South of the Sun is calling for entries

Our anthology, ‘South of the Sun - Australian fairy tales for the 21st century’ is calling for entries until 13th December 2019. Readership is YA + adult, rated G. Guidelines: https://australianfairytales.com/

We are over midway through reaching our Anthology target at Pozible. Can you help spread the word with a signal boost?

https://www.pozible.com/project/south-of-the-sun-1

Our new closing date for entries is 13th December (another month!), because although we’ve had lovely contributions, we’ve been too busy to reach out to all our networks yet, and our crowdfund campaign is helping build that community.

Fey thanks

Louisa

In tandem, we are campaigning to top up the Australian Fairy Tale Society’s seed funding and assistance of our publisher, Serenity Press: https://www.pozible.com/project/south-of-the-sun-1

Please help us spread the word of this thrilling quest, which celebrates some of Australia's leading authors, bards, illustrators and other artists, from diverse backgrounds. More resources below.

Anthology Website (with guidelines to enter creative work): https://australianfairytales.com/

Definition of fairy tales, by Dr Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario:

https://australianfairytalesociety.wordpress.com/about-2-2/what-is-a-fairy-tale/

A relevant article - Introduction: The state of play in Australian fairy tale: Where to now? - by three fairy tale scholars: Dr Nike Sulway, Dr Belinda Calderone and Dr Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario, writer of our Anthology’s foreword:

http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue43/DoRozario%20et%20al.pdf

Email: separate from central AFTS admin & AFTS Ezine gmails:

ausfairytale.anthology@gmail.com

Fairy tale Anthology news at Twitter, Instagram and Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SouthoftheSunAnthology/

Our campaign: https://www.pozible.com/project/south-of-the-sun-1

It's a wrap!

It's a wrap for Fabled Nights for 2019.

We'll be back with storytelling gatherings in Newport throughout 2020. 

In 2020 we'll be under the auspice of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club and you never know - we might have the occasional muso drop in.

We will have a new name; that's a work in progress!

We'd like to thank all the storytellers who have attended our evenings and participated in our events throughout 2019 and a special thanks to all of you you rocked up to our last evening for the year and made our guest from India - Mala Rao so welcome.

February is a long time away. We will remind you. But you know it can take months to craft a story.

And a HUGE thank you to artist Rex Smeal, who joins us when he can and creates our fabulous fun banner images. If you would like to employ Rex to record your events you can find him at http://rexsmealart.com/

Here's where we'll be next year and the dates

Storytelling is in the central space in the Newport HUB - 13 Mason Street Newport.

*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS

Parking 

There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park

Public Transport

The Hub is a short walk from the Newport Train Station and buses.

Time 

7.30 - 10.00pm

Cost

$5.00 or $3.00 (Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.

Dates

21 Feb

20 Mar

17 Apr

15 May

19 Jun

17 Jul

21 Aug

18 Sep

16 Oct

20 Nov

Sydney International Storytelling Conference 5-7th June 2020

From our sister organisation in NSW.

 

This biennial conference draws participants, presenters and performers from all Australian States and territories as well as international countries. The conference program has a balance of performances and educational workshops to promote cultural exchange and develop the art, skills and application of Storytelling in a wide context of settings.

Presently, it is the only International Conference held in Australia that has a main focus on the the tradition and practice of Oral Storytelling. The Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) who are the organisers and hosts of the conference are committed to preserving and promoting this significant art form and its relevance within many areas of education, health, welfare and artistic performance.

Make your plans now! Bookings open in January. Early Bird registrations will be available. Come alone or better still encourage a friend to travel and attend the conference with you. Perhaps you may wish to submit a proposal to contribute to the conference. 

 

All the details, call for workshops, posters, performances, early bird registration HERE

Final Fabled Nights for 2019

Hello Story Folk

This month is our final Fabled Nights for 2019.

And we have a special guest!

Mala Rao is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She has many hats including Microbiologist, Librarian and a Teacher. But for some time now, she has been telling stories. Calling herself 'The Tale Traveler', she loves to travel and share stories.

