Storyteller Harlynne Geisler
http://storyteller.swiftsite.com
858-569-9399 storybag@juno.com
Storytelling in San Diego, Southern California, and the World
Especially Storytelling School Assemblies in San Diego County

If you’d like to check out any of these sites, just click your mouse on the underlined or different-colored words. If you explore my list of links, you will be leaving my site, so please "bookmark" my site or hit the "Back" button so it will be easy for you to return. Harlynne (Updated 5/09)

Storyteller Karen Chace offers a global feast of folktale websites, each with a short synopsis. In addition, there is a smorgasbord of sites focusing on Oral History, Crafts, Arts Education, Puppetry, Grants, Teaching Tools and more!
www.storybug.net

Thomas Doty -- Storyteller, Author, Teacher
Storyteller in Residence at Dragonfly Place in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon.
Web Site: http://www.dotycoyote.com

Writing.Com - We're an online community for writers of all ages, interests and skill levels. Anyone may create a free portfolio and exchange feedback with other writers. We were amongst Writer's Digest's 101 "Best Websites For Writers, 2005" and have thousands of writers within our community.
http://www.Writing.Com/

Fairy Tales Greeting Cards From 123Greetings.com
http://www.123greetings.com/arts/fairytales/

The site of motivational speaker Yossi Ghinsberg
www.ghinsberg.com

Libraries Unlimited & Teacher Ideas Press
Multicultural Folktales, Story Collections, & Storytelling Resources (including my book Storytelling Professionally) 1-800-237-6124
www.lu.com

Abstract Fine Art Gallery
Art of different styles and media. Website offers a wide variety of features and services that enable customers and artists to buy and sell
art online.
http://www.gallery-worldwide.com/

Storyteller/Educator Jody Hoelle
www.jodyhoelle.net

CIRCLE OF STORIES, a site developed by Second Story Interactive, is an internet based-project that explores the art, culture and legacy of the Native American oral tradition, was created by Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller in collaboration with the Cultural Conservancy, a Native American non-profit organization that works with indigenous communities to protect, restore, and revitalize endangered story, song and language. http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories. Browse the Storytelling Gallery and find colorful images, inspirational quotes, poems and stories. In the Culture Gallery, delve into a variety of issues facing Native cultures today through an interactive collage of media and text. Recently chosen as a Yahooligans "Cool Site of the Week," CIRCLE OF STORIES offers a variety of lesson plans for teachers and students at www.pbs.org/circleofstories/educators/

Carol Birch is one of the best tellers bar none.
ww.carolbirch.com

Olga Loya is ALSO one of the best tellers, bar none!
www.olgaloya.com

Call of Story joint website (NSN & BYU)
www.callofstory.org

Very detailed Resources link for digital storytelling (which basically means storywriting), journaling, and corporate storytelling and other types of telling too: http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm

American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
"American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Links to electronic texts of folk tales. While most of the folk tales are European, there are some from such countries as India, Korea, and Nigeria.

The Multicultural American West
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~amerstu/mw/
Sponsored by the American Studies Program at Washington State University, this site brings together online documents, journals and other resources for looking at the American West through different cultural groups.

Native American Lore Index Page: http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html

August House - the main publisher of storytelling resources in the US:
www.augusthouse.com

Sergio Troncoso and a few of his Hispanic stories:
www.sergiotroncoso.com

San Diego Folk Heritage website for where folk music and dance is happening in the county.
SDFolkHeritage.org

Ghosts galore
www.ghost.net

Story-Lovers produces storytelling greeting cards, bookmarks, bookplates, notepads, postcards and other stationery products featuring illustrations by well-known early 20th century artists from fairy tales, folklore, fables, nursery rhymes, myths, legends, classics and the Bible—free color catalog!
http://www.story-lovers.com

If you live in San Diego and want to come to a meeting of the San Diego chapter of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, go here:
www.sandiego-scbwi.org
If you live elsewhere and want to learn more about writing books for children, go to:
www.scbwi.org

Mary G. Ketner's web site includes a "You might be a storyteller if" page.
http://talesandlegends.net/

For links to clowns, jumpers, pony rides, shows available, puppet shows, rides, photos, buttons, gift balloons, singing telegrams, popcorn & cotton candy, carnival party, game booths, marketing, personalized buttons & badges, custom balloon printing and more.
http://www.clowns4all.com

Find the total Scottish experience, with Wendy Welch and Jack Beck
www.scottishsongandstory.co.uk

