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Category: News

News October 23, 2020

The International Storytelling Center Awarded Resiliency Grant

Great news: we’re so proud to announce that the International Storytelling Center (ISC)...
Freedom July 2, 2020

ISC Welcomes Dr. Alicestyne Turley as Director of Freedom Stories Project

(Jonesborough, Tenn.) – The International Storytelling Center (ISC), home to the world-renowned National...
News June 17, 2020

National Storytelling Festival to Move to a Digital Platform

(Jonesborough, Tenn.) – The International...
News June 15, 2020

Stories as Medicine: Stories for Community Health and Recovery

Wayne Winkler, from East Tennessee NPR-affiliate WETS, ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah ,...
Freedom August 19, 2019

International Storytelling Center Receives Major Grant to Highlight African American Heritage of Appalachia

(Jonesborough, Tenn.) – The International Storytelling Center (ISC), home to the world-renowned National...
News July 29, 2019

National Humanities Alliance highlights ISC Youth Program

The National Humanities Alliance recently highlighted ISC's Young Appalachian Story Summit, an NEH...
News June 19, 2019

Linda Goss Receives NEA Heritage Fellowship

Congratulations to Linda Goss, a...
News May 8, 2019

Woman Suffrage: The Ballot and Beyond

     The International Storytelling Center (ISC) will host the annual National Youth...
News January 8, 2019

ISC and Ballad Health partner to integrate storytelling into new Unicoi Hospital

The International Storytelling Center and Ballad Health have announced a new partnership designed...
News August 21, 2018

ISC Remembers Sonia King

With heavy hearts, the International Storytelling Center has said goodbye to its longtime...