For fifteen years Katy was editor and publisher of the quarterly newsletter STORIES. For five years she taught storytelling to teachers at Cal State LA. Her children’s book, Wind Says Good Night, was on American Bookseller’s “Pick of the Lists,” and featured on KCET’s “Storytime.” It’s still in print and was recently translated into Korean.

*Here’s the answer to her question: Count Quackula.

Actor, Director, Producer and now Children's Books Author Henry Winkler began his acting career in 1974 after receiving his Bachelor's degree from Emerson College and his MFA from the Yale School of Drama. After appearing in a number of television commercials and a movie, he landed the role of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days. He has produced several television shows, directed several movies and can currently be seen starring alongside Stockard Channing and Paula Marshall in CBS's Out of Practice.

Since 2003 he has co-authored nine books in the Hank Zipzer series - critically acclaimed comic novels for kids ages 9-12 based on his experiences growing up. The lead character Hank Zipzer suffers from dyslexia, much the same way Henry did when he was a child, although he didn't know what it was called until he was much older. Hank is described as "the world's greatest underachiever" but his books aren't so much about his problems as they are about his resourcefulness and humor. The first book was called Niagara Falls, or Does It? and the latest novel is My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard which came out in October 2005. Henry and his co-author Lin Oliver are currently working on a pilot script for a Nickelodeon series based on the books.

In addition to a B. A. in Drama and a California State Teaching Credential, Kathleen is a professional storyteller and has been featured at festivals, schools, libraries, and museums. She performs regularly at Children's Book World in West Los Angeles.

Kathleen's repertoire includes multicultural folk tales, mythology, personal family, children's stories and stories with American Sign Language. She is a leader of unique nature workshops for children, families, adults and women. She is also a teacher of children's creative movement and drama classes.

In 1993 she traveled throughout Taiwan as a guest of the Provincial Government, instructing teachers about creative movement and storytelling for young children.

Barbara Clark is the winner of this year's KCET-TV Local Hero of the Year Award, in celebration of Black History Month. Watch for a profile of her work with seniors in her "Tell Me a Story" storytelling workshop during the month of February. She was also the recipient of the "Storytelling Spirit Award" at the Los Angeles Storytelling Festival last November.

A librarian turned storyteller, Barbara Clark is a passionate advocate of both the written and the spoken word. Her national reputation in the field of Literacy has been acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education. As a storyteller, Barbara shares both lively accounts of her personal experiences in Los Angeles and touching memories from her youth while growing up in a small East Coast community.

Barbara's stories are all original and are written for a thoughtful audience. Her repertoire includes funny stories of personal experiences; touching stories of her family heritage; warm profiles of memorable, sometimes outrageous relatives; startling account of mysterious or spooky events and inspirational tales. They are sure to intrigue you and inspire you to look at life a little differently.

Steven Henegar's casual, friendly performances blend the easy conversation of his Oklahoma family's storytelling with a decade in the theater. His wry, understated delivery slides into whimsy and movement, as he mixes personal and family tales with traditional and original stories from the Midwest and South.

In these solo performances of interlocking stories, Steven calls up the everyday and the fantastic, deftly joining past and present to discover those feelings and experiences that connect us all. His stories travel from Europe to small town America and on to the suburbs and cities. "He skillfully crafts each story, drawing the listeners into a shared experience. Soon both the listeners and teller are walking a road toward the same destination." (Owens, Laurens Extra, SC)

Steven has told stories professionally to adults and children over twenty years, working primarily as a freelance performer since 1991. He spent four years as artist-in-residence at colleges through the North Carolina Visiting Artist Program. During that time, he founded the Piedmont Storytelling Festival and released his live concert recording Moving Stories. Steven received a North Carolina Emerging Artist Grant to produce a video of his father’s Depression-era Texas story, Bridling Old Red.

He was selected for the North Carolina touring roster, as well as working with the Washington State Cultural Enrichment, the North Carolina Mountain Arts, and the South Carolina Arts in Education programs. He formerly directed the storytelling programs for Stagebridge, America’s longest running senior theater company in Oakland, CA.