Useful Organisations No.3

Society for Storytelling

PO Box 2344, Reading RG6 7FG

(tel: 0118 935 1381)

Founded in 1993 (by, among others, Grace Hallworth, Alan Garner and Eileen Colwell) to serve and promote the exploration and sharing of oral storytelling and stories, the Society for Storytelling aims to provide information (on stories, storytelling and storytelling events) and to be a network for those who are interested in the exchange of knowledge re the art of storytelling. The Society also aims to increase public awareness of the art, practice and value of oral storytelling and the narrative traditions of the peoples and cultures of the world. The Society publishes a newsletter, ‘Storylines’, a ‘Directory of Storytellers’, factsheets, booklists and discussion documents. It has an Education group and plans to set up a Library and Therapy group.

Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in storytelling, whether teller, listener, amateur or professional. Individual membership is £18.00. For details of couple, group and overseas membership, contact the Society at the address above.