Local Storyteller Wins National Award

Jessica Robinson, Founder of Better Said Than Done and producer of The Women's Storytelling Festival, is being honored by the National Storytelling Network. Jessica’s being presented the 2023 ORACLE Award for Service and Leadership in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The ORACLE Awards are presented annually by the NSN “to those who have excelled in their art, or made significant contributions to storytelling, NSN or its members.” The award ceremony will take place on

July 15, on Zoom, at 3:15pm EDT. It is a FREE ceremony open to the public. Details and link to watch here.

Joining Jessica are Loralee Cooley, receiving the Regional Leadership and Service Award for the Southeast Region, and Dolores Hydock, who is being presented with the Circle of Excellence Award.

Jessica, Loralee and Dolores will receive their awards on July 15th at the NSN General Membership Meeting. The meeting and awards presentation will be followed by a storytelling performance. Even if you are not an NSN member, we encourage you all to attend via this free Zoom link.
The Zoom room opens at 12:45 Eastern, with the meeting starting at 1 o’clock and the awards presentation slated for 3:15. Jessica, Dolores, and Loralee will each perform a story in a showcase starting at 4:15pm.
All events use the same link.
(The NSN is on Central Time, so the times listed on the NSN page are 1 hour earlier than those listed here, in EDT.)