 

Please come and meet Mala, make her welcome and bring a story to share and ears to listen.

Recently at Fabled Nights we have been learning how to record ourselves with a view to making a podcast. We are always learning something. Of course if you come along, you will be under no pressure - we will switch off and just listen. (If we can find the on/off switch!)

Fabled Nights in Newport is an informal open-hearted space for people who want to learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns; heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new story or tell a tale for the first time.

There's room for around 10 storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give or take. We ask that stories be said not read.

We reserve 2 - 15 minute places for people who want to try out longer stories.

Let kind hearts and common sense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please don't bring them to Fabled Nights.

WHEN: Friday 18th October 7.30pm - 10.00pm
WHERE: Newport Community HUB 13 Mason Street, Newport
COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.

*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
* FABLED NIGHTS is an inter-generational event. Children welcome at parent/carers discretion
Fabled Nights in Newport is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

PARKING: There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park.

*Banner image © Rex Smeal http://rexsmealart.com/

* Please note this is the final Final Fabled Nights as hosted by Storytelling Australia Victoria. In 2020 our story gatherings will continue but as a group under the welcoming wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. We will have a new name and you will be invited to join the NFFC.  More news to come.

Warm regards to all

Fabled Nights Team

Lunch with Kamini Ramachandran

Greetings Story Lovers.

We are delighted to be able to offer some warm and welcoming storyteller hospitality to Singaporean, Kamini Ramachandran.

Kamini founded Moonshadow Stories in 2004 with the aim of promoting oral storytelling. She is a familiar face in storytelling festivals and conferences across Europe and Asia and many of you will remember when she visited Australia for the Sydney International Storytelling Conference. Those of you who attended World Storytelling Day this year will also remember the delightful story Kamini recorded for us to enjoy.

Kamini is the creative producer of the StoryFest, an annual festival in Singapore that celebrates and showcases storytelling from around the world.

Sadly Kamini has only a day to connect with the Victorian community.

Please if you would like to join us for lunch that would be delightful. Having searched ‘quiet cafes in Melbourne’, we have come up with Dymocks Books Cafe. The menu includes gluten free, vegetarian and vegan and is central.

Kamini would like to explore some of Melbourne’s sights so we thought lunch between 12.30 - 1.30/2.00 pm would give her some flexibility.

Please if you wish to join us, RSVP Jackie by text or a call 0412 2100 98. Please be sure to do this so in the unlikely event we have to change cafes, we can let you know.

WHERE: Dymocks Books Lower Ground, 234 Collins Street, CBD
https://www.zomato.com/melbourne/dymocks-books-cafe-1-cbd

WHEN: Thursday 26th September

TIME: 12.30 - 1.30/2.00

Best wishes to you all.

Storytelling Australia Victoria and proudly hospitable.

Fabled Nights September 20

As well as practicing a tale or two the regulars have been talking about how to make a podcast. Beginning from scratch and knowing nothing much, they are making slow and steady progress. 

Fabled Nights in Newport is an open-hearted space for people who want to learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns; heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new story or tell a tale for the first time.

There's room for around 10 storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give or take. We ask that stories be said not read.

We reserve 2 - 15 minute places for people who want to try out longer stories.

Let kind hearts and commonsense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please don't bring them to Fabled Nights.

COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.
*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
* FABLED NIGHTS is an inter-generational event. Children welcome at parent/carers discretion
Fabled Nights in Newport is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

PARKING: There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park.

*Banner image © Rex Smeal http://rexsmealart.com/

WORKSHOP: Kamishibai 21st September

The Australian Kamishibai Association otherwise known as the AKA invites you to an all-day creative workshop for people keen to learn more about the art of Kamishibai.

MORNING: Introduction for beginners. Demonstrations and sharing by those who are already telling and making Kamishibai, and testing out new ideas.

AFTERNOON: You have a choice.
 
