12th ANNUAL GRAND SLAM
Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Cain’s Ballroom
Doors at 6:00
Love stories? Then you will LOVE Tulsa's Best Storyteller Competition where you will hear some of the best storytellers in Oklahoma tell TRUE (funny, serious, sad, harrowing, interesting) stories about their lives.
Our previous monthly winners, 11 in all, will compete in a friendly competition for the 12th ANNUAL "BEST STORYTELLER IN TULSA". Each storyteller will have 5-6 minutes to wow the audience with a compelling and interesting true snippet of their lives based on the evening’s theme ~ Express Yourself!
A Story Slam is a live storytelling competition organized by Ok, So Tulsa. No notes are allowed and stories must be told, not read. Monthly events are held at Living Arts (usually) on the 2nd Friday of each month and monthly winners compete in the “Grand Slam”. Participants are judged by a panel of writers, literary figures, and other slammers from around Tulsa to determine a winner for 2026. This is the 12th Annual Crowning of Tulsa’s Best Storyteller.
Recommended mature audiences only.
Theme: Express Yourself!
Co-hosts - Branda Jean Piersall and Michelle Bias
Storytellers:
Jake Follis
Alycia Williams
Steve Dennis
TJ Clark
Sallie Gardner
Greg Stone
Scott Aycock
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Kiely
Karl Jones
John Miggins
Last year’s Winner: Megan Griffin will tell the last story of the night as she gives up her title.
Judges
Chinh Doan
Shannon Smith
Stephanie Janet
Carlos Moreno
Abbie DeVera