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Storytelling Festival Articles
"The art of storytelling is as old as humanity. It's a reflection of the tapestry of life."
-- Storyteller Deb Swanegan
"Storytelling is an art form that transcends age, race and culture. It goes right to the heart of human experience."
-- Storyteller Bobby Norfolk
In 2007, around 15,000 listeners flocked to the
35th
National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. In addtion, some 200 other
festivals take place in the United States each year.
The articles below describe some of these many festivals. See
The Open Directory Project for links to over 50 storytelling festivals around the world.
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Winter Talk XX Goes North to Minnesota for Spiritual Growth and Storytelling
Episcopal Life Online (New York, NY),
January 25, 2008
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11th Moon Storytelling Event Set for Saturday
The Natchez Democrat (Natchez, MI),
January 25, 2008
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Out of the Fray: Storytelling Web site Morphs into a Magazine
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA),
January 17, 2008
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It's Worth Every Penny
Troy Messenger (Troy, AL),
January 14, 2008
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Pigeon Forge Storytelling Festival in Tennessee in February
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL),
January 13, 2008
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Festival Presents Storytelling as Theater
New York Times (New York, NY)
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August 5, 2007
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Latitudes Festival Tells a Story
Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada),
June 13, 2007
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Stories are Our Greatest Treasure
McCook Daily Gazette (McCook, NE),
June 4, 2007
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Stories Bring the World to City Fair
Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME),
June 3, 2007
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Piccolo Events Celebrate Art of Storytelling
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC),
May 25, 2007
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Spinning a Yarn: Storytellers Gather in Laurinburg
The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC),
May 18, 2007
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Plans Shaping Up for First Storytelling Festival
News Courier (Athens, AL),
May 18, 2007
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Festival to Present History From the Heart
NewsOK.com (Oklahoma City, OK),
May 13, 2007
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Connecting Generations Through the Art of Storytelling
Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, NE),
May 4, 2007
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Wine and Stories
Chicago Public Radio (Chicago, IL),
May 1, 2007
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Storytellers Theatre Starts 10th Season
Northern Star Online (DeKalb, IL),
April 18, 2007
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Listen Up! The Sounds of the Mountains Music and Story Festival
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA),
April 15, 2007
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The Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival
Canyon News (Benedict Canyon, CA) ,
February 11, 2007
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Fairy Tales and Music on the 9.28 to Glasgow
Evening Times Online (Glasgow, Scotland, UK),
February 2, 2007
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Telling Stories in Tel Aviv
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem, Israel),
July 14, 2006
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Storytelling Centre Begins with Opening Ceremony
Scotsman.com (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK),
June 1, 2006
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Event Offers Peek into Tribal Culture
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA),
March 7, 2006
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Annual StoryFest to Bring Passion of Storytelling to Life
BYU Newsnet (Provo, UT),
March 2, 2006
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Indigenous Cultural Affair Strengthens Ties
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),
February 12, 2006
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Shared Tales: Storytelling Festival Winds Up with Look
at Worldwide Themes
Corvallis Gazette Times (Corvallis, OR),
February 6, 2006
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Word of Mouth - The Art of Storytelling
The Lumberjack Online (Humboldt, CA),
February 1, 2006
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King's Legacy Alive and Well
Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA),
January 15, 2006
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Iraqi Tune's Return After 3000 Years
Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK),
January 14, 2006
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Stories Give Crowd a Lift
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN),
December 4, 2005
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Tales to be Told During Annual Storytelling Festival
The Sign Post (Weber State University, Ogden, UT),
November 7, 2005
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Some Tall Tales in Haverstraw
The Journal News (Westchester, NY),
October 10, 2005
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Tall Tales, Small Tales
The State (Columbia, SC),
July 22, 2005
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Storytellers Tell All
Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA),
July 21, 2005
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Cowboy Poets
Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND),
July 14, 2005
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African Diaspora Celebration
The Journal News.com (Westchester, NY),
July 10, 2005
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Storytellers Bring Tales to Black Mountain
Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC),
July 8, 2005
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Tellers of Tall Tales Celebrate Anniversary
Hampstead and Highgate Express (London, England),
June 10, 2005
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Storytelling All the Way
Deccan Herald (Bangalore, India),
June 10, 2005
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Native Americans Symposium
Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, MI),
June 8, 2005
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HCC Gears Up for June 4 Anniversary Celebration
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC),
May 18, 2005
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Storytelling Festival is Set for June
McCook Daily Gazette (McCook, NE),
May 13, 2005
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Jackson Storyfest in Its 18th Year
Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, MI),
May 5, 2005
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Festival Offers Stories From Three Continents
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR),
April 29, 2005
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Montana Storytellers Will Spin Their Yarns in Cut Bank
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT),
April 26, 2005
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Listen Here: Story Festival Spins Yarns, With a Kick
Greensboro News Record (Greensboro, NC),
April 24, 2005
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Storytelling Festival Aims to Break Down Barriers
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales, UK),
April 18, 2005
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For the Love of Stories
Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC),
April 17, 2005
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A Couple's Dream
Go Triad (Greensboro, NC),
April 14, 2005
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Storytelling Festival Thursday
Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, NC),
April 13, 2005
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CrossSound Festival Explores New Perspectives on Experience and Place
Juneau Empire (Juneau, AK),
March 31, 2005
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Words & Stories Pushes the Storytelling Envelope at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival
Skipressworld - (McMasterville, Quebec, Canada),
March 21, 2005
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'Best Storyteller in the World' to Visit Village Theater This Weekend
Canton Observer (Canton, MI),
March 17, 2005
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Culture, Tradition Come Alive with Storytelling
Minnesota Daily (Minneapolis, MN),
March 7, 2005
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Event Offers Peek Into Tribal Culture
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA),
March 7, 2005
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BaoBao Festival Celebrates African Culture
Boulder Daily Camera (Boulder, CO),
March 6, 2005
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UTSA Cosponsors March 5 Storytelling Festival
University of Texas at San Antonio Today (San Antonio, TX),
March 4, 2005
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'Waves of Compassion' Help to Wash Away the Pain
Portsmouth Herald News (Portsmouth, NH),
March 3, 2005
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Festival Shows Everyone Has a Story to Tell
Concord Journal (Concord, MA),
February 24, 2005
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Storytelling Festival Spins Again
Corvallis Gazette Times (Corvallis, OR),
January 29, 2005
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Montana Storytelling Roundup
Cut Bank Pioneer Press (Cut Bank, MT),
January 27, 2005
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Storytellers Unite for Tsunami Relief
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA),
January 27, 2005
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New Storytelling Fellowship for City Council
Aberdeen City (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK),
January 26, 2005
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African Storytellers Know the FUNdamentals of Learning
Providence Journal (Providence, RI),
January 20, 2005
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Storytelling Festival Begins Monday
Grand Island Independent (Grand Island, NE),
January 13, 2005
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Students Have Talent for Tales
St. George Daily Spectrum (St. George, UT),
November 24, 2004
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Long, Long Ago... But Not in Singapore
Electric New Paper (Singapore),
November 23, 2004
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Using Their Words to Paint Pictures
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX),
November 20, 2004
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Storytellers Weave Their Yarns at Waipio Festival
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),
November 19, 2004
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Fables, Myths, History Twirl into Storytelling Art
The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS),
November 19, 2004
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Nationwide Celebration of Stories Returns to Juneau
Juneau Empire (Juneau, Alaska),
November 18, 2004
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Once Upon a Time...