1. Help with drafting stories, drawing stories or telling stories (performance skills). Materials for this choice are included in the $30 fee. Although if you have extra paper and pencils etc. you can can bring - please do.

OR

2. Build your own stage - for an additional low cost of $30. This is a unique opportunity where you will have the chance to assemble your own wooden stage on the day, guided by experienced Kamishibai storytellers and a Kamishibai stage craft person. We will have a limited number of pre-cut wooden stages for you to assemble, take home and decorate.

COST:
Choice 1. $30.00 (includes all day workshop, art materials, tea, coffee and cake; excludes stage)
Choice 2. $60.00 (includes all day workshop, art materials, tea, coffee and cake, and pre-cut wooden stage components)

MATERIALS: we can supply a range of coloured pencils, paper, scissors, glue etc but if there is anything you would like to bring to use - please do.

FOOD: Please provide your own lunch and we will bring tea, coffee and cake. There is a small kitchen. Or Main Street has cafes about a 2 minute walk.

WHERE: Mordialloc Neighbourhood House, 457 Main Street Mordialloc.

GETTING THERE: The Neighbourhood House is a short walk from the Mordialloc Train Station. If you need help with transport, let Dani know when you book and maybe someone can pick you up.
*Melbourne is big and the AKA try to have events in different places so we all take turns to travel.

BOOK: Please pre-book and pay via the TryBooking link below: HERE

We only have limited space and stages available and prebooking is preferred.
Please note tickets will appear as Wolf Publishing on your statement. Wolf Publishing is co-host Dani's storytelling business.

Please email Dani on bluegum3@bigpond.net.au or call 0409898054 for any queries. Pre-booking via the link above is preferred, but you can pay $30 cash on arrival if you don't require a stage - however please email Dani to let her know numbers.

If for any reason you find you can't make it after you have booked please let us know as places are limited.

ABOUT THE HOSTS:
This event is hosted by the Australian Kamishibai Association (AKA) team.
Jackie Kerin, Daniela (Dani) Bücheler-Scott and Tetsuta Watanabe.
Jackie: a gifted writer and performer with a way for words - the founder of AKA, former president of Storytelling Vic Australia and seasoned Kamishibai storyteller and storywriter - she is known as the mother of Australian Kamishibai storytelling around AKA circles.
Dani: writer and cultural intelligence advocate - has been telling Kamishibai stories at Kinder and other places for the last 3+ years.
Tetsuta: linguist, writer and English/Japanese translator has grown up with Kamishibai - has been Kamishibai storytelling in Australia for a while and has a wealth of Kamishibai knowledge and Japanese Kamishibai stories in his home library.

We're very excited about skill sharing. Come and play!

Fabled Nights FRIDAY: August 16

Greetings Story Lovers.

This blog has been rather quiet of late - are you busy out there? I hope so.

We keep this blog going as a service to our members,  so ...

If you've paid your dues

please send us your news!

This is a monthly reminder that Fabled Nights in Newport is on again this Friday.

In the depths of winter our numbers drop but we still gather, practice stories, welcome visitors, drink tea, eat cake and hatch plans.

Last month we talked a lot about learning to record and edit a series. Some of our older attendees, in particular have tales to go and are enthusiastic.

Our good friends and supporters, the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club are learning to use the recording studio at the Newport HUB and if we are clever, we could join forces with music and story.

So please join us this Friday.

Here's the drill:

Fabled Nights in Newport is an open-hearted space for people who want to learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns; heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new story or tell a tale for the first time.

There's room for around 10 storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give or take. We ask that stories be said not read.

We reserve 2 - 15 minute places for people who want to try out longer stories.

Let kind hearts and commonsense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please don't bring them to 'Fabled Nights'.

COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.
*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
* FABLED NIGHTS is an inter-generational event. Children welcome at parent/carers discretion
Fabled Nights in Newport is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

PARKING: There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park.

*Banner image © Rex Smeal http://rexsmealart.com/

WORKSHOP: Living in a Gendered World

Living in a Gendered World is a community storytelling project in the Macedon Ranges Shire, offering a full, FREE two day storytelling workshop at Hanging Rock, for three groups of people - women, men and gender non-conforming. 

