New Jersey Storytelling Guilds and Organizations
Garden State Storytelling League - Mercer county
The Garden State Storytellers' League was founded in 1982. Membership in the league is open to adults who are storytellers or are interested in the Art of Storytelling. Monthly meetings, workshops, and Story Swaps are held. Storytellers perform at various places such as museums, libraries, community fairs, Girl/Boy Scout meetings, etc. Members receive Here and There, a newsletter, a yearbook with a themed annotated storytelling bibliography, Story Art, a magazine for storytellers, and information about national and regional storytelling conferences. Contact: Fred Quinn, fquinn5986@aol.com
The Jersey Shore Storytellers - Mommouth and Ocean counties
A six year old organization of beginning to professional adult tellers, and appreciative listeners who meet for monthly swaps, present a yearly Tellabration and serve as a clearing house for booking its members. Contact: Mary Johnson, mejohnson8@verizon.net
League of New Jersey Storytellers
The League of New Jersey Storytellers (LNJS) is a non-profit organization that meets at 7:30 P.M. on the second Wednesday of the month at the Bridgewater library. LNJS members generally live in central New Jersey. At our meetings we swap stories and plan for storytelling events in which we participate. Some of our members enjoy telling. Others enjoy listening. Guests are welcome to observe or participate at meetings. Contact: Joe Dudis, 732-469-9327, dudis2@yahoo.com
New Jersey Storytelling Guild - Essex county
Meets on first Sunday of month at 7:30 or 3:00. Alternates workshops and story swaps. Union Congregational Church 76 Cooper Ave Upper Montclair NJ. Contact Jack McKeon, mckeon119@mac.com, or see web site for details. http://www.njstorynet.org/
New Jersey Storytelling Network
Dedicated to connecting storytellers and storylisteners in the state of New Jersey. Sponsors annual NJ Storytelling Festival. Website includes a directory of NJ storytellers and a story events and workshops calendar. Provider of NJ Dept. of Education Professional Development Credits. www.njstorynet.org
Princeton Storytelling Circle - Central New Jersey
Luray Gross, lurayg@pil.net
Story Weavers - MorrisCounty and Northern NJ
Meets monthly in Denville, NJ to swap stories and plan performance events. Contact: Carol Titus, 973-625-8548, carol.titus@yahoo.com
Storytelling Arts, Inc.
Storytelling Arts is a non-profit corporation which serves low-income schools and other special needs groups in New Jersey through long-term storytelling programs. We also provide in-depth training in storytelling for teachers. http://www.storytellingarts.net/
Voices From the Sand - Gloucester, Camden counties
A small gathering of South Jersey tellers who meet to share the joys and discoveries of storytelling on the third Tuesday of every month. Also sponsors annual storytelling events. Contact: Laura Kaighn, (856) 728-0816, laurakaighn@comcast.net