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Shanta Nurullah is a nationally known storyteller and musician based in Chicago. She has presented storytelling programs and workshops in schools, libraries, colleges, churches, festivals, prisons, and many other places where people gather and listen. Career highlights include the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, nine iterations of the National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference, Storytelling Festivals in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, and at the headquarters of National Geographic.
Nurullah has received an Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship, the Zora Neale Hurston Award from the National Association of Black Storytellers, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M3). A 2021 3Arts Awardee, she has received grants from the Nevada Arts Council, the American Association of University Women, and the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Nurullah has an original story on permanent display at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois and has been a storytelling teacher and mentor for many years.