Esther Hinton Culver
Esther’s Joy of Stories
Storytelling: Folktales, Fairytales, Ghost tales, Off the Library Shelf Tales and more special tales
joyofstories@bellsouth.net
404-274-3829

Esther is a mother, grandmother, and 18-year cancer survivor, storyteller for 5 years, doll collector, and enjoys reading mysteries. "Telling stories to me is pure fun, and I only hope that the audience enjoys the story as much as I do telling it." Born and educated in Atlanta, Georgia,Esther enjoys telling to various audiences. Currently, her special challenge is telling to special needs adults. Esther's delightful joy is telling to those in the audience from ages 2 to 122 at schools, churches, reunions, and libraries.

HONORS
• 2002 Telebration at Clayton County Performing Art Center
• 2003 Telebration at the Carter Center
• Regional Teller at the Southern Order of Storytellers (SOS) Winter Festival.

MEMBERSHIPS
• Kuumba Storytellers
• Wigs Storytellers
• SOS

PROGRAMS - for those wishing to be entertained by a storyteller for special events, parties, schools, festivals:

• History for Preschoolers – short stories of people and events of the past ages 2-5

• African Safari – Travel through Africa collecting folktales, fables, and stories of people and their culture ages 2-up

• Janet – a story of life seen through the eyes of special needs teenager ages 10 and up

• For Golden Souls with Love – Stories for the senior audience.