Stories for Success

Stories for Success were gathered and created in two Tyneside workshops in early 2018. Storytellers at Chilli Studios and the Linskill Centre engaged in six workshop dates to learn to tell digital stories using their own pictures and narrative and the creative potential of an Apple iPad. Each workshop concluded with the World Premiere showing […]

digistories not at ds9

I am not at ds9 which starts today in Cardiff. I have been winding down my digital storytelling business since the last project in York. Due to family circumstances and an increased workload from a charity I started I decided not be at this year’s event. I am already regretting not being there but that’s the choice […]

Peace… break it or keep it…

digistories will be at Riding Lights Summer Theatre School again this year with another Tall Stories course. The theme this year is Peace … break it or keep it … The Summer School is a great and varied week. As well as creating digital stories, you will be involved in theatre production and exploring issues around the […]

Judges of Character

This is the theme for the Riding Lights Summer Theatre School this year. I will again be delivering a course called Tall Stories. You'll learn how use a personal narrative to create a digital performance that will be presented to an audience by the end of the week. We will explore storytelling, digital media, writing […]

DS8 Breakout Sessions

I’m looking forward to DS8 in Cardiff which starts on Friday at 10am at Chapter Arts. I have chosen my breakout sessions in advance. In the morning I shall listen to David Frohlich (University of Surrey). His topic is: Mobile Digital Storytelling for Development In this talk David describes another use of digital stories as […]

Last chance to book for DS8 Digital Storytelling Festival

Chapter Arts, Cardiff – Friday 14th June Just received this email from Dan Taylor in Cardiff. There are only a few days to go before the DS8 Digital Storytelling Festival in Cardiff and the booking site will be closing on Thursday, giving you only 3 days to book your place. With a fully international programme […]

What a line up for DS8 – Book Now

There’s a great line up of speakers and workshop leaders at this year’s Digital Storytelling Festival in Cardiff. DS8 is at Chapter Arts on June 14th. I hope you can come along – it’s one of my highlights of the year. You can book here    

DS8 Open for Booking

This just in from the organisers of DS8: The 8th Digital Storytelling Festival in Wales promises to inspire, encourage and showcase exciting projects across a wide spectrum of digital storytelling activity. After the success of DS7, this years event will once again be hosted by the University of South Wales’ George Ewart Evans Centre for […]

Bring DS8 alive with your energy, insight and experience

Here’s a message from Karen Lewis – the organiser of the Digital Storytelling Festival in Cardiff in June We are looking for speakers or facilitators to run sessions for us at this year’s Digital Storytelling festival – DS8. It will be held in Cardiff at Chapter Arts Centre on Friday 14th June. If you have […]

Cardiff – June – it must be DS8

The next Digital Storytelling Festival will be again be at Chapter Arts in Cardiff on Friday 14th June 2013. It’s hosted by the University of Glamorgan’s George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling. Last year’s event was a great day and there’s no reason not to be at DS8 this year. It is the one UK event that attracts a […]