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Storytelling is an art AND a craft -- especially when stories are told live in the Flathead!

Since 2023, Flathead Story Concerts have inspired and entertained listeners at local venues: for The Making Place in 2025 at White Raven Winery; for/at FVCC on National Tell-A-Story Day in 2023 & in 2026; for/at all 3 Flathead Libraries as a 3-day "story marathon" during Nat'l Library Week 2025; at Sacred Waters Brewing in 2023-2024. Hundreds of story fans have been inspired and entertained with dozens of true personal stories told by the Flathead residents who lived them!

More live Story Concerts are being planned with curated (pre-selected) stories  -- fyi, FSCs are not open-mic events... So NEW STORIES are needed from local Tellers like you!

Are you a potential or experienced storyteller with a true story or two to share? Stories that work best for Flathead Story Concerts are memorable personal experiences that can be told live in 6-to-8 minutes -- similar to stories told at live Moth events in other regions or on episodes of The Moth Radio Hour and PBS TV's "Stories From the Stage" series. No previous writing or public speaking experience needed to submit your story for FSC consideration. (If you need help to craft a tellable story, see workshop info below.)

Check out FSC's Submission Guidelines and suggested Story Themes at: https://FlatheadStoryConcerts.wootick.com.

FSCs are curated and hosted by story coaches Barbara and Glenn Schiffman -- both are FVCC Continuing Education instructors and published authors, based in Whitefish.

If you have a 6-to-8 minute story (800-1000 words) to submit for review, EMAIL a written copy as a PDF to story23fvcc@gmail.com. If it fits for a future Story Concert, you'll be invited to schedule a live or Zoom audition of the complete story for Barb and Glenn. Be sure to include your full name and phone # in your email so they can reach you to discuss.

FSC live events &/or storycrafting workshops have been sponsored by The Making Place, FVCC, Authors of the Flathead, The Bookshelf in Kalispell, Sacred Waters Brewing, the Flathead Library Foundation, the Whitefish Community Center and the Whitefish Community Library. FSC live events are generally free to the public or hosted as fundraisers for local non-profits or community groups. Email or call if interested in sponsoring or co-hosting a storycrafting workshop or live story event for your group or at your location.

Barb and Glenn also occasionally teach multi-session workshops on "Crafting a Tellable Story" or "Public Speaking for Storytellers" in Flathead Valley -- for FVCC Continuing Education in 2023 & 2026, at The Making Place in 2025 and 2026, at The Whitefish Community Center in 2024. See TMP's Community Events calendar or the FSC website for info on upcoming workshops -- or contact Barb about private story crafting and presentation coaching (call her at 747-238-0038 or email story23fvcc@gmail.com with your full name and question).

We want to hear your true stories!!