Welcome to the Portland Storytellers' Guild. We serve the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan area. Our goal is to bring together and nurture people who tell, listen to, and love stories by elevating the art and power of storytelling in all its forms into our daily lives. The Portland Storytellers' Guild works to preserve the ancient tradition of oral story-telling in the modern world. We do not read, but rather, tell our stories. We tell myths, legends, folktales, historical stories and personal tales. We strive to discover and convey the universal themes and messages in our stories.

Potluck and Story Swaps on first Fridays

Oral storytelling is an interactive art, and we believe that the story happens not just in the mouth of the teller nor solely in the ear of the listener, but somewhere in between; the teller and the listener create the story together. The story is told face to face, eye-to-eye, and heart to heart. We invite you to become a member and support this vital work.

Washington County  Cooperative Library Services are presenting Hearing Voices, a storytelling festival at all twelve libraries in the system, April 12th - 20th.  For more information, click here.

The Portland Oregonian ran an article on January 14th, 2008 which you can see here

We have some wonderful shows and events coming up. We hope to see you at the next one. We want to make storytelling accessible so all of our events require only a small donation or are free.

If you'd like to hire a professional teller, we have some of the most talented on our roster. Each teller has their own fee structure. Please consult with individual tellers on availability and rates.

Would you like to be put on our mailing list for up-coming shows and events? Just fill out the information below, click submit, and you'll be on the list!

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