Affiliate Guilds

BlueBonnet Storytellers 
(New Braunfels Area)
Meets 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm
at West Side Community Center, New Braunfels, TX
Contact: Larry Thompson, 210-710-5672, lthompson@rfdinc.com
Facebook: Bluebonnet Storytellers

Central Texas Storytelling Guild
(Austin Area)
Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm
at Episcopal Church of Resurrection Parish Hall, 2008 Justin Lane, Austin, TX
Contact: David Thompson, 512-552-4147, belstories@yahoo.com
President: David Thompson; Treasurer: Granville Ott; Secretary: Rick Davis; At Large: John Tucker

Dallas Storytelling Guild
(Dallas Area)
Story Circle meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00–9:00 pm
at The Point on the Campus of C.C. Young, 3847 W. Lawther, Dallas, TX
Contact:  Peggy Helmick-Richardson, 214-321-9791, twiceuponatime@sbcglobal.net
www.DallasStorytelling.org
President: Michael Brundy; President Emeritus: Tim Couch; Vice-President: Michael Brundy; Secretary: Peggy Helmick-Richardson; Treasurer: Richard Nash
At Large Members: Gene Helmick-Richardson. 
Business Meeting – 4th Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 pm (Call before coming) at the Center for Community Cooperation on Live Oak, Dallas, TX

Doc Moore Storytelling Guild
(Bulverde Area – North of San Antonio)
Meets 3rd Thursdays of the month, 6:00 pm at
at Bulverde/Spring Branch Library, 131 Bulverde Crossing Rd, Bulverde, TX
Contact: Tim Tingle, President, 830-832-4288, timtingle@hotmail.com

East Texas Storytelling Guild
(Tyler/Henderson/Kilgore/Holly Lake/Diana Area)
Please contact for meeting location and time: Dru Woods, 903-769-0702, druwoods@yahoo.com
Secretary:  Sharon Hudspeth; Treasurer:  Liz Easterling

El Paso Storytelling Guild
(El Paso Area)
Please contact for meeting location and time: Sandra Aguirre-Magana, 915-540-9305, magana.sandra@sbcglobal.net

Heart of Texas Storytelling Guild
(Waco Area)
Meets 4th Saturday of the month, 10:30 am – adults; 1:30 pm – youth (except on holidays)
at The Good Neighbor House, 2301 Colcord Avenue, Waco, TX
Contact: Vivian Rutherford, 254-717-1763, vivian.rutherford@thestorylady.org
www.hotstorytellingguild.org

Houston Storytellers Guild
(Houston Area)
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm
at Temple Emanuel, 1500 Sunset Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005
Contact Hank Roubicek, roubey.stroy@gmail.com
http://houstonstorytellers.org; hsg@houstonstorytellers.org
President: Dr. Hank Roubicek; Vice-President: TBA; Secretary: Sally Goodroe; Treasurer: Scott Bumgarner; Membership: Bob Samples; Comunity Liasion: Michael Winters; Past President and Board Member: Andy Gass; Board: Hank Roubicek and Alan Gardiner-Atkinson

Mesquite Storytellers of Abilene
(Abilene Area)
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month (except December), 7:00 pm
at Cockerell Galleries – Upstairs, 1133 North Second Street, Abilene, TX
Contact:  Gail McMillan, 325-529-3885, gmcmil5382@taylortel.net
President:  Abbie Randolph; Vice-President: Carol Dupree; Secretary:  Beverly Priddy; Treasurer: Gail McMillan

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: Gwen Caldwell, 972-231-4469, gwenteller@gmail.com or  Jiaan Powers, 214-357-7073, jiaanpowers@jiaanpowers.com
north40storytellers.com
Facilitator:  Jiaan Powers; Treasurer:  Gwen Caldwell

Rockwall Storytelling Guild
(Rockwall Area)
Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:00 pm
at Rockwall County Library (Second Floor), Rockwall, TX
Contact:  Viveca Deanes, 334-552-0748, rockwallstorytelling@gmail.com
Rockwall Storytelling Guild (RSG) is a family-friendly guild which is open to all ages. In order to meet COVID-19 guidelines, meetings are currently being held online. For in-person meetings (when they resume) and online meetings, we ask parents to remain in the meetings with any children under age 13. Annual membership fees are $12 per person.
As a 2020 Tejas Storytelling Association Mission Grant recipient, we are developing the program we proposed. Due to COVID-19, we are having to be more flexible and creative than we imagined to bring this program to fruition, yet we are having a lot of fun doing it! A murder mystery, a giant, and a talking wall…oh my! They are mere glimpses into the story of Rockwall.

San Antonio Storytellers Association
(South Central Texas)
Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 6:45 – 8:00 PM via virtual ZOOM
Contact: Sue Kuentz, 210-326-7877, sue.kuentz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.sanantoniostorytellers.com/
Facebook Page – San Antonio Storytellers
President: Sue Kuentz; Treasurer: Pat Schieffer; Recording Secretary: Veronica Gard; Vice-President, Public Relations: Jane McDaniel; Vice-President, Membership: Mary Grace Ketner; Digital Communications: John Hale; Members at Large: Mark Babino, John Munley, Ryan McPherson; TSA Liaison: Sue Kuentz; NSN Liaison: Sue Kuentz

Storytellers of the High Plains
(Panhandle Area)
Meets 2nd Monday of the month, August to May
South West Public Library, Amarillo, TX
Contact:  Dr. Trudy Hanson, thanson@mail.wtamu.edu

Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers
(Fort Worth/Tarrant County Area)
Contact: Dale Schultz,  512-963-3456
President: Jaye McLaughlin; Vice-President: Jacqui Rash; Treasurer: Sharon Manning; Secretary: Sandra McGee; Communications: Gary Whitaker

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

Territory Tellers
territorytellers.com
The Territory Tellers is Oklahoma’s premier storytelling organization. TT 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: Paulette Geeslin, territorytellers@hotmail.com