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Women’s Storytelling Festival 2023

All You Should Need To Know About the Festival The Festival main page includes links to the storyteller bios, the schedule, tickets, a FAQ, and more. Click on the link below to get to the main festival page, and find … Continue reading

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The Musical Storytelling Show

The recording of Storytelling, The Musical: The Reunion, with emcee Carol Moore and storytellers Natalie Jones, Sam Payne, Mo Reynolds, Jessica Robinson, Jack Scheer, and Paul Strickland is now available for purchase.

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WSF Emcees and Volunteers

It takes a village. We appreciate all our volunteers – the festival committee, the people monitoring our live-stream, those who offered help with transportation, set up and breakdown, sales, food, and hospitality. We could not have this festival if it … Continue reading

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The Games We Play

I haven’t written a blog post in a while. But Jack Scheer is busy writing about The Women’s Storytelling Festival, so I thought I’d tackle this one. I’m hoping to hit it out of the park. Our next night of … Continue reading

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2022 – So Many Stories Told

I wish I could think of a better single word for it, but 2022 was just weird. We were coming out of the pandemic, but haven’t really made it out. The economy was getting better, but my bank account is … Continue reading

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Stories of hope and change

On January 21, 2023, join emcee Nick Baskerville and storytellers Silvana Clark, Bonnie Gardner, Katie Green, Jennifer Hine, Jack Scheer, and Sarah Snyder for “Hope and Change: stories to believe in.” In-person, at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, and … Continue reading

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On the Fly

On October 22, 2022, join emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Richard Barr, Julie Bradshaw, Jennifer Hine, Gifford Krivak, Tim Livengood, and Jessica Robinson, for “On the Fly: stories about quick thinking.” In-person, at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, and … Continue reading

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Storytelling Contest

Announcing The 2023 People’s Choice Storytelling Contest Contestants The 7 storytellers competing in the 2023 People’s Choice Storytelling Contest at the Women’s Storytelling Festival are: Lona Bartlett, Julie Bradshaw, Bette Lou Higgins, Robin Kitson, Teri Lott, Gwendolyn Napier, and Stacy … Continue reading

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Who Is Andy Offutt Irwin

For fans of storytelling festivals, the title of this blog is verging on blasphemy. Andy is very well-known, in certain circles. And for good reason. But we’ll get to that in a minute. Andy Offutt Irwin is on his East … Continue reading

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Graduate Stories

On June 25, 2022, join emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick Baskerville, Noa Baum, Bonnie Gardner, Giselle Ruzany, Gayle Turner, and Diana Veiga for “The Graduate: stories of growing up or moving on.” This show will be presented in-person at … Continue reading

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