the Story Center at the Mid-Continental Public Library In this interactive workshop with Jessica Robinson, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. Students will learn how the terms “fractured” and - [Legendary Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/legendary-stories/) - Join Better Said Than Done storytelling on August 7, 2025, for Legendary: Stories Beyond Belief, with storytellers Heather Forest, Lynne Jordan, Jeanna Lee, Ed Stivender, and Donna Washington. The show starts at 8:00pm Eastern, live on Zoom, and will begin playing on YouTube approximately 24 hours later – for ticket holders only. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll - [Tellabration Ridgefield, CT](https://storynet.org/events/event/tellabration-ridgefield-ct/) - Tellabration November 15 at 2:00 pm EST - Scott House, Grove Street, Ridgefield, CT Sponsored by Ridgefield Historical Society. Themes dealing with history of Ridgefield. Ten local storytellers, no cost. Third Annual Event, free and open to public. - [Building Your Story Constellations: Four stories we need to know and share about ourselves.](https://storynet.org/events/event/building-your-story-constellations-four-stories-we-need-to-know-and-share-about-ourselves/) - Webinar Series presented by Stories in Organizations Special Interest Group Facilitator: Artem Mushin-Makedonskiy Each story we tell shapes how we see ourselves and how others see us. And yet there are some stories that have more potential in showing who we are and what we stand for. Stories in that sense are like stars in - [Bruce Chester Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/29/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/bruce-chester-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-29-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Greenwood Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/22/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/greenwood-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-22-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. Tim Greenwood: “Living Twice: Once in Life, Once in Story” They say you only live once—but storytellers and story lovers know better. Tim Greenwood has been living (and re-living) - [PROGRAM CHANGE HearsCrow Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/15/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/program-change-hearscrow-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-15-2025/) - PROGRAM CHANGE HearsCrow Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/15/2025 PROGRAM CHANGE The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation - [VITG Monthly Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-online-3/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online August 9 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83920824723?pwd=dA9XDJkOgaWdXaAfmbXpAinK4kxagB.1 Meeting ID: 839 2082 4723 Passcode: 536382 - [Story Weaver: Reviving the Art of Nature-Focused Storytelling](https://storynet.org/events/event/story-weaver-reviving-the-art-of-nature-focused-storytelling/) - Story Weaver: Reviving the Art of Nature-Focused Storytelling Presented by: Amy Campagna, Pottawattamie Conversation Set in the beautiful Loess Hills of Western Iowa, "Story Weaver" is for people who want to tell and/or listen to stories told in and about the natural world. It is also for musicians, poets, and thinkers. Participants are welcome to tell or - [The Noise Witch Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/15/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/the-noise-witch-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-15-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Tour of Smith-Gilbert Gardens](https://storynet.org/events/event/tour-of-smith-gilbert-gardens/) - Tour the Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw, GA as part of the NSN 2025 Conference - [Hot and Spicy Stories](https://storynet.org/events/event/hot-and-spicy-stories/) - On July 10, 2025, join storytellers Vicki Bryan, Claire Hennessy, Jessica Robinson, Jude Treder-Wolff and Megan Wells, on Zoom, for Hot and Spicy Stories. $15 Suggested/$5 Minimum All Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers If you miss it live on Zoom, you can watch the recording on Youtube. - [Tim Jennings Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/08/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/tim-jennings-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-08-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Free at Last: Stories of Revolution, Evolution, and Convolution](https://storynet.org/events/event/free-at-last-stories-of-revolution-evolution-and-convolution-2/) - A Celebration of Freedom Join Patchwork for an unforgettable evening of storytelling as we present Free at Last: Stories of Revolution, Evolution, and Convolution, at the Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA, on Thursday, July 10, from 7 PM to 9 PM. This live performance event explores the many faces of freedom—liberation, transformation, and the moments in between. - [Claire Hennessy Featured at Story Space online Tue 07/01/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/claire-hennessy-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-07-01-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [OARS in the Water](https://storynet.org/events/event/oars-in-the-water-2/) - Oars in the Water - Theme: Youthful Pastimes Wednesday, June 25th at 7:00 to 8:30pm EDT Hosted by: Heather Forest & Kristin Pedemonti Join us as we look back over the decades of our lives and revisit the music, games and toys that captured our imaginations. How have our favorite youthful pastimes shaped and influenced - [Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic](https://storynet.org/events/event/traditions-truth-a-virtual-open-mic/) - Traditions & Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Laura Simms Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 7:00-8:30 pm CDT Online - Free Donations Welcome Email: jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link and/or if you are interested in telling a story (7 to 10 min) in the open mic, - [Vicki Juditz Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/24/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/vicki-juditz-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-24-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Good Liars Club Festival](https://storynet.org/events/event/good-liars-club-festival/) - Live on Zoom, Anne & Norm present: The 2025 Good Liars Club Festival Sat Aug 2 11am AKDT/ Noon PDT/ 1pm MST/ 2pm CDT/ 3pm EDT 6 showcases of 24 fabulous liars stretching the truth in good-natured fun. Showcases run every hour on the hour One registration link lets you come in - [Mike Agranoff Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/17/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/mike-agranoff-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-17-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [VITG Story Swap in Person](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-story-swap-in-person/) - Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! July 12 at 7:30 pm EDT at Falls Church, VA Details here including the RSVP emails: https://voicesintheglen.org/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-in-person-7/ - [Free at Last: Stories of Revolution, Evolution, and Convolution](https://storynet.org/events/event/free-at-last-stories-of-revolution-evolution-and-convolution/) - Join Patchwork for an unforgettable evening of storytelling as we present Free at Last: Stories of Revolution, Evolution, and Convolution, at the Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA, on Thursday, July 10, from 7 PM to 9 PM. This live performance event explores the many faces of freedom—liberation, transformation, and the moments in between. From personal milestones to - [Harold Cox Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/10/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/harold-cox-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-10-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [Summer storytelling retreat](https://storynet.org/events/event/summer-storytelling-retreat/) - Taking time to work on your art and craft is important, but can be hard to do. Join master storyteller Laura Packer for a summer storytelling retreat at her home in Minnesota, from August 22-24, 2025. What can you expect? Every participant will have one-on-one coaching time with Laura, so bring something you're working on. - [Chills for a summer's night III: Campfire stories and more](https://storynet.org/events/event/chills-for-a-summers-night-iii-campfire-stories-and-more/) - The campfire hisses and you hope those sounds are nothing more than the wind in the trees. Was that something stepping on a branch behind you? Stories for a haunted summer night. Who says scary stories are just for Halloween? Join master storyteller Laura Packer for an evening of campfire creepy stories you hope aren't - [Crafting and telling difficult stories: A workshop for storytellers, writers and others](https://storynet.org/events/event/crafting-and-telling-difficult-stories-a-workshop-for-storytellers-writers-and-others/) - Everyone needs to know they are not alone in their experiences. Whether through personal narrative, traditional material, games, or fiction, shared stories help us talk about difficult things so we can recognize common ground, find more healing, and help others. Sharing these stories requires special attention to the needs of both the story crafter and the - [Myths retold: The Greeks and friends](https://storynet.org/events/event/myths-retold-the-greeks-and-friends/) - Circe. Orpheus. Ariadne. We know their names and have read their stories, but they are more than words inked into a page, they are as alive and vibrant we are. Greek (and related) myth is full of life, passion, yearning, all that it is to be human. These stories were once told, mouth to ear; - [RISK! Live Show and Story Slam at Caveat in NYC - Thursday, 6/26/25 - Theme: Crossing the Line](https://storynet.org/events/event/risk-live-show-and-story-slam-at-caveat-in-nyc-thursday-6-26-25-theme-crossing-the-line/) - RISK! is a live show and podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public. Join Kevin Allison and a fantastic crew of storytellers for RISK!'s true storytelling show, presented live in person and online! At this show, host Kevin Allison will present three pre-cast storytellers and pick three - [Nolan Featured at Story Space online Tue 06/03/2025](https://storynet.org/events/event/nolan-featured-at-story-space-online-tue-06-03-2025/) - The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be - [HSA: When Storytellers Write about Healing with Dan Yashinsky](https://storynet.org/events/event/hsa-when-storytellers-write-about-healing-with-dan-yashinsky/) - Join us for the next event in Healing Story Alliance’s series where authors are interviewed about their writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Storytelling, unique among all narrative arts, engages listeners in a profound way, deepening our understanding of what healing means and how it functions. In this session, noted storyteller/author Laura Simms - [VITG Monthly Story Swap Online](https://storynet.org/events/event/vitg-monthly-story-swap-online-2/) - VITG Monthly Story Swap Online June 21 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm FREE Storytellers and listeners are invited to join Voices in the Glen storytellers for an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. FREE! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89151901065?pwd=2uLyb9zMnrXG1JW4xawcyaxjBlQEcJ.1 Meeting ID: 891 5190 1065 Passcode: 165658 Find - [Celebration of Tales](https://storynet.org/events/event/celebration-of-tales/) - Join Us for the 3rd Annual Celebration of Tales Festival! A Day of Stories That Unite, Inspire, and Celebrate Our Diverse Community Mark your calendars for an extraordinary day of storytelling magic! The 3rd Annual Celebration of Tales festival returns to Charlottesville on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 10 AM to 6 PM at The - [IN- Tellabration!(TM)](https://storynet.org/events/event/in-tellabrationtm/) - Timbercrest Senior Living - Tellabration!(TM) 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN 46962 260-982-3925 November 21, 2025 at 7-8 PM ## Environmental Storytelling - [Environmental Storytelling (ECO)](https://storynet.org/groups/environmental/environmental-storytelling-eco/) ## Healing Story Alliances - [](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-story-alliance-hsa/) - HSA is no longer a membership group requiring dues. We are an open community and an alliance of storytellers and practitioners from a wide range of fields that support Storytelling as a healing art. Please join us by joining our mailing list to stay informed of our programs and resources. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST UPCOMING - [MEMBERSHIP](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/membership/) - Join HSA by Joining our Mailing List HSA is no longer a membership group requiring dues. We are an open community and an alliance of storytellers and practitioners from a wide range of fields that support Storytelling as a healing art. Please join us by joining our mailing list to stay informed of our programs - [Join HSA by Joining Our Mailing List](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/join-hsa/) - HSA is no longer a membership group requiring dues. We are an open community and an alliance of storytellers and practitioners from a wide range of fields that support Storytelling as a healing art. Please join us by joining our mailing list to stay informed of our programs and resources. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST You - [OARS in the water](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/oars/) - Keeping our Oars in the Water:Gathering to bear witness to experiencesand stories of vulnerability and resilience When a small boat meets turbulent water, the best way to maintain balance and stay upright is to keep your oar in the water. It will become your stabilizing rudder, enabling you to maintain course and steer your vulnerable craft - [Kind Stories in Concert- Video Archive](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/kind-stories-in-concert/) - ‘Kindness is having the ability to speak with love, listen with patience, and act with compassion.”-Random Acts of Kindness Foundation Watch the Past Season of Kind Stories Nov 2021- Nov 2022 Join HSA Mailing List Donate to HSA Click Here to Watch Video of Nov 6, 2022 Click Here to watch video of Oct 2nd - [Health and Healing (Medical/Mental/Spiritual)](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/health-and-healing-medical-mental-spiritual/) - [KIND STORIES IN CONCERT](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-event-registration/) - NEXT KIND STORIES IN CONCERT - Nov 6th6:00- 7:30 CDT/ 7:00pm-8:30pm EDTExploring kindness in its many faces and forms, through folk tales and personal stories, we dive deeply into multiple experiences of kindness. Click Here to register and receive Zoom Link To listen to past Kind Stories, visit our archive of recordings. Video Archive Join - [Stories We Live](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-we-live/) - Welcome to “Stories We Live”, a place to explore the myriad uses of personal story and narrative to promote healing and conversation. Included below are personal stories, reflective narrative accounts of the experience of telling and working with personal story, and thoughtful observations and explanations of how personal stories are used to help create occasions - [Resources, Research and Reviews](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/resources-research-and-reviews/) - The Healing Story Alliance invites you to share in the resources, research, and reviews we have accumulated. We hope to be a repository for information that is helpful to our members and community. We welcome your comments and ideas. - [Teleconference Recordings](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/teleconference-recordings/) - All teleconference recordings are approximately one hour long. The Gift Must Always Move - Working with Our Three Fold Legacy - Using Stories to Create and Sustain Community: Bob Kanegis and Liz MangualRecorded December 9, 2013 Having reached a stage where one can proclaim “I wasn’t born yesterday” presents an opportunity and challenge to explore - [PreConference Videos](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/preconference-videos-2/) - Videos from the Healing Story Alliance Pre-Conference Session at the2013 National Storytelling Network Conference Pati Hernandez is the founder and facilitator of Telling My Story, a non-profit organization that works with communities in Prisons to provide a platform for people to express their stories by creating an original theater performance based on the stories of - [Stories for Children in Crisis](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-for-children-in-crisis/) - "A small key opens big doors" --Turkish Proverb Our children need help in this time of crisis. Together with a coalition of international storytellers, Laura Simms has gathered traditional tales from around the world, stories that may provide an internal place of peace for children. Stories that explore and transform feelings of powerlessness and fear - [Children in Crisis- Related Sites](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/children-in-crisis-related-sites/) - AskERIC has compiled a list of resources for educators and parents to help students cope with and discuss this tragedy. www.eduref.org Resources that may help teachers, students, and parents from Midlinkwww.ncsu.edu/midlink/coping.htm America Responds, PBS lesson plans for elementary, middle and high schoolspbs.org/americaresponds/educators.html CNN educational Web site for classrooms is offering resources for teachers and parents - [Recommended Books](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/recommended-books/) - We offer a small sampling of the many books that could be listed here. Readers are invited to send recommendations of more material to add to this list. Please include your thoughts on why the book is appropriate and send to Contact HSA. Peace Tales, by Margaret Read MacDonald, Linnet Books in 1992 and by - [Social Justice](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-for-social-justice/) - Welcome to the Healing Story Social Justice Initiative “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can all start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway... And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!"The - [Recommended Stories for Social Justice Initiatives](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/recommended-stories/) - This is the beginning of what will eventually be a rather long list. These stories have been suggested by members of the storytelling community as examples of stories that have been effectively used in Social Justice settings with a healing story focus. Listed here are suggested stories with references and complete stories (written or videos) - [Healing Treasures](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-treasures/) - Healing Treasures is a special opportunity, akin to a reciprocal class given by one and all. The intention of this section is to present bite-sized and provocative stories accompanied by notes or an introduction provided by the particular teller to stimulate conversation and give context to the tale presented. We love feedback and reactions. But, - [Healing the Earth](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-the-earth/) - We are featuring stories contributed by storytellers working in environmental settings or on educational projects with an environmental theme. We are focusing on uplifting stories that empower and encourage listeners to honor the environment and take action. Please keep in mind the ethics of sharing these generous story offerings since not all versions of folktales - [Healing Story Alliance Workshops](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-story-alliance-workshops/) - Workshops, seminars, and panel discussions are soon to be made available to HSA members and the general public that explore the applied uses of storytelling in all forms of healing. Past Workshop EventsKIND STORIES WORKSHOP- June 6, 2021After presenting several Kind Stories in Concert programs during the winter and spring of 2021, HSA offered story - [Healing Treasures - Stories](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-treasures-articles/) - [PROGRAM ARCHIVES](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/program-archives/) - Kind Stories Video Archive NSN PreConference Videos Teleconference Recordings - [HSA Bibliography](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-bibliography/) - Suggestions for additions to this bibliography may be offered using the HSA Contact Form. See Also: Bill Noonan’s Annotated Bibliography Ajjan, D. The Day My Father Died: Women Share Their Stories of Love, Loss and Life. Philadelphia, PA: Running Cliffs, 1994. Akeret, Ed.D., and Robert U. Family Tales, Family Wisdom: How to Gather the Stories - [Links to Related Healing Story Organizations](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/links/) - Link Topics: - Arts and Ed- Research- Story and Storytelling- Related Organizations- Therapeutic Organizations Arts and Ed VSAVSA arts is an International organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. The organization offers arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts.http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/ Research ArtsEdSearchAn online clearinghouse that collects - [Selected Journal Articles](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/journal-archives/) - Below are archives from the print issues of Diving in the Moon. If you would like a printed copy of the Journal please contact the National Storytelling Network for prices and availability. Phone: (800) 525-4514 - [Collaborative Executive Committee](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/collaborative-executive-committee/) - [HSA Listserv](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-listserv/) - To subscribe to the HealingStory email listserv: Send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU In the Body of the email put: SUBSCRIBE HEALINGSTORY-L your full name That's it. You will receive a welcome message shortly. Please continue reading for further details about the list. Problems? HSA member Jo Radner is our gracious list owner. That means that - [Stories on Film and Video](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-on-film-and-video/) - Jenni Cargill-Strong’s video of Three Short Tales Told At A Rally, each carrying the message of unity and staying the course. Donna Jacobs-Sife’s video of the story of “Bat” - who is caught between birds who reject Bat as being a mammal, and mammals who reject Bat because of his wings and flight… Useful discussion - [Applied Healing Story Resources](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-for-social-justice-2/) - We invite you to explore the applied use of stories and resources supporting social justice, peace, healing the Earth, and more. We thank those who have generously contributed their knowledge and experience to this evolving compilation. Stories for Peace Somewhere on this planet, at any given time, human beings are at war. What can we - [Healing Story Alliance Programs and Events](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-programs/) - Healing Story Alliance offers programs and online resources exploring the uses of Storytelling in Healing OARS in the Water OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT offered by Healing Story Alliance to create a listening space to share the experiences and stories that - [Stories for Peace](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/stories-for-peace/) - Storytelling in Pursuit of Peace and Reconciliation Somewhere on this planet, at any given time, human beings are at war. What can we do? How can we contribute our voices? As storytellers, we have an exceptional tool for helping to promote tolerance and understanding. It has been said that you can't hate people once you've - [Healing Stories](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/healing-stories/) - We invite you to explore this powerful collection of stories assembled in service of healing and positive social