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Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada (SC-CC) 18th Annual Conference July 28 - Aug 1, 2010 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada   Storytellers from throughout the world will merge in one place - St.  John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - for the 18th annual conference of  Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada.  For five days,  participants will be engaged in an international meeting place of  culture, art, and tradition.  Storytellers from across Canada will  meet and work with storytellers from the USA, Italy, Denmark, Ireland,  Scotland, England, Netherlands, and South Africa, and attend  celebrations for the 400th anniversary of English settlement in Canada.   Conference registration is now open! For registration forms, links to  tourism sites, info on accommodations, and to preregister for one of  our exciting international professional development workshops, visit:   http://www.sc-cc.com/conference/...

Today is the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. In storytelling circles, Tolkien is and should continue to be one of the most influential storytellers of our time. He is best known for his books of epic fantasy: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion . Tolkien’s fantasies speak to us of people who live in other places and times, but they are people like ourselves: ordinary men and women who dare to struggle against the most inconceivably strong forces of evil. They suffer dreadful losses but go forward with unshakeable determination. In our age, wars and environmental hazards leave us uncertain about the future. Modern story creators and tellers need to capture and share that hope that Tolkien found in the heart of every person, that humanity can and will prevail over life’s most challenging moments. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”                            J.R.R...

What is storytelling all about? What are the basic building blocs of a good story? Here are some thoughts by   Ira Glass on You Tube

The Victoria Storytellers Guild http://www.victoriastorytellers.org/ meets at 7:15 on the third Monday of the month at the Quaker Meeting House on Fern St. Everyone is welcome because even the best of tellers would never be heard without a listener.