Netting Storytelling Resources

Netting Storytelling Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Storytelling

created by Marilyn McPhie

Introduction
You COULD look for books or magazines to find out about Storytelling, but why not use the power of the Internet instead? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

General Resources

Aaron Shepard's Storytelling Page - Tips for tellers, articles, bibliography, storytelling adaptations of Shepard's picture books
American Folklife Center: Resources in Ethnographic Studies - A collection from the Library of Congress of resources for anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore and folklife
Chris King's website - Articles, links and other excellent material.
Eldrbarry's Storytelling Home Page - Handbook for Storytellers, articles, good advice, links, even on-line book ordering
Encyclopedia Mythica - More than 50,000 searchable articles on mythology
Frequently Asked Questions - Tim Sheppard's compilation of answers to questions about copyright laws, story sources, classes, and much, much more
National Council of Teachers of English - Text of 'Teaching Storytelling' pamphlet. An excellent explanation of the history and value of storytelling.
Sisters' Choice - Nancy Schimmel's site includes lists of stories with active heroines, ecology-minded stories, adoption stories and more
StoryArts Online - Heather Forest's excellent, informative site, including basic storytelling vocabulary and many short stories
Storytell List - Information on a popular on-line forum with discussions and information on everything related to the art of storytelling.
Storyteller.net - An excellent general resource, including information on tellers, RealAudio stories, and much more
Tim Jennings's Website - Includes articles, lists of openings and closings and quotations and more

Organizations

Australian Storytelling Guild - includes articles, storyteller interviews, stories
Connecticut Storytelling Center -
Dreamshapers - Storytelling based in Los Angeles, California
Illinois Storytelling, Inc. - includes information on intergenerational storytelling
League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling - Official L.A.N.E.S. site, info on Sharing the Fire, etc.
Mo-Tell--Missouri Storytelling -
National Storytelling Network - Official news and information, links to tellers and events
Nature in Legend and Story - Organization devoted to storytelling about nature; includes monthly stories and newsletter
Society for Storytelling - storytelling resources, calendar, links in the UK
South Coast Storytellers Guild - Storytelling in Orange County, California
Southern Order of Storytellers - Atlanta-based organization--includes events, stories
Tejas Storytelling Association - Storytelling in Texas
The Kids Storytelling Club - Stories, tips for telling, related crafts--all aimed at kids

Festivals/Events

Bay Area Storytelling Festival - California storytelling festival held every May
National Storytelling Festival - Great audio clips from the 25th National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee - October, 1997
National Youth Storytelling - Information on youth storytelling, showcases, competition.
Tellabration: A Worldwide Storytelling Event - Everything you wanted to know about Tellabration and National Storytelling Week
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival - annual festival in Orem, Utah

Tellers

Doug Lipman's Site - Doug Lipman's resources include information on his storytelling books, tapes and upcoming performances, plus articles on many helpful topics
Milbre Burch's Site - Attractive, informative teller site
Richard Marsh's Site - About his Legendary Tours, Irish myth and legend
The Story Connection - Dianne de las Casas's collection of storytelling activities, books, links and more

Stories

Cinderella Bibliography - A great Cinderella site
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Full texts of many, many traditional tales, edited by D. L. Ashliman
Folklore, Myth and Legend - Many story links from the Children's Literature Web Guide
Grimm Brothers Home Page - compiled by D. L. Ashliman
Hans Christian - Fairy Tales and Stories - translations by H. P. Paull
Hasidic Stories - A collection of Jewish stories from Doug Lipman
Magic Tales of Mexico - Fairy tale texts in English and Spanish
Myth*ing Links - An annotated, illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred traditions, compiled by Kathleen Jenks, Pacifica Graduate Institute
Owl's Ghost Stories - lots of scary stories, including a section of Asian ghost stories
Story-Lovers - Jackie Baldwin's website, includes story-themed notecards and other products, and an 'SOS' section with lists of stories by theme.
The Moonlit Road - Each month, this site features several odd and spooky folktales from throughout the South told with both text and streaming audio versions. Archives available.
The Tam Lin Pages - many sources, variants and links surrounding this traditional tale from Scotland
Urban Legends Archive - Every urban legend you've heard and many you havent

Content by Marilyn McPhie, mcphie@cts.com
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Last revised Mon Jun 13 21:22:00 US/Pacific 2011