change. LGBTQIA Welcome to “A Pride of Tales,” stories that celebrate the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning (and/or queer) and intersex people, and our allies . Healing Treasures The intention of this section is to - [HSA Publications](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-publications/) - Diving in the Moon JournalJournal Archives - [EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/resources-2/) - HSA BibliographyBill Noonan’s Annotated BibliographyLinksResources, Research and ReviewsSocial Justice Stories on Film and VideoSocial Justice Recommended StoriesSocial Justice Recommended Books - [Concerts and Workshops](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/concerts-and-workshops/) - Concerts and Workshops in Support of Resistance, Resilience, Compassion, and Community HSA will be encouraging local events on these themes, and will publicize them here, as well as offering support and introductions to tellers who might be available to take part in these local events. We will publicize them in advance and provide reviews or summaries of - [LGBTQIA](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/lgbtqia/) - A Pride of Tales: Stories Celebrating LGBTQIA People Traditional Tales Altered Tales Personal Stories Resources Welcome to “A Pride of Tales,” stories that celebrate the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning (and/or queer) and intersex people, and our allies (LGBTQIA). We are excited to create a resource for discovering and sharing these often overlooked - [Diving in the Moon Journal 2015](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal-2015/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Welcome to the 2015 Online Issue of the Healing Story Alliance Journal! Putting Down the Burning Coal: Transforming Resentments Into Forgiveness Through Story Elisa Pearmain Sometimes A Wild God Tom Hirons Stuck In History Donna Jacobs Sife Storytelling, Movement and Drama with Children Sue Proctor Her Story, - [Diving in the Moon Journal](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Online Issues of the Healing Story Alliance Journal Archives: 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 - [HSA LGBTQIA Resources](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/resources/) - [Newsletter Articles](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/articles/) - These HSA newsletter articles from previous years contain interviews, reviews of workshops, listserv discussions, and many more salient and vibrant discussions among storytellers and others who understand story's potential for healing. We'd love to hear from you - leave your comments at the end of each article. - [HSA Event Registration](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/hsa-registration/) - Register Now Current HSA members must be logged into the NSN website to view the discounted member prices. If you are logged in, you will see your name in the right menu. If you’re not logged in, you will see a login area. If you don’t remember your login information, please use the “Lost your - [Guidelines for Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/guidelines/) - by Cristy West These guidelines have focused on work with traditional tales-folktales, fairy tales and myth. Slightly different issues may pertain where the emphasis is on personal narrative. My hope is that, as a knowledge base develops, more tellers will feel inspired to seek out challenging new opportunities and then that they will share their - [Upcoming Teleconference](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/teleconferences/) - Climate Despair: Can Storytelling Offer a Path Toward Light? with Judith Black Wednesday, April 18that 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Anyone who reads climate science can see the writing on the decaying and broken sea walls, the flooded streets, the draught-stricken, hardened soils of central Africa, and their insurance premiums. There is little good news and a Federal - [Training Opportunities](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/training-opportunities/) - We support storytellers in social justice settings learning to deliver their stories effectively and choosing stories wisely in terms of settings and content. As we learn of training opportunities that are targeted to improving ability of tellers to be effective in this arena, we will announce these here, and present reviews and summaries of such - [Periodicals](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/periodicals/) - Diving In The Moon; Honoring Story, Facilitating Healing - Issues of HSA's Journal, Diving in the Moon, are available on the HSA website, and each contains articles that are relevant to this topic. Again, we encourage comments on these articles as they relate to healing story and social justice, here. Storytelling Magazine - The National Storytelling Network magazine’s summer 2017 - [Traditional Tales](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/traditional-tales/) - [Personal Stories](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/personal-stories/) - [Altered Tales](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/altered-tales/) - [Executive Collaborative Committee](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/executive-committee/) - Click on the photo to send an email to that committee member. Advisory Council ​ Bylaws Download the HSA Bylaws - [Diving in the Moon Submissions](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-submissions/) - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2016 HSA JOURNAL DIVING IN THE MOON; HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING We are sending out the call for your submissions for our next online journal, now in its fifth year of production. We have gathered articles, stories, art and poetry from throughout the world, offering an opportunity to learn about - [Diving in the Moon Journal-2014](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal-2014/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Welcome To The 2014 Online Issue Of The Healing Story Alliance Journal! Inside a Person’s Heart: Finding Solace From Poems and Stories Merna Hecht Talking To Strangers Dan Yashinsky Shaping The Story Of Dame Cicely Saunders Margaret Murphy, MA The Story is Oblique - [Diving in the Moon Journal-2013](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal-2013/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Welcome to the first online issue of the Healing Story Alliance Journal! The 2013 issue is dedicated to the theme of Listening… Arriving in a Workshop Story Reginald Dorian Haarhoff, D Phil Dandelion Michael Williams Answering the Call to Adventure: A Hero’s Journey Group for People - [Diving in the Moon Journal 2017](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal-2017/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Welcome to the 2017 Online Issue of the Healing Story Alliance Journal Editor’s Comments Mary Louise ChownAdapting the Story Of “The Star Thrower” Kate Dudding When The Plants Tell The Tales Jane Valencia The Sky Almost Danced Tonight Mike Seliger No Excuse Olga Loya The Strong Women - [Diving in the Moon Journal 2016](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/diving-in-the-moon-journal-2016/) - DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Welcome to the 2016 Online Issue of the Healing Story Alliance Journal Blaming The Chicken Tikka Masala Or what happens when a storyteller has a stroke Janet Dowling Scheherazade On The Fourth Floor Dan Yashinsky Broken Bones Jacqueline Jules Bubbles ~ Clowning Around Shirley Routliffe Why I - [Contact HSA](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/contact-2/) - [caldera_form id="CF59b6c1bc6b644"] - [Bill Noonan’s Annotated Bibliography](https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/noonan-bibliography/) - (Student’s Research 1988 – 1997) Becvar, Dorothy & Raphael, J. “Storytelling and Family Therapy.” The American Journal of Family Therapy 21, no. 2 (1993): 145-60. This article examines four aspects of storytelling as they relate to various therapeutic models. The author explores the application via the approaches used by such individuals as Rollo May, Gregory ## Producers And Organizers - [Producers and Organizers (PRO SIG)](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/producers-and-organizers-pro/) - The purpose of the Producers & Organizers Special Interest Group (PRO SIG) of the National Storytelling Network (NSN) is to encourage cooperation, networking and support among organizers within the NSN and to foster the professional growth of the individual members of this special interest group. The benefits of joining the Producers & Organizers Special Interest - [Articles for Storytellers](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/articles-for-storytellers/) - Below are articles written by members of the storytelling community. Recently published articles are available about: storytelling festivals and personal storytelling. - [Test](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/test/) - test - [PRO Registration](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/pro-registration/) - Current PRO members must be logged into the NSN website to view the discounted member prices. If you are logged in, you will see your name in the right menu. If you’re not logged in, you will see a login area. If you don’t remember your login information, please use the “Lost your password?” link - [Producers Guide](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/producers-guide/) - The Producers Guide includes articles by seasoned storytelling event organizers. Contents: Getting Started - The Basics Artistic Vision Event Design Models of Events Applications of Storytelling Funding Care and Feeding of Storytellers Volunteers Marketing Plan Sample Timelines Sample Organizational Charts Sample Budgets Sample Evaluation Forms Contributors Producers Guide Download - [PRO Members](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/pro-member-directory/) - If you would like to be listed in this directory, please join or renew your NSN membership, and select “Producers and Organizers SIG” and “Directory Listing.” [civicrm component="profile" gid="19" mode="search" hijack="0" force="1"] - [PRO Bylaws](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/bylaws/) - BYLAWS FOR THE PRODUCER'S AND ORGANIZER’S SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP Article 1: Name and Purpose Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Organizers Special Interest Group. Section 2. The purpose of the Organizers Special Interest group is to encourage cooperation, networking and support among organizers within the NSN and to foster the - [NSN Conference Workshops](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/nsn-conference-workshops/) - 2017 National Storytelling Conference June 29 - July 2, 2017 Kansas City, MO Pre-Conference Workshop Thursday, June 29 • 9:00 am-12 Noon We are the Ones We have Been Looking For An "Open Space" session where PRO SIG members and the producer/organizer curious can bring their pressing questions about the art and craft of producing - [Nancy Duncan Scholarship](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/nancy-duncan-scholarship/) - Presented by the Producers and Organizers Purpose The Nancy Duncan Scholarship is to be given every other year to an individual who has the desire to network with others as well as attend workshops related to producing and organizing storytelling events during the National Storytelling Conference. The value of the scholarship is $500. Eligibility Must - [Contact Us](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/contact-us/) - Lisa Overholser: overholserl@missouri.edu Kate Dudding: kate@katedudding.com - [Bibliography](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/bibliography/) - Resources Helpful to Producers A Bibliography Concerning Fundraising, Budgeting, Marketing, Evaluation, and General Nonprofit Information Prepared by Karen Morgan, Ph.D. For the Organizers Sig Pre-Conference: Ease Your Financial Worries & More National Storytelling Conference 2004, Bellingham, Washington Please note: There were many high-quality resources in the areas covered by the presenters in the 2004 Organizers - [Become a Mentor](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/become-a-mentor/) - PRO-SIG MEMBERS: Would you like join the list of mentors? Be available to communicate with a new organizer or group for a limited time (no more than 4 hours a month for 2 months). Please fill out the form below. Questions: 815-344-6435 [caldera_form id="CF59b2866894efa"] - [Become A Consultant](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/become-a-consultant/) - SIG MEMBERS: Would you like to join the list of consultants? The terms of the consulting will be negotiated by you. You are an independent contractor. Please fill out the form below. Questions: 815-344-6435. [caldera_form id="CF59b2929f26ceb"] - [Types of Events - Articles for Producers](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/types-of-events-articles-for-producers/) - Below are articles written and web sites recommended by members of the storytelling community. For recently published articles about storytelling festivals, see Storytelling - It's News! House Concerts Guide Recommended by Loren Niemi, Member, Producers & Organizers SIG This 24 page article is full of details about music house concerts, not that different from storytelling - [Marketing Ideas for Producers](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/marketing-ideas/) - Below are articles written by members of the storytelling community. For recently published articles about storytelling festivals, see Storytelling - It's News! Postcard Marketing By Stephen Hollen A lot can be said on a two sided postcard. I use postcards in place of brochures much of the time. Brochures in smaller quantities run about $1.00 - [Articles for Producers](https://storynet.org/groups/pro/articles-for-producers/) - Below are articles written by members of the storytelling community. Recently published articles are available about: storytelling festivals and personal storytelling. ## Storytelling In Organizations - [Storytelling In Organizations (SIO)](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/storytelling-in-organizations-sio/) - Chair: Lisa Williams, Ph.D. Storytelling In Organizations (SIO) is a special interest group created by members of the National Storytelling Network who share a common interest, organizational storytelling. SIO members recognize the positive impact of applying narrative techniques to business practices. By balancing logic and facts with the emotional impact of a story, companies can - [Story Labs](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/story-labs/) - Each month SIO members gather together on a video Story Lab call. These 45-55 minute conferences include at least one story that has application to organizational uses, and discussion about the story. A wide variety of guests share their insights into their organizational storytelling work. In the past year, many of these Story Labs have - [SIO Pre-Conference](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/pre-conference/) - SIO Pre-Conference Event at the National Storytelling Conference Join us for an incredible pre-conference session with Shawn Callahan. July 21, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. CentralStory Acquisition with Shawn Callahanhttps://www.anecdote.com/ Watch Recording Presenter - Shawn Callahan - Founder of Anecdote"Travelling the world helping leaders and sellers be better oral storytellers" Story professionals love to teach story - [SIO, Stories, and Organizations](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/stories-and-org/) - As the whole of human history shows and storytellers have always known, stories are a wellspring of communal life. Stories inspire, support, and sustain all types of human communities. Think of the patriotic tales that stir the national soul or the traditional holiday stories recounted at family gatherings. Consider the ancestral sagas of tribes and - [White Papers](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/white-papers/) - Unlocking Meaning Making by Using Stories for Research Michelle A. Mileham Abstract: Psychologist Jerome Bruner outlines two ways of knowing: the paradigmatic and the narrative. The paradigmatic way of knowing establishes verifiable facts about the world while the narrative way of knowing aims to establish meaning. Typically the former is the goal of research; however, - [Storytelling to Outside Audiences](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/outside-audiences/) - BOOKS Improving Your Storytelling Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work or Play Author: Lipman, Doug Format: Book Publisher: August House Comments: The last chapter describes "transformation." Lipman says, "Every highly successful storytelling event changes the listeners and the storyteller." This book can help you go beyond the basics in using storytelling - [Storytelling to Inside Audiences](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/inside-audiences/) - BOOKS The Story Factor: Secrets of Influence from the Art of Storytelling Author: Simmons, Annette. www.groupprocessconsulting.com Publisher: Perseus Publishing Comments: The subtitle sums it up: "secrets of influence from the art of storytelling." In the foreword, Doug Lipman says, "You will learn a thousand secrets for influencing others in lasting ways. And, like me, you - [Stories From the Field](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/stories-from-the-field/) - Stories from the Field offers an opportunity for SIO members to share your knowledge, thoughts, and experiences with others who are actively using story in their work. - [SIO's Lessons Learned](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/sio-lessons-learned/) - SIO’s Intra-NSN Story Share Initiative Welcome to SIO’s “Lessons Learned” Intra NSN Story Share Initiative. This blog concept was conceived during COVID-19, as a way of connecting our NSN storytelling community in an active knowledge management exchange, as we share and discuss how we have learned to: Used video conference technology in new and creative - [SIO Member Listing](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/sio-member-listing/) - If you would like to be listed in this directory, please join or renew your NSN membership, and select “Storytelling in Organizations SIG” and “Directory Listing.” [civicrm component="profile" gid="21" mode="search" hijack="0" force="1"] - [Online Resources](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/online-resources/) - Some resources are listed in more than one section -- for example, a book may have information about telling stories to inside audiences, and telling stories to outside audiences. Here's a summary of the main categories in the three sections: Storytelling to Inside Audiences Leadership Cultural Change Conflict Resolution Training, Development, and Mentoring Storytelling to - [Copy of Story Labs](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/story-labs-2/) - Each month SIO members try to get together over the phone to participate in a Story Lab call. These 45-minute calls include at least one story that has application to organizational uses, and discussion about the story. A wide variety of guests share their insights into their organizational storytelling work. (Editors note: Story Lab recordings - [Contact Storytelling in Organizations](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/contact/) - [caldera_form id="CF59b6c31e9ba21"] - [Challenges Unique to Storytelling in Organizations](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/challenges/) - Right now, the section on challenges in organizational storytelling is empty. We have not been able to find much information on this important subject. Maybe it’s too soon for this type of information to start appearing. It will probably emerge on listserves and bulletin boards. When you find something, please send it along. - [Articles](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/articles/) - Thanks to Kate Dudding for assembling the following article list. She collects articles on a variety of topics. Go directly to Storytelling - It's News! by clicking on this link. "A big part of a CEO's job is to motivate people to reach certain goals. To do that, he or she must engage their emotions, - [About SIO](https://storynet.org/groups/sio/about-sio/) - Storytelling in Organizations is a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the National Storytelling Network. We provide a breadth of knowledge in storytelling and applications for organizations that is nowhere else available. SIO SIG members are organizational leaders, psychologists, business managers, consultants, scientists, engineers, communication directors, marketing executives, human resource professionals, educators, performing storytellers and story ## Youth, Educators and Storytellers Alliances - [Mentoring Program](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentoring-program/) - New YES! Mentorship Program At the 2015 NSN YES! Pre-Conference, the membership asked for a mentorship program where members could work with more experienced tellers on developing their youth programs. “I realized that someone would need to step forward to help the YES! Board to create such a program and I saw this as an - [Youth, Educators and Storytellers (YES)](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes/) - Youth, Educators and Storytellers (YES) teaches to tell and tells to teach. 2025 Board: Kevin Cordi ( Co-chair/Social Media) kcteller@sbcglobal.netKarin Amano( Co-chair/Membership/Treasurer ) JapaneseStoryteller@gmail.comYasu Ishida (Publicity/Mentorship)Ramya Srinidhi (International Representative)Lillian Shoji (Secretary) The goal of the YES Special Interest Group (SIG) is to inspire and nurture storytelling by and for youth. Members include youth storytelling coaches, - [YES Members-Only resources](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes-members-only-resources/) - StoryLabs YES hosts quarterly StoryLabs presented by professionals speaking on topics relevant to YES members. Registration at these StoryLabs is free to YES members and $15 for non-members. When we have the permission of the presenter, we record the StoryLab and save it as an unlisted video on the NSN YouTube channel. Access to these - [Events](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes-events/) - Keep up with current events by "liking" the Youth, Educators & Storytellers - YES Facebook page. (Be sure to scroll down.) YESCon 2022 August 11 8am-8pm Central [6 Pacific, 7 Mountain, 9 Eastern] Register Here 8-9am Central - Coffee Hour 9:30-11am - Reimagining Indigenous Stories, Dr. Margaret Huettl Bio: Margaret Huettl, a descendant of Lac - [YES Registration](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes-registration/) - YES Event Registration Current YES members must be logged into the NSN website to view the discounted member prices. If you are logged in, you will see your name in the right menu. If you’re not logged in, you will see a login area. If you don’t remember your login information, please use the “Lost - [Storytelling Games](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/games/) - Download any games and please give credit to the original authors. If you would like to submit your own storytelling games, then message us on Facebook and put "Storytelling Games" in the subject title of the message. Personal History of a Talking Object - Created by Mia Lieberman Storytelling Scavenger Hunt - Submitted by Kevin D. - [Storyteller Resources](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/journal/) - From the archives: a journal by YES Click on image to download a copy. - [Storytelling and the Common Core Standards](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/storytelling-and-the-common-core-standards/) - Many of this information could work for 21st Century Skills as well. Stay tuned for updates to this section. "... this is just what I've been needing for years!" - Lynn Ruehlmann, Storyteller and Teaching Artist Click on Image to Download in PDF Format For Grades K-6 For Grades 6-12 Core committee: Jane Stenson - - [Networking](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/networking/) - You can join our discussions at monthly Coffee/Happy Hour Zoom calls. Classes The East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Storytelling