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SMOKY MOUNTAIN STORYTELLERS

P.O. Box 23054, Knoxville TN 37933

Spinning tales around Knoxville, Tennessee.

We meet at 2:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month,
at Lawson McGhee Library, 501 W. Church Street.
Details of upcoming meetings here.



SMSA is an organization of folks who tell stories for a living, who tell stories for the love of it, who write stories to be told out loud, or who just love to hear a good yarn. Our goals are to promote the art of storytelling in central East Tennessee, raise public awareness of storytellers as professional artists, and to help local storytellers to improve their skills. We belong to the National Storytelling Network (NSN) and to the Tennessee Storytelling Association.
Information about Membership in SMSA


Some of us are school teachers or librarians, experienced in working with small children. But we vigorously affirm that stories are for adults too: entertaining, instructive, and healing as well as downright fun! Some of us tell old time Appalachian stories, Jack tales and other styles; some call on a different heritage: Jewish, Native American, Irish. Most of us are eclectic, with stories from a variety of sources and for a variety of occasions. Profiles and contact information for many of the Smoky Mountain Storytellers are accessible from the list of members.
Take a look at the list of members.

Our meetings usually begin with a program and/or storyswap, followed by a short business meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend, and to tell at the story swaps. Gentle, constructive feedback for tellers is provided on request.

We also hold storytelling workshops, support storytelling groups in area schools, and sponsor several storytelling events throughout the year.
View the calendar of events for the next few months.



Do you need more information?
Would you like to be on our mailing list?
Interested in a storyteller or a storytelling event for your organization?
Interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of Smoky Mountain Storytellers?

Write to Smoky Mountain Storytellers
and tell us about it.



List of Members

Calendar of Events

Storytelling Links


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Updated September 9, 2008