Jenni Cargill - Storyteller, Singer, Teacher

Jenni Cargill is an Australian storyteller with unbridled enthusiasm and passion for her art. She offers her skill and her passion in a diverse range of ways. In this website you can find information about

her award winning CD of childrens' stories (available to buy online)

her performances, for children and adults

her inspiring and motivating storytelling workshops

and a whole collection of resources about storytelling including quotes, links, book recommendations, courses and magazines

Jenni employs a wide repertoire of dramatic skills and a beautiful singing voice to hold her audience. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Sociology from the University of Queensland, classical singing training and a diploma from the Drama Action Centre in Sydney. There she studied clowning, improvisation, dance, singing, mask, mummers, percussion and workshop facilitation, specialising in storytelling. Her professional experience was gained in over twelve hundred schools in Australia and New Zealand. She has performed for ABC national radio as well as ABC TV’s ‘7.30 Report’. She has performed and presented workshops for the Bennelong Program at the Sydney Opera House, The Powerhouse Museum, the National Storytelling Conference, the Woodford Folk Festival since 1993, Byron Bay Adult Community Education and The Byron Bay Writers Festival 2004.