LIZ WEIR is a professional storyteller and writer from Northern Ireland. Formerly children's librarian for the city of Belfast, she now works extensively in schools and prisons, and travels the world telling stories to adults and children. She organizes workshops and appears at major international festivals (including the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee and the Australian National Storytelling Festival). Weir has performed in Israel, Germany, Australia, and the United States. She was the first winner of the International Storybridge Award from the National Storytelling Network which cited her "exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling within Ireland and between other countries." Weir is the author of two collections of stories for children, Boom Chicka Boom and Here, There and Everywhere. She has presented The Gift of the Gab, a storytelling series for BBC Radio Ulster, and has recently written scripts for three television animations aimed at young children in Northern Ireland. Weir firmly believes in the power of storytelling to promote understanding and aid conflict resolution. She lives in Co. Antrim.