Our Mission
Northeast Storytelling is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
OUR PURPOSE: To promote the development and appreciation of storytelling in the Northeast as a vehicle for entertainment, communication, education, personal expression, healing, and change.
OUR MISSION: To provide education, advocacy, opportunities, and support to storytellers, story listeners, and story lovers throughout the Northeast.
OUR VISION: A world in which all people value the power of storytelling to connect, inspire, and instill respect.
OUR VALUES: Authentic, creative, transformational, optimistic, inclusive, professional, inspiring
Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. ~ Madeleine L'Engle
- Madeleine L'Engle
Northeast Storytelling Hub
Northeast Storytelling, through it's website, listserv, newsletter, and social media serves as a hub for storytelling events and information in the northeast. NEST also connects with related organizations for the shared purpose of expanding storytelling.
Northeast Storytelling Conference and Festival
Northeast Storytelling hosts the longest running storytelling conference in the northeast. It attracts premier tellers from across the region and the country.
Brother Blue and Ruth Hill Award
Northeast Storytelling awards the Brother Blue and Ruth Hill Award annually to a recipient who has worked to promote a broader understanding of the art of storytelling and to support storytellers in the development of their art.