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Sharon Kirk Clifton, Storyteller
Storyteller in Columbus, Indiana
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Why hire Sharon Kirk Clifton, Storyteller?
Some folks says ye can almost hear the screen door creak and taste the ice-cold apple cider when ye listen to a mountain tale told by Jack's Mama. She's has been a favorite of audiences fer near a quarter of a century. Young'uns 'n' old folks alike says don't nobody tell an Appalachian Jack Tale better'n Jack's Mama. She's be plum tickled t' hitch up th' mule, pack up a tow-sack full o' tales 'n' magic beans, 'n' head over yer way. Got special doin's a-goin' on? Give Jack's Mama a holler.
Sharon Kirk Clifton also is well-known for her historical reenactments, including ABIGAIL GRAY: LIVING UNDER THE DRINKING GOURD; AT HOME AND IN HARM'S WAY (Civil War), and others.
About
Sharon Kirk Clifton, a professional raconteur for nearly a quarter of a century, has been featured throughout the Midwest and upper South. Her high-energy, interactive style of telling draws audience members of all ages into the story, making them a part of the action.
Awards Received:
Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship (for JACK'S MAMA);
Frank Basille Emerging Stories Fellowship (for ABIGAIL GRAY: LIVING UNDER THE DRINKING GOURD, about the Underground Railroad);
Indiana Arts Commission/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (to begin work on a middle-grade historical novel);
Commission from Storytelling Arts of Indiana/Indiana Historical Society for AT HOME AND IN HARM'S WAY: THE ROLE OF INDIANA WOMEN IN THE CIVIL WAR;
Commission from Indiana Department of Natural Resources/Indiana State Museum for MAKING ENDS MEET (about the Great Depression and the early WWII Years).
Clifton also is a workshop presenter, customizing workshops for groups in the areas of writing and storytelling.
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