The 10th-anniversary Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival was held in person on April 12-13, 2024, and shared online too.
Our featured tellers for the 2024 festival were:
Len Cabral
Nestor Gomez
Michael Reno Harrell
Megan Hicks
Anne Rutherford
We also showcased these wonderful voices from across the Southeast!
JOSIE BAILEY
LONA BARTLETT
AMANDA LAWRENCE
GWENDOLYN NAPIER
NANCY PHEASANT
ANDY RUSSELL
CAYCE TERRELL
Festival Program: Click here for a PDF of the event program, which includes bios of the tellers, a full event schedule, descriptions of the sessions, information about our sponsors, and more.
Wrap-up Report: Click here for a PDF of the festival wrap-up report.
Thank you to the many individuals who donated and to the following organizations and businesses for supporting our 2024 festival: Georgia Council for the Arts, South Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge, City of Hiawassee, City of Young Harris, United Community Bank in Blairsville, Nora Roberts Foundation, John C. Campbell Folk School, Cherokee County Arts Council, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, Mountain Properties LLC, North Georgia Family Medicine, Nathan Baerreis Photography, Gallery 26, Blairsville Cinema, Brother's at Willow Ranch, Mountain Area Storytellers, Peach State Federal Credit Union, Body Sense, Aviator Cafe, Hawg Wild BBQ & Catfish House, Sage Wax Boutique, Jacky Jones Ford of Hayesville, Century 21 Black Bear Realty, Logan Turnpike Mill, Crane Creek Vineyards, Blue Ridge Olive Oil & Tupelo Tea, Black Tie & Tails Doggie Day Spa, Hiawassee Animal Hospital, Edward Jones (Hayesville), and Chatuge Med Spa & Fitness.
Nathan Baerreis, our festival photographer, captured these moments from the 2024 festival. Please contact us if you are interested in using any of the images.
