About this Event
The final "regular season" Story Slam is happening Tuesday, October 14th — and we’re getting honest about... the lies.
October theme: LIES
We all keep things in the shadows. Now it's time to bring those stories into the light. Whether it was a fib, a cover story, being misled, or a full-blown mess, this month we’re sharing true stories about lies.
Funny? Regretful? Heroic? A complete disaster? If it’s a true, 5-minute story tied to the theme, we want to hear it.
This is our final monthly slam before our very first Grand Slam in November, where the year’s top storytellers return for a special showdown! Come tell, come cheer, or just come feel something real.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the journey.
🎤 Want to tell? Bring your name and your nerve.
🏆 Cash prize for the winning storyteller!
🎟 $10 cash at the door or grab your ticket here from Eventbrite.
Funny, heartfelt, chaotic or bold — your voice belongs on this stage.
Come laugh with us. Maybe cry a little.
This friendly competition is open-mic style and includes:
- 10 Storytellers chosen from a hat
- 5 minutes to tell a captivating true story
- 5 volunteer audience judges
- One cash prize for the winner
- Plenty of unknowns and surprises
Come be part of building this storytelling community where stories - a moment in time - with a beginning, a middle, and an end, are shared!
Real Stories. Live Voices.
TUESDAY - October 14TH - @ THE ROYAL ALBERT ARMS, 48 Albert St.
Doors open at 6:30 for sign up, and STORIES STARTS AT 7:30pm!
NOTE: Venue is CASH-ONLY. ATM on site. Limited food menu.
Website: www.winnipegstoryslam.com
RULES
- 5 minute story. After 5 minutes, there will be a penalty. After 7 minutes, there will be a sign signaling the end
- Sign up in person the evening of the event with the host table
- No props
- Story must be original, unpublished, true, and told in the first person.
- You can read from a script on paper, or device
- Names are drawn for order of storytelling.
- This is a lottery draw and there is no guarantee you will be able to tell your story if more than 10 people sign up. People are allowed to sign up from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- No registrations are allowed after the show starts at 7:30 pm, even if there is less than 10 storytellers. This rule is to make it fair, as it is difficult to go first and later submissions mean the storytellers have an advantage
- There are 5 random audience judges. We pick them at the beginning of the evening
- Judges score 1 to 10, with one decimal point. The highest score and the lowest score are eliminated and the three middle numbers are added up. Judges give their scores after each storyteller
- Please note: this is a FRIENDLY competition! Everyone is volunteering!
- All proceeds go to the winner (after venue rental fee and any other expenses are covered. We are a not-for-profit event, run by volunteers)
- The highest score of the evening wins the pot
- Please remember this event is run by volunteers who love stories. There are no paid staff. All money for this event goes back into the storytelling community.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Royal Albert Hotel, 48 Albert Street, Winnipeg, Canada
CAD 10.00
