New York Storytelling Guilds and Organizations
African Folk Heritage Circle, Inc.
A group of storytelling artists working within the African oral tradition. We seek to redefine our folklore, folk medicine, folk life, folk wisdom, and to harness the power of deep symbolism in our traditional African stories. www.africanfolkheritagecircle.org/about.html Contact: Dr. Joyce Duncan DrDuncan@africanfolkheritagecircle.org Phone: (718) 341-5763
Black Dirt Storytelling Guild
The Black Dirt Storytelling Guild is sponsored by the Florida Public Library in Florida, NY and is open to all story lovers age 16 and up. The Guild meets on the second Thursday of every month at the library, 7:30 p.m. Events include summer Campfire Storytime sessions, Tellabration and other programs for all ages in Orange County and the Hudson Valley. Contact: Madelyn Folino, (845) 651-7659, mfolino@rcls.org
Jewish Storytelling Center
Participate in Jewish storytelling activities in New York City at the 92nd Street Y's Buttenwieser Library: Get-togethers to swap Jewish stories, The Oral Tradition performance series, storytelling workshops, and the Jewish Storytelling Newsletter. Contact: Peninnah Schram, 212-415-5542, storytelling@92ndsty.org, www.92ndsty.org
LANES
(League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling)
A regional membership organization for the six New England states and upstate New York. Sponsors the annual Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference in late March, and publishes The Museletter. Contact: 617-499-9662, www.lanes.org
New York State Storytellers (NYSS)
Since 2008, New York State Storytellers have gathered together several times a year to share and learn from each other. www.nys-storytellers.org
The Storytelling Center
New York City's center of storytelling for more than a quarter century sponsors events, workshops, and swaps. Please go to our website for more detailed information: www.storytelling-nyc.org or contact Regina Ress, 212-260-3674, reginaress@RnRProductions-nyc.com
Storytelling Guild of Greater Rochester (SGGR)
Meets the first Friday of the month at Barns and Noble in Pittsford NY at 7 P.M.for a story swap. All are welcome. For more information contact Mike Rickert at 585-544-8422 or e-mail at rickerttelling@aol.com
Spin-A-Storyteller
Western New York's Premier story telling guild. Meetings second Friday of every month at the United Presbyterian Church corner of Main Street and Jewett Parkway in Buffalo, NY. Contact: Sue Tannehill, (716) 828-0717, Stannehill@aol.com, http://www.sff.net/people/spin-a-story/
Story Circle of the Capital District
A group of people who love stories. We meet monthly to tell works in progress with teller-directed feedback. Contact: Carol Connolly, (518) 786-1271, talesntunes@earthlink.net, http://timesunion.com/communities/storycircle
Western New York Storytelling Institute
WNYSI is a school of storytelling that currently produces Keepers of the Flame Storytelling Retreat at the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY in November. We also bring presenting storytellers to Western New York throughout the year. Contact: Lorna Czarnota, (716) 837-0551, LCzarnota@aol.com