Storytelling Association of Alta California is a northern California organization.
http://www.storysaac.org/

Wordweavers not only offers a Storytelling Service, it is also about the Everyday Stories of Ordinary People and economical ways of putting those stories into print.
www.wordweavers.net

San Diego Writers' Cooperative lists literary events and writing classes and workshops.
http://www.sandiegowriters.org

The Storytelling FAQ--Frequently Asked Questions are the official internet way of gathering essential advice and resources in one convenient place - the starting point for anyone with questions. This FAQ was compiled from many professionals by Tim Sheppard.
http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story

The Story Connection - A website for storytellers, educators, librarians, parents, kids, and story lovers filled with resources, information, and links about storytelling.
http://www.storyconnection.net

San Diego’s source of articles about an incredible number of aspects of Asian culture including martial arts, philosophy, Asian cuisine and stories from today and yesterday.
http://www.jadedragon.com

Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore
If you need to research topics or characters from mythology or folklore, this encyclopedia can be a great help.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html

Shen's Books and Supplies
A supplier of multicultural children's books. Check out their annotated list of Cinderella books from around the world for sale.
http://www.shens.com/

Nancy Schimmel’s web site includes annotated bibliographies on active heroines in folktales, traditional stories that address adoption issues, and stories and songs on environmental themes.
www.sisterschoice.com

Clan MacLachlan Society Southwest USA Branch
I belong to the Clan MacLachlan, one of the most ancient Scottish clans. If your name is some varaiant of MacLachlan, join our organization and learn more about Scottish culture and history.
www.ClanMacLachlanWesternUSA.org

How to make money performing in schools.
http://www.schoolgigs.com

Storyteller www.storyteller.net

NSN Healing Story Association www.healingstory.org

How National Storytelling Network may be reached: email them at nsn@naxs.net, or the toll-free number of 800-525-4514. FAX # 423-753-9331 or by writing N.S.N. at 116 1/2 West Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659. http://www.storynet.org

This librarian in Vancouver, BC is a bit of a book sleuth. She will take pieces of your story memory and find the book you seek.
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/nxnw/lostbooks.html

Banned Books Online

www.ala.org/bbooks/
Official site of Banned Books Week (September 22–29, 2001) sponsored by the American Library Association and other organizations. Includes a list of banned or challenged books from the 17th century to 1998, notable quotes pertaining to literary freedom, and links to sites dealing with censorship. Between 1990 and 1998, of the 5,246 challenges reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, almost seventy percent were to material in schools or school libraries. Another twenty-six percent were to material in public libraries. Sixty percent of the challenges were brought by parents, sixteen percent by patrons, and almost ten percent by administrators.

digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html
Banned Books Online is an essay on the history of book banning with a discussion of each work that includes a link to the book's full text. An illustrated edition of "Little Red Riding Hood" was banned in two California school districts in 1989 because the book shows the heroine taking food and wine to her grandmother. The school districts cited concerns about the use of alcohol in the story.

http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/bannedbooks/bannedbooks.html
The University of Kansas had an exhibit of banned books in 1955. Dwight D. Eisenhower is quoted as saying in the catalog's introduction, "Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed." The catalog is at this site and now includes links to a list of challenged books of different countries. When Andersen's Fairy Tales were first published in 1835, they were banned in Russia by Nicholas I until 1849. Again in the 1930s, they found disfavor in Russia, this time because they tended to glorify princes and princesses. In 1954, an Illinois library stamped the fairy tales of the Danish author "For Adult Readers" to make it "impossible for children to obtain smut."

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

How long does copyright last?

The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, signed into law on October 27, 1998, amends the provisions concerning duration of copyright protection. Effective immediately, the terms of copyright are generally extended for an additional 20 years. Specific provisions are as follows:

* For works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection will endure for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. In the case of a joint work, the term lasts for 70 years after the last surviving author's death. For anonymous and pseudonymous works and works made for hire, the term will be 95 years from the year of first publication or 120 years from the year of creation, whichever expires first;

* For works created but not published or registered before January 1, 1978, the term endures for life of the author plus 70 years, but in no case will expire earlier than December 31, 2002. If the work is published before December 31, 2002, the term will not expire before December 31, 2047;

* For pre-1978 works still in their original or renewal term of copyright, the total term is extended to 95 years from the date that copyright was originally secured.

http://www.loc.gov/copyright/faq.html (QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED IN THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE PUBLIC INFORMATION SECTION at the Library of Congress)

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