Affiliate Guilds

Central Texas Storytelling Guild
(Austin Area)
Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm
at Rabbi Raine’s La Casa
Contact David Thompson for address and information at belstories@yahoo.com

Dallas Comedy Club Storytelling Guild
info@dallas-comedyclub.com
https://dallas-comedyclub.com/storytellingguild/

Dallas Storytelling Guild
(Dallas Area)
Story Circle meets virtually through Zoom the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00–9:00 pm
Contact:  Peggy Helmick-Richardson, 214-321-9791, peggy@twicetellers.com
https://dallasstorytelling.org/

Doc Moore Storytelling Guild
Meets virtually the 3rd Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:00pm on Zoom
Contact: Text or call Tim Tingle, President, 830-832-4288, luksi853@outlook.com

East Texas Storytelling Guild
(Tyler/Henderson/Kilgore/Holly Lake/Diana Area)
Contact Dru Woods for meeting location and time, 903-769-0702, druwoods@yahoo.com

Heart of Texas Storytelling Guild
(Waco Area)
Adults – Meet 4th Saturday of the month, 10:30 am
at The Good Neighbor House, 2301 Colcord Avenue, Waco, TX
Youth – Meet Wednesdays, September – May, 4:30-5:30pm (except on holidays)
at the Hewitt Public Library, Hewitt, TX
Contact: Vivian Rutherford, 254-717-1763, vivian.rutherford@thestorylady.org
https://www.facebook.com/HeartOfTexasStorytellingGuild/

Houston Storytellers Guild
(Houston Area)
Meets Virtually 4th Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm on Zoom
Contact Sally Goodroe, goodroe@earthlink.net
http://houstonstorytellers.org;  hsg@houstonstorytellers.org

Lil D, Denton Storytelling Guild
(Denton Area)
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm
at First Christian Church, 1203 Fulton Street, Denton
ALL are welcome!
Contact Elizabeth Beamon at magicbean2000@aol.com for more information.

Mesquite Storytellers of Abilene
(Abilene Area)
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month (except December), 6:00 pm
Abilene Public Library – downtown
Contact:  Beverly Priddy, 325-513-6148; bevpriddy@gmail.com 
President:  Abbie Randolph, 325-669-4501, abbie.randolph@yahoo.com

North 40 Storytellers Guild
(Far North Dallas and Collin Counties)
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month,  7:00 pm
at Young House of Heritage Farmstead Museum, Plano, TX
Contact: Minetta Smith 214-773-2405  or Dean Keith 214-923-7785
Guild email: info@north40storyteller.com
https://north40storytellers.com/

Rockwall Storytelling Guild
(Rockwall Area)
Meets Virtually the 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:00 pm on Zoom
Audience: All ages; Tellers: 10+ years of age; Minors with parents present
Zoom link is shared via meeting reminders to the guild’s email distribution list
Contact: Viveca Deanes, 334, 552, 0748, rockwallstorytelling@gmail.com
Annual membership fee: $12 per person

San Antonio Storytellers Association
(South Central Texas)
Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 6:30 – 7:50 PM  Hybrid (Live and on virtual Zoom at  O’Krent Floors, 2075 N Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, TX 78232. Please email Sue Kuentz if you would like the Zoom Link
Contact: Sue Kuentz, 210-326-7877, sue.kuentz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.sanantoniostorytellers.com/
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Storytellers of the High Plains
(Panhandle Area)
For more information, please Contact:  Dr. Trudy Hanson, mhanson16@suddenlink.net or Eldrena Douma, bluecorn_teller@hotmail.com

Storytellers of New Mexico Guild
Nonprofit organization promoting, supporting and encouraging the practice and art of storytelling across the state of New Mexico. Calendar of events on our website.
Contact: Juba Addison, 575-915-5623; jubamae@aol.com
https://storytellersofnewmexico.org

Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers (TAGS)
(Fort Worth/Tarrant County Area)
Meets in person the third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm at Barnes and Noble in North Richland Hills Mall.
Contact: Johanna Cummins, (903) 816-2740, johannacumminstx@gmail.com 

Territory Tellers
The Territory Tellers is Oklahoma’s premier storytelling organization. Territory Tellers is an organization of storytellers, story listeners, and anyone who shares a love for the art of storytelling. Territory Tellers offers opportunities to learn the art of storytelling by supporting storytelling concerts, conducting workshops and providing information at professional conferences and local and regional events.
Contact: Teresa Vail, san_bois@yahoo.com, 918-448-6395.
Website: https://territorytellers.com

Affiliate Organizations

Dobie Dichos, Inc.
www.dobiedichos.com
Dobie Dichos started in 2011 at the suggestion of Dobie Dichos emcee and author, William Sibley, and via the instigation of former George West Storyfest Exec. Director, Mary Margaret Campbell. The yearly event (always the first Friday in November) honors Live Oak County’s most famous son, J. Frank Dobie, and celebrates Dobie’s works and contributions to literature, folklore, and storytelling. Invited Texas writers/authors and storytellers (some famous, some infamous!) read from, discuss, debate and/or tell stories from the works of J. Frank Dobie on the grounds of the Historic Oakville Jail, located in Oakville, TX on IH37 in Live Oak County (between Three Rivers and George West.)

Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre
dobie-westtheatre.com/
ghstraus@ymail.com • 361-436-1098
P.O Box 1223 or 304 Houston Street, George West, TX 78022

In 2004 the owners of the historical movie theatre (West Theatre) were given to a group of citizens in George West. It was decided that the theatre could be renovated and made into a performing arts theatre. Thus the Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre in George West was established. After years of grant applications, raffles, dinners, the Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre was a reality.
Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre is operated solely for the purpose of performing the art, craft, and history of the performing arts, providing a venue whereby children and adults will have the opportunity to perform literature through plays, storytelling, music, and dance; assisting local performance in developing their skills; educating the community concerning the value of performing arts in the contemporary life, and serving the community through educational and cultural experiences.

Each month the Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre presents some type of program. Most programs feature outside performers: musical concerts, comedians, or dance. At least one program each year is a play with actors who come from George West and surrounding towns. Because the theatre board wished to make the performers available to everyone they have chosen to make all tickets $10. Because the theatre is a 501(c)(3) entity, donations are encouraged.

National Storytelling Network
www.storynet.org
Connecting people to and through storytelling – The National Storytelling Network is dedicated to advancing the art of storytelling – as a performing art, a process of cultural transformation, and more. Contact: info@storynet.org