Saskatchewan

Kathy Bennett
3945 Centennial Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7L 5T3

Home phone:   306-683-0292
Work phone: 306-975-7537
Email:   kdbennett@shaw.ca

Categories:  E, C, YA, A, CW, AW

Judith Benninger
401 Ave Y North
Saskatoon, SK, S7L 3L1

Home phone:   306-384-1097
Work phone:   306-975-7572
FAX:  306-975-7542
Email:    j.benninger@saskatoonlibrary.ca

Bio: A librarian-children's specialist who has told stories in four provinces and one territory. Has been telling for 30 years to children and adults, with special interest in African and Celtic stories. She presents a variety of workshops on storytelling for adults and middle school children. She is an active member of the Saskatoon Storytellers' Guild and a member of the Storytellers School of Toronto.

Categories: E, C,YA,A,CW,AW

Joan Eyolfson Cadham
Box 1049
Foam Lake, SK SOA 1A0

Home phone:   306-272-4994
Work phone:   306-272-4994
FAX:   306-272-3796
Email:   jcadh@sasktel.net

Bio: Joan Eyolfson Cadham is an award winning freelance writer who turned to storytelling when she discovered a rich legacy of ancient Icelandic fairy tales and legends filled with the hidden folk (elves with attitude), giant trolls and a very genuine heroine who, in the early 1000s, walked across Europe to Rome to report on her visit to a new world. Joan lives and works in Foam Lake, SK, part of the area that Icelandic pioneers called Vatnabyggd.

Categories:  E, C, YA, A, T

Hilary Craig
124 Champlain Dr
Regina, SK S4S 4Y9

Home phone:    306 585-0981
FAX: 306 585-7936 (call first)
Email:   hilaryzimbabwe@yahoo.ca
Website:www.hilarycraig.com

Bio: Hilary Craig draws many of her stories from her varied life experiences growing up and living in Zimbabwe, teaching English to new immigrants, travelling in rural Saskatchewan and working with women with life threatening illnesses. She is particularly attracted to stories that show the resilience and creativity of the human spirit.

Categories:  E,T,B,C,YA,A,AW

Bonnie Logan
438 5th Avenue N.
Saskatoon, SK  S7K 2P9

Home phone:   306-652-0609
Email:   jray@the.link.ca

Bio: Bonnie Logan is a Saskatchewan storyteller, singer/songwriter & banjo player. She began storytelling in 1985 while touring with the Saskatchewan Heritage Traveling Show and she's been telling ever since in schools, libraries, festivals and special events. Bonnie works professionally as a full time storyteller and workshop educator. She is in her 9th year of teaching storytelling at GV Elementary in Saskatoon. She tells folktales, cantefables, literary and original stories with humour, music and heart.

Categories: E,T,C,YA,A,CW,AW

Kevin MacKenzie
2071 Reynolds Street
Regina, SK    S4N 3M9

Home phone:   306-359-3107
Work phone:   TOLL FREE 1-866-255-7529
Email:    kevin@storiesbykevin.com
Website: www.storiesbykevin.com

Bio: Kevin has enjoyed long term residencies with the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Regina Public Library and School Board and told stories across Canada, in the USA, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, England, and Mexico. Jails, preschools, conferences, festivals and schools have all been warmed by Kevin's sincere, enthusiastic telling. Kevin's "Fingersplay!" VHS/DVD/CD-ROM of action rhymes for kids made the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s “Our Choice” list. Kevin gives workshops to beginning and intermediate tellers, and the curious.

Categories: E,O(Spanish),C,YA,A,CW,AW,T

Linda Mikolayenko
Box 352 242 Otter Street
Air Ronge, SK   S0J 3G0

Home phone:   306-425-2636
Email:   lindathestoryteller@sasktel.net
Website: http://www.Lindathestoryteller.ca

Bio: Linda loves the oral tradition and her red boots. She has told stories at schools, libraries and festivals across Canada and particularly enjoys sharing the wit and wisdom of folktales and legends from her Ukrainian heritage. She has performed at storytelling festivals in Ottawa and Toronto and was selected to tour Alberta in 2004 during Canadian Children's Book Week.

Categories:  E,C,YA,A,CW,AW,T

Vincent Murphy
# 910 2141 Mcintyre Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3T4
Home phone: 306-569-6056
Email: vincent.murphy@sasktel.net

Bio: ImagineTHAT! Vincent is an acclaimed story writer, teller and performer, inspirational speaker and workshop presenter. He has presented for all ages across Canada and Overseas. His informal and entertaining performances and workshops feature original Prairie and Northern tales, historical and personal narratives, Celtic tales, music, and gentle humour. Ideal for festivals, conventions, schools, libraries and fundraising. Tune in to Story Emporium www.cjtr.ca Saturday 9:00/Thursday 10 am CST

Categories:
E,T,A,C,YA,CW,AW

Norman G. Walker
2235 Robinson St.
Regina, SK S4T 2R1

Home phone:   306-522-1917
Email:   normwalker@accesscomm.ca
Website: www.normwalker.com

It was a dark and stormy evening, after a tornado, when Norm Walker first saw the rural Saskatchewan light of Dominion Day in 1955. Since then, he has become a singer, a musician, songwriter, electrician, technical instructor and, most importantly, a "story-singer". He released a music cd in 2002 called "T" Time - Time Tested Tales, Tall and True which is mostly a collection of story-oriented songs, many of which are based on urban legends and folk tales. Since that time he has performed from coast to coast and been featured on national and local radio. Penguin Eggs magazine describes him as a "songwriter somewhat in the tradition of a Canadian Tom Lehrer’. If you can’t at least smile at some of these story-songs, there’s probably something wrong with your face. Norm is also one of the main organizers of storytelling activities in the Regina area.