Megan Hicks survived the Baby Boom with her sense of humor intact.With equal measures of talent and charisma she delights children, inner children, imaginary friends and grownups with her unique take on the storyteller’s art. A favorite of audiences and organizers throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, she performs for schools, libraries, festivals, retirement communities, hospice and professional conferences. Storytelling has taken her from juvenile detention centers to the FBI Academy.
Affiliations:
Virginia Storytelling Alliance (past President, founding member)
Voices in the Glen (performing member)
Origami USA
Juried Directories:
Kennedy Center -- Community Partnerships
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Arts Council of Fairfax County (VA)
Howard County Arts Council (MD)
Bluemont Artists in Education
District of Columbia Public Library
National Honors & Awards:
Parents’ Choice Silver Medal
Finalist -- The Audies
Storytelling World Honor
Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award
National Storyteller of the Year
"...a superlative author and storyteller." audiobookstoday.com
"I still feel the glow of a good program turned great." Young adult librarian
"The program was wonderful... light, heavy, humorous, ... surprising, fulfilling, deeply affecting." University of Mary Washington
"You sure do make a program chairman look good!" Tuckahoe Women’s Club, Richmond VA
Megan also makes trash art and origami wearables at LibertyTown Arts Workshop in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
(photos by david uhrin)
