RESOURCES for Storytellers
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Ruth Sawyer, The Way of the Storyteller
Nancy Schimmel, Just Enough to Tell A Story
Anne Pellowski, The World of Storytelling, The Storytelling Vine
Diane Wolkstein, The Magic Orange Tree
Donald Davis, Telling Your Own Stories
Margaret Read MacDonald, The Storytellers Sourcebook
Doug Lipman, The Storytelling Coach, Improving Your Storytelling, Storytelling Games
Robin Moore, Creating a Family Storytelling Tradition: Awakening the Hidden Storyteller
The National Storytelling Network
NSN, 132 Boone St. Suite #5, JONESBOROUGH, TN 37659
800-525-4314 • http://www.storynet.org
- Festival in October
- Workshops
- Annual Congress
- Quarterly Journal
- Directory of Storytellers
- Catalogue of Books, Tapes, Records, etc.
LOCAL NETWORKING in NC
Louise Omoto Kessel - I put out a monthly email
newsletter with local storytelling events listed. I’m also available
for performances and workshops. 919-542-5599
email: louiseok@mindspring.com
website: LouiseOmotoKessel.com
NC Storytellers Guild - The NCSG currently sponsors
an annual storytelling festival in November of each year, as well as
a Winter Workshop and Spring Retreat/Annual Meeting. Membership is
$35/year for an individual and includes a subscription to the Journal
of Tarheel Tellers, which comes out quarterly. Sylvia Payne, Membership
Director, 1621 Nathanial Street, Newton, NC 28658
http://www.ncstoryguild.org
The Monti - The Monti is a Triangle area storytelling
series that features people from the community telling PERSONAL stories.
It started in 2008 and was an instant success!
http://www.themonti.org
jeff@themonti.org
Storytelling Groups
I know of two storytelling groups in the area. . .
Durham group - contact Bill Friedman:
fried013@mc.duke.edu
Wake Forest group - contact Claire Ramsey
claire@storieswithclaire.com