The Louisville Writing Project will host a professional development on how to use storytelling to inspire reluctant writers and achieve writing standards July 1-3 at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School in Louisville. The workshop will be led by storyteller and teaching artist Randi Skaggs, who competes frequently in story slams – live storytelling competitions in which storytellers have five minutes each to [...]
The Kentucky Youth Storytelling competition, a statewide effort to develop, encourage, and highlight the talent of our young storytellers, is open to children ages 8-17. Participants submit a single 7- to 11-minute story told by one storyteller or a tandem team on DVD. Winners will receive a $100 cash prize, a one-year membership in the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the [...]
The Kentucky Storytelling Conference is accepting workshop proposals on any aspect of storytelling for the conference Nov. 6-7 at Dale Hollow State Resort Park near Burkesville. Workshop presenters will receive free conference registration and are paid a $175 honorarium for a 70-minute session or a $300 honorarium for a 135-minute session. All workshops will be presented on Nov. 7. The [...]
Four nationally known storytellers will share the stage during a storytelling festival at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on April 11. The program includes storytelling sessions, a wildlife program, tour of Cumberland Falls and frontier history. Cost is $3 per student. Chaperones and teachers are free. Vendors also will be demonstrating and selling traditional and Kentucky Made crafts all around the [...]