Storytellers

St. Louis Storytelling Festival

 
St. Louis County Library will host the 45th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival during November 13-23, 2024.
 All events are free and open to the public.

Nestor Gomez smiling wearing a black zip up jacket on a transit platform

45th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival Emcee
Nestor Gomez

Nestor "the boss" Gomez was born in Guatemala and moved to Chicago undocumented in the mid-80s. He has won over 80 Moth Slams and several Moth Grand Slams. He is also the creator, producer, curator, and host of ​80 Minutes Around the World, a storytelling show that features the stories of immigrants, their descendants, and allies.

Featured Storytellers

Charlotte Black Alston smiling with red lipstick and a black top sitting in a room with posters on the wall behind her

 
Charlotte Blake Alston
 

Adam Booth smiling wearing dark blue rimmed glasses, a multi-colored plaid shirt with trees and sunlight blurred in the background

 
Adam Booth
 

Simon Brooks with a graying beard wearing a white button down shirt, black sport coat and brown hat

 
Simon Brooks

 

 

Jasmin Cardenas smiling and wearing a bright blue blouse with her long dark hair just below her shoulder against a gray background

 
Jasmin Cardenas
 

Alton Chung wearing glasses and Native American apparel performing on stage with hands folded out in front shoulder high

 
Alton Chung
 

Claire Hennessy smiling with magenta shoulder length hair, white t-shirt, and outdoor background

 
Claire Hennessy

 

 

Justin Perez in black and white smiling with his arms crossed and thumbs up wearing a dark colored shirt

 
Justin Perez

 

 

Storytellers

Kenya Ajanaku smiling while wearing a gold maroon and brown African dashiki and matching kente kufi hat

 
Kenya Ajanaku
 

silhouette of a person in black and white

 
Maria Hussman
 

Suzanne Michelle Jones smiling wearing Native American attire in bright colors against a white background

 
Suzanne Jones

 

 

Errol McLendon with a graying beard wearing a plaid jacket blue button down shirt and glasses performing with a microphone in front of him and bookshelves behind him

 
Errol McLendon
 

Bobby Norfolk smiling wearing a blue green shirt with his chin resting in his right hand

 
Bobby Norfolk
 

Sherry Norfolk smiling while wearing bright blue rimmed glasses and an olive green blouse

 
Sherry Norfolk

 

 

Angela J. Williams smiling with her hair up on top her head and wearing a black, gold, green and brown hoodie

 
Angela J. Williams
 

Shani Womack at a microphone performing at the St. Louis Storytelling Festival in 2023 wearing a black blouse and a large circle pendant necklace

 
Shani Womack
 

Jia Lian Yang smiling wearing dark colored rimmed glasses along with a light denium jacket with small flowers and performing with a microphone in front of them

 
Jia Lian Yang