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Elizabeth Ellis is an American storyteller and author known for her live performances of traditional tales, literature, Texas and Appalachian history and folklore, and personal memoir. She was awarded the Circle of Excellence in 1997 by the National Storytelling Network after being recognized by her peers as a master storyteller. She is a regular performer at the National Storytelling Festival. She was selected as a "Listener's Choice" at the 30th Anniversary National Storytelling Festival and a Storyteller-In-Residence at the International Storytelling Center. She was the first recipient of the John Henry Faulk Award from the Tejas Storytelling Association.
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- Background and Early Career
- Festivals
- Works
- Awards
- References
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Background and Early Career
Born in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1943, Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee. She credits her interest in stories to a storytelling family; she grew up hearing stories from her mother's parents and siblings. She went to library school and in the Fall of 1969 became a children's librarian at the Dallas Public Library. When she attended gigs of her musician friends, they would invite her on stage to tell stories between sets.
Festivals
American Storytelling Festivals performed at include the National Storytelling Festival, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, the Flying Leap Festival, Haunting In The Hills, the L.A.U.G.H.S. Festival, the Mariposa Storytelling Festival, the Mesa Storytelling Festival, the Taos Storytelling Festival, the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and the Texas Storytelling Festival.