Storytelling Places and Spaces

Depending on the organization, you may be able to pitch a story, take a workshop, or have a place to practice a story you are working on. This listing has groups that I know about, but not necessarily every group out there.

Storytelling Places local to the Washington, DC, Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA) area
- DC
  - Perfect Liars Club
    - https://www.perfectliarsclub.com/washington-dc-shows.html
  - Story District
    - https://www.storydistrict.org/
  - The Story Collider
    - https://www.storycollider.org/upcoming-shows
  - The Moth in DC
    - https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=
  - Smut Slam
    - https://dc.smutslam.com/
  - Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)
    - https://asapasap.org/
- MD
  - The Stoop Storytelling Series
    - https://stoopstorytelling.com/
  - National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS)
    - https://www.nabsinc.org/
  - Voices in The Glenn
    - https://voicesintheglen.org/#:~:text=Voices%20in%20the%20Glen%20is,and%20the%20enjoyment%20of%20stories.
  - The Grapevine Storytelling Series
    - https://fsgw.org/grapevine
- VA
  - Virginia Storytelling Alliance (VASA)
    - https://virginiastorytellingalliance.org/
  - Better Said Than Done
    - https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/
  - Hoot and Holler
    - https://www.facebook.com/hootandhollerstories
  - Tales and Ales
    - https://www.novatalesandales.com/
  - Secretly Y’all
    - https://www.secretlyall.org/
  - This is My Brave
    - https://thisismybrave.org/
  - Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)
    - https://asapasap.org/
  - Tell Me More Live Storytelling
    - https://www.tellmemorelive.org/about/
  - Storymasters Toastmaster Club
    - https://www.meetup.com/District-27-Storytelling-Club/?_cookie-check=90AQxXVqJXz_7JjD
  - Blue Ridge Story Space
    - https://www.facebook.com/blueridgestoryspace

Storytelling Places online and other places (note; these places may have physical places as well as an online space. They just aren’t in the DC. MD, or VA areas)

Artist Standing Strong Together (ASST)
- https://www.artistsstandingstrongtogether.net/
Storytelling.org (a directory for guilds and organizations)
- https://storytelling.org/directory-2/guilds-organizations/
International Storytelling Center
- https://www.storytellingcenter.net/
Society for Storytelling
- https://www.sfs.org.uk/
Six Feet Apart Productions
- http://www.sfapshows.com/
GRIT: True Stories That Matter
- https://www.facebook.com/truestoriesthatmatter
National Storytelling Network (NSN)
- https://storynet.org/
Story Jam
- https://www.storyjamshow.com/
The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers
- https://www.twistedtellers.org/
Stories from The Stage
- https://www.pbs.org/show/stories-stage/
Mortified Live
- https://getmortified.com/
RISK! Live Storytelling
- https://www.risk-show.com/tour/
Story Crossroads
- https://storycrossroads.org/
Do Not Submit
- https://www.donotsubmitchicago.com/
Replay Storytelling Presents…
- https://replaystorytelling.com/
Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia
- https://kuumbastorytellers.org/
Storyluck
- https://storyluck.org/
Society X
- https://www.thesocietyx.com/
Story Arts of Minnesota
- https://www.storyartsmn.org/
Totally True Things: A Socially-Conscious Storytelling Show
- https://www.lifestage.me/storytelling-1
Durham Storytellers – Monthly Storytelling Gathering
- https://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/storytellers-directory/Durham-Storytellers.html
The Iridescent Robot Storytelling Club
- https://www.dawnxanklincomedy.com/blurred-blerd-blog/tag/Iridescent+Robot+Storytelling
Mezrab Live Storytelling
- https://mezrab.nl/
Northeast Storytelling
- https://www.nestorytelling.org/
Crick Crack Club
- https://crickcrackclub.com/about/
Pittsburgh Storytelling Series
- https://www.tellpgh.org/
Speak Story Series
- https://www.speakstoryseries.com/history
West Virginia Storytelling Guild
- http://www.wvstorytellers.com/what-we-do
Patchwork Storytelling Guild
- https://patchworkstorytelling.org/

Links to past post about storytelling groups

Connecting Storytellers to Storytellers (blogs and websites)

Connecting Storytellers to Storytellers (Workshops, Classes, and Coaching)

Connecting Storytellers to Storytellers (Facebook Groups)

Have a storytelling place or organization you want added to the list? Email me at storytellingonpurpose365@gmail.com to get it added to the list!

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