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News 2024
SC-CC Conference 2024 Announcement
| Join us in in Sherbrooke, Quebec at Bishop's University from July 10th-14th, 2024 for our annual conference. The theme for our 2024 Conference is ‘Harmony’. This is a time to connect with nature, with one another, and with yourself in the beautiful setting of Quebec’s Eastern Townships. We are so excited to share that the Conference 2024 website pages are now live and Earlybird registration for SC-CC members is open as of Friday March 1st! Not a member yet? Join now for early and discounted registration. Read on for some important details |
Anita Best Story Save CD Release
From our friends at St. John's Storytelling! Come celebrate the release of Anita Best's StorySave CD!
Yolk's 2024 inaugural Montreal Fiction Prize
FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION:
Yolk's 2024 inaugural Montreal Fiction Prize.
Prize Money: Worth a total of $3000
Submissions Closing: 19 May 2024
Judged by: Souvankham Thammavongsa
Yolk welcomes entries to the inaugural Montreal Fiction Prize, a Canadian award for original short stories written in English.
New StorySave Facebook Group
Hello storytellers and story listeners! We have some exciting news for you! StorySave, a project dedicated to recording stories, has created new Facebook group under the umbrella of Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada. This dynamic Facebook group will have interesting posts about:
- StorySave and storytelling
- StorySave Storytellers and their stories
- Participatory online activities
- Occasional contests where you can win prizes!
Please make your way over to our new group and join the fun! As much as you can, please like our posts, share them with friends and be sure to follow us in order to hear superb stories, see fantastic posts and participate in cool contests!
FEST Call for staff for European Project
FEST is currently looking for a part-time freelance project assistant for Stories XFM, an Erasmus+ project in which gender norms, diversity and equality in stories and ways to use these stories to discuss gender issues with youth are explored.
A new SC-CC Event series! Conversations (with Christine)
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National Storytelling Network Solar Eclipse Glasses Fundraiser
From Storytelling Alberta's Calgary Chapter: World Storytelling Day Café: Building Bridges - One Story at a Time
From our friends at Storytelling Alberta's Calgary Chapter: World Storytelling Day Café: Building Bridges - One Story at a Time
SC-CC Spring Programming: "Let me tell you...", a series of francophone discussion groups
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A new workshop from Storytelling Toronto! Transformations: An Introduction to Telling Personal Stories
A new workshop from our friends at Storytelling Toronto: 'Transformations: An Introduction to Telling Personal Stories' PLUS a 10% discount for SC-CC members!
Elizabeth Ellis Online Concert: "Love: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"
2024 AGM Announcement
Soyez des nôtres pour l'assemblée générale annuelle (AGA) de SC-CC qui se tiendra le samedi 24 février sur Zoom, à 13 h (heure de l'Est). Cliquez ici pour consulter les fuseaux horaires.
Call For Expertise - FEST Conference Glasgow
The Federation for European Storytelling (FEST), The Village Storytelling Centre (Scotland), Adverse Camber (England), The Armstrong Storytelling Trust (Northern Ireland) and the storytelling community of Wales are pleased to invite the international storytelling community to the annual 2024 FEST conference in Glasgow on June 25 – 27.
We are in the process of putting together the conference programme, which will run in parallel with The Village Storytelling Festival.
We are looking for workshop and lecture contributions from storytellers and representatives of storytelling organisations from Europe and beyond to create a rich and relevant programme - i.e. we need you!
Sessions will be selected to ensure a well-rounded program, aiming for a balance of diverse themes and engaging participant experiences. The selection process will prioritise the level of expertise of the session leader as well as the relevance and quality of the session outline.
Follow this link for more information and for the application form itself.
Légendes de la Chine millénaire (Agora de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec)
Un nouveau spectacle d'Aurore Liang! Si vous êtes à Québec, ne manquez pas son spectacle à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec le 3 février.
Prenez place dans ce voyage extraordinaire où les légendes prennent vie et dans lequel l’ancienne Chine révèle quelques mystères à travers trois récits mythiques qui ont traversé les âges : la création de l’univers avec l’épopée de Pangu; la légende de la déesse Nuwa, créatrice divine qui a tissé des liens entre les hommes et les dieux; et la légende du Nouvel An chinois, qui raconte comment un monstre menace un village paisible.
Texas Storytelling Festival 2024
Everyone loves a good story! Join us for some old-fashioned entertainment at the Texas Storytelling Festival March 7-10. Hear personal stories, ghost tales, folktales, and more. In addition, participants can attend workshops to hone their own storytelling skills. National tellers include Donald Davis, Nestor Gomez, Fran Stallings, and Kathy Culmer. Weekend passes and individual event tickets are available. Early bird deadline is February 29.
(940) 380 – 9320
Everything you need to know can be found at
National Storytelling Network 2024 Conference: Together Again!