Sunday Times (Johannesburg, South Africa),
November 14, 2004
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Cowboy to Spin a Few Tall Tales for CultureFest
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ),
November 12, 2004
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Ramadan Cultural Panorama in Cairo
Islam Online (UK),
November 9, 2004
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Long Ago, Far Away
Common Ground.ca (Canada),
November 2004
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Top Storytellers to Spin Their Tales at WSU Campus
Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT),
October 26, 2004
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A Success Story Worth Telling
The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland),
October 25, 2004
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Storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki Gains Strength from Traditional Ghost Stories
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA),
October 23, 2004
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Three Apples Storytelling Festival Blooms
Harvard Post (Harvard, MA),
October 22, 2004
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Yarn-spinners Come to Mesa
The Arizona Republic,
October 18, 2004
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Storytellers Bring Memories to Life
Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI),
October 18, 2004
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Fun Fest Adds Chapter
Gary-Post Tribune (Gary, IN),
October 18, 2004
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Event Shows Power of Stories
The Saginaw News (Saginaw, MI),
October 17, 2004
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Storytelling Festival has Unique Tales to Share
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HA),
October 15, 2004
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Library Announces Storytelling Fest
Sentinel (East Brunswick, NY),
October 14, 2004
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Stories Are the Best Source of Who We Are
Naples Daily News (Naples, FL),
October 10, 2004
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The Laughter Tells the Tale
LA Times,
October 10, 2004
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Storytelling Festival Returns to Ocean Springs
The Mississippi Press (Ocean Springs, MI),
October 10, 2004
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Chicago Teller Entertains Festival with Silent Stories
Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, VA),
October 2, 2004
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Spin a Yarn in Jonesborough
The City Paper (Nashville, TN),
September 27, 2004
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Scary Tales to be Told
Polkonline.com (Polk County, FL),
September 26, 2004
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Did you hear the one about the ... ?
Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, IL),
September 26, 2004
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Step Right Up: Something for Everybody
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA),
September 23, 2004
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Sound and Fury, Signifying Much
Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN),
September 23, 2004
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Festival Becoming Word-of-Mouth Hit
The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL),
September 23, 2004
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Storytelling Festival Begins
KIFI (Idaho Falls, ID),
September 23, 2004
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Storytellers Go Traditional, Teach More than Folklore
The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC),
September 20, 2004
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National Pride:
The National Museum of the American Indian Opens on the Mall
The Washington Post,
September 17, 2004
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Nanticoke Powwow: Weekend of Stories and Dancing
Sussex Post (Sussex County, DE),
September 17, 2004
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Storytellers Share Great Tales at The Detroit Story League's 22nd Annual Storytelling Festival
The Detroit News (Detroit, MI),
September 17, 2004
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Storytellers Spin Very Adult Yarns at New Festival
The Oregonian (Portland, OR),
September 16, 2004
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Grab a Good Yarn in Summerside
The Journal-Pioneer (Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada),
September 11, 2004
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Stories By the Sea Festival
Newport News Times (Newport, Oregon),
September 10, 2004
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Tell Us a Story
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI),
September 7, 2004
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Indian Summer Days At Audubon Acres
Chattanoogan.com (Chattanooga, TN),
September 1, 2004
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Tall Tales, True Tales
KentuckyLiving Magazine,
September, 2004
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Entertainers Come From Distant Lands for Event
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
August 10, 2004
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Stories to be Told
Aberdeen News (Aberdeen, SD),
August 5, 2004
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County Fair Will Feature Pow-wow
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (Cheboygan, MI),
August 4, 2004
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Across the Land, Plots are Thickening
LA Times,
July 29, 2004
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Tribes Revisit Their Roots at La Fete des Indiens Houma
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA),
July 25, 2004
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They've Got a Lot to Tell
Register-Pajaronian (Watsonville, CA),
July 23, 2004
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The Magic of a Story
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ),
July 16, 2004
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Schoolhouse Brings Sierra Storytelling Festival Back
The Union (Western Nevada County, CA),
July 15, 2004
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Gullah's Story Worth Telling
The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, SC),
July 12, 2004
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African Festival Has Story to Tell About Traditions
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY),
July 9, 2004
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Wherever You Go, People Want to Bend Your Ear
The Times (London, England),
June 28, 2004
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Choctaw Storytelling Camp
Native Times News,
June 17, 2004
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Storytelling: Rediscovering Our Fables, Folk Tales and Midwest Heritage
Midwest Living,
April, 2004
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Just Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale; St. Louis Storytelling Festival Turns a New Page
St Louis Post-Dispatch,
April 29, 2004
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I'll Tell You a Story!
Texas Highways,
March, 2004
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Time For Once Upon a Time
US News & World Report,
October 27, 2003
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Even in a High-Tech World, Storytellers Can Still Spin a Good Yarn
Chicago Tribune Online Edition,
July, 2003
If you know of articles which should be included in this collection, please email them to kate@katedudding.com.
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