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Oral storytelling is one of the most ancient artforms, and continues to this day as a vibrant part of culture throughout the world.  The Society for Storytelling was founded in 1993 to support and promote storytelling in England and Wales.  We provide a central place to find out about storytelling events, to ask for advice on using storytelling, and to find storytellers.

SfS logo National Storytelling Week 2014 While this year's National Storytelling Week and its myriad of events supporting our favourite craft may still be fresh in your memory, plans are already in place for next year's event! More

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Size is Everything: National Flash Fiction Day For the very first time, Edinburgh's spoken word groups Blind Poetics, Illicit Ink, Inky Fingers and Writers’ Bloc have come together to celebrate the UK’s second National Flash Fiction Day. More
Rachel Murray Matlock Storytelling Cafe presents Boxes Of Delights The Matlock Storytelling Cafe is proud to present Boxes Of Delights - A Party For Spring. More
Sandhya Dave for Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots: An Evening of Storytelling Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots presents an evening of storytelling, inspired by new historical research into Exeter's multicultural history, at the Exeter Phoenix for the 2013 Ignite T More
Exeter Respect Family Storytelling in the Red Tent at Exeter Respect Festival The Red Tent at the Exeter Respect Festival will play host to a series of family storytelling events throughout the day on June 1 and 2. More
The Golden Labyrinth The Golden Labyrinth told by Shonaleigh The Golden Labyrinth will see the story of Solomon and Sheba told by one of the last living drut'zylas (an oral storyteller in the Jewish tradition). More
June Peters Storynight Extravaganza - Ancient Legends Retold The rich cream of the storytelling world join us to celebrate the stories in four new History Press publications - featuring Iona Collins, June Peters, Bernard Kelly, Michael Dacre and Simon Heywoo More
Exeter Respect Exeter Respect World Storytelling Tent 2013 The World Storytelling Tent will set up shop at Exeter's free Respect In The Park 2013 festival on June 1 and 2. More
The Fold Tales At The Fold presents Persephone with Anne French Tales At The Fold are pleased to welcome Anne French to the club. She will be telling a selection of Greek myths from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. More
Mary Medlicott There's Something About Mary We talk to veteran storyteller Mary Medlicott about her long and illustrious career, as well as her recent nomination for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. More
The Golden Cowpat The Golden Cowpat Something is shimmering and shining in the far corner of the cow field on Hector's run-down farm. More
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