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Storytelling in Higher Education is to encourage cooperation, networking and support among college and university educators in storytelling and those with an interest in storytelling’s success in higher education. It is a recognized group of the National Storytelling Network (NSN) members and adheres to the NSN bylaws, policies, and procedures. Membership is open to those individuals who have a personal membership in the NSN.Announcements
Storytelling In Higher Education
Details about the The Brimstone Award from NSN can be found here:
www.storynet.org/programs/grants/brimstone
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for the DAN CROWLEY AWARD
The Dan Crowley Award, offered by the Storytelling Section of the American Folklore Society, is a $200 prize for a graduate or undergraduate student essay dealing with some aspect of storytelling performance in formal or informal settings.
Submissions, which should not exceed 9000 words in length, should be e-mailed to jradner@american.edu as a Word or .pdf attachment no later than June 1, 2009. The cover message should include the title of the paper, as well as the author’s name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, academic affiliation and year in program, and the name of the faculty member to whom the essay was submitted. Only the title C no identification of the author C should appear on the essay itself.
The prize winner will be notified by the end of August. The award will be formally presented at the business meeting of the Storytelling Section at the Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Boise, ID, October 21-24, 2009. For further information, please contact one of the section co-conveners: Jo Radner (jradner@american.edu) or Theresa Osborne (theresa.osborne@kctcs.edu).
