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Her successful appearance at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee in 2007 has opened doors to other festivals and conferences across the U.S. In 2008 Motoko was featured in:

April 5---JustStories Festival, Northbrook, IL
April 12--- New England Conference on Storytelling for Children, Keene, NH
July 18-19---Michigan Storytellers Festival, Flint, MI
August 8-10---National Storytelling Conference, Gatlinburg, TN
August 28-30---Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Orem, UT (Motoko will be there again in 2010!)
September 19, 20--- Indian Summer Storytelling Festival, Vernal, UT
October 10-11---Four Corners Storytelling Festival, Farmington, NM

November 15---Lower Brandywine Storytelling Festival, Wilmington, DE

November 20-22 Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival, Portland OR
December 4-6 Telling Tales on the Rim-Pacific Rim Stories, University of San Diego, CA

In 2009 Motoko’s featured appearances include:


January 10---Storytelling Arts of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
January 20-24---Kearney Area Storytelling Festival, Kearney, NE
January 28-31---Southern Order of Storytellers Winter StoryFest, Atlanta, GA
May 6-9---Multicultural Storytelling Festival, Eugene, OR
August 4-8---Orcas Island StoryFest, Eastsound, WA
September 11-12---Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival (formerly WinterTales), Oklahoma City, OK
October 9-10---Lone Star Storytelling Festival, Frisco, TX
October 22-24---Mesa Storytelling Festival, Mesa, AZ

Motoko deeply thanks all the Festival sponsors and organizers for their hard work and dedication to the art of storytelling!



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