Program offers numerous opportunities for teachers, ministers, lawyers, businesspeople, parents, grandparents, and plain old well-rounded human beings to augment their professional and personal communication and group-management skills each summer, through the ancient art of storytelling. Teachers - [Join Us](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/join/) - Member Benefits Discounted pre-conference registration Member Directory Networking Coffee/Happy Hours via Zoom Quarterly StoryLab workshops Mentoring by seasoned tellers To join the YES Special Interest Group you must also be a member of the National Storytelling Network. Become a member of the National Storytelling Network. When joining, be sure to also mark the Youth, Educators, - [Focus](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/focus/) - Alliance members include Y(outh): storytellers, youth storytelling coaches, youth storytelling groups E(ducators): teachers, librarians, libraries, professors, storytelling teaching artists, and persons interested in core arts and core curriculum S(torytellers): full-time storytellers who work in schools, after-school programs, youth tellers, community-based programs, and universities What does storytelling have to do with developing 21st century skills? The - [Research](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/research/) - Research Results on Use of Stories If you know of any research papers that have quantified the use of stories, then submit to yes@storynet.org and put "Storytelling Research" in the subject title of the message. Youth Involvement in Storytelling at the National Level - Submitted by Rachel Hedman Quotes and Findings - Submitted by Gail - [Testimonials & Quotes](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/testimonials/) - I've been telling stories since second grade. When I started it was a little difficult to speak in front of all those strangers, but it got easier once I began to work on it more. It got to be so much fun! I was able to teach my cousin and some of her friends to - [YES Member Listing](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes-member-info-form/) - If you would like to be listed in this directory, please join or renew your NSN membership, and select “Youth, Educators and Storytellers Alliance SIG” and “Directory Listing.” [civicrm component="profile" gid="22" mode="search" hijack="0" force="1"] - [Mentor Application](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentor-application/) - YES! Members: Would you like to join the list of mentors? You must be available to communicate with a new educator/storyteller for a limited time (no more than 4 hours a month for 2 months). Fill out the form below and click submit to have your application sent to the coordinator. Questions: 412-915-6876 or joanna@joannademarest.com. - [List of Mentors](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentor-list/) - Mentor with an Experienced Educator/Storyteller Communicate with an experienced educator/storyteller for a limited time (no more than 4 hours a month for 2 months). Please choose one and contact them directly. A mentee can work with more than one mentor at a time. At the completion of the first agreed time frame it will be - [Mentee Feedback Form](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentor-feedback-form/) - [caldera_form id="CF59b2b012acf44"] - [Mentor Feedback Form](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentor-feedback-form-2/) - [caldera_form id="CF59b29f44c365f"] - [YES Mentoring Program Information](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/mentor-program-info/) - The Mentoring Program was designed by the Youth, Educators, & Storytellers Alliance! (YES!) SIG to meet the needs of individuals wanting to learn how to use storytelling in their work with youth and in educational settings. There are three levels to the mentoring program, and you may choose one or all of the levels. Download - [YES Story Lab](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes-story-lab/) - An added benefit of YES membership is free registration in our quarterly-ish Story Labs, online workshops led by storytellers. Non-members may attend for $15. We're pleased to announce our second Story Lab for October 4, 2019. Yes, YES, we know that this is at the same time as the National Storytelling Festival. That's why we're - [test](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/test/) - test the sidebar - [EarthCare Tales for Pre-conference viewing](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/earthcare-tales/) - THE THRIFTY TAILOR Chuah Ai Lin (Singapore) Paper folding version - [YES Executive Board](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/executive-board/) - Priscilla Howe - Co-Chair Storyteller Priscilla Howe travels the world (fourteen countries on four continents to date) with a bagful of puppets and a headful of stories. Since 1993, her full-time job has been telling folktales, personal stories and literary tales to listeners of all ages, even grownups. She offers workshops on storytelling, writing, puppetry, - [YES Bylaws](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/bylaws/) - Article 1: Name and Purpose Section 1. The name of this organization shall be Youth, Educators, and Storytellers (YES!) Special Interest Group. Section 2. The purpose of the Youth, Educators, and Storytellers (YES!) Special Interest Group is: To advocate for, and offer support and resources in storytelling to mentors, educators, and storytellers who work with, - [Links](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/links/) - Storytelling in Schools Documentation (a booklet, a web site, and a promotional brochure) to present to school administrators and other potential funders, demonstrating the storytelling's value and storytelling techniques across the curriculum in traditional classrooms. Describes specific storytelling programs around the U.S., with quantitative studies and innovative projects documented. There is also a web site - [Lesson Plans](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/lesson-plans/) - Feel free to download any of these lesson plans that merge curriculum with storytelling. Please credit the author of the lesson plans and be open to add your own ideas. If you would like to submit your lesson plans, then email yesalliance@gmail.com and put Lesson Plan in the subject title of the message. Hans Christian - [Handouts](https://storynet.org/groups/yes/handouts/) - Download any handouts and please give credit to the original authors. If you would like to submit your own handouts, then email yesalliance@gmail.com and put "Storytelling Handouts" in the subject title of the message. All are Word documents unless otherwise noted. Report from Stories@Work, Jonesborough, TN Oct. 8, 2005 StoryStorage - Created by Rachel Hedman ## Fairy Tale Lobby - [Fairy Tale Lobby (Discussion Group)](https://storynet.org/groups/ftl/fairy-tale-lobby-discussion-group/) - A dialogue for storytellers and story lovers The Fairy Tale Lobby is a forum to discuss fairy tale topics. If you value fairy tales, if you defend them in the real world, if you advocate their greater use, if you occasionally even lobby on their behalf, you will feel right at home here. Your hosts ## Interfaith - [Interfaith (Discussion Group)](https://storynet.org/groups/interfaith/interfaith-discussion-group/) - Placing story in service to interfaith peace and understanding. Interfaith Story, a discussion group of the National Storytelling Network (NSN), is a gathering of storytellers and listeners who share a common desire to bring the teaching and healing power of wisdom tales from around the world and sacred stories from every spiritual or faith tradition, ## Kamishibai - [Kamishibai Discussion Group](https://storynet.org/groups/kamishibai/kamishibai-discussion-group/) - We would like to welcome NSN and non-NSN members to join the World Kamishibai Forum, where we host kamishibai events and a monthly discussion group called the "Kamishibai Dojo." Registration for the World Kamishibai Forum is free. Just scroll down to the bottom of the Forum's page to register. Once you have registered, you will receive updates and ## Storytell Listserve - [Storytell Listserv (Discussion Group)](https://storynet.org/groups/storytell/storytell-listserv/) - Storytell, sponsored by the National Storytelling Network, is one of NSN's forums of subscribers worldwide for discussions about storytelling. All persons interested in storytelling are invited to participate: professional storytellers, amateur storytellers, people concerned with the rich history of storytelling, people who enjoy listening to stories, and those who speculate about the place of storytelling - [NSN BOARD RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL: An Invitation](https://storynet.org/groups/storytell/nsn-board-restructuring-proposal-an-invitation/) - Who: NSN Members – present, past, and future. What: A meeting invitation to ask questions and make comments about the NSN Board Restructuring Proposal as presented to the Board in 2022 by Trudy Hanson, NSN Board member. The Proposal requires changes to the NSN Bylaws. When: Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 7:00 pm Central (UTC -6) (Note: - [Event](https://storynet.org/groups/storytell/event/) - GRIT: True Stories That Matter Mental Health Happyish Hour (open mic badassery) Open mic for storytellers w/ a mental health-centered story ❤️ Stories are a bridge to engage in conversations about "stuff that matters" Hosted by Sean Wellington Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022 Time: 8:00 - 9:30 pm EST Location: Online The STORIES 💥 7 - [NSN Board Meeting Recording](https://storynet.org/groups/storytell/nsn-board-meeting-recording/) - There is a raw recording of the NSN Board Meeting from November 12, 2022 on the website at https://storynet.org/events/ If you have any questions about this link, please contact volunteer admin at email dot@storyney.org ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://storynet.org/category/uncategorized/) - [NSN News](https://storynet.org/category/national-storytelling-network/nsn-news/) - [SIO-Field](https://storynet.org/category/storytelling-in-organizations/sio-field/) - 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Interview Series](https://storynet.org/category/national-storytelling-network/story-now-interview-series/) - [2020 Connected Virtual Conference & Festival](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2020-connected/) - Items related to the NSN 2020 Connected Virtual Conference & Festival - [Member Success Stories](https://storynet.org/category/national-storytelling-network/member-success-stories/) - [Performances](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2020-connected/2020-performances/) - [Workshops](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2020-connected/2020-workshops/) - [SIO Story Labs](https://storynet.org/category/storytelling-in-organizations/sio-story-labs/) - [SIO Lessons Learned](https://storynet.org/category/national-storytelling-network/nsn-resources/sio-lessons-learned/) - [NSN Virtual Event](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/nsn-virtual-event/) - [Accreditation](https://storynet.org/category/national-storytelling-network/accreditation/) - [Digital Library](https://storynet.org/category/digital-library/) - [2021 Earth Up Conference](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2021-earth-up-conference/) - [Event posts only (exclude from blog)](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/) - [Earth Up On-Demand](https://storynet.org/category/digital-library/earth-up-on-demand/) - [2021 Connected Conference](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2021-connected-conference/) - [2021 Haunted Weekend](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2021-haunted-weekend/) - [2022 Earth Up Conference](https://storynet.org/category/event-posts-exclude/2022-earth-up-conference/) - [Climate Fact Fridays](https://storynet.org/category/climate-fact-fridays/) - [Haunted 2022](https://storynet.org/category/haunted-2022/) - [HSA Move](https://storynet.org/category/hsa/hsa-move/) ## Tags - [abuse](https://storynet.org/tag/abuse/) - [bereavement](https://storynet.org/tag/bereavement/) - [building