Welcome to Tell-A-Tale.com – A place where every story and every storyteller finds a home! Discover a world of stories, poems and all the goodness they bring to the world.
Tell-A-Tale.com is a vibrant storytelling hub built with the belief that stories are the building blocks of the world – they’re the bridges between generations, fuel for our imagination, and quiet companions at bedtime.
This tiny corner of the internet is a labor of love, built with a single purpose in mind – to help people discover the stories within them and around them. So whether you are a parent hunting for the perfect night-time story, or an educator looking to weave storytelling into your classroom, or an amateur writer looking to share your stories with the world, you’ll find something special here.
Hi! My name is Arunima Shekhar and I am the Founder of Tell-A-Tale.com. It was around the year 2014 that I started posting stories on the internet as part of a personal blog. Fortunately, a lot of readers appreciated my work and asked me to expand the blog so that they could also contribute. Not only fiction, but also personal stories, blogs about storytelling and books, and inspiring stories from real life. And that’s how Tell-A-Tale.com was born in 2015. Over the years, it has grown into a community of 6000+ (and counting) story lovers.
What You Will Discover Here
- Heartfelt Stories & Poems – Submitted by writers from around the world, full of magic, morals, and moments to share
- Folklore & Mythical Tales – Inspired by legends and traditions that span the globe
- Book Reviews – Honest takes on books, story collections, and the storytellers behind them
- Editorials – Insights into the art of storytelling, cultural perspectives, and how stories shape the world
- Storytelling Tips – Practical advice from experts on using narratives to engage, teach, and inspire young minds
Why Stories Matter
The ability to weave thoughts together into a captivating tale demonstrates the genius of the storyteller.
Stories have been the medium of teaching life’s lessons for ages. They have been a form of entertainment and have found an outlet through different mediums – theatre, dance, drawings, paintings, writing and more.
In a tumultuous world, stories help everyone – children and adults – make sense of the world. They teach empathy, creativity, resilience, and joy. And when told well, they linger — not just in memory, but in heart.
Do You Have A Story To Tell?
We all have stories within us. These stories maybe a figment of our imagination or something that we have seen and experienced in life. When told with passion, these stories can deliver life lessons or a hearty laugh to young and old. And that’s what Tell-A-Tale.com constantly seeks to bring out.
Tell-A-Tale.com invites seasoned writers to share nuggets of wisdom on the art of writing and storytelling through expert articles or by sharing their own stories. Amateur writers can reach a wider audience and receive constructive criticism on their work from the community.
If you are interested in contributing to Tell-A-Tale.com, check out the contributors’ guidelines on this page.
Collaborate With Us?
A lot can happen when people ‘talk’.
If you think we can collaborate on
- Online advertising
- Event partnerships
- Content partnerships, such as for textbooks and anthologies
- Something new and innovative
… check out partnership details here, or drop me an email at contact AT tell-a-tale.com, and I will get back to you at the earliest.
Why associate with Tell-A-Tale.com?
Tell-A-Tale.com reaches an “engaged” audience of over 300,000 readers a month, with more than 150 amazing writers. Stories on Tell-A-Tale.com can be found in textbooks by leading publishers such as Macmillan Education and Prism Books. Our contributors’ work have been featured in leading Indian news publications such as The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, The Star of Mysore, City Today.
And this is just the start!
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Thanks for being here — and happy storytelling!
Amazing Arunima!
I just happened to see your reply again on LinkedIn and this time clicked on your website now magazine link…so proud of you!!
Keep it going, I’ll read the stories out to my son, or in the library we’ve built for our apartment kids 😀
Thank you Shefali 🙂