Weber State University Storytelling Festival Oral History Collection

The 25th WSU Storytelling Festival Oral History Collection

The Weber State University Storytelling Festival was implemented by the Friends of the Stewart Library in 1992. The library sponsored and managed the annual festival until 1998, when the festival was moved to the Department of Teacher Education, with the Library continuing as a sponsor. The three-day festival entails storytellers from all over the nation, including youth storytellers. The events are made up of workshops and presentations, a fund-raising banquet, and a wrap-up of wonderful stories from gifted performers.

This interesting collection includes oral history interviews with visiting storytellers, discussing how they became interested in storytelling and where they receive their inspiration.

The following is an oral history interview with Lynn Wing, conducted on March 26, 2021, by Marina Kenner, via Zoom. Lynn discusses her life, her career as a storyteller, and her memories of the Weber State University Storytelling Festival.