This will be followed by an online, one on one coaching session. 

Then all participants come together for a day to practice their stories and listen. 

The project culminates in tellers sharing their story at a public event at the Bluestone Theatre in Kyneton on December 5.

So if you are interested in issues around gender, if you'd love to learn to find, craft and tell a story, this is a great opportunity.

Expressions of interest are open now and close on Friday August 2. People need to commit to the following days:

• Women - 8 Sept, 13 Oct and 17 Nov.
• Men - 15 Sept, 20 Oct and 17 Nov.
• Gender Non conforming - 22 Sept, 27 Oct and 17 Nov.
• And of course the final event on the evening of Thursday Dec 5. 

More information and to apply:HERE

From Storytelling Australia Victoria member Kate Lawrence AKA Storywise.

Thanks for sharing Kate.

REMINDER: Fabled Nights 19 July 7.30 - 10.00 pm

Yes it's cold and yes it's dark but it's always worth the adventure. We're still smiling with our success at the Newport Folk Festival. We were invited to 'show our chops' and we certainly did that. It was an evening of moving, hilarious and thought-provoking storytelling. Many thanks to all who responded to the Expression of Interest and tossed their hats into the ring.

This Friday the heater will be on, there will be tea and cake and fine company.

Come share a tale, support the tellers and let's dream of new adventures.

 WHAT IS FABLED NIGHTS

Fabled Nights in Newport is an open-hearted space for people who want to learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns; heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new story or tell a tale for the first time.

There's room for around 10 storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give or take. We ask that stories be said not read.

We reserve 2 - 15 minute places for people who want to try out longer stories.

Let kind hearts and commonsense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please don't bring them to Fabled Nights.

NEXT FABLED NIGHTS

WHEN: Friday 19th July 7.30pm - 10.00pm
WHERE: Newport Community HUB 13 Mason Street, Newport
COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.

*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
* FABLED NIGHTS is an inter-generational event. Children welcome at parent/carers discretion.

Fabled Nights in Newport is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

PARKING: There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park. 

A little change for you

Hello Storylovers,

A quick but important message directed to those of you who enjoy our website and link to Storytelling Australia Victoria.

As we shift away from the not for profit model and shed some of the tasks that our voluntary team have been attending to, there will be changes. We'll notify you as we go.

Kate Lawrence has been overseeing our website for quite some time now, and I think you will all agree, she has done a splendid job.

As part of the changes we decided to shift the website to a free model and it is now powered by Weebly.

https://storytellingvictoria.weebly.com/

As time permits, we will peck away at other tasks but like a ship - it's slowly she goes.

Keep warm wherever you are,

Jackie Kerin (blog Ed)

Fabled Nights at the Newport Folk Festival

FABLED NIGHTS: Saturday 29th June 7.00 pm
Newport Scout Hall, Market Street Newport.

A round of applause to all the storytellers who responded to our EoI and tossed their hats into the ring for the annual storytelling at the Newport Folk Festival.

Here is a scattering of acknowledgements and a warm invitation to come and join us by the hearth.

Cam Sharp

Alex Kharnam

Hugs to those who make the soup, brew the chai, stoke the fire, straighten the chairs, plug in the lights, do the dishes and host.

Dave Davies

Durgah Devi Palanisamy

Gratitude to No Worries Curries who have supplied us with their unique chai blend for over 10 years.

Ed Marshall

Thanks to Dave Davies who has our back and who is on stand-by in case someone can't make it. (Honestly don't know what we would do without Dave.)

Appreciation to Kate who travels through the cold from Macedon with gluten free cake and lights.

Jackie Kerin

Kate Lawrence

Welcome to our musician friends who play and sing with us.

Dharma

Sarah Depasquale

And high five to Matt for prerecording his story as he will be be away this year.

Please join us. There is always a chair by the fire.

