Ocala Storytelling Festival

                                                                         Jon Spelman

A professional storyteller for over 30 years, Jon has been called "a stunning wordsmith and a riveting performer" (Washington Post). He has told at numerous festivals across the U.S. and the world, as well as The Kennedy Center and The Smithsonian. His website is at http://www.jonspelman.org/   Jon will emcee our Liar's Contest Thursday night at On Top of the World Circle Square Cultural Center and tell at our Friday night Grand Concert. Please see our Festival Schedule page for details. 

                                                 Pat Nease

Those who have attended our festival in the past need no introduction to Pat Nease....she has participated in every Ocala Storytelling Festival! But for those new to the festival, Pat has delighted audiences throughout Florida and south Alabama with her unique style, ready wit, original stories and adaptations of traditional folktales. Pat is very adept at tall tales and is a past winner of our much-loved Liar's Contest. She is a past-president of the Florida Storytelling Association and continues to pour much of her time and energy promoting the art of storytelling in Florida.

Visit her website at: http://www.patnease.com/

                                                                     Cheryl Floyd

 Cheryl is a member of the Florida Storytelling Association and has been telling stories for over ten years. She recently received a degree from the Storytelling Masters program at East Tennessee State University. Cheryl was raised on the dirt roads of southern Louisiana, steeped in the Cajun heritage of good food, music and family fun which she loves sharing through her stories.                                                                        

                   Jack Copeland                                    Holly Denton
              http://www.jackcopeland.com/                            

           
                       Jeremy Evans
     www.jeremyevansstoryteller.com
             

        Don Leonard                            Jessica McCune

    Ann Scroggie