Janis has been a professional storyteller for over twenty years. She encountered storytelling as part of her speech and drama training, and also at Emerson College in Sussex, but it was only on returning to Scotland that she connected, with the guidance of good friend David Campbell, the deep stream of oral traditional storytelling. Janis has had the good fortune to work with and tell many stories, in many schools and festivals, and in a fair few countries too. Janis now co-ordinates the storyteller’s apprenticeship, helping new storytellers on their own journey to become professional storytellers.

Here Janis says a little more about the storyteller’s apprenticeship, and here you will find more about the process of becoming a storyteller.

Alongside the creative and artistic pursuits of writing and storytelling, Janis has always loved the creative art of teaching, and is something she has developed over the years; teaching, or rather facilitating creative development, in both creative writing and storytelling.

Janis is listed in the Directory of Professional storytellers and is available to bring storytelling into schools, festivals and community centres – as performer, and also as workshop leader. You can view her listing here.