Elizabeth Ellis
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Ellis is an American
storyteller
and author
who has been 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.
United States
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storyteller
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
and author
Author
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who has been 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
Storytelling festival
A storytelling festival is often an annual event that features local, regional and/or nationally known oral storytellers. Each storyteller will have a scheduled amount of time to share a story with an audience...
. 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.
Festivals
American Storytelling Festivals performed at include The National Storytelling Festival, The Bay Area 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, Arts & Music Festival, The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and The Texas Storytelling FestivalExternal links
- Elizabeth Ellis' Homepage
- 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.