Marshall University students and residents of Huntington, WV were treated to an open dialogue with world-renown storyteller and musician, Adam Booth. Booth spoke about Appalachian dialects and accents and how they can enhance storytelling at a Yeager Symposium, held October 17, 2018.

The Vendor Resource Room/Marketplace is a popular location for Summit attendees. In the Resource Room/Marketplace Summit attendees can find items being sold by many of the storytellers you know and love. NSN will be providing vendor space again at the 2019 National Storytelling Summit and we're inviting YOU to participate! If you're planning to attend the 2019 Summit and would like to reserve space in the Resource Room/Marketplace for consignment items, you don't have to wait - we're accepting reservations for space beginning today!

The basics are: you can submit your reservation now, the NSN staff will add your information to the reservation list and will follow up about consignment specifics closer to the Summit. The reservation helps the staff ensure that all consignors can be accommodated with space and consignors won't have to worry about missing the deadline for submitting their consignment information! 

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 for 50-some years, Kuczynksi was always captivated by a good story but didn’t realize its power until two dear friends suffered strokes...

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