Sheila Starks Phillips

Stories heal and teach and stories are downright fun and entertaining. Stories bring us laughter and tears and reveal a little bit about ourselves... and the storyteller, well the storyteller weaves the magic and does all of these things!

When not performing, Sheila is promoting the art and tradition of Storytelling. She is a member of:

• Houston Storytellers' Guild
• Tejas Storytelling Association
• Texas Folklore Society
• Houston Folklore Society
• National Storytelling Network
• Network of Biblical Storytellers
• International Storytelling Center

• On the Traveling Artists Roster of Texas Commission on the Arts
• Recipient of the 2005 John Henry Faulk Award
• Recipient of the Houston Storytellers' Guild's Service Award
• Four time winner of the Houston Area Liars' Contest
• Featured on the Exchange Place stage at the National Storytelling Festival
• Performed as a Teller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center two times
• Past President of the Tejas Storytelling Association