This one-of-a-kind event with five featured storytellers begins at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 7.

What is a story that changed your life, a story that you carry always?

Perhaps it was the right book that someone gave you at just the right time. Perhaps it was a story told around a table by a loved one and then told and re-told. Perhaps it came to you through song, through art, through film.

On the evening of Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 PM, five people connected to Maine, each well known in different ways, will give us a taste of their most vital stories, talk about why they have held onto them, and consider what these stories might give us for our collective future.

Stories That Move Me will be an authentic, dynamic, and broadly inclusive night of storytelling, a reminder of what makes us human. This special event will raise money for MWPA’s scholarships and fellowships, which support emerging writers and seed our next generation of storytellers, as well as free community programs and events like the Maine Lit Fest, which will return in the fall of 2026.


Tickets

Tickets will go on sale on August 14th.

All ticket proceeds benefit MWPA’s scholarships and free community programming.

General admission tickets, which are $20/each, can be purchased by clicking on the button below.

Buying a “Pay It Forward” Ticket, also $20/each, will provide a free ticket for a student or person who cannot afford a regular ticket.

There will be a reception with all of the hosts, sponsors, and featured storytellers at 6 PM. Reception Tickets are an additional $50/each ($70 total including the event ticket), and can also be purchased by clicking on the button below.


 

SPONSORS

 

& SPONSORSHIP


Thank you to the generous funders, sponsors, and donors supporting the 2025 Stories that Move Me!

To learn more about event sponsorship opportunities please contact Associate Director Taryn Bowe, at taryn@mainewriters.org.

Partners & Supporters

FOUNDERS

Contributors


Stories that Move Me Host Committee

Jennifer Finney Boylan

Maile Buker

Bill Canto & Barbara Ross

Richard & Anne Cass

Sara Corbett & Mike Paterniti

Stephanie Cotsirilos

Patty Dodd

Tess Gerritsen

Rick & Elsie Hobbs

Candace Karu

Stuart Kestenbaum & Susan Webster

Christina Baker Kline

Jim Krosschell & Cindy Dockrell

Sean Mewshaw & Desi Van Til

Kathryn Olmstead

Bill & Anne Stauffer

Rebecca Traister

Monica Wood

If you are interested in joining the host committee, please email Taryn Bowe at taryn@mainewriters.org.