The Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship honors, celebrates, and supports Black storytellers representing the Appalachian counties (as designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission) of Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. This is a partnership between the National Association of Black Storytellers, Mid-Atlantic Arts, and South Arts. The Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship is administered by the National Association of Black Storytellers.

The NABS Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship is funded in part by Mid Atlantic Arts’ Central Appalachia Living Traditions Program and South Arts' In These Mountains, Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture initiative.

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NABS Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships provides six (6) $5,000 awards to support experienced practitioners and culture bearers with opportunities to examine, research, develop, perform, and/or document the Black Appalachian storytelling tradition. Fellowships are awarded to represent each of the six eligible states.

Fellows receive an additional funding to apply toward travel and lodging to the “In the Tradition…” Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference for two years, receiving the award in the first year and presenting in the 2nd year.
Fellows will also receive a one-year membership to the National Association of Black Storytellers.