About

Award winning storyteller April Armstrong weaves melodies and words for a refreshing and compelling style of storytelling. Her story programs are fun and interactive. She tells stories for schools, colleges, libraries, museums and festivals. She tells multi-cultural folktales, including African-American and Latino stories. April's stories delight, inform and inspire audiences of all ages.

April has performed at the Exchange Place at the 2023 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, TN. She has been a featured teller at the National Association of Black Storytellers’ (NABS) Conference, The National Storytelling Network Conference, The Logan Center/University of Chicago, The Grapevine, Speak Story (WV), Beaver Tales Storytelling Festival (PA), Connecticut Storytelling Festival, Hudson River Clearwater, The Mohegan Storytelling and Rockland County Storytelling Festivals; Rowayton’s Tellabration and the Story Space as well as, the Negril Elementary School in Jamaica and in Bali, Indonesia at the Pelangi International School.

April is the recipient of the National Storytellers Networks 2020 J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award for Storytelling as well as the 2015 Bronx BRIO Award for Storytelling. Her cd has won a Parents Choice Award - Silver.

Artist Statement

Stories are for everyone.
A satisfying story gives you something to
chew on, think about. They can make you giggle,
make you shiver, make you cry, make you fall in love,
make you want to holler and go a marchin'. And when they're good you want to hear them again and again. Some stories can resonate so deeply. Even when they are translated into different languages, they still make us smile or weep. Those are the stories I love, being able to find that common thread for each of us to share. Making connections is why I love telling stories.

If you don't see the program that will work for your event, I'd be happy to put one together that suits your audience. Thank you for sharing the journey with me.