Here is a selection of articles I have published on a variety of Storytelling themes.
Please click on the titles below to navigate to the relevant articles.
Tall Tale Telling in 'Storylines' - Winter 2008
'Storytelling and Place' - commissioned by Artswave, June 2008
‘Listen, speak and enjoy!’ – Early Years Educator, June 2004
A Facts & Fiction series on novels featuring storytelling
"Cor, I loved that!" - Imaginative storytelling courses in Pembrokeshire - commissioned by English in Wales / Saesneg yng Nghymru for their Winter 2008 newsletter and bulletin.
You can read the article by clicking here.
'Storytelling and Place' - commissioned by Artswave, June 2008.
You can read this article by clicking here or see it online: www.artswave.co.uk
‘Listen, speak and enjoy!’ – Early Years Educator, June 2004
Storytelling without books is a good way to encourage young children to listen and speak. It is particularly effective when presented in a way that encourages involvement and participation.
Click here to read this article on storytelling to encourage communication skills.
A Facts & Fiction series on novels featuring storytelling:
Click on the novel titles to read the relevant articles
‘Rudder Tongue’ – Facts & Fiction, August 2003
On The Gift of Stones by Jim Crace
‘Cultural Counter-Revolution’ – Facts & Fiction, May 2003
On Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
‘Epic Explorations’ – Facts & Fiction, February 2003
On The File on H. by Ismail Kadare
‘A Victorian Storyteller - and a Woman!' – Facts & Fiction, Autumn 2002
On The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
On The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy