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Support Young Storytellers

Young storytellers need encouragement, 
they need support, 
and they need sponsorship.

You could ....

 Encourage a young person you know to give storytelling a go - your son, daughter, niece or nephew …. a promising student in your school or youth theatre, or member of your library … the young relative of someone in your Storytelling Club.

 Support a young storyteller by offering them opportunities to listen to stories and be heard telling … lend them books and take them to storytelling events … invite them along to watch you working with stories …

 Sponsor a prize at the Young Storyteller of the Year Award 2012 – in the past these have included performance opportunities, mentoring for a young storyteller, a magazine subscription, a book token ... 
Email Fiona or phone her on 01490 430551 or 07941 918159 - she is always open to new offers, and she likes being able to offer a LOT of prizes!

 Read Young Tongues - The Story Continues by Fiona Collins 
 
The Young Storyteller of the Year is a project of the Traditional Arts Team.
It is funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Birmingham City Council, the Traditional Arts Foundation, the West Country Storytelling Festival, Whitby Folk Week, the Society for Storytelling and the West Midlands Folk Federation
 
Patrons: Hugh Lupton and Jan Blake