Tellabration! originator J. G. Pinkerton (Read a welcome from J.G. Pinkerton) envisioned this international event as a means of building community support for storytelling. In 1988 the event was launched by the Connecticut Storytelling Center in six locations across the state. Soon, Tellabration! extended to several other states the following year, and then, in 1990, expanded nationwide under the umbrella of the National Storytelling Network.

Covering the Globe:

In 1995, for the first time, there was a Tellabration! in Japan, brought there by Japanese storyteller Masako Sueyoshi, who had been a part of Tellabration! in the U.S. By 1997, there were Tellabration events on every continent but Antarctica.

National Storytelling Network (www.storynet.org):

The National Storytelling Network, or NSN, serves as a facilitator to those hosting a storytelling event (producers) and a clearinghouse for information. NSN also publicizes Tellabration! events worldwide and offers an updated, information on its website www.storynet.org, or hard copies that are camera-ready: Promotional Kit for $15.00. For new sites, a Manual and Guidebook are available for $25.00. Both of these are also available here on the Tellabration! Website.

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