http://www.patryanstoryteller.co.uk Patrick Ryan Storyteller en-us http://www.patryanstoryteller.co.uk I have worked as a storyteller, writer and teacher for over three decades now. My practice has developed through the influences of family and friends in America, Ireland and Britain where I have collected stories and studied storytelling all that time. My work is influenced by the work of many others, including Gianni Rodari, Gianni Celati, Dáithí Ó hOgáin, Jack Zipes, Ellin Greene , Zena Sutherland and Liz Weir. This means that although I draw on traditional stories and storytelling content, the nature of my storytelling is conversational, informal, thoughtful, educational and, I hope, always a joy. patryanstoryteller.co.uk, January 29, 2010