Storytelling is not just a descriptive term. It is evocative. It is personal. It is inclusive. It is communal.

Maybe you remember your aunt, the one who always wore a big purple hat, recounting the days when she and your father were young. Or you flash back to a night when you and your friends tried to outdo each other with terrible tales of ghosts and one-legged men. Or you think about your mother creating spur-of-the-moment, silly stories as you two walked to school. And while these experiences may come from various sources, the root is the same.

Storytelling Arts is a non-profit community of storytellers, story writers, and teaching artists who work to protect, promote, and impart the living art of storytelling, and to be a resource for teachers and others who work with young people.