Gwen Caldwell
Gwen Caldwell has enjoyed sharing stories with groups of all ages at schools, churches, bookstores, conferences, dinner parties, and retreats throughout the Southwest. Ten years ago Gwen founded the Richardson/Plano Storytelling Guild. She has also been the contact person for the Network of Biblical Storytellers in the Dallas area. In this latter context she was featured at the National Conference of Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment and has been a participant for several years in the School for Sacred Storytelling. Gwen has taught in both public and private schools as well as an inner-city literacy program. These experiences have prepared her to create and teach meaningful storytelling workshops to a variety of groups. As an educator, Gwen Caldwell is also aware of the tremendous potential stories hold for awakening the imagination, developing problem solving skills, and fostering creativity.
http://gwencaldwell.com
gwen@gwencaldwell.com
Jiaan Powers
"Come listen with your heart, and let your mind sing and dance with the words of the storyteller." - A master teacher with twenty-two years teaching experience in the public schools, Jiaan currently tells stories to audiences of all ages, and designs and conducts storytelling workshops. For scheduling, rates, and more information, contact Jiaan at http://www.jiaanpowers.com
jiaanpowers@jiaanpowers.com.
  
         
     

Steve McCluer
Steve began telling stories at schools when his children were in kindergarten. Twenty years later, with his kids grown, Steve still entertains audiences young and old. Whether telling stories to families at a celebration, to children in a classroom, or to teachers in a seminar, Steve weaves stories to make you laugh and to make you think. Steve can tell stories around a theme or just for good ol' times. Contact him for your next event at
mccluer@sbcglobal.net

 

Maryanne Clarke
"There is little that can nurture the soul more than a good story told by a great storyteller." These words sum up the lure of storytelling for Maryann, who has been a professional storylistener and sometime storyteller since 1996. She tells to adult audiences and typically draws from the rich mine of folklore. Storytelling venues have included Old City Park at their July Fourth and Christmas Candlelight celebrations, the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, and guild meetings open to the public at Barnes & Noble, among others. Maryann is available to tell stories to adults at club meetings and parties and can be reached at mclarke0804@comcast.net.
 

Nancy Steed
Nancy Steed has been a story teller in the Collin county area for several years. She has been delighting audiences from 3 to 103!! As a " tribal Spouse" and mother of Miami tribal members, she has a special love for the stories of Native America and other tribal cultures. All her stories are interlaced with The music of the Native American Flute.
storylady61@hotmail.com

  
 
Ann Marie Newman
Ann Marie Newman is a high-energy storyteller with a performing arts background.  She has been enthusiastically telling tales to listeners of all ages for over 13 years.  Ann's use of character voices, facial expressions, body language, sound effects and audience interaction will draw you right into her diverse collection of tales.
Ann Marie has entertained audiences at community events, art museums, storytelling festivals, libraries, schools, churches and various other venues in Florida and Texas.  As an experimental and multi-media artist, Ann Marie's visual art reflects her love of stories.   It is not unusual to find words, quotes, or poems that speak directly to you..  Says Ann, "I love to awaken my listeners to the imaginative and delightful world of stories.  I hope I can inspire them to explore their own creative potential while I'm at it."
annstoryart@sbcglobal.net
 

Genie Hammel
Accompanied by her puppets and autoharp, “The Magic Genie” brings the delight and magic of stories to audiences of all ages. As a children’s librarian for twenty years, Genie had the ideal audience and plenty of resources to hone her energetic and interactive style of storytelling. She loves to tell folktales, stories that make you laugh, and stories that find a resting place in the hearts of her audience. Genie has told stories at many venues, including the Texas Storytelling Festival, the Dallas Museum of Art, various public and school libraries, The Blackland Prairie Festival, and the TX Tales Festival. Her weekly stories at the Plano Interurban Museum invite the children to “climb aboard” the story train!