Matt Mcarthur

Susan Hall

And ... we're on the merchandise tea towel. How cool is that!

StoryWorks

StoryWorks is a collaboration between two Melbourne storytellers and TEDx speakers Kate Lawrence and Sandy McDonald.

Their focus is the power of story to change how we communicate, relate, collaborate and work.

Kate and Sandy are combining their decades of thinking, teaching and telling to bring you their best in a series of keynote talks, and a culminating two day 'Storytelling for Organisational Culture' program in September 2019. Keep and eye out for events, beginning in June.

For more information about StoryWorks, about Kate and Sandy, their events and contacts, visit their:

• Website
• Facebook

Storytelling Sunday with Dee Palanisamy 2nd June

Me, Myself and My Story















Every Story is Us, Rumi.

Join me for Storytelling Sunday. Discover the stories that shape and design our lives. How do these stories craft our personalities? Do you enjoy the character stories?

Workshop your story with me this weekend.

Dee

Storytelling at the Newport Folk Festival 29 - 30 June

This is a small grass-roots festival hosted by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club and managed by a small army of volunteers. It's a festival from the heart, that kicks above its weight and that opens its arms wide to embrace the broader community in a celebration of song, story and dance. The weekend offers workshops and performances with something for everyone.

The storytelling part of the program is rich and varied and largely supported by Storytelling Vic members and associates. 

SATURDAY 29th June The Newport Scout Hall

12.00 pm: The Amazing Case of Dr Ward and Other Stories

Musician Sarah Depasquale and storyteller Jackie Kerin ask the Question: when you bite into a pear and the juice dribbles down your chin, or spread a picnic rug under a shady elm or smell a rose, do you ever ask yourself: how did these plants come to be in Australia?

Passionate gardeners, Sarah and Jackie originally  developed this set of stories for the Williamstown Botanic Gardens but have gone on to share the tales at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Stone the Crows in NSW and botanic gardens around Victoria.

4.00 pm Bush Poetry and Stories

 

Join Dave and Alan Davies on a journey back in time to the days of swaggies, shearers, stagecoaches, squatters and spielers. With Australian poems and stories from the nineteenth century, they'll take you back to the days when the bush was wild, the tracks were long and the tales were tall. 

7.00 pm Fabled Nights 

 

Come and enjoy a curated evening of spoken stories and story in song, served up with soup and chai around a crackling fire. Our wordsmiths promise to enchant with stories to suit all appetites.

Our storytellers and musicians are: Susan Hall, Matt McArthur, Ed Marshall, Dee Palanisamy, Kate Lawrence, Dharma, Sarah Depasquale, Jackie Kerin, Dave Davies and Alex Kharnam. And our MC guiding us through the evening is the wonderful Cameron Sharp.

Fabled Nights is a monthly gathering in Newport hosted by members of Storytelling Australia Victoria.

* For more information about the Newport Folk Festival, the location and how to buy tickets on line, visit their website HERE

FABLED NIGHTS May 17

The Newport Folk Festival has invited us to curate a night of story and *songs on the Saturday evening of the Festival - June 29 in the old Scout Hall. 

*Our singer is Dharma Picking from the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

In past years we've offered an open board but this year the Festival want the Fabled Nights crew to show their chops.

As part of the evening we will offer (as we have done in past years) soup and bread and chai.

While not set in cement - a plan might look like this:

• 4 stories and a song
• break (soup)
• 4 stories and a song
• chai  

So please if you wish to participate, come along to Fabled Nights on May 17 sign up and lets plan:

• the story you wish to tell - let us hear it
• strictly 10 minutes or less (we will ring a bell)
• think about the atmosphere of the festival: fun, inclusive, around the fire
• this is an all generations festival - so be aware children may be present
• think about the balance of the evening

We'll also need need help Mcing, setting up the room, serving, welcoming people and tidying up.

We have another Fabled Nights on June 21 so you will get two chances to practice and refine your story.

