Story Nights - Live Women's Storytelling - McKinnon

An in-person Storytelling Night for Women

Tuesday 10 September 2024

Story Nights is a place to share true stories of lived experiences, to speak and be witnessed, to listen and be entertained, and feel a deeper sense of connection to our lives and each other.

This is an open invitation to share a true story about something that happened to you, spoken without notes, within a time-limit of up to 10 minutes. There's a theme to inspire, and all types of stories are welcome. Light and breezy, funny and uplifting, sad or unexpected, heavy and dark. There's space for them all, because your stories matter.

Very often in today’s world there isn’t acknowledgment for the things women have achieved or the road we’ve travelled. Sharing your story is a gift to the listeners, but also a gift to yourself. In sharing our stories, we validate our lives and who we are. Our history. Our humanness.

Theme for September: Colour...

Use the colours of your story to paint us a picture. Tell us about the time you were green with envy, yellow with cowardice or brown as a berry. The time you dressed in a riot of colour, wore bright pink lipstick, or put on a yellow Big-Bird costume.

Perhaps your story is set in an emerald forest, a turquoise sea, or a golden desert. Or maybe it’s about the priest’s white stole or the gold earrings in your mother’s jewellery box.

Whether your tale is about silver linings or the kaleidoscope of life, dip your brush into your palette and share your experiences with us at Story Nights.

Date: Tuesday 10 September 2024

Time: 7.30pm–10:00pm (doors open from 7pm)
Arrive at the function room anytime from 7pm, buy a drink at the bar, have a chat, and then be ready to settle in by 7.30pm when the stories will begin! If you'd like to have a meal on the night, please allow time to order and eat your meal in the bistro before coming to the function room for the 7:30pm start.

Venue: McKinnon Hotel, 251 McKinnon Road, McKinnon

There's no requirement to tell a story, in fact, listeners are needed just as much as storytellers. If your story has no connection to the theme, you will be welcome to share it anyway. The theme is intended to inspire and help you find your story, not hold you back! It's the storytellers that make the event what it is, so if you're on the fence, I invite you to lean in, be brave, and share.

We’re so looking forward to seeing you and hearing your story!

Got questions?
Please visit www.storynights.com.au
or email Karen Garton: karen@storynights.com.au