Writer, Educator, and Storyteller
Big news! I’m proud to announce that I’ve been working hard on publishing a No, YOU Tell It! ten-year anthology collection with Palm Circle Press. In this anthology, you’ll find several stories from the past decade along with behind-the-scenes insights from storytellers and the NYTI creative team.
Coming in September! Stay tuned for more information!
MAY marks the official 10-year anniversary of No, YOU Tell IT! and my birthday month! Give a listen to our very first show from May 2012 available on Audioboom, or on your preferred podcasting platform.
Help create 10 more years of switched-up storytelling! Donate here toward our goal of $2,300 raised in celebration of our anniversary and my birthday on 5/23.
What does your tax-deductible donation support? So happy you asked!
What separates our series is the collaborative time put into each show. This extensive workshop process is a blessing, but the time commitment can also be a challenge for participants and the creative team.
Therefore, as we strive toward a new decade of No, YOU Tell It!, we are dedicated to compensating all of the artists involved. Any size donation is greatly appreciated and goes to the artists.
Don’t have the funds right now? Support our series with a FB like or Insta follow and share our podcast on your favorite socials.
Thank you to all who have been a part of a wonderful 10 years!
No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com) advocates for authentic personal stories by having storytellers trade true tales to speak each other’s words aloud, empowering voices on the page and stage.
Curious what that looks like? WATCH our recent “What I Know” show in celebration of Women’s History Month.
ONE WEEK! No, YOU Tell It! is back at Culture Lab, LIC. Help us celebrate Women’s History Month with these four storytellers swapping true tales inspired by the theme “What I Know.”
Thank everyone who was able to come out to No, YOU Tell It! “Anniversary Apart” the first show of our ten-year anniversary season!
It was truly incredible to hear those stories come to life and see such great performances from each of the storytellers. Click here for the show program.
Sad you missed? Good news! Watch the show here:
If you want, you can still make a $15 suggested tax-deductible donation in support of the series. Pay what and only if you can – more is always welcome! Click here to donate.
One of the things I’m most grateful for in 2021 was producing and hosting our first live No, YOU Tell It! show in two years at Culture Lab, LIC. Made possible, in part, by my #CityArtistCorps grant.
Preparations for the new year have begun and I am excited to get back out there in 2022 with more for our upcoming 10th anniversary!
CLICK HERE to help support our No, YOU Tell It! 2022: Ten-Year Anniversary Season. (Plus, your donation is tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, The Field.)
Wishing everyone peace and love at the end of this often trying year – looking forward to swapping more stories in 2022!
Kelly Jean
TONIGHT! Our Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event is ON.
Come hear these No, YOU Tell It! “Defiant” storytellers swap tales at Culture Lab NYC in Gallery B.
Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7! Proof of vaccination is required.
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2021 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT.
Our Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event is in two weeks! We’re teaming up with Lambda Literary again for a night of queer storytelling with a twist.
The four curated storytellers are working together to develop their true tales inspired by the theme “Defiant” on the page.
Come out to Culture Lab in Long Island City on 9/28 at 7 pm and watch as they swap and present each other’s stories on stage. Plus, literary prizes from The Astoria Bookshop!
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2021 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT.
Sharing exciting news with you all that I am part of the #CityArtistCorps!
I’m looking forward to our No, YOU Tell It! “Defiant” show on 9/28, plus a free college essay writing workshop for Queens’ students this fall, and being a part of New York City’s creative resurgence.
As Pride month comes to a close, I’m thrilled to announce that our next No, YOU Tell It! show is another team-up with Lambda Literary.
More information soon about No, YOU Tell It! “Defiant” coming in September as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival and produced in partnership with Lambda Literary and The Astoria Bookshop!