About Us
Who We Are
We are a guild of listeners, beginning storytellers, intermediate, experienced and professional storytellers devoted to continuing this time-honored oral tradition.
Our Mission Statement
Portland Storytellers Guild exists to support the community of storytellers by advocating for their recognition, encouraging their development and passing on our cultural traditions, roots and identities through the timelessness of stories.
Most shows, and workshops are live. Monthly story swaps are both live and virtual.
Want to hear a very short story?
Portland Storytellers' Guild
Chetter Galloway at Hipbone Studios
What We Do
This is what the Portland Storytellers’ Guild is all about!
We invite you to experience this magic at one of our monthly performances, discover your own storytelling skills in one of our workshops, or come to our free Story Speak Easy – an evening where everyone’s story is welcome.
Barbara Fankhauser
President, Portland Storyteller’s Guild
Welcome!
In addition to providing opportunities for learning, practice and performance, the Guild also:
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sponsors workshops to promote the development of storytellers and the crafting of stories. These are currently funded by the Pearl Steinberg Memorial Fund.
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is a supporting member of the Story Crossroads website, a repository of workshops and resources where our members can further their knowledge and craft of storytelling.
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participates in the Fertile Ground Festival,a city-wide event celebrating the vibrant community of performance arts and artists that call Portland home.
We are a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation.
Portland Storytellers’ Guild is a
member of the National Storytelling Network.
Fertile Ground 2025: The Crones presented 'Dances With Death'.
Diversity Statement
Pam Maben telling at the Forest Festival 2017
We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.
-Approved by the membership and adopted March 2013
Board of Directors June 2025-2026
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Mike Devenney
Director
Anne Penfound
Director
Barb Fankhauser
President
Ingrid Nixon
Director
Jeanne Anderson
Director
Sara Hamill
Secretary
