Kate Agmann
Rebecca Alexander
Molly Catron
Wendy Gourley
Kelle Jolly
Steven James
Mary (& Wayne) Lawrence
Tama Lunceford
Tony Marr
David Joe Miller
Founding Member
Dick Morris
(aka Fox Oliver)
Libby Tipton
Past President
Madelyn Rohrer
David Claunch
Isaac Freeman
Larry Kelley
Saundra Kelley
Past President
Pat Mussellman
Marci Salyer Nimick
Marjorie Schaefer
Joseph Sobel
Jeff Stratton
Gary Varner
Bill Wight
Past President
Faye Wooden
P.O. Box 996 100 W Main St.Jonesborough, TN37659, US (423) 720-0977 admin@storytellersguild.org
Our purpose is to preserve and perpetuate storytelling and to promote the art and craft of storytelling.
David Joe Miller in the 1990’s, when the weekend long National Storytelling Festival was hitting its peak, I was often asked where people could find storytelling performances during the rest of the year. It became obvious to me that there was a need for ongoing storytelling performances in the Storytelling Capital of the World. After…
Mountain ManBob PhillipsFounding Member Leon OverbayFounding Member G Lee HerlFounding Member Carole Ann HuebnerFounding Member Jack HuebnerFounding Member Bruce MontgomeryPast President Mary Grace WalrathPast President Gayleen Kelley Jo Anne Jones Jimmy Neil SmithFather of the Storytelling Renaissance and Mr. Jonesborough
In the summer of 1994 David Joe Miller of Jonesborough Tennessee, placed a small notice in the newspaper inviting local storytellers to form a professional guild. Six tellers responded. Besides David Joe Miller, the founding members of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild were: Bob Phillips (Jonesborough, TN)G. Lee Hearl (Abington, VA)Leon Overbay (Gray, TN)Linda Poland (Telford,…
Executive Board as of January 1, 2025 Vice President: Linda Thorpe Treasurer: Betty Jean (BJ) Sotherland Recording Secretary: Linda Gellman Volunteer Coordinator Tammy Dycus
