A Festival of Storytellers!
If you are a storyteller or someone who loves to
listen to stories, then check out this annual event. The 2017 National
Storytelling Conference, held in in Kansas City, Missouri, takes place June 29th
– July 2nd. Two days prior there will be master classes and more.
All events will be held at the Kansas City Marriot Country Club Plaza.
This
year’s theme is “All Our Voices: Stories of Immigration and Migration.” Keynote
speakers include poet Naomi Shihab Nye and Dr. Rex Ellis of the Smithsonian
Institute’s National African American Museum of Culture and History.
The conference features presentations, panels,
workshops, fringe performances, and stories from storytellers around the
country. There will be information available about the application of storytelling
in the classroom, in the workplace, and the community.
Bay Area presenters include Sue Dichter and Ben Tucker
who will share their work with the displaced in San Francisco, Eth-Noh-Tec and
Brenda Wong Aoki will be part of a panel on Asian American storytelling, and
Tim Ereneta will moderate a panel of experienced grant writers to help you find
and apply for grant funding.
Registration is now open for this National Storyteller’s
Network (NSN) conference. More details on the schedule, prices, and presenters, click here.
Book rooms by June 8th to receive the conference discount.
More News for NSN Members
Members of NSN can apply for a $1,000 grant to support
an individual or collaborative storytelling project. Deadline is in May.
Details.
NSN’s Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling offers
a $5,000 grant to support a model storytelling project that is
service-oriented, based in a community or organization, and to some extent
replicable in other places and situations. For complete information and to
apply (deadline April 28th), click here.
Storytelling Association of California Members
Join NSN at a Discount
Members of the Storytelling Association of California receive
a 10% discount on a NSN membership.
Note: This above information was provided by Tim
Ereneta to the Storytellers Association of California.
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