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Daniel Allison

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: East Lothian
Languages: English
Author type: Storyteller, Writer
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Daniel Allison is an oral storyteller and USA Today bestselling author of Scottish Myths & Legends Vol. I & II, Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, Finn & The Fianna and the Celtic fantasy series The Orkney Cycle. His mission is to make Celtic mythology accessible and entertaining for everyone.

Daniel trains oral storytellers worldwide through his Myth Singers Online Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, which has produced professional and award-winning storytellers. He hosts the House of Legends Podcast, a storytelling podcast which has been downloaded over 150,000 times, leads mythic immersion retreats in the Scottish Highlands and coaches fantasy and folklore writers.

Daniel has been featured by events and organisations including the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, the British Council, Creative Scotland, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Singapore Storytelling Festival, Celtic Life International and the Global Eclipse Festival. He has taken Celtic myths to Thai villages and Hebridean hilltops, Arabian markets, Indian theatres and global festivals, as well as schools and local events all over Scotland.

As a performer focusses on telling Scottish, Irish and Welsh myths and legends. He can be booked for storytelling and author events, as well as storytelling and fantasy writing workshops.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Performance; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Outdoor learning; Adults with additional support needs; Prisoners & young offenders; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable adults; Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)

Topics of work

Adolescence; Adventure; Animals; Childhood; Coasts, seas & oceans; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Fantasy; Friendship; Horror; Island communities; Loneliness & isolation; Love & romance; Music; Nature; Performance training

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups will work with

3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+