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StorytellingStorytelling is one of the oldest arts of human beings. People in all times and places have told stories.
In the oral tradition, storytelling depends on an audience: the listeners create the images from the words told by the storyteller. In this, the audience is co-creator of the art. Storytellers dialogue with their audience-- adjusting their words to respond to the listeners and adjust to the moment.
The intrinsic nature of stories was recently described in A Palpable God, (1997) by Reynolds Price (Akkadine Press) when he wrote:
- "A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens--second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions survive without love or home, almost none in silence; the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, and the sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives, from the small accounts of our day's events to the vast incommunicable constructs of psychopaths."
There are many kinds of stories, such as fables, parables, myths, and legends. Stories are of many moods, such as humorous, inspirational, educative, frightening, tragic, romantic.
Stories of wise men are well known, such as Solomon and Nasreddin.
Modern storytellers may be actors, singers, rappers and comedians.
See also: folklore, fairy tale, oral history storytelling game
Readings
Bruner, J. ACTUAL MINDS, POSSIBLE WORLDS. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1986.
Bruner, J. MAKING STORIES. New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 2002.
Leitch, T. M. WHAT STORIES ARE: NARRATIVE THEORY AND INTERPRETATION. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986.
Randall, W. "Restorying a Life: Adult Education and Transformative Learning." In AGING AND BIOGRAPHY: EXPLORATIONS IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT, edited by J. E. Birren et al., pp. 224-247. New York: Springer Publishing, 1996.
Wiessner, C. A. "Stories of Change: Narrative in Emancipatory Adult Education." Ed.D. dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2001.
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MO-TELL, Missouri Storytelling
Promoting storytelling in Missouri, USA
http://www.motell.org/
L.A.N.E.S., League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling
Storytelling resources, links, and community in the New England and Upstate New York area. Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference, Tellabrations, and Calendar.
http://www.lanes.org
StoryTellers of the American Frontier
Program based in Atlanta, Georgia, for at-risk youth that build character through historical and cultural awareness. StoryTellers feature true stories of the African, Mexican and Native Americans who have been left out of the History books.
http://storytellers.net
California Indian Storytelling Association
Preserving and encouraging the storytelling traditions of the indigenous peoples of California, for elders, for youth, for the community. Site includes news, events, membership information.
http://www.cistory.org/
Washington Storyteller's Theatre
Venue and organization promoting storytelling in the metropolitan Washington DC area
http://www.washingtonstorytellers.org/
Voices of Illusion Youth Storytelling Site
The "first full time high school storytelling program in the country," according to the National Storytelling Network of USA. It includes information about the award-winning high school storytelling troupe Voices of Illusion and their nationally recognized coach Kevin D. Cordi.
http://www.youthstorytelling.com
The Storytellers' Guild of Anchorage
Guild sponsors Tellabration! and other storytelling events -- with the aim of inviting Anchorage residents to take part in the worldwide resurgence of interest in storytelling. The guild meets once a month and is open to all storytellers and aspiring storytellers who wish to grow in the practice of this art.
http://www.arctic.net/~bsaylor/guild/
Wheel Council
"Wholistic Health, Education, and Empowerment for Life." Traditional and personal storytelling for children and adults, with the goals of building self-esteem, cultural pride, problem solving skills, and substance abuse prevention. Based in Evergreen, Colorado and Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.wheelcouncil.org/index.html
The Society for Storytelling
Homepages for the UK Society for Storytelling, giving contact and membership details, publication and storytelling tapes lists, and society events.
http://www.sfs.org.uk
Tejas Storytelling Association
Advocacy group for storytelling in Texas, USA. Presents annual festival and conference.
http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/
Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild
Professional and amateur storytellers promoting the art of storytelling in the Allentown/Bethlehem area, Pennsylvania.
http://www.geocities.com/lvstorytellers
Storytelling Guild of Eastern Idaho
Entertaining, educating, and elevating audiences in, where else?, Eastern Idaho. Newsletter, upcoming events, links.
http://www.srv.net/~telltale/main.htm
The Jonesborough Storytellers Guild
Professional, semi-professional, part-time or hobbyist tellers of tales with some full-time listeners for balance. Listen to stories on the Web. Events, meetings in Jonesborough, Tennessee, USA.
http://www.storytellersguild.org/
New Zealand Guild of Storytellers/Nga Kaikorero Purakau O Aotearoa Purakau O Aotearoa
Promoting storytelling and the oral literature of New Zealand. Regional listings of events & storytellers.
http://storytelling.org.nz/
West Virginia Storytelling Guild
Supporting and promoting storytellers in West Virginia.
http://members.tripod.com/storytellerwv/
Tellastory: Dallas Storytelling Guild
The guild celebrates the art, craft, and traditions of storytelling and works to keep the oral tradition alive through educational and public programs. Our website supports this mission.
http://www.geocities.com/tellastory.geo/index.html
Houston Storytellers Guild
Promoting the art and craft of storytelling in the Houston, Texas, area through performances and workshops.
