"A very creative and dynamic storyteller Quintano had the children on the edge of their seats during her telling of an old tale from Maryland folklore." -- The Sunday Enterprise, Raynham, MA 

   Alicia Quintano has been described as "an itinerant storyteller par excellence"  [THE WOODSTOCK TIMES]; her stories as  "funny, touching and universal;" [WBAI-FM, NYC] and her performance style for adults as "one part improv comic to two parts theatre and always funny" [BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE].

From FirstNight Boston to college campuses around the United States to elementary and secondary school classrooms Alicia brings a unique combination of humor and dramatic interpretation to her performances of personal stories and selections from world folklore. 

 Click on the links to the left if you'd like to hear one of Alicia's original songs, see a short video of Alicia performing for young children, meet Pierre, her Koala puppet, or read about her performances for older children and adults.

 In 2011 Alicia was selected as a performer with the Mass. Humanities' Family Adventures In Reading (FAIR) Program which brings children, parents, books and storytellers together with the goal of making visiting the library a regular family activity.  Alicia will visit the Parlin Library in Everett, MA in a series of six Saturday afternoon sessions beginning Saturday, March 3, 2012. 

***Fee support for Alicia Quintano may be available to nonprofit organizations through the New England States Touring (NEST) program of the New England Foundation for the Arts.  Visit www.matchbook.org or www.nefa.org for more information.***

     Writing

    Workshops

“99.9% True”

Writing from personal experience challenges the imagination and excites creativity in writers as young as upper elementary and as grown up as teens and adults. 

Please visit the Workshop page for more information about "99.9% True" (Alicia's memoir writing workshop) or her mystery writing workshop, "Who Wrote the Whodunit? YOU DID!"