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Stephanie Benger
13619-82 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5R 3R3
Home/Résidence : 780-489-9621
Email/Courriel :
sbenger@shaw.ca
Wendy Berner
Box 65071 North Hill Post Office
Calgary AB T2N 4T6
Telephone/Téléphone: 403-266-8889
Fax/Télécopier : 403-266-8889
Bio:
A storyteller for all ages from the very young to seniors, Wendy Berner tells stories from many cultures and has appeared across Canada and overseas in both hemispheres. Wendy also teaches her art form, does community/student projects, staff training and literacy work. Her recording 'Just(?) Desserts' is an "OUR CHOICE AUDIO." Traditional and story songs in many languages are often part of Wendy's performances.
E, O (some Gaelic), T,C,YA,A,CW,AW
Lawrence Chrismas
Box 61083 Kensington P.O.
Calgary, AB T2N 4S6
Home/Résidence : phone: 403-270-3547
Email/Courriel : cambria@telus.net
Webpage: www.lawrencechrismas.com
Lawrence Chrismas RCA, photographer, writer, story teller, mining historian. For 25 years he has explored the culture of Canadian miners through black & white portraits and thoughtful synopsis of the stories of their lives in mines and mining communitiees.
Cheryl Corman
Email/Courriel : cormancheryl@yahoo.ca
Gail deVos
Box 215
Seba Beach AB T0E 2B0
Home/Résidence : 780-797-3949
Fax/Télécopier : 780-492-2430
Email/Courriel : storyteller.devos@telusplanet.net
Bio:Besides telling stories at schools, libraries, on CBC Radio, and in the business
communities of Alberta, Gail tells stories at the Edmonton Folk Festival.
Gail has been teaching storytelling courses at the University of Alberta since 1988
and has published seven books on storytelling and folklore. She was the resident
toryteller at Fort Edmonton Park, bringing history alive through story, for thirteen
years and is still the co-organizer of the annual Storytelling Festival held at the Park, now in its 17th year.
Categories: E,C,YA,A,AW,CW
Bethany Ellis
9425-67 avenue
Edmonton AB T6E 0N6
Home/Résidence : 780-436-9064
Email/Courriel : bevido@telus.net
Bio:"Can you do a Nepali story for preschoolers?" - "Of Course!"
"A Medieval ballad for teens?" - "If I Can bring along my crumhorn-playing husband..."
"We need a VERY adult story for our cafe..." - "Would you like that with or without my harp?"
From England to Uruguay, from Malaysia to Korea, Bethany has been storytelling for longer than she hasn't.
Educators! Try my Storyfair workshop. I take over your school, you sit back and smile.
Categories: E,F,A,C,YA,T
Renee Englot
5417 35 Ave
Edmonton, AB T6L 1C5
Home/Résidence : (780) 463-8792
Work/Travail : (780) 906-9194
Email/Courriel : renee.englot@telusplanet.net
Bio: As a teen-ager, Renée Englot began storytelling for children at church; she continues to tell Biblical stories.
Renée also does school programs for elementary and junior high students, and workshops for students and teachers,
beginning and journeyman storytellers, and corporate groups. She has performed at festivals, concerts,
and cafés across Western Canada and the U.S.. Renée’s favourite stories to tell are funny folktales from around
the world and dramatic Biblical stories.
M. Jennie Frost
9010 120st Street NW
Edmonton AB T6G 1X7
Home/Résidence : 780-433-2932
Email/Courriel : mjfrost@shaw.ca
Storytelling for older students. Oral telling of carefully selected stories engages students in a shared
experience of literature and trains listening skills. Storyteller and author, Jennie has a wide
repertoire of Greek and Roman myth and history, folktales, and literature. She has ten years’ experience
teaching grades 5 – 12, undergraduate university and adult extension classes. Jennie tells for any audience
K – adult and weaves story into workshops on storytelling, writing, the Greek alphabet, and Latin/Greek word origins.
Categories: E,C,YA,A,CW,AW,T
Pearl-Ann Gooding
1709 10A Street
Wainwright AB T9W 1K1
Home/Résidence : 780-842-6548
Email/Courriel : goodtell@telusplanet.net
Bio:
Pearl-Ann loves to tell Family, Fairy and Folktales as she travels throughout the
country sharing her love of story. She is recording a Children's Cd in Winnipeg in the
fall of 07 and developing a Cemetery Walk of Heroes for her home town, Wainwright's,
100th Birthday celebration in July 2008! Pearl-Ann does a guided Haunted Walk through
Wainwright every Saturday and Monday in October. It is her belief that you don't have
to be in fairytales to fly - you just need to believe in yourself!
Categories: E,C,YA
Doug Grimes
31 Greenview Cres
St. Albert, AB
T8N 0S9
Home/Résidence : 780-458-9653
Email/Courriel : doug@maverickgames.com
Bio: Doug is a writer/inventor and has been performing and telling stories since he was a child. He writes and performs his own work, as well as publishing his works and the works of other storytellers.
Categories: E,C,YA,A,CW,AW,T
Karen Gummo
2408-34 Avenue N.W.
Calgary AB T2L 0V2
Home/Résidence : 403 284-0747
Work/Travail :403-777-8370
Email address: karengummo@shaw.ca
Bio:
A veteran Calgary storyteller, Karen Gummo tells the ice bright sagas of her Norse ancestors as well
as her own invented tales, and favorites from around the world. She
has performed across Canada and is a seasoned workshop presenter.
Categories
E,C,YA,A,CW,AW,T
Merle Harris
6223 186 St
Edmonton AB T5T 2T3
Home/Résidence : phone: 780-444-7214
Fax/Télécopier : 780-487-6883
Email/Courriel : merle@merleharris.com
Bio: Merle has been a freelance, professional storyteller for 12 years.
