About
The Delco Story Slam is a monthly event where anyone can get on stage and tell a five minute story based on the theme of the night. Inspired by urban story slams such as the Windy City Story Slam and Philadelphia’s First Person Arts Story Slam, along with The Moth and NPR’s This American Life, a few friends first met in Jim Breslin‘s living room to tell stories in November, 2009.
In January, 2010, the West Chester Story Slam officially began it’s debut season at Ryan’s Pub. Over the first two years, approximately 200 stories were t0ld and our audience outgrew the space. Our third season was held at Victory Brewing Company in 2012. In addition to the live events, West Chester Story Slam features videos of selected stories. A monthly podcast is also produced featuring three stories from the live event and is available through iTunes.
On December 5th, 2012, a special “Best of” West Chester Story Slam was held at Newtown Square’s Burlap and Bean. We heard several excellent stories and decided to formalize our slams in Delaware County. The Delco Story Slam officially started in January, 2013, and will be held at Burlap and Bean.
Questions can be emailed to Jim Breslin at wcstoryslam@aol.com. You can learn about West Chester Story Slam here.
