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Graham Langley is an English storyteller with an international reputation for his innovative work in storytelling. Described by The Times as “a storyteller for the 21st century” The Times Weekend, 8 April 2000 he is much in demand to run storytelling workshops in Britain and abroad.

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He is also a producer of live or oral literature events. With Storytelling Cafe he has established one of the recognisable storytelling brands of the UK - alongside Beyond the Border Wales International Storytelling Festival, Festival at the Edge, The Crick Crack Club, A Word in Edgeways, Mythstories Museum, Adverse Camber and numerous long-standing storytelling clubs, such as Shaggy Dog Storytellers and A Bit Crack, who together promote and programme storytelling events across England and Wales for public audiences. Graham Langley's Storytelling Cafe brings the best local, national and international traditional performances to the Midlands, and beyond through the English Storytelling Network of touring venues.

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As a storytelling trainer he runs Peak Performance, a monthly programme of training for storytellers, and the annual Young Storyteller of the Year event which is bringing forward many young people into the storytelling world. He has also featured on Radio Wildfire, an independent radio station broadcasting an eclectic mix of original spoken word, literature, discussion, and writing.

He is a director of the Traditional Arts Team and a member of the Society for Storytelling {{cite web | url=http://sfs.org.uk/storyteller/graham_langley|title = entry in SfS directory}}