Storytelling Websites and Resources

Elizabeth Figa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
University of North Texas
School of Library and Information Sciences

With Contributions and Reviews from
Current and Past Teaching Assistants and Students in SLIS 5440 Storytelling

Click on "Reviews" for commentary about selected Websites.

  This is a page that has many contributors and is dynamic. 
New Websites, resources, quotes, etc.,  may be sent to
Dr. Elizabeth Figa via efiga@lis.admin.unt.edu 

    General Storytelling

• Storytelling FAQ Reviews                               

• Southern Connecticut State University Storytelling Concepts

• East Tennessee State University Storytelling Website Reviews 

• Appleseeds Storytelling Website Reviews  

• Writing.com Reviews 

• Free e-books

• Storyteller.net Reviews

• Articles about Storytelling Reviews 

• Storytelling through the Ages Reviews 

• The Art of Retelling Reviews   

• DIY Stories Online  Reviews

• Second Story Reviews

• The American Storyteller Reviews

• Storytelling Links and Resources-Voices of Illusion

• The Art of Storytelling Reviews  

• The Art of Story Telling -- Hints and Techniques Reviews

• Aaron Shepard's Storytelling Page Reviews 

• Aaron Shepard's "Telling Your Story" Reviews 

• Telling Tales - Sites to Visit Reviews 

• The Storyteller's Bookshelf Reviews   

• The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection Reviews                          

• Storytelling Pointers Reviews 

• Tech Head Stories Reviews

• The Foundation of Storytelling Reviews

• Tips for Writers Reviews

• Storytelling Reviews

• Handbook for Storytellers Reviews 

• Storytelling Power Reviews

• Dav Pilkey's Extra Crunchy Website O' Fun Reviews

• Cathy Spagnoli, storyteller Reviews

• A Prairie Home Companion Reviews

• Joy of Story Listening Reviews

• Spin Me a Yarn (Shelly Kneupper Tucker) Reviews 

• Patricia Polacco's Official Website Reviews

• Phoenix Bar and Grille Reading Room Reviews

• Storytelling Workshop with Gerald Fierst Reviews

• Texas Escapes Reviews

• The Topic: Storytelling Reviews

• Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors Reviews

• The Pleasures of the Ear: Toward an Ethnography of Listening

• Storycast - A Storytelling Podcast Site for Elizabeth Rose

    Storytelling Organizations/Discussion Lists

• International Storytelling Center Reviews

• MO-TELL Missouri Storytelling Association Reviews

• Virginia Storytelling Alliance

• National Storytelling Network Reviews 

• National Storytelling Festival Reviews

• Tejas (Texas) Storytelling Association Reviews

• TWU's Storytell Discussion Listserv

• Joseph Campbell Foundation Website Reviews 

• Robert Munsch's Official Website Reviews 

• Cantaria Reviews 

• BookHive Reviews 

• Jan Brett's Official Website Reviews 

• Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival Online Coaching Manual Reviews 

• Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival: Etiquette Reviews  

• StorySacks Reviews 

• Angela Davis, the Yarnspinner

• National Youth Storytelling Showcase 

    Warm-up Exercises

• Vocal/Physical Warm-up Exercises for Actors and Speakers

• Vocal and Physical Exercises for Actors Reviews

• Voice Presentation Skills Reviews

• Vocal Exercises for Storytellers Reviews 

• Vocal Tips for Storytellers by Diane Brandon Reviews

• Tune Up Your Speaking Skills

    Creative Dramatics

• Creative Dramatics

•  Creative Dramatics in the Classroom

• USING CREATIVE DRAMATICS!

• Creative Dramatics Cookbook Reviews

• The Art of Creative Dramatics

• The Quick Guide to Research Sources for Theatre Students

• Tips on Staging Reviews

     Personal Narratives

• About Narrative Reviews

• Writing Narrative Personal Essays

• Writing Prompts for a Personal Narrative Reviews

• Tips for Writing a Personal Narrative Reviews

• Narrative Writing

• Writing Task: The Personal Narrative

    Tale Type, Motif Indexes, and Folklore Research

• Motif Index Reviews

• Folk Narrative section of the American Folklore Society - Bibliography of Tale-type and Motif Resources Reviews

• Journal of Folklore Research

• Literature Indexes Reviews

• Folklore Guide Reviews

• Folklore Website List Reviews

• Snow White Reviews

• Teaching Storytelling Reviews

• American Folklore Reviews

• American Folklore Society Reviews

• Folkloristic Research Ethics

    Oral Tradition

• Orality and Literacy

• Orality and Literacy General Resources

• Herodotus and North Carolina Oral Tradition

• Native American Oral Literature Reviews

• Preserving the Past through Oral Tradition Reviews

• Oral Tradition and Storytelling

• Oral Tradition Poetry and Language Reviews

• American Folk Directory

• A Talk Concerning First Beginnings: Teaching Native American Oral Literature Reviews

