August House Tops Teller Talent at 2005 National Storytelling Fest, Nine Authors to Appear
Atlanta, GA — September 1, 2005
No less than nine authors and performers from the August House Publishing family of storytellers will be featured at the this year's National Storytelling Festival, October 7-9 in Jonesborough, Tennessee, making August House the top publisher in terms of storyteller appearances.
August House performers set to appear at popular event are Milbre Burch, Donald Davis, Elizabeth Ellis, Gay Ducey, Bill Harley, Bill Lepp, Barbara McBride-Smith, Ed Stivender and Kathryn Tucker Windham.
The National Storytelling Festival is co-owned by the International Storytelling Center and the National Storytelling Network and is produced solely by the International Storytelling Center. The International Storytelling Center celebrates the power of storytelling each year in October by showcasing the world's stories, storytellers, and storytelling traditions at the highly acclaimed National Storytelling Festival — the world's premier storytelling event.
The International Storytelling Center inspires and empowers people around the world to capture and tell their stories, listen to the stories of others, and use storytelling to produce positive change. For, through the power of storytelling, we can build a better world-healthier communities, more effective workplaces and schools of learning, and enriched human life.
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About August House
Recently recognized as one of "America's 101 Top Independent Publishers," August House is a highly-acclaimed and award-winning multimedia publisher of children's stories and folktale anthologies. August House's is based in Atlanta, GA.
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