North 40 Storytellers

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Wonderful, Wacky, Wildly Original, Worldwide Websites for Storytellers

(a.k.a. WWWOWWWS) 
(contributed by Ann Marie Newman)

These inspirational and informative websites are waiting in cyberspace just for you.  They are excellent resources for researching stories, networking with tellers form around the world, learning the marketing skills for becoming a professional teller, and keeping up with current storytelling trends.

  • http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com 
    This is a WONDERFUL site.  I cannot stress enough how helpful this site is.  It features articles and interviews with the "creme de la creme" in children's storytelling who share valuable insight and knowledge on a multitude of different subjects related to telling stories to children
  • http://www.story-lovers.com/frameright.html
    Storytellers contribute to this site where a huge database has been created for searching out stories of ALL kinds.  It is always my first stop when I'm looking for new material.
  • http://www.myspace.com/billharleymusic
    Grammy award winning storyteller Bill Harley's website and myspace are wonderful places to visit.  Listen to several of his delightful songs, read his newsletter, and see where he's been going on his travels.  He's one of my heros in the world of storytelling - what a guy! 
  • http://www.pitt.edu/ ~dash/folktexts.html
    Folktexts:  A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales and mythology.   This is a huge resource site that is invaluable for searching out tales of every kind.
  • http://www.storyarts.org/
    Storyteller Heather Forest's website.  She has lots of helpful information for anyone who tells stories to children.
  • http://www.storyteller.net/
    (see icon link above)  Network with other tellers and read excellent articles about the business of storytelling
  • http://professionalstorytelling.ning.com:80/
    Great new website for professional storytellers.

MORE good web sites where you can go to enhance your storyteller skills
- contributed by Gwen Caldwell
  • http://professionalstoryteller.ning.com
    -  A good chat room to locate stories and to get advice

  • http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/linkks/currlink/Fairy_Tales.htm
    -  A list of other great sites

  • http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/catalogs/bysubject-youth-holidaystories-GoodStoriesfor Holidays.html
    -  some good leads for holiday stories
  • http://www.storiestogrowby
    -  An excellent site to find stories dealing with a particular subject.   It also includes recommended ages and length of each story
VISIT A REGIONAL STORYTELLING GROUP
  • Dallas Storytelling Guild
    2nd Wednesday of the month
    7:00 PM
    Churchill Recreation Center
    6906 Chuchill Way (at Hillcrest)
    Dallas TX
    Contact:  lesliebuie@aol.com  972-772-0415

  • Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers (TAGS)
    3rd Monday of the month
    7:00 PM
    Barnes & Noble:  Richland Centre
    8525 Airport Freeway (Hwy 183)
    North Richland Hills, TX
    www.tagstory.org

  • Grand Prairie Storytellers and Listeners
    Last Thursday of the month
    7:00 PM
    Warnack Public Library
    760 Bardin Rd., GrandPrarie
    Contact:  972-263-3801

  • Houston Storytellers Guild
    3rd  Thursday of the month
    5:30 PM
    Montrose Public Library
    4100 Montrose, Houston TX
    Contact:  281-775-9318

  • Mayes County Storytellers
    The Readery
    6603 South 438 Rd
    Locust Grove, OK
    Contact:  Shaun Perkins 918-479-8285

  • Tall Grass Tellers
    Bartlesville OK
    Contact:  Fran Stallings
    www.fran@franstallings.com

  • Wayward Tellers
    Bartlesville, OK
    Contact:  Fran Stallings
    www.fran@franstallings.com

  • Tulsy Town Telllers
    Tulsa, OK
    Contact:  Connie Fisher 918-241-9859

That's Horrible!  

Links to Horror(scary)  Stories

o  BLUE BEARD STORIES

   In spoken word, tales evolve from telling to telling, and adapt themselves to their locale.  Here is a link to a French version that sets all of the elements: 

        http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bluebeard/index.html 

Now go here to read  similar tales from different cultures:  
        http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bluebeard/other.html

o  OTHER HORROR STORIES

Here are  helpful links to other stories to fill  your Halloween story bag:

       http://www.underworldtales.com/classic.htm 

       http://themoonlitroad.com/

       http://themoonlitroad.com/category/ghost-stories/

       http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/nunavu981031/nvt80130_14.html

       http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/horrorindex.html

       http://www.americanfolklore.net/spooky-stories.html 

       http://phoophietales.com/main.htm

      http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/scary-stories.htm

o  GET A GOOGLE ONLINE BOOK

      http://books.google.com/books/about/Favorite_Scary_Stories_of_American_Child.html?id=sqKdOf4LDnAC

       http://books.google.com/books?id=sqKdOf4LDnAC&pg=PA37&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false