Lover of all things gothic, founder of Haunt Publishing and creator of a new audio book celebrating oral storytelling throughout Scotland, Rebecca shares her journey of making her idea a reality, with the help of the wonderful world of storytellers! 

‘Alongside the preservation of traditional storytelling, new forms are emerging; new ways of orally transmitting stories that reach new audiences further afield. It has been interesting to see the development of digital storytelling, podcasts and spoken word events, all of which serve to communicate new stories that will hopefully be passed along and down through time.‘

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Ailsa Dixon is a teenager whose found expression through storytelling and is keen to encourage other young people to embrace their stories to find their voice.

‘I spent two days in Inverness at Moniack Mhor where I got my first taste of how effective well honed, polished storytelling could be. Its wild, fluid, iridescent, and feels like breathing. Good storytelling is planned and practiced, with an almost imperceptible rhythm, but feels both to the teller and the listener like something brand new being born out of thin air.’

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Marie Louise lives in Edinburgh and loves telling stories, writing and singing songs. She is best known for her well loved character “Mrs. Mash the Storytelling Cook”. Mrs. Mash promotes health and well-being through songs, stories and joining in fun for wee ones, all about food.
Her new project is also about health and well-being with a focus on work with women.

‘After some reflection and a few exploratory conversations with fellow females – and one man – I decided that perhaps there might be a place for a new project. A project around hearing, witnessing and telling women’s stories, related to sexuality, in a way that could help other women process, explore and even celebrate that aspect of our lives.’

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