    Ethics Resources

• Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics Reviews

• Ethical Implications of Storytelling

• Milbre Burch View's on Ethics

• Fakelore, Multiculturalism and the Ethics of Children's Literature Reviews 

• Using Story as Strategy Reviews 

• Contemporary Storytelling: Tales of Life Way After the Fall

• That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It Reviews 

• Ethics and the Screenwriter

• Teaching with Moral Moments Reviews

• Storytelling Etiquette Reviews 

• Storytelling Etiquette Reviews

     Storytelling-Related Codes of Ethics

• ABAA Code of Ethics

• American Cultural Resources Association Code of Ethics (Page under revision as of Feb. 2008. To view an older version of the ACRA Code of Ethics, see http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/coe/amer.cultur.reso.assoc.html)

    Copyright

• U. S. Copyright Office Homepage Reviews

• ARL Copyright and Intellectual Property

• U.S. Copyright Act

• Stanford University Copyright Law FAQ

• "When Copying is OK:  The Fair Use Law" Reviews 

• Heather Forest Copyright and Fair Use Page

• The Storytelling FAQ Reviews 

• Crash Course in Copyright Reviews

• 10 Big Myths About Copyright Reviews 

• Copyright Resources for Schools and Libraries

    Grants and Funding

• List of Grants

    Working with Audiences

• Milbre Burch on The Adult Audience Reviews

• Effective Storytelling and the Audience Reviews

• Perceiving the Foundation of Storytelling

• Storytelling Listeners Reviews

• Storytelling and Pre-Schoolers: Getting and Holding the Nursery Child's Attention? Reviews

    Storytelling in Schools and Curricula

• Storytelling in Schools - Programs, Research, and Resources

• Why Have Storytelling in Schools Reviews

• Sisters' Choice: Children's Songs to Use in Class, Science Songs, Animal Songs

• Sisters' Choice Song Clips

• Children, Youth and Families Reviews

• Storytelling to Young Children Reviews 

• Children's Storybooks Online Reviews

• Tellitagen Children's Stories Reviews

• Story Arts Online Reviews

• Storytelling Lesson Plans (from Story arts Online) Reviews

• Storytelling in the Classroom (from Story arts Online) Reviews 

• Tell Me a Story! (enhancing literacy through storytelling) Reviews 

• Teacher's Guide Reviews

• Reading is Fundamental Reviews

• Wacky Web Tales Reviews

• The Kids' Storytelling Club Reviews

• The World of Puppets Reviews 

• Effective Storytelling: A Manual for Beginners Reviews

• Children's Literature - Best Books Lists

• Author Online Reviews

• Storytelling Resources for School Librarians on the Internet Reviews 

• Pratt's Kids' Page:  Storytelling Tips for Parents and Teachers Reviews 

• Learning Through Storytelling Reviews

• Children's Literature Web Guide: Folklore, Myth and Legend Reviews 

• Homepage of Matt Buchanan, Playwright and Drama Theater Reviews 

• Black West Presentations, Inc Reviews

• Cinderella Stories Reviews 

• Should Children Be Told Fairy Tales? A 1903 Debate Reviews 

• The Children's Literature Nook Presents Fairy Tales on the Web Reviews 

• Voices of Illusion: Youth Storytelling

    Programming Resources

• Tellabration, A World-Wide Storytelling Event

• Youth Storytelling Reviews

• Producing a Storytelling Concert Reviews

• Storytelling Activities Reviews 

• Children's Story Collection 

• The Internet Public Library Storytelling Hour Reviews

• How to Tell Stories to Children

• Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling

• Storytelling Resources for School Librarians Reviews

• Being an Effective Master of Ceremonies

• The Story Connection

• Basic Elements of Grant Writing Reviews

• Texas Library Funding Sources  Reviews

• Grant Information from Texas Cultural & Arts Network Reviews

• Greater Denton Arts Council Grant Guidelines 

• Arlington Arts Alliance Grants  

• Cultural Arts Council of Houston Grants Information 

• Arts Council of NorthEast Tarrant County Grant Information 

• Lubbock Arts Alliance 

• Writing-World Reviews

• Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers Reviews

• Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Putting Poetry on it's Feet Reviews

• Berk County Public Library Local Preschool Programs Reviews

• State Arts Sites