Storytellers of New Mexico

03/03/2026

Join us on Tuesday, March 10 for Duke City Story Slam - WOMEN-INSPIRED - from 6-8 p.m. Three featured tellers, four open mic slots. $5.00 donation requested. Please arrive early to get a seat and be ready for the storytellers!

02/20/2026

Strategic Storytelling for
Presentations and Public Speaking

Live Online, Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 3, 2026 to March 19, 2026, 1-2:30 PM

As a valued member of the Storytellers of New Mexico community, you know the power of a well told story. Now you have the opportunity to refine and apply that craft in a new arena.

UNM Continuing Education is offering Strategic Storytelling for Presentations and Public Speaking, taught by fellow Storytellers of NM member Jerome Deroy.

This live online course explores how personal storytelling can be used as a leadership tool to communicate values, inspire action, and influence stakeholders with authenticity and clarity.

Special Offer for STORYTELLERS OF NEW MEXICO (STNM) Members:
Receive 10% off your registration with discount code STNM when you register online.

In this course, you will:

• Develop a leadership story for meetings, mission statements, or interviews
• Connect personal experiences to professional goals
• Clarify your “why” and make others care about it
• Present in a way that feels natural and genuine

Whether you share stories on stage, in classrooms, or within your community, this course will help you translate your narrative strength into professional influence.

Register today and use code STNM to receive your 10% discount.
Discount Code: STNM

Register Now:
https://continuinged.unm.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=25313641

Meet the Instructor (STNM Professional Member)
Jerome Deroy has led more than 1,000 individuals through training programs all over the world, from Fortune 500 companies and household-name nonprofits such as UNICEF to internet-based companies and social enterprises. He has taught storytelling since 2012 at institutions including Parsons, The New School, Cornell, and the RH Smith School of Business.

Being able to clearly explain your product, service, or experience isn’t always enough to earn trust or inspire action. Whether you're leading a team, pitching an idea, or navigating a career transition, your ability to communicate with authenticity and purpose is what sets you apart. In today’s...

02/10/2026

Friends interested in learning some simple physical movements designed to improve brain-body integration, focus and learning may be interested in participating in an upcoming series of gatherings on Brain Gym: Activities for Whole Brain Learning, with certified instructor/STNM Proffessional member, Matilde Machiavello. See flyer below and contact Matilde is you are interested in participating.

02/08/2026

Join us for DCSS March 10 from 6-8 p.m. at Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec, NE, Albuquerque. Three featured tellers promise unique personal stories on the theme: Women-Inspired (in honor of International Women's Month). Tellers include: Kory Chandler, Sandra Vule and Howland Swift, with four open mic slots available, as well as volunteer positions for anyone interested. [email protected]

02/08/2026

In Memoriam
We are saddened by the loss of a long-term Board Member from Las Cruces Storytellers, Douglas Jackson, who passed away in December 2025. Storytellers of Las Cruces will be honoring Douglas at their next meeting with an Omega Ceremony on February 16th at 3:30 pm in Jones Hall at the First Presbyterian Church (200 E Boutz).

Douglas was a Storyteller who captivated Children & adults alike. One couldn't help but tap into one's inner child, becoming delightfully engaged in the tale he presented. Douglas would invite his listeners to actively take part in the story as it unfolded & everyone got to play a part.

Douglas was a revered special Ed teacher who specialized in working with deaf students. Upon retirement he became actively involved in sharing the art of storytelling with elementary school children.

Douglas was known as well for his whimsical drawings, for the unique holiday postcards which he designed & sent out each year, & for the menagerie of little ceramic animals that he created. He also made & donated ceramic bowls for the "Empty Bowls" benefit, raising funds for El Caldito Soup Kitchen.

Douglas sang for a number of years with the Voz Vaqueros singing men of Las Cruces & took part as well with the Walter Hawkins Balloon Crew.

STNM members recall receiving creative, hand-written thank you notes from Douglas whenever they renewed their STNM membership or joined us for the first time.

STNM will honor Douglas in a featured article in the April 1st Quarterly Newsletter. If anyone wishes to submit a reminiscence or memory of Douglas/photograph for inclusion in that issue, please send it to us c/o: [email protected]

01/19/2026

Stories at the Hearth: Love Stories (for mid-Winter)
Please join me and others for a second East Mountain story circle on February 7th.
Attached is an event flyer -- please come, and spread the word!
East Mountain Stories at the Hearth (for mid-Winter)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
5 to 7 p.m.
Blue Feather Healing & Growth Center
95 N. State Rd. 344 Ste. 8
Edgewood, NM 87015

Website page:
https://www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/east-mountain-story-slam-67dhk

01/10/2026

Remember! Duke City Storm Slam THIS Tuesday -- Theme: Great Expectations
6-8 pm, Canteen Brewhouse, Albuquerque.

12/29/2025

Duke City Story Slam - Great Expectations!
Join us for the first story slam of the new year on Tuesday, January 13th, at Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Rd., NE, Albuquerque, from 6 - 8 p.m. We have three returning storytellers with personal stories on the theme, plus open mic slots for for more. More information available at: https://www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/duke-city-story-slam-1-rrw2m-79jnj-mmhk2-ketyg-8zafp-sm78z-fmnl6-ngmsb-pnj2r-rfhlk-afy2e-d449a-l6h6f-4f4tb-jsbdc-n2gj7-2mfw2

08/29/2025

https://www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/duke-city-story-slam-1-rrw2m-79jnj-mmhk2-ketyg-8zafp-sm78z-fmnl6-ngmsb-pnj2r-rfhlk-afy2e-d449a-l6h6f-4f4tb-jsbdc

Theme: Back to Work September 9, 2025 Click on image or event title for details

08/29/2025

DCSS is back! Join us on Tuesday, September 9th, from 6-8 p.m. at Canteen Brewhouse, Albuquerque to hear three featured tellers spin personal tales based loosely on the theme: Back to Work. There are four open mic slots, so put your name in the hat if you'd like to tell a 5 minute personal story on the them. Location: Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Rd., NE.

08/05/2025

Calling all tellers! We still have two openings for featured tellers at the September 9th event. Will you join us? Have a 10-minute-personal story on the theme: Back to Work? You can flip it too, if you want, and try, "Back out of work and into vacation!" Whatever strikes your fancy. Send your story idea to producer Sarah Malone at [email protected]
Time is of the essence so we can plan a rehearsal later at the end of August/first of September.

07/23/2025

Calling all Storytellers! DCSS is back on September 9th for another great storytelling experience: Duke City Story Slam.
The theme: Back to Work
We seek two more featured tellers who can share a 10-minute-personal story that fits the theme.
September! Surely this is the month at evokes memories of returning to school, sending kids to school, or for others - going to back to work.
We still need two featured tellers with stories on the theme! If you have such a story, pitch it to us at: [email protected].
See you all - tellers and listeners - on September 9th at Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Rd., NE, Albuquerque from 6-8 p.m.