Smoky Mountain Storytellers

05/05/2026

We’re back!

Smoky Mountain Storytellers
Friday, May 29 | Outdoor 76

An unforgettable night of
Fiction • Nonfiction • Poetry

6 PM — Beers & Books + signings

7 PM — Show begins

Featuring a powerhouse lineup: Bob Scott • Ian Marshall • Michael Branch • Jim Warren
Doug Woodward • David Taylor • Mark Long • John Lane

📍 Franklin, NC
Cold beer. Good books. Real stories.

04/26/2026

We had another amazing night of storytelling! Thank you to all of our amazing readers and everyone that came out to support our craft.

04/17/2026

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Join us for another evening of storytelling featuring local and visiting writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on Friday, April 24, at Outdoor 76.

04/10/2026

We are excited to share that one of our Storytellers Braulio Fonseca has a book of poetry/prose and it is now available! All proceeds from the book will go directly to the The Warriors Way Cancer Fund INC to support this year's Alcatraz swim. Grab a copy online or grab one at the next Smoky Mountain Storytellers event on April 24th.

https://redhawkpublications.com/Falling-Forward-A-Lyrical-Memoir-p820163855

04/07/2026

Join us for an unforgettable night of storytelling in the heart of Franklin.

Smoky Mountain Storytellers returns Friday, April 24 at Outdoor 76—featuring an incredible lineup of voices across fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

🕕 6 PM — Beers & Books with A Novel Escape Bookstore. 📚 Book signings in the taproom

🕖 7 PM — Live Storytelling Show

Featuring:
Rose McLarney • Catherine Carter • Braulio Fonseca • Alison Miller
Caroline Laganas • Brian Longacre • Hannah McLeod • Bob Scott

📍 35 East Main Street, Franklin, NC

Come early, grab a drink, meet the authors, and settle in for a night of powerful stories.

04/07/2026

This April, we’re opening a call for submissions for our anthology for the fifteenth time. Best Emerging Writers 2026 will showcase a collection of prose from ten emerging writers who are bold and brave, who tell stories only they can tell, stories that must be told now.

Ramona Ausubel, author of "The Last Animal," will select this year’s best emerging writers! Each of our ten winners will receive a $700 award and a print copy of the book. Submissions of fiction or creative nonfiction must be under 8,000 words. Please note this contest has a $20 reading fee. As always, we don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best.

Learn more: https://themastersreview.submittable.com/submit/352232/best-emerging-writers-2026-judged-by-ramona-ausubel-7-000-awarded

03/21/2026

Our first show in Waynesville NC was a success. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported storytelling in the mountains.

03/16/2026

The following readings will be held at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. • Poet Donovan McAbee will read from his new collection, “Holy the Body,” with a musical per-formance by Grammy-nominated songwriter and guitarist Thomm Jutz at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12. McAbee’s poems explore faith, dou...