By Word of Mouth Storytelling Guild
8th Annual Oral & Moral
Storytelling Conference / Festival

	GLADYS COGGSWELL - celebrates her 21st year of storytelling and will share her new original stories, songs and a few old folktales.
MILTON GRAY - is a professional actor as well as a storyteller. He uses dialects, character voices, humor and singing to bring his stories to life.
	MARILYN KINSELLA - presents workshops for children and adults on the art of storytelling. She has been featured at numerous festivals since 1981.
TRUDIE LAMB RICHMOND - (Kakiokwehaweh "One Who Carries the Crowd"), Schaghticoke Tribal Elder, is a veteran storyteller and cultrual preservationists She has been nationally acclaimed for her Work, honored and written about. She is the niece of the late Chief Pehai (Theodore Coggswell Sr.). Her stories reflect the traditions of Northeastern Native People.

STORY SWAP SESSIONS One of our most popular features is the story swapping. Bring your own favorite story to share/swap and sign up to tell.

* STAR STORYTELLER COMPETITION If you don't have an entry form, just ask for one and we'll send it to you. You will be scheduled to perform and may win the $250.00 grand prize and title.