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Our Emerging Storyteller Award was established in 2015. It includes three to four months’ mentorship for an emerging storyteller by an accomplished teller, plus free admission to our upcoming conference, the opportunity to perform a story at the conference, and a complimentary one-year membership to SC-CC. Emerging storytellers are chosen through an application process from the region where the annual conference is held, and are often sponsored by local storytelling guilds or groups (though this is not required).

The 2026 conference will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, therefore we are inviting applications this year from Emerging Tellers based in British Columbia. We are able to award two Emerging Teller Scholarships this year, covering fees for emerging storytellers to receive mentorship from established, experienced storytellers in preparation for a presentation of their stories at the 2026 SC-CC Conference in Victoria, BC, June 3-7. We are able to offer a $600 mentorship fee to the mentors, and free conference admission plus a complimentary one-year SC-CC membership to the mentees.

For application information and more details on the 2026 Emerging Storyteller Award, please visit the application page.

Members who got this award

Laxmi Balaji
2023
Mississauga, Ontario
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Stephanie Holt
2023
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Deborah Goodman
2020/2021
Nanaimo, BC
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Pat Forrest
2020/2021
Nanaimo, BC
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Lee Kalnin
2020/2021
Parksville, BC
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Derrick Dymond
2019
Derrick is from Newfoundland and is one of two Emerging Tellers for 2019
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Pat Dickson
2019
Pat is from Halifax and is one of two Emerging Tellers for 2019

Alexandre Matte
2018
Alexandre is from Sudbury and is one of two of our Emerging Tellers for 2018
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Gail Miller
2018
Gail Miller is from Toronto and is one of two Emerging Tellers for 2018
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Ruoh-Yeng Chang
2017
Ruoh Yeng is from Alberta, and was our Emerging Teller for 2017

Kathryn McAllister
2016
Kathryn is from Victoria, BC, and was our Emerging Storyteller for 2016
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Mafane
2015
Mafane is from Quebec, and was our emerging teller for 2015
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