How To Apply for the Teller-In-Residence Program

The application deadline for the 2009 Teller in Residence program is November 29, 2008.

The Teller in Residence program runs from May 4 through November 1, 2009. Each week’s residency begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. Participating tellers in residence will be given a $1,500 honorarium, travel and lodging in historic Jonesborough.

Download a PDF version of the TIR Application. (You will need Adobe Reader to read the download.)

• One- to two-page personal resume or biographical sketch with reference to your professional work
  
  
• Audio or video tapes that demonstrate your work as a storyteller. (We regret that we are unable to return audio and/or video tapes.)
  
  
• A color photo suitable for promotional purposes
  
  
• The names and contact information, including email, of three people who, as references, will be able to speak about your work.
  
  
• Preferred week(s) of residency - May 4 through November 1. (Tellers travel to Jonesborough on Monday, appear at the Center Tuesday-Saturday, and leave Jonesborough on Sunday.)

Applications for the Teller-In-Residence will be reviewed by the staff of the International Storytelling Center, and selections will be announced on or before February 1, 2009.

For questions, call Becky Brunson, Program Administrator, at extension 282 at (800) 952-8392 or e-mail becky@storytellingcenter.net

Send items listed above to:
Teller-in-Residence Program
International Storytelling Center
116 West Main Street
Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659