bridges](https://storynet.org/tag/building-bridges/) - [business](https://storynet.org/tag/business/) - [cancer](https://storynet.org/tag/cancer/) - [children](https://storynet.org/tag/children/) - [coping with grief](https://storynet.org/tag/coping-with-grief/) - [coping with rage](https://storynet.org/tag/coping-with-rage/) - [elders](https://storynet.org/tag/elders/) - [empowering self](https://storynet.org/tag/empowering-self/) - [environment](https://storynet.org/tag/environment/) - [family](https://storynet.org/tag/family/) - [greek mythology](https://storynet.org/tag/greek-mythology/) - [healing](https://storynet.org/tag/healing/) - [illness](https://storynet.org/tag/illness/) - [Journal Issue 3](https://storynet.org/tag/journal-issue-3/) - [Journal Issue 4](https://storynet.org/tag/journal-issue-4/) - [Journal Issue 5](https://storynet.org/tag/journal-issue-5/) - [mourning](https://storynet.org/tag/mourning/) - [myth](https://storynet.org/tag/myth/) - [peace](https://storynet.org/tag/peace/) - [ritual](https://storynet.org/tag/ritual/) - [transformation](https://storynet.org/tag/transformation/) - [Blood Pressure](https://storynet.org/tag/blood-pressure/) - [Mind/Body](https://storynet.org/tag/mindbody/) - [Story](https://storynet.org/tag/story/) - [Digital Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/digital-storytelling/) - [Hope](https://storynet.org/tag/hope/) - [Emotions](https://storynet.org/tag/emotions/) - [Facial Expressions](https://storynet.org/tag/facial-expressions/) - [Bibliography](https://storynet.org/tag/bibliography/) - [Curriculum](https://storynet.org/tag/curriculum/) - [Empowerment](https://storynet.org/tag/empowerment/) - [Women](https://storynet.org/tag/women/) - [Book Review](https://storynet.org/tag/book-review/) - [Book](https://storynet.org/tag/book/) - [Books](https://storynet.org/tag/books/) - [Death and Dying](https://storynet.org/tag/death-and-dying/) - [Holocaust](https://storynet.org/tag/holocaust/) - [Memories](https://storynet.org/tag/memories/) - [Remembering](https://storynet.org/tag/remembering/) - [Silence](https://storynet.org/tag/silence/) - [Untold Stories](https://storynet.org/tag/untold-stories/) - [Brain](https://storynet.org/tag/brain/) - [Language](https://storynet.org/tag/language/) - [Metaphor](https://storynet.org/tag/metaphor/) - [Narrative](https://storynet.org/tag/narrative/) - [Neuroscience](https://storynet.org/tag/neuroscience/) - [Senses](https://storynet.org/tag/senses/) - [Social Skills](https://storynet.org/tag/social-skills/) - [Written Word](https://storynet.org/tag/written-word/) - [Aging](https://storynet.org/tag/aging/) - [Depression](https://storynet.org/tag/depression/) - [Health](https://storynet.org/tag/health/) - [Mindfulness](https://storynet.org/tag/mindfulness/) - [Placebo Effect](https://storynet.org/tag/placebo-effect/) - [Alzheimer's](https://storynet.org/tag/alzheimers/) - [Communication](https://storynet.org/tag/communication/) - [Dementia](https://storynet.org/tag/dementia/) - [Imagination](https://storynet.org/tag/imagination/) - [hospice](https://storynet.org/tag/hospice/) - [Hospital](https://storynet.org/tag/hospital/) - [Community Building](https://storynet.org/tag/community-building/) - [Model](https://storynet.org/tag/model/) - [Racism](https://storynet.org/tag/racism/) - [Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling/) - [Joy](https://storynet.org/tag/joy/) - [Play](https://storynet.org/tag/play/) - [Digitial Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/digitial-storytelling/) - [Health Care](https://storynet.org/tag/health-care/) - [Nurses](https://storynet.org/tag/nurses/) - [Patient](https://storynet.org/tag/patient/) - [Personal Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-storytelling/) - [Social Responsibility](https://storynet.org/tag/social-responsibility/) - [Voice](https://storynet.org/tag/voice/) - [Survivors](https://storynet.org/tag/survivors/) - [Bullying](https://storynet.org/tag/bullying/) - [Community](https://storynet.org/tag/community/) - [Compassion](https://storynet.org/tag/compassion/) - [Death](https://storynet.org/tag/death/) - [Feelings](https://storynet.org/tag/feelings/) - [Happiness](https://storynet.org/tag/happiness/) - [Teamwork](https://storynet.org/tag/teamwork/) - [Body Language](https://storynet.org/tag/body-language/) - [Forgiveness](https://storynet.org/tag/forgiveness/) - [Veterans](https://storynet.org/tag/veterans/) - [Conversation](https://storynet.org/tag/conversation/) - [Technology](https://storynet.org/tag/technology/) - [Body Maps](https://storynet.org/tag/body-maps/) - [Illegal Immigrants](https://storynet.org/tag/illegal-immigrants/) - [Social Change](https://storynet.org/tag/social-change/) - [Undocumented Workers](https://storynet.org/tag/undocumented-workers/) - [Race](https://storynet.org/tag/race/) - [Students](https://storynet.org/tag/students/) - [Teachers](https://storynet.org/tag/teachers/) - [Trauma](https://storynet.org/tag/trauma/) - [Emotional Contagion](https://storynet.org/tag/emotional-contagion/) - [Empathy](https://storynet.org/tag/empathy/) - [Listening](https://storynet.org/tag/listening/) - [Perspective](https://storynet.org/tag/perspective/) - [Understanding](https://storynet.org/tag/understanding/) - [Truth](https://storynet.org/tag/truth/) - [Body](https://storynet.org/tag/body/) - [stoytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/stoytelling/) - [words](https://storynet.org/tag/words/) - [Medical](https://storynet.org/tag/medical/) - [Memory](https://storynet.org/tag/memory/) - [PTSD](https://storynet.org/tag/ptsd/) - [Culture](https://storynet.org/tag/culture/) - [Digital](https://storynet.org/tag/digital/) - [Intergenerational](https://storynet.org/tag/intergenerational/) - [mime](https://storynet.org/tag/mime/) - [movement](https://storynet.org/tag/movement/) - [physical](https://storynet.org/tag/physical/) - [story sharing](https://storynet.org/tag/story-sharing/) - [house concerts](https://storynet.org/tag/house-concerts/) - [traditional tales](https://storynet.org/tag/traditional-tales/) - [story coach](https://storynet.org/tag/story-coach/) - [family stories](https://storynet.org/tag/family-stories/) - [personal stories](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-stories/) - [fairy tales](https://storynet.org/tag/fairy-tales/) - [personality](https://storynet.org/tag/personality/) - [elementary school](https://storynet.org/tag/elementary-school/) - [puppets](https://storynet.org/tag/puppets/) - [youth](https://storynet.org/tag/youth/) - [collecting stories](https://storynet.org/tag/collecting-stories/) - [interview](https://storynet.org/tag/interview/) - [links](https://storynet.org/tag/links/) - [marketing](https://storynet.org/tag/marketing/) - [school](https://storynet.org/tag/school/) - [literary storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/literary-storytelling/) - [education](https://storynet.org/tag/education/) - [medicine](https://storynet.org/tag/medicine/) - [diversity](https://storynet.org/tag/diversity/) - [podcasts](https://storynet.org/tag/podcasts/) - [ecopsychology](https://storynet.org/tag/ecopsychology/) - [jenni cargill-strong](https://storynet.org/tag/jenni-cargill-strong/) - [podcast](https://storynet.org/tag/podcast/) - [teleconference](https://storynet.org/tag/teleconference/) - [cultural stories](https://storynet.org/tag/cultural-stories/) - [love](https://storynet.org/tag/love/) - [matt hopwood](https://storynet.org/tag/matt-hopwood/) - [personal narratives](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-narratives/) - [social justice](https://storynet.org/tag/social-justice/) - [dilemma stories](https://storynet.org/tag/dilemma-stories/) - [conflict management](https://storynet.org/tag/conflict-management/) - [Storytelling Festivals](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-festivals/) - [Diversity Training](https://storynet.org/tag/diversity-training/) - [Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-festival/) - [Personal Storytellng](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-storytellng/) - [Eduction](https://storynet.org/tag/eduction/) - [Persoanl Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/persoanl-storytelling/) - [Personal Storytelling Articles](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-storytelling-articles/) - [Storytelling It's News!](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-its-news/) - [Articles](https://storynet.org/tag/articles/) - [Stories](https://storynet.org/tag/stories/) - [Applied Storytelling](https://storynet.org/tag/applied-storytelling/) - [Storytelling Events](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-events/) - [Storytelling Festival Articles](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-festival-articles/) - [mentoring](https://storynet.org/tag/mentoring/) - [legacy](https://storynet.org/tag/legacy/) - [story teacher](https://storynet.org/tag/story-teacher/) - [consultant](https://storynet.org/tag/consultant/) - [strategy](https://storynet.org/tag/strategy/) - [personal narrative](https://storynet.org/tag/personal-narrative/) - [story slam](https://storynet.org/tag/story-slam/) - [grand slam](https://storynet.org/tag/grand-slam/) - [slam](https://storynet.org/tag/slam/) - [Vermont](https://storynet.org/tag/vermont/) - [Awards](https://storynet.org/tag/awards/) - [ORACLE](https://storynet.org/tag/oracle/) - [organizations](https://storynet.org/tag/organizations/) - [SIO](https://storynet.org/tag/sio/) - [STEM](https://storynet.org/tag/stem/) - [science](https://storynet.org/tag/science/) - [engineering](https://storynet.org/tag/engineering/) - [math](https://storynet.org/tag/math/) - [economy](https://storynet.org/tag/economy/) - [financial](https://storynet.org/tag/financial/) - [healthcare](https://storynet.org/tag/healthcare/) - [doctor](https://storynet.org/tag/doctor/) - [Reneaux](https://storynet.org/tag/reneaux/) - [Emerging Artist](https://storynet.org/tag/emerging-artist/) - [award](https://storynet.org/tag/award/) - [grant](https://storynet.org/tag/grant/) - [Story Now](https://storynet.org/tag/story-now/) - [folklore](https://storynet.org/tag/folklore/) - [folk tales](https://storynet.org/tag/folk-tales/) - [folktales](https://storynet.org/tag/folktales/) - [kids](https://storynet.org/tag/kids/) - [learning](https://storynet.org/tag/learning/) - [puppet](https://storynet.org/tag/puppet/) - [puppetry](https://storynet.org/tag/puppetry/) - [advocacy](https://storynet.org/tag/advocacy/) - [training](https://storynet.org/tag/training/) - [speaker](https://storynet.org/tag/speaker/) - [Storytelling in Organizations](https://storynet.org/tag/storytelling-in-organizations/) - [nonprofit](https://storynet.org/tag/nonprofit/) - [certification](https://storynet.org/tag/certification/) - [workshops](https://storynet.org/tag/workshops/) - [2020 Halloween Gala](https://storynet.org/tag/2020-halloween-gala/) - [Beirut Fundraiser](https://storynet.org/tag/beirut-fundraiser/) - [halloween](https://storynet.org/tag/halloween/) - [scary stories](https://storynet.org/tag/scary-stories/) - [adults](https://storynet.org/tag/adults/) - [all ages](https://storynet.org/tag/all-ages/) - [workshop](https://storynet.org/tag/workshop/) - [Gala](https://storynet.org/tag/gala/) - [international](https://storynet.org/tag/international/) - [scary](https://storynet.org/tag/scary/) - [spooky](https://storynet.org/tag/spooky/) - [paranormal](https://storynet.org/tag/paranormal/) - [ghost](https://storynet.org/tag/ghost/) - [cemetery](https://storynet.org/tag/cemetery/) - [maggidut](https://storynet.org/tag/maggidut/) - [Maggid](https://storynet.org/tag/maggid/) - [LUUV 2021](https://storynet.org/tag/luuv-2021/) - [Earth Up Schedule](https://storynet.org/tag/earth-up-schedule/) - [recording policy](https://storynet.org/tag/recording-policy/) - [fringe](https://storynet.org/tag/fringe/) - [performance](https://storynet.org/tag/performance/) - [amplify](https://storynet.org/tag/amplify/) - [hot](https://storynet.org/tag/hot/) - [schooled](https://storynet.org/tag/schooled/) - [spooked](https://storynet.org/tag/spooked/) - [haunted](https://storynet.org/tag/haunted/) - [allison broeren](https://storynet.org/tag/allison-broeren/) - [dale jarvis](https://storynet.org/tag/dale-jarvis/) - [jeff