Vancouver Story Slam

Vancouver Story Slam An entertaining, inspiring evening of storytelling! Thousands of dollars in prizes awarded annually Second Thursday every month, 8 p.m. Since 2004 * * * * * *

Ten storytellers share their original work onstage in an exciting competition for cash prizes and a shot at the annual trophy. From the action-packed to the awe-inspiring, from the silly to the sublime -- every show is an unpredictable medley of mixed styles of taletelling. Founded in 2004, Vancouver Story Slam is the longest-running monthly storytelling competition in Canada. Venue: The Pleasant,

2434 Main at Broadway, Vancouver
$10 cash cover includes a voting ballot to select the night’s first, second, and third place winners. Competing storytellers get in FREE! Prizes:
-First place: $100 cash
-Second and third places: $60 and $40 cash
-“Secret word”: Each month, the organizers choose one common word. First story that night to include that word receives a rolling prize that starts at thirty dollars; if it is not won, the prize increases by ten dollars per month, and has been known to reach $100.
-“Best time”: The story closest to five minutes receives the prize of a lunchbox packed by the emcee. It could be a well-balanced meal and a toy, but maybe it's just nothing but onions.
-“Line of the night”: An exceptionally clever, funny, well-written, or thought-provoking line that catches the host’s ear receives a book prize

Stories must be original pieces between 4 and 6 minutes and told by the person who wrote them. All styles and genres of stories are welcome. No props, costumes, or musical accompaniment. Tellers are not permitted to time themselves onstage, but they are welcome to bring onstage a notebook, paper, or other reading material if their story is written down. Produced by Susan Cormier and emceed by Bryant Ross.

* * * * * Short Stories and Tall Tales.

2025 Storytelling Champiosnhsip finalist Nate Nate Nainers' book is out soon! Details in the pic.
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2025 Storytelling Champiosnhsip finalist Nate Nate Nainers' book is out soon! Details in the pic.

Have you got your copy of story slam maven Susan Cormier's bestselling book yet? This collection of short stories - incl...
08/31/2026

Have you got your copy of story slam maven Susan Cormier's bestselling book yet? This collection of short stories - including the tale that won the 2022 CBC Prize for Non-Fiction Writing - is available through any bookstore or her website.

Susan Cormier is a spoken word artist, event producer, beekeeper, and caretaker of assorted small critters. Her lyrical essay “Advice to a New Beekeeper” won the 2022 CBC Prize in Nonfiction.

THE TOP TEN STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR!One night, ten storytellers, one winner.Have you got your tickets yet?
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THE TOP TEN STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR!
One night, ten storytellers, one winner.
Have you got your tickets yet?

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15 WEEKS ON THE BC BESTSELLER LIST!
VSS producer Susan Cormier's collection of short stories has been doing quite well on the sales charts. Pick up a copy of Dead Bees Still Sting from your local bookstore and bring it to the story slam - she's happy to sign it for you!

Our weekly BC Bestseller List highlights the titles of independent, BC-owned publishers sold in independent BC bookstores.

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Coming up soon: the annual Word Vancouver literary festival!
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Books and wine and movie tickets, oh my!
Word Vancouver's annual online auction is on now. Place some bids and support Vancouver's favourite literary festival!

*On payment page, to avoid an extra contribution to the auction platform pick other, and type $0. Welcome to our 2026 silent auction! 📣Bid on items that have…

Storytelling in the Fringe!Vancouver Story Slam alum Jo Dworschak produces a unique show called Story Story Lie - and it...
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Storytelling in the Fringe!
Vancouver Story Slam alum Jo Dworschak produces a unique show called Story Story Lie - and it's coming to Vancouver next month!

FACT OR FICTION? You Decide! Story Story Lie is an insatiable combination of storytelling, comedy, and competition. Fringe’s top performers share unbelievable stories; two of them are telling true stories, one is telling a lie. You can take part in the interrogation. The first to guess the liar wi...

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