Teller of Christian Wonder Tales

Martin Shaw is a writer, mythographer, Christian thinker and Storyteller, who sees in ancient myths, fairytales--and the Bible--the Truths that make and change our lives. 

You can get acquainted, ahead of time, through his many online venues: "The House of Beasts and Vines " (https:/martinshaw.substack.com); "Jawbone," on YouTube (Jawbone with Martinshaw @martinshaw); and his many books.

His newest book, Liturgies of the Wild--Myths that Make us, will be released February 3 and can be preordered via your favorite bookstores. His presence at our Festival will be part of a tour (via Penguin) to share this new book. 

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He is a Visiting Scholar at the Divinity Faculty of Cambridge University, and a Fellow of the Temenos Academy. Author of seventeen books, Dr Shaw is the director of the Westcountry School of Myth and founder of the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University. A hugely respected oral storyteller, Shaw has toured internationally, and led symposiums at both Oxford and Cambridge University. Robert Bly describes him as “a true master, one of the very greatest storytellers we have.”