CALL FOR OLIO CONCERT SUBMISSIONS

SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 4, 2020

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SHARING THE FIRE 2020 — The Northeast Storytelling Conference

April 3-5 @ The Gideon Putnam Spa & Resort, Saratoga Springs, NY

DEADLINE:               Submissions must be received by midnight (EDT) Sunday, October 6, 2019.

NOTIFICATIONS:     You will receive an email when your submission has been received. If you do not receive this email, please contact Deb Roe at nestorytelling@gmail.com.

INVITATIONS:          If your story is accepted you will receive an invitation from NEST in November.

Eligibility to Tell at the Olio

  • You must be a NEST member as of October 6, 2019. Note: NEST membership is free the first year for fulltime students
  • You must register for the Sharing the Fire Conference (registration will begin in December). Scholarships may be available for those needing financial assistance.
  • You must own the copyright to the story, or be able to produce written permission to tell and record the story. A folktale should be your own adaptation, or you must have written permission to tell someone else’s version of it.
  • Tellers who performed in the 2019 STF Olio are not eligible to perform in 2020.

Story Specifications

  • Submit only one story. Send us your best!
  • Stories up to 10 minutes in length are the norm, but submissions up to 20 minutes long will be considered; longer stories will be disqualified. (Note: it is rare that we accept stories longer than 10 minutes, since they must be exceptional to justify taking up two time slots in the concert.) Note: recordings should be of the same length as your proposed presentation.
  • Listen to your story recording to make sure it is clear. Inaudible or garbled recordings will not be considered.

Instructions for Submissions: Stories may be submitted either as audio or video. Digital copies (sent as YouTube or Vimeo links) are strongly preferred.  Alternatively links to cloud storage sites, CDs or DVDs may be sent. If you are sending a hard copy, please include a SASE for the return of your CD/DVD.

Also include the following information:

Name of Storyteller:

Title of Story:

Brief Story Description:

Length of Story:

Would NEST have permission to create a videotape or audio recording to be used for promotional purposes?:

Send email submission to Deb at nestorytelling@gmail.com.  Send hard copies to: NEST, 16 Woodland Dr, Granby, CT 06035

DEADLINE:  Midnight (EDT), Sunday, October 6, 2019