Today (Wed 11 Sep) with support from the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund and Creative Scotland, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival launched its 35th festival programme. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (18 to 31 October 2024) is organised by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) and is the world’s largest celebration of storytelling. Since it … Continued

Title: Visitor Services Manager, Scottish Storytelling Centre Salary: £29,033 – £32,025 per annum Location: Edinburgh Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week on a rota, fixed term until 31 December 2025 Closing date: Tuesday 10 September, 12:00pm   An exciting opportunity to head up the Visitor Services team at a vibrant visitor attraction and arts venue in central Edinburgh. … Continued

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is looking for a Project Documentation Officer (0.8 FTE, fixed term 12 months) to join its team dedicated to championing our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. Reporting to the TRACS Director, the Project Documentation Officer’s primary role is to collate and disseminate … Continued

Calling all storytellers – come and develop your sensory storytelling skills! Sensory stories are stories told with the help of props, sounds, smells, actions and other stimuli. Using sensory stories can be a wonderful way of creating story sessions that are fun for children and adults with additional needs, people living with dementia, people with … Continued

Glasgow, Scotland – 25th-27th June 2024: Glasgow played host to a vibrant celebration of storytelling at the FEST Conference and Village Storytelling Festival, drawing enthusiasts and professionals from across Europe and the world. From the 25th to 30th June, the city buzzed with the power of stories, creating unforgettable moments of connection, learning, and inspiration. … Continued

 www.voiceandstory.com Originally published in Facts & Fiction, August 2024 2022 was designated Scotland’s Year of Stories and Storytelling, and this injection of funding naturally created a bonanza year for storytelling projects in Scotland. One of the projects I was invited to work with was Whispers From the Woods & Wilds, a multiple-agency Badger project. Over … Continued

Building a storytelling business in the Borders Franziska Droll with questions from Anne Hunter   When did your storytelling journey start? I know we first met on the Storytelling Apprenticeship and wonder what prompted you to join the apprenticeship? When I was 18 years old I saw a storyteller in Germany on a medieval market. … Continued

Midlothian Folk Tales for Children (thehistorypress.co.uk 2024)  by Tim Porteus follows on from East Lothian Folk Tales for Children (published 2018). In this new book there are sixteen tales of history, mystery, magic and mythical creatures as well as relationships between all manner of beings. With colourful and inviting front and back covers by Suu … Continued

Glasgow born  multi-award-winning  author and storyteller Michael Kerins has worked with Saint Barbara’s Primary School Muirhead, North Lanarkshire on a regular basis for at least fifteen years. Michael says that he was thoroughly delighted when the theme of this past project was accepted immediately by the Head Teacher, Mrs Sheelah McKinney, but he reports that … Continued

Following last year’s podcast success, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) organised by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) launches a second series of its popular podcast Another Story (today) 21 May. Kicking off the series will be a new hour-long episode of chat, stories, music and folk song from Shona Cowie and Neil Sutcliffe, … Continued