She is resident storyteller at Fort Edmonton Park, tells stories and conducts workshops
for kindergarten students to senior citizens. She tours with the Young Alberta Book Society,
telling stories to children in schools and libraries across the province, and is involved with
Youth Write, a summer writing camp for 12 to 18 year olds. She is also co-author of
Telling Tales: Storytelling in the Family.
Categories: E,C,YA,A,CW,AW
Mary Hays
5418 46th Street
Olds AB T4H 1B8
Home/Résidence : 403-556-2818
Fax/Télécopier : 403-556-3292
Email/Courriel : storymary@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.airnet.com/storyteller
Bio: Mary Hays has extensive training and experience as a storyteller and workshop facilitator.
She enjoys sharing folktales, family, and historical stories using traditional storytelling, readers theatre,
puppetry and flannel figures.
Categories:E,C,YA,A,CW,AW,T
Betty Hersberger
Box 1500
Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0
Home/Résidence : 403-946-0027
Work/Travail : 403-284-8899
Email/Courriel : betty.hersberger@sait.ca
Bio:
Betty is a founding member of the Calgary Chapter of T.A.L.E.S. She began hearing and telling tales as a child in a
large family. Then, as now, her tales come from both her own experiences and from European Folklore. She has told
stories in schools, libraries, clubs, bookstores, festivals, conferences, Tellabration, and Word on the Street
and has been published in Under the Wide Blue Sky.
Categories: E,C,A,H,T
Maria-Teresa Hopkins-Olszewska
#55 - 9520 Bonaventure Drive SE
Calgary, AB T2J 0E5
Home phone # is: 403-618-1818
Cell phone # is: 403-923-9651
Email: mthopkins@shaw.ca
Bio: Maria grew up in Poland with six siblings whom she often entertained by storytelling. She chose a career in nutritional chemistry and journalism, but after moving to Victoria B.C. in 1989,became active in storytelling circles, and has worked as a teacher and artist of verbal and visual expression. Maria presents original and traditional tales in English, Polish and Esperanto,
performing at diverse venues and giving workshops.
Categories: E,O,C,YA,A,CW,AW
Peter Laing Leith Jarvis
8823 29th Avenue
Edmonton NW, AB T6K 2X5
Home/Résidence : 780 461-3586
Work/Travail : 780 492-1727
Email/Courriel : plljarvis@shaw.ca
Categories: E,A,YA
Kathy Jessup
11404 32nd Ave
Edmonton AB T6J
3H5
Home/Résidence : 780-430-9399
Fax/Télécopier : 780-432-7173
Email/Courriel : lkjessup@telus.net
Bio: Kathy Jessup writes and tells humorous contemporary tales for children.
She's performed for a wide variety of audiences at libraries, schools, festivals
and teachers' conventions across Canada. She's also had some of her material
published in magazines such as "Chickadee." In addition to storytelling,
Kathy has developed a popular writing workshop for young children, which she
presents at elementary schools.
Categories: E,C,CW
Helen Lavender
1374 Lakeview Rd
Sherwood Park AB T8H 1L5
Home/Résidence : 780-467-2924
Fax/Télécopier : 780-467-0341
Email/Courriel : hlavende@telusplanet.net
Bio: Helen Lavender tells folk tales, family and historical stories and stories with girl heroes.
She is a member of T.A.L.E.S (The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling) Alberta and a
leader of T.A.L.E.S. Strathcona.
Categories: E, YA, A
MaryAnn Lippiatt
P.O. Box 294,
New Sarepta AB T0B 3M0
Home/Résidence : 780-941-3843
Email/Courriel : lippiatt@mailhub.ca
Marie Anne McLean
203 Tudor Lane NW
Edmonton, AB T6J 3T5
Home #: 780-437-7736
Email: mamclean@shaw.ca
Ginger Mullen
8132 Hunterview Drive NW
Calgary, AB T3K 1B1
Home/Résidence : 403-695-7761
Email/Courriel : ginger.mullen@shaw.ca
Bio: My first love was Rapunzel. My delight in her sad tale of isolation sparked great appreciation for the children that fill my stories today. A performer since 1992 for children and adults alike, I have told stories and led workshops in a variety of venues including libraries, festivals and schools. While I love to tell traditional stories from around the world, I especially enjoy tales of the bittersweet, for without sorrow there is no joy.
Categories: E,C,A,CW,AW
Kathleen Quinn
Main P.O. Box 11471
Edmonton, AB T5H 1V7
Home/Résidence : 780-429-1836
Email/Courriel : mkquinn@telusplanet.net
Bio: Kathleen (Kate) Quinn has been a member of TALES since 1992 and enjoys telling at
Edmonton’s annual Festival, story cafews and house concerts. Celtic myths, Irish folk tales
and fairy stories are her favourite story
sources. She also enjoys researching, writing and telling historical stories and family stories.
Story-listening feeds her soul and imagination and partaking in storytelling gatherings is
always a feast for which she is thankful.
Categories: E,YA,A,T
Cheryl Robinson
235 Castlebrook Road NE
Calgary AB T3J 2C5
Home/Résidence : 403-293-3826
Email/Courriel : drobinson15@shaw.ca
Bio:A wife, a mom a grandma who loves using inflexion in every day life... it has a job; it tells of life! Loves how story can infect a listener...and a group of listeners. Enjoys telling true stories, childhood stories, and sappy stories!
T.A.L.E.S. (The Albert League Encouraging Storytelling)
c/o Anne Cowling
2308 - 34th Avenue N.W.
Calgary AB T2L 0V2
Home/Résidence : 403-282-5394
Email/Courriel : baylyd@telusplanet.net
T.A.L.E.S. - Strathcona Branch
21511 Wye Road
Ardrossan AB T8E 2J2
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