Laura Deal's Bio And Past Events

"Why I tell stories... and how it helps others"

Laura tells stories, leads Laughter Yoga, and explores dreams for the same reason, which is to build compassion in the world. Storytelling, one of the most ancient of human art forms, creates a shared experience that reveals our commonalities and helps us understand other people’s experiences. Besides being entertaining, stories bring us together.

Short Bio

Laura Deal tells traditional, original, and personal tales to children and adults. She is the 2024 recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award, and her recordings were awarded Honors by the Storytelling World Awards. Laura’s also a poet, a dream explorer, and a Laughter Yoga Leader.

Full Bio

Laura Deal tells traditional, original, and personal tales to children and adults. You can hear her stories on YouTube, the Story Story Podcast, the Apple Seed on BYU Radio, and her CDs, The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe and Other Stories and Simple, Clever, & Wise. Both CDs received Storytelling World Award Honors. Laura is the 2024 recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award, and a 2022 Chautauqua Scholar through a grant from Humanities North Dakota. She has appeared on festival stages (in person and online) across the U.S., and has taught writing classes for over a decade. She’s the author of The Newcomer’s Guide to the Invisible Realm: A Journey through Dreams, Metaphor, and Imagination, and Marbles: New and Collected Poems. Laura facilitates the online poetry group Poets Standing Strong Together, and is on the team of facilitators of the Weekly Community Gatherings of Artists Standing Strong Together. She also leads workshops in storytelling, creative writing, and the exploration of dreams.

Check out some of the fantastic organizations that Laura has had the honor and pleasure to work with, including:

What People Are Saying

“Deeply moving story, lyrically wonderful, emotionally powerful. Wow.”

Sarah Massey-Warren

describing Laura’s “Love, Ramsey” show