*If you are keen as beans to participate but can't make Fabled Nights, please contact me and let me know. Jackie 0412 210 098

WHAT IS FABLED NIGHTS

Fabled Nights in Newport is an open-hearted space for people who want to learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns; heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new story or tell a tale for the first time.

There's room for around 10 storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give or take. We ask that stories be said not read.

We reserve 2 - 15 minute places for people who want to try out longer stories.

Let kind hearts and commonsense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please don't bring them to Fabled Nights.

NEXT FABLED NIGHTS

WHEN: Friday 17th May 7.30pm - 10.00pm
WHERE: Newport Community HUB 13 Mason Street, Newport
COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.

*WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
* FABLED NIGHTS is an inter-generational event. Children welcome at parent/carers discretion.

Fabled Nights in Newport is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.

PARKING: There is free parking at the rear of the building. Coming from Mason Street, turn left at Durkin Street then left into the car park. Entry to the HUB is from the park. 

Dee Palanisamy @ The Dock: Sunday 28th April

Take the kids along to the first of a series of Story Play Days at the The Dock Library 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade.

Easy to get to by public transport: any train to Southern Cross then hop on a tram 11, 35, 48, 70, 75

Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky

click on poster to enlarge

A Bundle of Sticks is the musical story that celebrates the birth of democracy in Australia.

Written and performed by Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky - Bushwackers Band co-founder, musician, and renowned storyteller - in collaboration with director and writer Sue Ingleton - APG, Australia You're Standing In It, Dimboola - it's a lively, heart-felt, fun and rebel-rousing show that tells of the hitherto unknown 15,000 strong 1851 Monster Meeting of Diggers on Forest Creek (Chewton, Castlemaine).

It was Australia's first mass political protest. They created a democratic movement that won the vote and led to the 1854 bloodshed at Eureka.


Dates and venue on the poster: click to enlarge.

World Storytelling Day 2019 - a glimpse

Dear Subscribers,

I'm re-posting our photos and videos from World Storytelling Day as I've received feedback that some of you could not access the videos. 

I experimented with embedding them from Facebook - clearly that does not work for everyone, so now I've uploaded them to Youtube. I hope you can all see them now.

World Storytelling Day is our most ambitious event in the calendar. It seems to grow every year. This year the subcommittee who pulled it together was Anna Manuel (WSD Kids) and Durgah Devi Palanisamy (Adults) with Daniela Bücheler-Scott and Jackie Kerin. The decision to run two events came about as a result of your feedback last year. We listen!

Hosted at The Dock, we kicked off at 11.00 am with World Storytelling Day for Kids. We had a full house of children with their adults in tow. The team of specialist early childhood storytellers entranced, enthralled and excited babies, toddlers and primary age children.

 This video will give you a glimpse of the fun.

I'm also going to share this video with you as is shows the entire Acknowledgement of Country led by Dani and Tamia. Several of you have contacted me asking to see this. You could have heard a pin drop.

At 2.00 pm the celebration for adults launched with a video story especially recorded for us by  Kamini Ramachandran from Singapore. One of the reasons we like The Dock is we can share stories from around the world in this way.

Kamini Ramachandran

Kamini is the creative director and founder of Storyfest, an International Storytelling Festival held annually in Singapore. The program will be launched any day. Keep and eye out and if you are travelling north, Storyfest is a terrific opportunity to connect with international tellers from afar.

Anthony snapped in action

Please visit our Facebook page and enjoy the photos taken of the storytellers. We are blessed to have the support of so many talented friends and supporters. Anthony Cheung, once again gifted the tellers with glorious images.
 

And finally, a thank you  Rex Smeal who joined us for the second year in a row. Rex is a digital artist who has gifted us an animation of the day. Rex also created the image for Fabled Nights 2019.

HUGE thanks to Anna, Dee, the committee, and the storytellers for a stupendous day of story.

