National Storytelling Network

www.storynet.org

Information about storytellers and events in US with some international connections. Members receive Storytelling Magazine bi-monthly. Anyone who is serious about storytelling needs to be connected through this membership organization.

International Storytelling Center

www.storytellingfoundation.net

This is a foundation created by Jimmy Neil Smith to support the art of storytelling. It maintains a storytelling museum and arts center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Jimmy Neil Smith was the founder and former executive director of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), which became The National Storytelling Association. That organization broke into two entities, the National Storytelling Network, which is a membership organization. And the International Storytelling Center foundation. NSN and the International Storytelling Center co-own the National Storytelling Festival.

Storyteller.net

www.storyteller.net

Storyteller.net is a free web site. Any storyteller can obtain a personal page here for a simple barter with site manager Sean Buvala. Check the site for audio-tales, storytelling advice, calendars.

Storytell listserv

This is a listserv about storytelling issues. Great place to ask questions, follow discussions on topical issues, meet other tellers. I suggest subscribing in "digest" format. This means that you get only one posting per day. Otherwise your mailbox will be swamped.

Instructions to sign on/off to the Storytell Listserv at this site:

http://www.twu.edu/cope/slis/storytell.htm

Storytelling FAQ

Site maintained by Tim Sheppard in England. Great "frequently asked questions" page. Lots of storytelling connections.

Eric Wolf Podcast

"The Art of Storytelling with Children"

http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/?p=74

Podcast hosted by Eric Wolf. Many tellers have been interviewed in this weekly podcast.

Heather Forest Site

Suggestions for storytelling in the classroom, lesson plans, articles.

Doug Lipman Site

Lots of advice for storytellers. You can get on his free email list and receive mini-advice pages frequently.

Teen site: Voices of Illusion

Teen troupe, Kevin Cordi leader. Connections and advice for teen tellers.

Urban Legends

Entry point for Webring of Folklore and Urban Legends.

Healing Story Alliance

www.healingstory.org/home.html

Brian Sturm Links to Tale Texts

Links to full tale texts and to info on using motif-indexes.
http://ils.unc.edu/~sturm

More Sturm Tale Text Links
http://ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storylinks.html

More links to full tale texts. Sturm teaches Children's Literature and Storytelling at The University of North Carolina.

Brian Sturm Children's Lit Links
http://ils.unc.edu/~sturm/childlitlinks.html

Several links to good sites about Children's Literature

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Site

International Contacts

For articles by tellers from 22 countries about their storytelling scene see Storytelling Magazine, March/April 2002.

International Festival and Guild Sites: