Mark Your Calendars for the
39th annual Texas Storytelling Festival
March 7 – 10, 2024
Denton Civic Center Denton, Texas
Personal Stories • Ghost Stories • Sacred Tales • Folktales • Liars Contest
Story and Poetry SLAMS • Story Swaps • Kids Activities • Music • Workshops
We want to thank our sponsors who made the 2023 Texas Storytelling Festival possible!
Platinum Level– Festival Sponsor $1,000 or more
- City of Denton – https://www.cityofdenton.com
- Denton Benefit League – https://dentonbenefitleague.org/
- National Endowment for the Arts – https://www.arts.gov/
- Tejas Storytelling Association –https://tejasstorytelling.com/
- Texas Commission on the Arts –https://www.arts.texas.gov/
- Texas Folklore Society – https://texasfolkloresociety.org/
- Genie Hammel, Lover of Stories: In honor of Elizabeth Ellis whose stories, wisdom, and devotion to the art of storytelling has kept the light of Tejas Storytelling burning brightly for so many years!
Gold Level – Stage Sponsor $750 or $999
- Recycled Books, Records, and Cd’s: recycledbooks.com, 200 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
Silver Level–Teller Sponsor- $500 – $749
- Anonymous – In gratitude for all that Elizabeth Ellis has generously given to the Tejas Storytelling Association and the worldwide storytelling community.
- Betsy Mosier
- Reba and Granville Ott
Bronze Level – Program Sponsor $250 – $499
- Chester and Velma Weems: Supporting Storytellers on both sides of the Red River.
- Dallas Storytelling Guild
- DATCU Credit Union: DATCU is a full-service financial institution serving Denton, Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, along with 7 other counties
- David Claunch: Thank you for allowing me to serve as your TSA Board President. Y’all are the GREATEST!!
- Rick Davis and Gary Lazaron
- Tim Couch
Copper Level – Sponsor $100 – $249
- Sandra Aguirre: Magana Yo Cuento Cuentos LLC
- Michael Brundy: Dallas Storytelling Guild and North 40 Storytelling Guild
- Scott and Maria Bumgardner
- Peggy Capps
- Stephany Compton
- Rosemary Czarski
- Stephany Compton
- Elizabeth Ellis: In honor of David Claunch and Brooks Myers
- Dalton and Donna Gregory
- Faye Hanson: In Memory of Howard Hanson
- Peggy and Gene Helmick-Richardson
- Mary Grace Ketner
- Susan Lewis: In memory of my sweet sister Kate Lauder. She was a big part of the festival in Denton, and the festival was a big
- Brooks Myers, Board Member
- Patchouli Joe’s Books and Indulgences: 221 W Hickory St. Denton, TX
- Ted Parkhurst, stoytelling advocate and book publisher
- Jiaan Powers and Gary Patton
- Jean Ellen Rogers
- San Antonio Storytellers Association
- Territory Tellers: Oklahoma’s state-wide storytelling association supporting storytelling on both sides
- Ric Vice
Community Sponsor Level- $30 – $99
- Connie Pottle
- David Bowles
- David King
- Diana and Robin Bird
- Diane Fallis
- Eldrena Douma: In honor of my grandchildren
- Fran Stallings: In honor of Skyteller Lynn Moroney, who founded Territory Tellers and Winter Tales, and inspired Texas to start a festival. Her stars shine though you can’t see them in daylight.
- Florida Storytelling Festival, January 25-28, 2024, flstory.com
- Gail McMillan
- Kanute and Kathy Rarey
- Katie Goodroe: In memory of Robert Beekman
- Ken Dickson: Let’s change the stories You are telling Yourself! Denton Professional Hypnosis www.dentonprofessionalhypnosis.com
- Kim Lehman
- Linda Ford
- Linda Quiles
- Linda-Schuyler Ford: In honor of Dorothy Volz Ford, “The Story Lady of Sleepy Hollow”
- Margaret Clauder: In honor of Sherry Brannon Chapman, my high school speech & drama teacher
- MaryAnn Blue and David Coffman
- Minetta Smith
- Pam Pipkin
- Raine Teller: Hashem’s House International
- Regina Holmes
- Scott and Deborah Wilder
- Valerie Kimble: Go Territory Tellers! www.territorytellers.com
- Vivian Rutherford
- Warren Holleman
In-Kind Supporters
- City of Denton Parks and Recreation Department
- Emily Fowler Library
- Sign Language Interpreting Program: thank you Tarrant County College-Trinity River Campus, Sue Kuentz
- Tejas Storytelling Association Volunteers
- Tejas Association Board Members
- Festival Committee Volunteers
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- Vivian Rutherford
- Janet Bickel-Burton
- Jaye McLaughlin
- Elizabeth Ellis
- Michael Brundy
- Sue Kuentz
- Dalton Gregory
- Rick Davis
- Kim Lehman