Jimmy Neil Smith
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Jimmy Neil Smith is founder and president of the International Storytelling Center (ISC) in Jonesborough, Tennessee
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In 1973, Smith, then a local journalism teacher, hosted the first National Storytelling Festival
as a way to build regional and national awareness of Jonesborough. Two years after the first Festival, Smith founded the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling—now known as the International Storytelling Center. Smith is also known for being a editor and author for children books.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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In 1973, Smith, then a local journalism teacher, hosted the first National Storytelling Festival
National Storytelling Festival
The National Storytelling Festival is held the first full weekend of October in Jonesborough, Tennessee at the International Storytelling Center. The National Storytelling Festival was founded by Jimmy Neil Smith, a high school journalism teacher in 1973...
as a way to build regional and national awareness of Jonesborough. Two years after the first Festival, Smith founded the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling—now known as the International Storytelling Center. Smith is also known for being a editor and author for children books.