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From Bear's April 2007 Skill Building on "Tom Foolery" http://www.awpi.com/Combs/Shaggy http://www.heggen.net/entertainment/shaggy_dogs Bruce Whitehouse shared with us a type of story called "shaggy dog" stories. Here, finally, are the links he gave that night. The second link has over 2000 shaggy dog stories listed.
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Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story Comprehensive collections, for storytellers, of articles, links, and information on the oral tradition and the art of storytelling - compiled by Tim Sheppard.
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| Storytelling Websites and Resources http://courses.unt.edu/efiga/STORYTELLING/StorytellingWebsites.htm Giant site with more information than you can imagine. From emcee etiquette to funding sources and book reviews to samples of digital stories. Spend some time here! Originally designed for a graduate storytelling class.
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National Storytelling Network www.storynet.org The National organization. Lots of links, conference info and state guild meetings. FYI: The 2007 national conference will be held in St. Louis, MO.
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Washington Storytelling Newsletter and Events www.ac.wwu.edu/~rvohs/WSN.htm and www.ac.wwu.edu/~rvohs/WAstoryevents.htm Storytelling news (first link) from around the state including a calendar (second link).
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| Storyteller.net storyteller.net Online audio stories, lists of tellers, workshops and other storytelling goodies.
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American Folklore www.americanfolklore.net Created as part of a master's project, this site makes folktales from different U.S. states easy to find. Users can also find stories about famous characters, tales from different times in U.S. History, and some ethnic tales. This website is a great introduction to storytelling traditions.
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Healing Storytelling Alliance www.healingstory.org The Healing Storytelling Alliance web site has stories with a discussion page for these stories, a bibliography (which will soon be sorted through a database by topic as well as by author), past newsletters and we hope to begin posting stories for people to use in the current crisis for support.
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Dancing Leaves www.dancingleaves.com/allison The site of Allison Cox. Allison describes her site: My storytelling web site offers many stories and bibliographies as well as short pieces on why storytelling works. Also on the site you find mention of the Healing Heart book - we are in contact with publishers now so I am hoping this will be out in the next year (finally! - this has taken three years to get this far.)
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The Story People of Clallam County The Story People of Clallam County is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, organized in 1992 to promote the art of storytelling on the Olympic Peninsula. The Story People believe that stories are an invaluable treasure of every culture because they represent and pass along the collective folklore and wisdom of the ages.
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Portland Storytellers' Guild The Portland Storytellers' Guild serves the Portland, Oregon Metro area.
Our goal is to bring together and nurture people who tell, listen to, and love stories by elevating the art and power of
storytelling in all its forms into our daily lives.
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Seattle Storyteller's Guild The Seattle Storytellers Guild, founded in 1982, is a nonprofit organization of tellers and story enthusiasts who actively promote the art of storytelling for adults as well as children. The guild provides a forum for traditional storytelling, sponsors professional events, and provides performance and training opportunities for tellers at all levels. Our membership includes professional storytellers, writers, folklorists, traditional storytellers, oral historians, speakers, musicians, elders, ministers, health professionals, librarians, and teachers. We welcome storytellers of all levels and interests.
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| Washington State Grant Opportunities access.wa.gov/business/grants.aspx Alphabetical list of grant opportunities in Washington State.
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