http://www.houstonstorytellers.org/
Wisconsin Storytelling Guilds
Find a storytelling guild in Wisconsin, courtesy of WIStory.org.
http://webpages.charter.net/hardyg/wistory/guilds.htm
Queensland Storytelling Guild
Queensland, Australia: promoting and encouraging storytelling. Includes listing of events, local tellers, contacts for other Australian guilds.
http://cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/storytelling/
T.A.L.E.S. - The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling
An association of storytellers in Alberta, Canada
http://www.ecn.ab.ca/tales
Story Circle of the Capital District
A group of people who love stories. Find out about our storytelling guild and the storytelling events in the greater Albany, NY, US, area.
http://timesunion.com/communities/storycircle
Voices in the Glen
Non-profit organization for lovers of storytelling in the Washington D.C. area that seeks to promote the art of storytelling and the enjoyment of stories.
http://www.voicesintheglen.org/
Northstar Storytelling League Homepage
Minneapolis-based storytelling arts organization. Events page lists storytelling events throughout the state of Minnesota.
http://www.northstarstorytelling.org
New Jersey Storytelling Network
Storytelling events, shows and projects. Includes directory of storytellers in New Jersey.
http://www.njstorynet.org/
Spellbinders
Organization training volunteer storytellers to connect generations and build community.
http://www.spellbinders.org/
Southern Order of Storytellers
Atlanta, Georgia, based group of storytellers and listeners bring storytelling and listening back to their traditional place in the human community. Events, resources, and links.
http://www.southernorderofstorytellers.com/
Storytelling Guilds in Wisconsin
Information and links to storytellers, guilds, and storytelling events in the Badger State.
http://www.wistory.org
Storytellers of Central Ohio
For the members of the Storytellers of Central Ohio and all who love stories.
http://www.socotales.org/
National Association of Black Storytellers
Organization of Black storytellers educating and entertaining through the Oral Tradition, which depicts and documents the African American experience.
http://www.nabsnet.org/
Northlands Storytelling Network
The largest regional storytelling organization in the United States, a community of storytellers and storylisteners throughout the upper Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin).
http://www.northlands.net/
Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada
National organisation of storytellers, preserving, promoting, and advocating for storytelling across Canada.
http://www.sc-cc.com/
Storytellers School of Toronto
Supports creative work in the art of storytelling and the Toronto Storytelling Festival. Toronto, Canada.
http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/
Smoky Mountain Storytellers
A local organization supporting storytelling and tellers around Knoxville, Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://user.icx.net/~richmond/smsa/home.html
The North Carolina Storytelling Guild (NCSG)
Providing storytelling events, continuing education opportunities and advocacy for the art of the oral tradition throughout the state of North Carolina.
http://www.ncstoryguild.org
O.O.P.S! - The Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling
The networking agent and supporting organization for storytelling and storytellers in the State of Ohio. Holds annual Storytelling Conference, regional seminars and publishes a quarterly newsletter.
http://www.oopstorytelling.org
Fireside Story League
All-volunteer storytelling league in Tacoma and Pierce Counties, Washington. Includes National Story League page.
http://www.concentric.net/~Lkbenoun
MAST: Midatlantic Storytellers
Producing regional storytelling events in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
http://www.midatlanticstorytell.org/index.html
The Cleveland Storytelling Guild
Guild activities, upcoming storytelling events, and how to get involved in the Art of Storytelling. (Cleveland, Tennessee)
http://www.tntellers.org/
Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers
Guild offering events and workshops in the Fort Worth TX area.
http://www.tagstory.org/
By Word of Mouth - Storytellers Guild
By Word of Mouth Storytelling Guild is an organization of storytellers and story listeners. Events, Products, Membership. (Missouri)
http://shorock.com/folk/bwom/
Storyteller's Guild of Montreal
Stroytellers Guild with members listing and events in English and French (Montreal CA)
http://www.geocities.com/storyguild/main.htm
Long Beach Storytellers
Celebrates the art of storytelling by creating a supportive community of storytellers and listeners to increase awareness and appreciation of the oral tradition through education, performances, and mentoring. (Long Beach, CA)
http://longbeachstorytellers.com
Strawberry Fields Storytellers
New Storytelling Guild in Miami Florida area.
http://www.strawberryfieldsstorytellers.com/
Bloomington (Indiana) Storytellers' Guild
Members of the Guild meet once a month to share new stories and plan storytelling events. Membership is open to anyone with a love for stories, a desire to tell them.
http://www.bloomington.in.us/~bsg/storyguild.html
Welcome to the Rivertown Storytellers
The RiverTown StoryTellers is a group of people dedicated to the art of storytelling. Promoting excellence in storytelling, increasing public awareness of storytelling as an art form and an educational tool, and providing opportunities for all people who are interested in storytelling .
