By Janel Woodland You are cordially invited to attend the FSA Story Development Virtual Guild meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 pm. What is the FSA Story Development Virtual Guild? We are storytellers and delighted listeners who meet the second Tuesday of each month via zoom to support and encourage each other in crafting …
Something New: Story Coaching and Development for FSA Members Read More »
By Walt Belcher Several storytelling festivals throughout the United States, including our Florida Storytelling Festival, offer “fringe” performances. This is a chance for extended storytelling at the” fringe” or “edge” of a traditional festival. For the Florida festival, we draw three names at random during the fall from the tellers who have applied. …
By JD Adler The weather was cold, but the stories were hot at the 41st Annual Florida Storytelling Festival. This was my first story festival. Suncoast Storytelling Inc. (St, Petersburg) had honored me with a scholarship to go in my inaugural year as member, for which I am extremely grateful as I had an amazing …
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Eugene (Gene) Q. Belote, 91, of Dunedin, Florida, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Empath Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor. He enjoyed storytelling. Gene was a master in telling true personal stories from his youth and as a national sales manager. Gene and Maureen both were active members of the Tampa …
Long before there was a Florida Storytelling Festival at the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, there was the annual Story Camp. Many of our current storyteller members have fond memories of the days when Florida tellers would gather each spring to celebrate storytelling. Those memories will be shared on Friday night (Jan. …
