Rules and Submission guidelines
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Contestant cannot have performed for a festival of national renown such as the National Storytelling Festival or the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, including "New Voices" type stages
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Contestants cannot have performed for TELL: Pittsburgh Storytelling Series before or have been selected as one of the six semi-finalists for the 2021 Folktale Fight
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Contestants must be 18 years of age or older as of April 7, 2022
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Videos submissions are to be 5-7 minutes in length. Video submissions must be given via a public or unlisted YouTube link.
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By submitting a video, contestants acknowledge that they individually have the legal rights to the content within their submissions and acknowledge full and sole responsibility for any violation of national or international copyright laws.
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Contestants must be able to perform live over Zoom on May 19, 2022 at the time the Folktale Fight contest is presented to a live audience.
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The semi-finalist who wins the contest will be crowned the 2022 TELL Folktale Fight Champion and win a performance contract for TELL's Winter Olio on December 15th.
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Contestants must have and provide a website that maintains its own web domain
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Contestants must provide their resume or storytelling experience
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Submissions must be sent by 11:59pm EDT on April 24, 2022.
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