The Writers of Wales Database

COLLINS, FIONA

Ty Cynnes, Carrog, Corwen LL21 9LA
Tel: 01490 430551 / 07941 918159
Email: fiona.storyteller@btinternet.com
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A storyteller since 1990, Fiona Collins works with traditional stories, myths and legends from around the world, with a special interest in stories of girls and strong women. Fiona won second prize in the Roundyhouse Poetry Competition 2006, and first prize in the Spread the Word Poetry Competition. Her PhD in Storytelling explores the contribution of traditional tales to the development of young children.

She works with people of all ages and abilities, including integrated groups of disabled and non–disabled people; for Radio 4 and local radio; for Carlton and BBC TV; as well as museums, schools, hospitals, historic sites and festivals around Wales, England and abroad. Her work explores the connections between the landscape, the people and the tales of Wales, and she enjoys working outdoors helping people to connect with their environment through stories and story making. She is a Welsh learner to a good standard and works bilingually.

Selected Publications:
Telling Tales (Traditional Tales Retold for Children) (Nelson, 1996)
In Flight (Playtime Level 1) (Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 2004)
Denbighshire Folk Tales (The History Press, 2011)

Contributed to:
A Teacher’s Guide to English and the Historic Environment (co-writer with Liz Hollinshead) (English Heritage, 2000)
Sharing Time: Stories from Greenwich and Ghana (co-editor)(University of Cambridge, 2000)
Storyseeds in Tales, Tellers and Texts (contributor) (Cassell, 2000)
Memories of Pontcysyllte (co-editor) (Tempus, 2006)
A Stone for Remembrance (contributor) (Y Lolfa, 2008)
Strange Days Indeed (contributor) (Honno, 2007)