gere](https://storynet.org/tag/jeff-gere/) - [supernatural](https://storynet.org/tag/supernatural/) - [barb peterson](https://storynet.org/tag/barb-peterson/) - [john brooks](https://storynet.org/tag/john-brooks/) - [stuffed](https://storynet.org/tag/stuffed/) - [jessica robinson](https://storynet.org/tag/jessica-robinson/) - [light](https://storynet.org/tag/light/) - [delanna reed](https://storynet.org/tag/delanna-reed/) - [ClimateFactFriday](https://storynet.org/tag/climatefactfriday/) - [aunt li-anne](https://storynet.org/tag/aunt-li-anne/) - [nick baskerville](https://storynet.org/tag/nick-baskerville/) ## Venues - [Online](https://storynet.org/events/venues/online/) - [Zoom](https://storynet.org/events/venues/zoom/) - [Zoom](https://storynet.org/events/venues/zoom-64/) - [Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/eugene-and-marilyn-glick-indiana-history-center/) - [Claremont Folk Music Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/claremont-folk-music-center/) - [Denton Civic Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/denton-civic-center/) - [Proctors](https://storynet.org/events/venues/proctors/) - [Zoom](https://storynet.org/events/venues/1305/) - [MUSE 134](https://storynet.org/events/venues/muse-134/) - [Menlo Park Library](https://storynet.org/events/venues/menlo-park-library/) - [Indiana Landmarks](https://storynet.org/events/venues/indiana-landmarks/) - [The Rotunda](https://storynet.org/events/venues/the-rotunda/) - [Southwest Arts Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/southwest-arts-center/) - [The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge](https://storynet.org/events/venues/the-ridges-resort-on-lake-chatuge/) - [Caveat](https://storynet.org/events/venues/caveat/) - [The Ice House](https://storynet.org/events/venues/the-ice-house/) - [Howell Opera House](https://storynet.org/events/venues/howell-opera-house/) - [Timbercrest Senior Living](https://storynet.org/events/venues/timbercrest-senior-living/) - [Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Center Community Room](https://storynet.org/events/venues/horseshoe-pond-place-senior-center-community-room/) - [North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/north-columbia-schoolhouse-cultural-center/) - [Belle Haven Library, Belle Haven Community Campus](https://storynet.org/events/venues/belle-haven-library-belle-haven-community-campus/) - [Online via YouTube](https://storynet.org/events/venues/online-via-youtube/) - [Adobe Theater](https://storynet.org/events/venues/adobe-theater/) - [The Center at Belvedere](https://storynet.org/events/venues/the-center-at-belvedere/) - [University Village Suites Building 3000](https://storynet.org/events/venues/university-village-suites-building-3000/) - [Laura Packer's home](https://storynet.org/events/venues/laura-packers-home/) - [Ice House](https://storynet.org/events/venues/ice-house/) - [VITG Swap](https://storynet.org/events/venues/vitg-swap/) - [Hitchcock Nature Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/hitchcock-nature-center/) - [Scott House](https://storynet.org/events/venues/scott-house/) - [Wheeler Park](https://storynet.org/events/venues/wheeler-park/) - [Tobias Music](https://storynet.org/events/venues/tobias-music/) - [Mountain View Studio](https://storynet.org/events/venues/mountain-view-studio/) - [WILLIAM TRENT HOUSE MUSEUM](https://storynet.org/events/venues/william-trent-house-museum/) - [Fanatic Salon Theater](https://storynet.org/events/venues/fanatic-salon-theater/) - [Living Waters Church](https://storynet.org/events/venues/living-waters-church/) - [Ann Arbor Art Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/ann-arbor-art-center/) - [LSPA Black Box Theatre](https://storynet.org/events/venues/lspa-black-box-theatre/) - [Shoals Storytelling Festival](https://storynet.org/events/venues/shoals-storytelling-festival/) - [The Story Parlor](https://storynet.org/events/venues/the-story-parlor/) - [West Texas A&M University](https://storynet.org/events/venues/west-texas-am-university/) - [Untitled](https://storynet.org/events/venues/untitled/) - [Woodneath Library Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/woodneath-library-center/) - [Orinda Community Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/orinda-community-center/) - [Sherwood Community Center](https://storynet.org/events/venues/sherwood-community-center/) - 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[Stories from Scotland](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-scotland/) - [Traditional Tales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/traditional-tales/) - [David Francis](https://storynet.org/product-tag/david-francis/) - [Janis Mackay](https://storynet.org/product-tag/janis-mackay/) - [Mairi Campbell](https://storynet.org/product-tag/mairi-campbell/) - [David Campbell](https://storynet.org/product-tag/david-campbell/) - [Heather Yule](https://storynet.org/product-tag/heather-yule/) - [Peter Vallance](https://storynet.org/product-tag/peter-vallance/) - [Tony Toledo](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tony-toledo/) - [Scottish life](https://storynet.org/product-tag/scottish-life/) - [Traditional Scottish stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/traditional-scottish-stories/) - [Tim Jennings](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tim-jennings/) - [Nicolette Nordin Heavey](https://storynet.org/product-tag/nicolette-nordin-heavey/) - [Simon Brooks](https://storynet.org/product-tag/simon-brooks/) - [Christopher Newcomb](https://storynet.org/product-tag/christopher-newcomb/) - [Valerie Tutson](https://storynet.org/product-tag/valerie-tutson/) - [Northeast Region](https://storynet.org/product-tag/northeast-region/) - [Asian American Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/asian-american-stories/) - [Asia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/asia/) - [FEAST](https://storynet.org/product-tag/feast/) - [Stories from Asia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-asia/) - [Karen Lee](https://storynet.org/product-tag/karen-lee/) - [Roger Jenkins](https://storynet.org/product-tag/roger-jenkins/) - [Ahn Sook Kim](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ahn-sook-kim/) - [Jumaini Ariff](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jumaini-ariff/) - [Sheila Wee](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sheila-wee/) - [Simone Maria Sales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/simone-maria-sales/) - [Wong Swee Yean](https://storynet.org/product-tag/wong-swee-yean/) - [Kalah Rajesh](https://storynet.org/product-tag/kalah-rajesh/) - [Stories from India](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-india/) - [Jeeva Raghunath](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jeeva-raghunath/) - [Deeptha Vivekanand](https://storynet.org/product-tag/deeptha-vivekanand/) - [C. Mangalam Senthil](https://storynet.org/product-tag/c-mangalam-senthil/) - [Vikram Sridhar](https://storynet.org/product-tag/vikram-sridhar/) - [Usha Venkatraman](https://storynet.org/product-tag/usha-venkatraman/) - [Lopa Mudra Mohanty](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lopa-mudra-mohanty/) - [Kathai Kalatta](https://storynet.org/product-tag/kathai-kalatta/) - [Indian traditions](https://storynet.org/product-tag/indian-traditions/) - [folktales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/folktales/) - [Indian folktales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/indian-folktales/) - [multicultural folktales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/multicultural-folktales/) - [human experience](https://storynet.org/product-tag/human-experience/) - [cultural heritage](https://storynet.org/product-tag/cultural-heritage/) - [Jim Brulé](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jim-brule/) - [transformational storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/transformational-storytelling/) - [engagement through empathy](https://storynet.org/product-tag/engagement-through-empathy/) - [understanding](https://storynet.org/product-tag/understanding/) - [Alton Takiyama-Chung](https://storynet.org/product-tag/alton-takiyama-chung/) - [Roopa Mohan](https://storynet.org/product-tag/roopa-mohan/) - [Eleanor Clement Glass](https://storynet.org/product-tag/eleanor-clement-glass/) - [Karin Amano](https://storynet.org/product-tag/karin-amano/) - [Joel Ying](https://storynet.org/product-tag/joel-ying/) - [Asian Storytellers in Unit](https://storynet.org/product-tag/asian-storytellers-in-unit/) - [Asian experience](https://storynet.org/product-tag/asian-experience/) - [personal tales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/personal-tales/) - [historical tales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/historical-tales/) - [national spotlight](https://storynet.org/product-tag/national-spotlight/) - [Priscilla Howe](https://storynet.org/product-tag/priscilla-howe/) - [Jim Two Crows Wallen](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jim-two-crows-wallen/) - [Bobby Norfolk](https://storynet.org/product-tag/bobby-norfolk/) - [David Titus](https://storynet.org/product-tag/david-titus/) - [Donna Ingham](https://storynet.org/product-tag/donna-ingham/) - [Tim Tingle](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tim-tingle/) - [South Central Region](https://storynet.org/product-tag/south-central-region/) - [tall tales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tall-tales/) - [ancient folktales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ancient-folktales/) - [Sue O’Halloran](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sue-ohalloran/) - [Nancy Donoval](https://storynet.org/product-tag/nancy-donoval/) - [Charlotte Blake Alston](https://storynet.org/product-tag/charlotte-blake-alston/) - [Judith Black](https://storynet.org/product-tag/judith-black/) - [edutainment](https://storynet.org/product-tag/edutainment/) - [education](https://storynet.org/product-tag/education/) - [entertainment](https://storynet.org/product-tag/entertainment/) - [engaging stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/engaging-stories/) - [Rives Collins](https://storynet.org/product-tag/rives-collins/) - [Archy Jamjun](https://storynet.org/product-tag/archy-jamjun/) - [Jasmin Cardenas](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jasmin-cardenas/) - [Arif Choudhury](https://storynet.org/product-tag/arif-choudhury/) - [Diane Ferlatte](https://storynet.org/product-tag/diane-ferlatte/) - [social justice stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/social-justice-stories/) - [stories of social justice](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-of-social-justice/) - [diversity and inclusion](https://storynet.org/product-tag/diversity-and-inclusion/) - [connection through story](https://storynet.org/product-tag/connection-through-story/) - [social issues](https://storynet.org/product-tag/social-issues/) - [social impact](https://storynet.org/product-tag/social-impact/) - [Sara Surani](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sara-surani/) - [Zazanilli Cuentos](https://storynet.org/product-tag/zazanilli-cuentos/) - [Zazanilli Cuentos A.C. Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/zazanilli-cuentos-a-c-stories/) - [Latin America](https://storynet.org/product-tag/latin-america/) - [Latin American Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/latin-american-stories/) - [Stories from Latin America](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-latin-america/) - [Natalia Dávila (Supay Warmi)](https://storynet.org/product-tag/natalia-davila-supay-warmi/) - [Tania Castro Gonzales](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tania-castro-gonzales/) - [Maria Elisa Palacios](https://storynet.org/product-tag/maria-elisa-palacios/) - [Jennifer Boni](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jennifer-boni/) - [Ecuador](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ecuador/) - [Colombia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/colombia/) - [México](https://storynet.org/product-tag/mexico/) - [Peru](https://storynet.org/product-tag/peru/) - [South America](https://storynet.org/product-tag/south-america/) - [North Central Region](https://storynet.org/product-tag/north-central-region/) - [Megan Wells](https://storynet.org/product-tag/megan-wells/) - [Beth Horner](https://storynet.org/product-tag/beth-horner/) - [Sadarri Saskill](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sadarri-saskill/) - [Richard Rousseau](https://storynet.org/product-tag/richard-rousseau/) - [Jeff Doyle](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jeff-doyle/) - [Darrin Crow](https://storynet.org/product-tag/darrin-crow/) - [Julie McGhee](https://storynet.org/product-tag/julie-mcghee/) - [Beatriz Montero](https://storynet.org/product-tag/beatriz-montero/) - [Richard Martin](https://storynet.org/product-tag/richard-martin/) - [Geeta Ramanujam](https://storynet.org/product-tag/geeta-ramanujam/) - [Michael Kerins](https://storynet.org/product-tag/michael-kerins/) - [María Gómez de la Torre](https://storynet.org/product-tag/maria-gomez-de-la-torre/) - [Janet Dowling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/janet-dowling/) - [Richard Marsh](https://storynet.org/product-tag/richard-marsh/) - [International Storytelling Network](https://storynet.org/product-tag/international-storytelling-network/) - [Red Internacional de Cuentacuentos (RIC)](https://storynet.org/product-tag/red-internacional-de-cuentacuentos-ric/) - [global stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/global-stories/) - [global culture](https://storynet.org/product-tag/global-culture/) - [producers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/producers/) - [female producers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/female-producers/) - [storytelling production](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-production/) - [Jill Howe](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jill-howe/) - [submissions](https://storynet.org/product-tag/submissions/) - [venues](https://storynet.org/product-tag/venues/) - [promotions](https://storynet.org/product-tag/promotions/) - [booking](https://storynet.org/product-tag/booking/) - [female-identifying producers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/female-identifying-producers/) - [Ada Cheng](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ada-cheng/) - [community history](https://storynet.org/product-tag/community-history/) - [war](https://storynet.org/product-tag/war/) - [genocide](https://storynet.org/product-tag/genocide/) - [deportation](https://storynet.org/product-tag/deportation/) - [critical engagement](https://storynet.org/product-tag/critical-engagement/) - [community-based storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/community-based-storytelling/) - [legacy](https://storynet.org/product-tag/legacy/) - [music in storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/music-in-storytelling/) - [storytelling with music](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-with-music/) - [Sam Payne](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sam-payne/) - [Bill Harley](https://storynet.org/product-tag/bill-harley/) - [Anne Rutherford](https://storynet.org/product-tag/anne-rutherford/) - [April Armstrong](https://storynet.org/product-tag/april-armstrong/) - [Jazzy K](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jazzy-k/) - [Kim Weitkamp](https://storynet.org/product-tag/kim-weitkamp/) - [Pacific Region](https://storynet.org/product-tag/pacific-region/) - [Pacific Regional Spotlight](https://storynet.org/product-tag/pacific-regional-spotlight/) - [Linda Yemoto](https://storynet.org/product-tag/linda-yemoto/) - [Ken Iverson](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ken-iverson/) - [Brandon Spars](https://storynet.org/product-tag/brandon-spars/) - [Juliana Person](https://storynet.org/product-tag/juliana-person/) - [Tobey Ishii-Anderson](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tobey-ishii-anderson/) - [Sumatera Island](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sumatera-island/) - [Java](https://storynet.org/product-tag/java/) - [Bali](https://storynet.org/product-tag/bali/) - [Indonesia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/indonesia/) - [stories from Indonesia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-indonesia/) - [Made Taro & Gede Tarmada](https://storynet.org/product-tag/made-taro-gede-tarmada/) - [Rona Mentari](https://storynet.org/product-tag/rona-mentari/) - [Uncle Gery](https://storynet.org/product-tag/uncle-gery/) - [Ariyo Zidni](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ariyo-zidni/) - [Bie](https://storynet.org/product-tag/bie/) - [Agus PM Toh](https://storynet.org/product-tag/agus-pm-toh/) - [Ayo Dongeng Indonesia](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ayo-dongeng-indonesia/) - [Podcasting](https://storynet.org/product-tag/podcasting/) - [Podcasting and storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/podcasting-and-storytelling/) - [Storytelling in Podcast](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-in-podcast/) - [Podcast creation](https://storynet.org/product-tag/podcast-creation/) - [Ray Christian](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ray-christian/) - [storytelling audience](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-audience/) - [storytelling style](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-style/) - [genre](https://storynet.org/product-tag/genre/) - [podcast shows](https://storynet.org/product-tag/podcast-shows/) - [Baba the Storyteller](https://storynet.org/product-tag/baba-the-storyteller/) - [contemporary craft of storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/contemporary-craft-of-storytelling/) - [storytelling and technology](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-and-technology/) - [evolution](https://storynet.org/product-tag/evolution/) - [storytelling craft](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-craft/) - [storytelling in education](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytelling-in-education/) - [Mid-Atlantic Region](https://storynet.org/product-tag/mid-atlantic-region/) - [Judy England-McCarthy](https://storynet.org/product-tag/judy-england-mccarthy/) - [Laura Kaighn](https://storynet.org/product-tag/laura-kaighn/) - [Srilatha Rajamani](https://storynet.org/product-tag/srilatha-rajamani/) - [Stacey Bader Curry](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stacey-bader-curry/) - [Jane Dorfman](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jane-dorfman/) - [Gary Lloyd](https://storynet.org/product-tag/gary-lloyd/) - [Jack Scheer](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jack-scheer/) - [Ingrid Bohn](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ingrid-bohn/) - [Oni Lasana](https://storynet.org/product-tag/oni-lasana/) - [Nick Baskerville](https://storynet.org/product-tag/nick-baskerville/) - [Robin Gelfenblen](https://storynet.org/product-tag/robin-gelfenblen/) - [Mid-Atlantic Regional Spotlight](https://storynet.org/product-tag/mid-atlantic-regional-spotlight/) - [Conference](https://storynet.org/product-tag/conference/) - [Conference Recordings](https://storynet.org/product-tag/conference-recordings/) - [Pre-Conference](https://storynet.org/product-tag/pre-conference/) - [Halloween Gala](https://storynet.org/product-tag/halloween-gala/) - [scary stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/scary-stories/) - [spooky stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/spooky-stories/) - [halloween stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/halloween-stories/) - [Haunted stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/haunted-stories/) - [NSN Story Slam](https://storynet.org/product-tag/nsn-story-slam/) - [Haunted](https://storynet.org/product-tag/haunted/) - [Halloween](https://storynet.org/product-tag/halloween/) - [Javier Morillo](https://storynet.org/product-tag/javier-morillo/) - [storytellers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/storytellers/) - [Erik Pearson](https://storynet.org/product-tag/erik-pearson/) - [Adult Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/adult-stories/) - [Ingrid Nixon](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ingrid-nixon/) - [Lyn Ford](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lyn-ford/) - [Adam Booth](https://storynet.org/product-tag/adam-booth/) - [little pumpkin](https://storynet.org/product-tag/little-pumpkin/) - [kids stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/kids-stories/) - [stories for families](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-for-families/) - [stories for kids](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-for-kids/) - [Joel Ben Izzy](https://storynet.org/product-tag/joel-ben-izzy/) - [Lillian Rodrigues-Pan](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lillian-rodrigues-pan/) - [Mary Jo Maichack](https://storynet.org/product-tag/mary-jo-maichack/) - [Daniel A. Kelin II](https://storynet.org/product-tag/daniel-a-kelin-ii/) - [Elizabeth Dodds](https://storynet.org/product-tag/elizabeth-dodds/) - [Stephen Gashler](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stephen-gashler/) - [Anne Glover](https://storynet.org/product-tag/anne-glover/) - [Motoko](https://storynet.org/product-tag/motoko/) - [Cooper Braun](https://storynet.org/product-tag/cooper-braun/) - [Ed Chevy](https://storynet.org/product-tag/ed-chevy/) - [Colin Urwin](https://storynet.org/product-tag/colin-urwin/) - [Japan](https://storynet.org/product-tag/japan/) - [Hawaii](https://storynet.org/product-tag/hawaii/) - [USA](https://storynet.org/product-tag/usa/) - [NSN Storytellers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/nsn-storytellers/) - [Crafting Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/crafting-stories/) - [story listening](https://storynet.org/product-tag/story-listening/) - [family stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/family-stories/) - [Beirut](https://storynet.org/product-tag/beirut/) - [International storytelling](https://storynet.org/product-tag/international-storytelling/) - [Lebanon](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lebanon/) - [Stories from Lebanon](https://storynet.org/product-tag/stories-from-lebanon/) - [Artists Standing Strong Together](https://storynet.org/product-tag/artists-standing-strong-together/) - [ASST](https://storynet.org/product-tag/asst/) - [Lebanese Storytellers](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lebanese-storytellers/) - [Lebanese stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lebanese-stories/) - [English and Arabic](https://storynet.org/product-tag/english-and-arabic/) - [Arabic](https://storynet.org/product-tag/arabic/) - [Lamya Tawfik](https://storynet.org/product-tag/lamya-tawfik/) - [Aisha Al Aali](https://storynet.org/product-tag/aisha-al-aali/) - [Yussof Ghemrawi](https://storynet.org/product-tag/yussof-ghemrawi/) - [Sara Kassir](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sara-kassir/) - [Sadika Kebbi](https://storynet.org/product-tag/sadika-kebbi/) - [Hana Najjar](https://storynet.org/product-tag/hana-najjar/) - [Caroline Sabra](https://storynet.org/product-tag/caroline-sabra/) - [support](https://storynet.org/product-tag/support/) - [fundraiser](https://storynet.org/product-tag/fundraiser/) - [Jay Leeming](https://storynet.org/product-tag/jay-leeming/) - [Danielle Daniel](https://storynet.org/product-tag/danielle-daniel/) - [Rebecca Lemaire](https://storynet.org/product-tag/rebecca-lemaire/) - [Wangari Grace](https://storynet.org/product-tag/wangari-grace/) - [Daniel Allison](https://storynet.org/product-tag/daniel-allison/) - [Love Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/love-stories/) - [Love](https://storynet.org/product-tag/love/) - [LUUV](https://storynet.org/product-tag/luuv/) - [Romance Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/romance-stories/) - [Rebecca Hom](https://storynet.org/product-tag/rebecca-hom/) - [Judith Heineman](https://storynet.org/product-tag/judith-heineman/) - [Late Night](https://storynet.org/product-tag/late-night/) - [Karen E. Griffin](https://storynet.org/product-tag/karen-e-griffin/) - [Robin Bady](https://storynet.org/product-tag/robin-bady/) - [Eco Stories](https://storynet.org/product-tag/eco-stories/) - [Tellabration](https://storynet.org/product-tag/tellabration/) - [ECO Workshop](https://storynet.org/product-tag/eco-workshop/) ## Group Content Type - [Group Home](https://storynet.org/group_content_type/group-home/) - [Group Page](https://storynet.org/group_content_type/proup-page/)