Dani, Anna, Dave, Dee, Sarah, Alex, Kate, Jackie, Imogen (Missing from the line-up: Matteo, Roz Quin and Susan Hall)

Happy World Storytelling Day 2019

Jackie Kerin

REMINDERS: RAW and Fabled Nights

Anna Manuel is the special guest at the Garden on April 7. With her arrival in Australia 18 months ago,  Anna brought with her a fresh vision and energy. She has boosted enthusiasm and awareness for bilingual storytelling, become a key member of the Australian Kamishibai Association, taken on a committee role for Storytelling Australia Victoria and oragnised the recent World Storytelling Day for Kids.

Anna is heading to Bangkok for a while (she will return). This is your chance to meet Anna before she goes or say your farewell.

Bring a story to tell or ears to listen.
 This month Daniela Bücheler-Scott is our host.

WHEN: Sunday April 7

TIME: 12.00 pm - 3.00 pm

WHERE: 325 South Rd Brighton East

NO BOOKINGS required, pay at the gate.

COST: $15 (for the Garden and our special guest)

 *April 7 END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING

REMINDER FABLED NIGHTS

There will be no Fabled Nights in April as it falls during the Easter break.

We'll be back on May17th. So plenty of time to think about your stories!

WORLD STORYTELLING DAY MARCH 23

BREAKING NEWS!

Our World Storytelling Day celebration for adults is now FREE.
Come and join us this Saturday, March 23 at 2.00 pm.

We are in the Performance Space at the beautiful Dock Library overlooking the water.

This venue can be reached by public transport and is fully accessible for those of you who use wheel chairs or other aids.

As part of World Storytelling Day, there will be a display and  resources for sale.

FREE but please still BOOK to help us with numbers. When you book you will see the address and map to help you find the venue.

MEET OUR LINE-UP OF TELLERS

Dave Davies will be sharing tales from the Speewah, a mythical station in the Australian outback where tall tales abound!

Sarah Depasquale and Jackie Kerin will combine their musical and storytelling telling talents and spin you a Selkie story.

Kamini Ramachandran from Moon Shadow Stories is based in Singapore. Kamini is the creative director of the International Storytelling StoryFest Singapore  and a good friend of Storytelling Australia Victoria, Kamini has recorded a message and story for us to share on World Storytelling Day.

Come and meet Kate Lawrence from Story Wise. Kate has been touring with her one woman show 'Fantastic Feminist Folk Tales' and she hosts the only women's only open mike story event in Melbourne.

Internationally recognised US storyteller David Novak has recorded a story especially for us to share with you. David is well loved in Australia and has contributed much to the oral storytelling community as the keynote at the NSW International Storytelling Conference, shows and workshops.

Anna Manuel from Heads and Tales Story Services  is not only a reading specialist but she is an enthusiastic practitioner of Kamishibai storytelling and a key member of the AKA (Australian Kamishibai Association). Anna is also well-known for her work as a bilingual storyteller (Filipino/English) and her work in this intercultural space.

Dani Bücheler-Scott from Wolf Publishing has also made her mark in the bilingual space. Dani brings her love of language and landscape from her childhood in Austria, a passion for Kamishibai storytelling and collaborative events and creations.

Matteo has been telling stories for more years than you've had hot breakfasts. He is a familiar face in schools, festivals and libraries around Victoria. He brings gentle magic and smiles where ever he goes.

Susan Hall is one of our favourite librarian storytellers. Her knowledge of folk tale and the oral tradition runs deep. When not attending to library and grandmother duties, Susan is a regular at our monthly gatherings at Fabled Nights in Newport.

What would we do without Alex Kharnam! Alex is a regular at all our events. He is our videographer, our cheer squad our walking talking encyclopedia. A writer, camera man, props builder and all round problem solver. Alex has been working on a Greek myth with a twist.

And finally our wondrous host and hard working Storytelling Australia Victoria volunteer, Durgah Devi Palinasamy from Deelightful Tales. We thank Dee for offering to curate  World Storytelling Day for the second year in a row. We know how time consuming events are to plan. We also thank the Storytelling Vic volunteers who have offered to help on the day. Without you, it wouldn't happen.