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Gail de Vos

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Storyteller, librarian and former teacher, Gail de Vos has been an active promoter of the oral tradition of literature in Canada for over three decades. Gail teaches courses on storytelling as well as courses on Canadian children’s literature and comic books and graphic novels at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Library and Information Studies. For many years she told stories at Fort Edmonton Park to bring the history of the Edmonton area alive through storytelling and was co-organizer of the annual Storytelling Festival held at the Park for 18 years. Gail is the author of nine award winning resource books on storytelling and folklore in popular culture intended for educators working with students in Grade 6 and above and numerous articles and chapters on folklore related topics. Her new book, The Watkins Book of Urban Legends, is forthcoming in November 2024.
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