Brief Vitae & Resume
Brett Dillingham performs and teaches storytelling in Ireland, England, Hungary, Russia, Africa, Canada, Alaska and the Lower 48 states. His work has been presented at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and he has performed live storytelling on National Public Radio, the Calgary International Children's Festival, the Yukon Performing Arts Centre, the National American Reads conference, the Reading Association of Ireland, the National Migrant Education conference, the World Congress on Reading and the International Reading Association. In his workshops, Brett teaches reading, writing, and performance literacy. He is the author of the children's book Raven Day and the past president of the Alaska Reading Council.
Upcoming Presentation: 2008
- Storyteller, Presenter Yupiit (Yupik Eskimo) School District, Alaska
- Presenter, World Congress on Reading, Costa Rica
- Keynote Speaker, Young Author's Conference, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Presenter, Storyteller, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
- Featured Storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured Presenter, MidSouth Reading and Writing Institute, Birmingham, Alabama
- Featured Presenter, Kennedy Center Partners in Education, Jacksonville, Florida
- Featured Storyteller, Atlin Arts & Music Festival, Atlin, British Columbia
- Artist in Residence, Gastineau Elementary School, Juneau, Alaska
- Literacy Evaluator, Glacier Valley Elementary School, Juneau, Alaska
Upcoming Presentation: 2007
- Storyteller, Northshore Reading Council, Mandeville, Louisiana
- Presenter, 32nd Southwest Regional Conference “Celebrate Literacy: Land of Opportunity”, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Presenter/Artist in Residence, American International School, Moscow, Russia
- Presenter/Artist in Residence, Hoonah Tlingit Village, Hoonah, Alaska
- Presenter, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development, Oklahoma
- Keynote speaker, Early Childhood Conference -March 15-17, 2007 at UAS Association for the Education of Young Children, Southeast Alaska
- Featured Storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Presenter, various schools and youth centers, Yorkshire, England
- Storyteller, Presenter Yupiit (Yupik Eskimo) School District, Alaska
- Featured Storyteller, Keynote speaker, St. Croix Reading Council, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
- Keynote speaker, Bilingual Multicultural Education/Equity Conference, Anchorage, Alaska
- Presenter/Artist in Residence, American International School, Petersburg, Russia
- Storyteller/Artist in Residence, Cork, Ireland
- Presenter, Central Arkansas Library Association, Little Rock, Arkansas
2006
- Featured Storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured Storyteller, Leed's Armoury, Leeds, England
- Presenter, World Congress on Reading, Budapest, Hungary
- Featured Storyteller, Keynote speaker, St. Croix Reading Council, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
- Presenter, United Kingdom Literacy Association
- Featured Storyteller, Bradford, England
- Presenter, various schools and youth centers, Yorkshire, England
- Keynote speaker and featured author, Alaska State Literacy Association, Juneau, Alaska
2005
- Featured Storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured Storyteller, Brewhouse Art Centre, Staffordshire, England
- Featured Storyteller, Atlin Arts Festival, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada2005
- Featured Storyteller, International Reading Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas
- Featured Storyteller, Van Go! Arts Festival, Kauai, Hawaii
2004
- Featured storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured Speaker, Children's Books of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured Presenter, Ireland Reading Association
- Featured poet, International Reading Association, Reno, NV
2003
- Featured storyteller, Norwich, England
- Featured storyteller, Dublin Yarnspinners, Dublin, Ireland
- Featured presenter, Canada Reading Association, Vancouver, B.C.
- Featured storyteller, Yukon Performing Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Featured poet and storytelling presenter, International Reading Association, Orlando, FL
2002
- Published Raven Day, Wright Group Books, McGraw Hill
- Featured poet and storytelling presenter, International Reading Association, San Francisco, CA
- President, Alaska State Literacy Association (Alaska Reading Council)
- Keynote Speaker, Southwest Regional Comprehensive Center, Las Vegas, New Mexico