Connecting you with storytellers, events, festivals, and guilds throughout Wisconsin — from quiet guild swaps to the slams, festivals, and the annual Storytellers' Get-Together.
WisconsinStorytelling.com is your online source for storytelling-related information across the state — connecting you with storytellers, events, and guilds throughout Wisconsin.
Browse the directory of Wisconsin tellers who support this site, find upcoming public events, and discover the local guilds and storytelling clubs where the art is kept alive, one gathering at a time.
"An annual, informal gathering of state tellers actively engaged in the art and practice of storytelling — for sharing stories, ideas and resources."
WISTGET is a chance for networking, mutual support, and being re-energized for storytelling. Whether you tell on big stages or around small circles, there's a seat for you.
Storytelling in Wisconsin happens at every scale. Here's where you'll find it.
Informal local gatherings — guilds, meetings, and story swaps that bring folks together to share tales.
Two annual storytelling festivals open to the general public, celebrating the craft over a full day or weekend.
Professionally run story slams where tellers take the mic and the audience leans in.
Produced annually in various communities as part of a worldwide night of storytelling.
A sample of the kinds of gatherings posted here through the year. Dates vary by season — check with each event's contact.
A National Storytelling Network night of stories, hosted across several communities.
A public festival of tellers and tales, welcoming all ages.
An open-to-the-public gathering along the Mississippi.
The informal annual gathering of Wisconsin tellers.
Have an event to share? Email the date, title, location, fee, contact, and a link to [email protected].
Tellers, guilds, and clubs are welcome to be listed here. Reach out and we'll help connect you with listeners across the state.
Send us an email including:
• Date & title of the event
• Location & fee to attend
• A link for more information
• Contact name and details
We'd love to help your story find its audience.