Events
2022 NYS Event
The 2022 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 6 - 10 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 10 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of...
2021 NYS Event
The 2021 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 7 - 11 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 19 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of...
2020 NYS Event
Showcase During the Pandemic The 2020 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 9 - 12 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 17 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can...
2019 NYS Event
The 2019 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 4 - 7 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 10 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of...
2018 NYSS Event
The 2018 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 4 - 8 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 22 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of...
2017 NYSS Event
The 2017 National Youth Storytelling event was held Sep 3 - 7 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 6 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of...
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2016 NYSS Event
The 2016 National Youth Storytelling event was held Aug 30 - Sep 3 in Utah County, Utah. We welcomed 7 of the nation's best youth storytellers. Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect...
2015 NYSS Event
The 2015 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held Sep 1 - 5 in Orem, Utah. Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, Alice fell down the rabbit hole. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Open sesame! Fee-fi-fo-fum!...
2014 NYSS Event
The 2014 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held Mar 6-9 in Orem, Utah. The Showcase Emcee was Andy Offut Irwin. Special Thanks to the Timpanogos Storytelling Institute, NSN, Elizabeth and David Rose, Kevin Cordi, Karin Hensley, Lyn Ford, Jane Stenson and...
2013 NYSS Event
The 2013 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held February 6-9, 2013 in Orem, Utah. The Showcase Emcee was Charlotte Blake Alston. Special Thanks to the Timpanogos Storytelling Institute, NSN, Elizabeth and David Rose, Kevin Cordi, Karin Hensley, Lyn Ford,...
2012 NYSS Event
The 2012 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held February 8-11, 2012 in Orem, Utah. The Showcase Emcee was Bil Lepp. Alex Bowcut, 2005 & 2006 Torchbearer, presented awards to the 2012 Torchbearers.2012 National Youth Storytelling TorchbearersElementary...
2011 NYSS Event
The 2011 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held February 2-5, 2011 in Orem, Utah. The Showcase Emcee was Bill Harley. Carol Rice, Cherish Bound founder and Aubrey Taylor, 2010 Torchbearer, presented awards to the 2011 Torchbearers.2011 National Youth...
2010 NYSS Event
The 2010 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held in June 2010, in Pigeon Forge TN. Grand TorchbearerAubrey Taylor - American Fork, UT High School DivisionJustin Lindstrum, Frisco, TX - TorchbearerGwendolyn Pollock, Silver Springs, FL - Finalist Middle...
2009 NYSS Event
The 2009 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held June 2009, in Pigeon Forge TN. The Showcase proved to be another outstanding year of youth storytelling. After the last performance storyteller Donald Davis approached all the youth and exclaimed, "These...
2008 NYSS Event
The 2008 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held Feb. 7-9 2008 in Pigeon Forge, TN The emcee for the event was 2007 Grand Torchbearer, Ben Kemper, from Boise ID. Ben introduced all of the tellers. As in previous years the highlight of the event was Friday...
2007 NYSS Event
The 2007 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held Feb. 1-3, 2007 in Pigeon Forge, TN The emcee for the event was 2006 Grand Torchbearer, Stephanie Strauss from Midland Texas, who did an amazing job introducing all the tellers. The week was full of bonding...
2006 NYSS Event
The 2006 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held Feb. 2-4 in Pigeon Forge, TN Ed Stivender was an invited professional to teach and mentor the youth tellers. 2006 - Torchbearers 2006 Grand Torchbearer, Stephanie Strauss - Midland, TXHigh School Division...
2005 NYSS Event
The 2005 National Youth Storytelling Showcase event was held in February, in Pigeon Forge, TN 2005 Grand Torchbearer Chloe Clunis, Mirimar, Florida High School Division Torchbearer:Middle School Division Torchbearer:Elementary Division Torchbearer older: Alex Bowcut,...
2004 NSYO Event
The 2004 National Storytelling Youth Olympics event was held April 1-3 in Hanford & Fresno, CA at Hanford High School & CSFU. Hanford High School Voices of Illusion and the Lemoore High School Tellers, two award-winning youth storytelling groups in the Central...
2003 NSYO Event
The 2003 National Storytelling Youth Olympics event was held April 11-12 in Fresno & Hanford, CA at CSFU & Hanford High School. 2003 - Torchbearers Tamarind C.S. King, New Mexico, Grand Torchbearer Whitney Mafileo Fotu, Utah, Elementary Torchbearer Alma Rose...
2002 NSYO Event
The 2002 National Youth Storytelling Olympics event was held April 11-12 in Fresno & Hanford, CA at CSFU & Hanford High School. Grand Torchbearer 2002 Rixon Lane, South Carolina, Elementary Torchbearer Storytelling Finalists Emily Kiernan,...
2001 NSYO Event
2001 NSYO EventApril, Johnson City, TNThe 2001 NSYO event was held April in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. Grand Torchbearer 2001 Not known Storytelling Finalists Not known Please comment below if you have records of the event.
2000 NSYO Event
2000 NSYO EventMarch 4, Johnson City, TNThe 2000 NSYO event was held on March 4 in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. 2000 - Torchbearers Amber Saskill Grand Torchbearer Storytelling Finalists Joe Bowman Kindra McGrane Amber Saskill Brett Dahlenburg Bridgette Krakower Holly...
1999 NSYO Event
1999 NSYO EventApril, Johnson City, TN at ETSUThe 1999 NSYO event was held April in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. Torchbearers 1999 Grand Torchbearer Jill Sullivan, Georgia Elementary Torchbearer Anna-Noel Sonnenschein, Alaska Storytelling Finalists...
1998 NSYO Event
1998 NSYO EventApril, Johnson City, TN at ETSUThe 1998 NSYO event was held April in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. Grand Torchbearer 1998 Katie Latimer, Rhode Island Storytelling Finalists Anna-Noel Sonnenschein, Alaska Please comment below if...
1997 NSYO Event
1997 NSYO EventApril, Johnson City, TN at ETSUThe 1997 NSYO event was held April in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. Grand Torchbearer 1997 Carmel Futrel, Savannah, Georgia Storytelling Finalists Not known Please comment below if you have records of the...
1996 NSYO Event
1996 NSYO EventApril, Johnson City, TN at ETSUThe 1996 NSYO event was held April in Johnson City, TN at ETSU. Grand Torchbearer 1996 Not known Storytelling Finalists Not known Please comment below if you have records of the event.