Welcome |
Welcome to the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Network, the home of Scotland's stories.
The Centre is the ideal place to discover live oral storytelling. Make it the first port of call if you want to nurture your own storytelling skills, develop a community storytelling project or find out how to work with a storyteller.
The Centre also presents a seasonal public programme of storytelling, theatre and literature, supported by exciting visual arts, craft and multimedia exhibitions... Read more |
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Festival |
Running from Friday 23rd October to Sunday 1st November, the 2009 Scottish International Storytelling Festival explores the rich and complex idea of ‘Homelands’ by bringing together Scottish storytellers with tradition bearers from the indigenous cultures...
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Visiting us |
 Come and enjoy Edinburgh's vibrant cultural centre on the Royal Mile. Visit the historic John Knox House and discover Scotland's stories.
The award-winning Centre is situated in the heart of Edinburgh's literary and cultural quarter. Opened in 2006, the Centre incorporates a Cafe, Theatre, Storytelling Court and Library. Read more |
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Training |
 Intermediate Skills: Crafting the Story
Saturday 18th July
Increase your awareness of shape and pattern in stories, and the ways in which these can be articulated...
Intermediate Skills: Voicing and Animating the Story Sunday 19th July
Voice is the key instrument in the music of storytelling, and effective body language can bring your story to life... Read more |
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What we do |
Through its partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Centre supports a national Network of storytellers involved in outreach projects with local authorities, environmental agencies, community centres and libraries, engaging with all age groups and diverse cultures of modern Scotland and providing opportunities for the socially and educationally excluded to take part in community-based, inclusive cultural experiences. As the headquarters of the Network, the Centre strives to reinforce Scotland's vigorous contribution to a worldwide revival of interest in storytelling and storytelling traditions. |
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What is storytelling? |
Stories are everywhere around us in newspapers, books, on TV and on the Web. But storytelling happens when the story is told person to person, live, without print or technology. Storytelling is a unique human skill and is one of our oldest artforms. We believe storytelling is for everyone.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a partnership between the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Forum, financially supported by these partners and by the Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, the City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian, and a wide range of charitable donations. |
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Drop in to the home of Scotland’s stories and meet tellers from all over the country. Storytellers At Home events run everyday – and each day is different! A special season of summer Storytelling Café evenings begins this week, too. 
