• Source: Elizabeth Ellis

      • Elizabeth Ellis (born 1943) is an American storyteller and author known for her live performances of traditional tales, literature, Texas and Appalachian history and folklore, and personal memoir. She was awarded the Circle of Excellence in 1997 by the National Storytelling Network after being recognized by her peers as a master storyteller. She is a regular performer at the National Storytelling Festival. She was selected as a "Listener's Choice" at the 30th Anniversary National Storytelling Festival and a Storyteller-In-Residence at the International Storytelling Center. She was the first recipient of the John Henry Faulk Award from the Tejas Storytelling Association.


      Background and early career


      Born in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1943, Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Tennessee. Ellis credits her interest in stories to a storytelling family; she grew up hearing stories from her mother's parents and siblings.
      Ellis went to library school and in the fall of 1969 became a children's librarian at the Dallas Public Library. When Ellis attended gigs of her musician friends, they would invite her on stage to tell stories between sets.


      Festivals


      American Storytelling Festivals performed at include the National Storytelling Festival, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, the Flying Leap Festival, Haunting In The Hills, the L.A.U.G.H.S. Festival, the Mariposa Storytelling Festival, the Mesa Storytelling Festival, the Taos Storytelling Festival, the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and the Texas Storytelling Festival.


      Bibliography


      Inviting the Wolf In: Thinking About Difficult Stories, written with Loren Niemi, August House, 2006
      From Plot to Narrative, Parkhurst Brothers Publishing, 2012
      Every Day a Holiday: A Storyteller's Memoir, Parkhurst Brothers Publishing, 2014


      Discography



      Like Meat Loves Salt and other tales, 1984
      I Will Not Talk in Class: Stories for Children, 1989
      Mothers and Daughters: Recorded Live At The National Storytelling Festival, 2001
      Meddling In Wal-Mart ®: Recorded Live At The Mariposa Storytelling Festival, 2002
      One Size Fits Some: Recorded Live At The National Storytelling Festival, 2008
      Wading In The Jordan: Recorded Live At The National Storytelling Festival, 2008


      Awards


      Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award
      2013, From Plot to Narrative
      2014, Every Day a Holiday: A Storyteller's Memoir
      Oracle Award, National Storytelling Network
      1997 - Circle of Excellence
      2004 - South Central Region Service and Leadership
      2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award
      Storytelling World Special Storytelling Resources
      2002: Inviting the Wolf In
      2013: From Plot to Narrative
      Tejas Storytelling Association 1986: John Henry Faulk Award


      See also


      Storytelling
      Storytelling festival


      References




      External links


      Official website
      A one-hour interview on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Elizabeth Ellis' speaks about Storytelling and the development of ethical behavior in young people.

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: