Planning is underway for our next StoryFest at Normandale College in May 2020, so SAM is looking for tellers and workshop presenters. Our theme this year is Stories that Heal. Take a look at our call for proposals polish those stories and workshops, and get them to us ASAP. Your voices and expertise are what makes StoryFest a great event, and we hope you will join us.
Workshop Leaders needed for StoryFest 2020: Stories that Heal
May 2, 2020 at Normandale Community College
Do you have a workshop idea that would fit with the 2020 theme of Stories that Heal? We are trying to appeal to an audience of health care professionals, professionals who use storytelling as a tool, teachers and storytellers. We have 6, seventy-five minute workshop slots available for shorter workshops and 2 longer sessions with up to 120 minutes. We are looking for at least one storytelling workshop for beginning storytellers. A small stipend will be given to all workshop presenters. Presenters must be a member of Story Arts of Minnesota. Submit your workshop proposals by February 7th to storyartsmn@gmail.com, write "StoryFest 2020 Workshop Proposal" in the subject line.
Storytellers needed for StoryFest 2020: Stories that Heal
May 2, 2020 at Normandale Community College
Do you have a story that saved your life or brought you solace? How about a folktale that allowed you to see someone in a different light? A time that humor brought you back from the brink of despair? Or a time when a simple gesture allowed you to move on? What about a story that brings hope to the younger set? We’re interested in stories about healing and stories that have helped you heal—be it personal narrative or folk tales, please submit the healing story you want to share. We are interested in both stories of how you healed AND the story that healed you. Tellers must be a member of Story Arts of Minnesota. The themes for the concerts are below. Send an email with a short summary of your 8-minute story by February 7, to storyartsmn@gmail.com, write “StoryFest 2020 Concert Submission” in the subject line. Rank order your theme preferences and include a few sentences about your storytelling and performance experience.
Theme 1: Truth Sometimes Hurts: Stories that help us be better
Theme 2: Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Stories of Community Healing
Theme 3: Stories of Second Chances
Theme 4: When Humor Saved the Day
Theme 5: Healing Stories for Kids and Families