Recordings of the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival

Live performances of the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival have concluded, but you can purchase $42 tickets, through April 8th, to watch all 16 plus hours of recordings. The videos are available to watch through April 28th.

The Women’s Storytelling Festival Main Page

The WSF Tickets Page

The Women’s Storytelling Festival, produced annually in March by Better Said Than Done, is a festival celebrating all women and gender nonconforming spoken-word performing artists. The festival debuted in March 2020 in Fairfax City, VA.

THESE VOICES MATTER

For centuries, the American story has centered on generals, presidents, and political power. Greatness has often been defined by conquest, legislation, and battlefield victories.

But history also unfolds in hospitals, classrooms, churches, communities, and factories. Mothers give birth to every generation yet rarely hold ownership over how that generation’s history is told. When women tell history, something shifts.We see greatness:
Not only in victory but in resilience.
Not only in power but in empathy.
Not only in dominance but in survival.

Each story is written, refined, memorized, and performed live.

No scripts. No staged readings. No fourth wall. Just a direct connection between teller and listener.

The Women’s Storytelling Festival is intended for a mature audience.

The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival storytellers are:
Karin Amano, Lona Bartlett, Meghna Bhat, Lyn Ford, Neshama Franklin, Bonnie Gardner, Natalie Jones, Jenn Kamara, Nina Lesiga, Jezrie Marcano-Courtney, Jamie McElhatton, Jennifer Munro, Denise Page, Liz Pardue, Elisa Pearmain, Kristin Pedemonti, Regina Stoops, Liz Weir, Megan Wells, and Hope Wilder.

Emcees for the festival include: Elizabeth Ellis, Bree Fram, Sherry Grimes, Carol Moore, Miriam Nadel, Mayor Catherine Reade, Delegate Holly Seibold and 1A host Jenn White.