Links & Resources
Below are listed some of my favourite web sites.
www.home.aone.net.au/stories/index
Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) Inc
Focus of storytelling in Australia, with links to guilds in each state, storytellers, events (including the
National Storytelling Festival) resources for storytellers, articles, interviews with storytellers, and links to
storytelling around the world.
Story Arts Online
Created by Heather Forest, this educator's resource explores the use of storytelling in the classroom to
enhance student's speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. It includes a story library of concise
folktale plots, lesson plans, and a webliography of storytelling links.
Welcome to "Stories of the Dreaming"
- a collaboration between Australia's Cultural Network (through the Federal Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) and the Australian Museum. The stories come
from the cultures of Indigenous Australians and have been collected from all over Australia. They reflect
an essential part of the life of Indigenous Australians.
http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=storytelling&list
Sites throughout the WWW featuring Storytelling resources, organizations, events, and the tellers
themselves. All dedicated, at least in part, to the vocal art of telling stories. Enjoy
http://www.netspace.net.au/~bunyip/
"Swag of Yarns" is a new quarterly magazine produced in Melbourne, supporting storytelling guilds in
Australia. Our aim is to unite people all over Australia through story, with a strong emphasis on
encouraging the art of oral storytelling.
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stuff-art/stuff-art99
Check out Donna Brown's Award Winning site. When you get to above site look for "The Gounge".
A fantastic animated site that tells of a boogey man from NSW
Check out her website and latest exhibition.
Resources
A Storytelling Calendar for the Year
This calendar is continually being updated, call back again.
JANUARY
1st
A Centenary of Federation. For it's first stamp the commonwealth of Australia had to wait thirteen
Years. The final choice was between a stamp with a map of Australia encircling a kangaroo or King
surrounded by wattle, emu and kangaroo. It was an important decision because it would be 'an
advertisement for Australia' overseas. What would you design to advertise Australia in 2001?
24th
Chinese New Year / Year of the Snake / Chinese Astrological Chart
FEBRUARY
14th
Saint Valentine's Day. Listen to stories of love and intrigue like Why the Waratah is red ;
Australia's more appropriate flower of love. Hear of Ghostly lovers from the goldfields in Eureka
Runaway's and more.
MARCH
4th
Clean up Australia Day. Why not share some stories from Earth Care by Margaret Read Mac Donald,
world folktales on ecological themes.
17th
Saint Patrick's Day. Great myths and legends of the Celts should feature strongly at this time of the year.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
24th
Midwinter is time for
JULY
AUGUST
18-24th
Book Week "2001 a Book Odyssey" September
OCTOBER
31st
All Hallow's Eve. As all of us who have worked in libraries know, a great time for ghost stories and
things that creep in the night.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
25th
Christmas Stories. Anne has been collecting Christmas Stories for years and they
range from humorous, poignant, traditional to and religious