http://www.rivertownstorytellers.com/
Fox Valley Folklore Society's Storytelling Guild
Meets on the 4th Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. Also runs the storytelling stage at Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival in Geneva, IL. Also info about other Chicago area storytelling guilds.
http://members.aol.com/fvfolk/story/
The Voice of Jewish Storytelling in New England
The Jewish Storytelling Coalition is a group, meeting the needs of Jewish storytellers and story listeners alike. The Jewish Storytelling Coalition is a venue for informal story sharing and networking. It is a place where story listeners can grow into storytellers, and storytellers can grow in proficiency and professionalism. (MA/New England)
http://www.jewishstorytelling.org/
Aesop's Fablers Toastmasters Club
Improve your story telling and public speaking skills through practice and encouraging feedback. Sacramento, California.
http://www.freewebs.com/aesops_fablers_toastmasters
The Scottish Storytelling Centre and Network
Includes stories, events, festivals, tours, and John Knox House.
http://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk/
Australia Storytelling Guild
Festivals, Events, Articles, and Resources. Offer opportunities, resources, workshops, coaching, accreditation for storytellers. Provide a forum for storytellers to share skills.
http://www.home.aone.net.au/stories/
Ocali Storytelling Guild
Preserve, perpetuate, promote and celebrate the art of storytelling by developing and nurturing a storytelling community of tellers, audiences and enthusiasts. (Ocala, Florida)
http://www.freewebs.com/ocalistorytellingguild/
The Ottawa Storytellers
Promoting the art of storytelling in our community. The site lists events and resources for tellers and listeners. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
http://www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Voices Across America
Voices Across America is a Nationwide effort to create youth storytelling clubs in schools and communtities across the United States, and the world. Network with youth storytellers, and youth storyteller leaders.
http://members.cnetech.com/kctells/
Sandcastle Storytellers
Sandcastle Storytellers, Inc. is a not for profit storytelling club. We tell all types of stories for all ages. Everyone is welcome to come to our public meetings. (Florida).
http://www.sandcastlestorytellers.org/
Gulf Coast Storytelling
Promote storytelling and story-listening by hosting events, helping tellers manage their careers and collecting stories of geographical and historical interest to the northern gulf coast area of the United States of America.
http://www.gulfcoaststorytelling.com/
South East Louisiana Storytelling Guild
SELA Storytelling's Guild's website with information and resources about storytelling in Louisiana and beyond.
http://www.yarnspin.com/sela.htm
East Texas Tellers
Our purpose is to encourage and develop tellers by providing feedback, audience exposure and performance opportunities, to help tellers connect with other storytelling associations and participate in other storytelling events, and to increase public awareness of the art of storytelling. (East Texas area)
http://www.homestead.com/EastTexasTellers/Index.html
SAAC - Storytelling Association of Alta California
The Storytelling Association of Alta California (SAAC) aims to be a regional voice for story listeners and storytellers. (Northern California)
http://www.storysaac.org/
Guild of Idaho Storytellers (G.I.S.T.)
Promoting the art of storytelling in the state of Idaho, sponsoring classes and projects. Site has directory of storytellers, a summary of activities, and original stories.
http://home.rmci.net/ecowley/
South Coast Storyteller's Guild
Celebrating the oral tradition and developing student storytellers in Costa Mesa, California.
http://www.storyguild.com
Keepers Of The Culture
Cultural arts organization in Philadelphia, perpetuating the African and African-American oral tradition. Affiliated with the National Association of Black Storytellers.
http://www.kotc.org/
Network of Biblical Storytellers(NOBS)
Global organization encourages oral, written, and electronic forms of passing on stories from the Bible.
http://www.nobs.org/
Dreamshapers
L.A.'s storytelling connection! Los Angeles, California.
http://www.dreamshapers.org
Miami Storytellers Guild
Find out about monthly events. Miami, Florida.
http://www.miamistorytellersguild.com/
Vancouver Society of Storytelling
Promoting the art of storytelling in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Produces the Annual Vancouver Storytelling Festival.
http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org/
Connecticut Storytelling Center
Annual Festival, schools programs, resources for tellers and listeners in Connecticut.
http://www.connstorycenter.org/
Storytelling Foundation International
Promoting the power of storytelling and its creative applications to produce positive change in our society.
http://www.storytellingfoundation.org/
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
Monthly song and story swap, Amherst, Massachusetts.
http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/
Utah Storytelling Guild
Nonprofit organization nurturing and fostering the art form of storytelling in Utah.
http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org/
National Storytelling Network
The web page of the National Storytelling Network, with links to its Festival, organization, and resources.
http://www.storynet.org/
Black Storytellers Alliance
Keeping alive the tradition of the African Griots and storytellers in the U.S.
http://www.blackstorytellers.com/
Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Promotes the art and use of storytelling in daily life through an annual festival, concerts, workshops, programs and other events.
http://geocities.com/~storiesinc
Mid-Missouri Organization of Storytelling
Non-profit group of storytellers and story lovers based in Columbia, Missouri.
http://most.missouri.org/
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