Thank you for joining us! 

April 14-15, 2023

Our featured tellers for the 2023 festival were:

Click here to see a PDF of the 2023 festival program.

Click here to see the festival wrap-up report.

Thank you to our sponsors!

We offer our thanks to the many individuals who have donated and to the following organizations and businesses for supporting our 2023 Mountain Properties LLC, 4imprint, North Georgia Family Medicine, Nathan Baerreis Photography, Gallery 26, Blairsville Cinema, Aviator Cafe, Hawg Wild BBQ and Catfish House, Brother's at Willow Ranch, Mountain Area Storytellers, Century 21 Black Bear Realty, Jacky Jones Ford of Hayesville, South State Bank (Hiawassee, GA branch), Black Tie & Tails Doggie Day Spa a festival: National Endowment for the Arts, Georgia Council for the Arts, South Arts, The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge, Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce, Lake Chatuge Chamber of Commerce, City of Hiawassee, City of Young Harris, United Community Bank in Blairsville, Nora Roberts Foundation, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, John C. Campbell Folk School,nd Boutique, Clear View Optical, Tom Lee-Storyteller, Peach State Federal Credit Union, Logan Turnpike Mill, Crane Creek Vineyards, Body Sense, Blue Ridge Olive Oil Company, and Walmart Supercenter #3485.

Nathan Baerreis, our festival photographer, captured these moments from the 2023 festival. Please contact us if you are interested in using any of the images.