The Virginia Rivers Youthful Voices Scholarship is a key component of the FSA Youthful Voices program. The Youthful Voices Concert is a highlight of the Florida Storytelling Festival weekend. During our festival each year, young tellers and their chaperones attend the Florida Storytelling Festival on a scholarship that includes lodging and registration.
The next Youthful Voices Concert will be
Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 7pm
The next generation of storytellers may be in your classroom right now.
Applications for the Virginia Rivers Youthful Voices Scholarship are being accepted. For twenty-one years, the Youthful Voices Program has been bringing confident and talented youthful voices to the stage. This year the Florida Storytelling Association provides five Virginia Rivers Youthful Voices Scholarships to the most outstanding youth tellers in the state of Florida. The winners attend a special storytelling workshop, are guests with a parent or chaperone at our annual banquet, receive Saturday night lodgings at The Lakeside Inn and perform in The Youthful Voices Concert at the Florida Storytelling Festival.
- Competition is open to students in Grade 1 through 12.
- Stories may be folktales, myths, original or personal stories.
- The stories should be in the public domain.
- Submitted videos should be unedited and between 5 to 7 minutes.
- Submitted videos should be uploaded with a private YouTube link.
Youthful Voices applications are due by November 16, 2025
Winners are announced December 1st, 2025
Festival Dates are January 22 – 25, 2026
Youthful Voices Concert is Sat., January 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact fsa@fstory.com