The 6th World Storytelling Championship.
Every age. Every language. Every country. A single global stage for the stories that move us.
16+ countries
actively participating
Age 3–103
every storyteller welcome
Any language
the story comes first
4 rounds
to the World stage
A championship built around the story — not the storyteller's status.
Six editions in, we've learned what a global storytelling stage should feel like. Open. Fair. Transparent. And designed so a quiet voice from a small village can stand on the same stage as a trained performer.
Open to age 3 and beyond
Seven categories — Junior, Senior, Open and Special Needs — so every storyteller has a stage built for them.
Judged worldwide, fairly
Independent country judges score against a transparent rubric. Submit → Review → Confirm. Once locked, it cannot be edited.
Four rounds to the world
District → State → National → World. Top three in each category advance each round. The road is long. The world is watching.
Built with the storytellers who came before you
Mentored by a global advisory board of broadcasters, educators and champions across 16 countries.
June to December 2026 — the seven-month journey.
- Now1 Jun – 30 Sep 2026
Registration is open
Sign up, pick a category, pay the entry fee. Parents register kids under 18. You'll be ready for the upload window.
- Next1 – 30 Oct 2026
Video submission window
Upload your 2-minute story from web or phone. Acknowledgement and judge assignment automatically.
- ThenNov 2026
Judging rounds
District → State → National. Independent panels score blind against a published rubric. Top three per category advance.
- ThenDec 2026
World Championship Finals
Country champions compete on the global stage. Live awards ceremony. Hall of Fame entries for every world finalist.
A category built for every storyteller.
From the four-year-old telling her first story to the open-category adult who has been waiting to tell theirs — there's a stage built for you.
Junior I (3–4)
Junior tier
Junior II (5–7)
Junior tier
Junior III (8–12)
Junior tier
Senior I (13–15)
Senior tier
Senior II (16–18)
Senior tier
Open (19+)
Open tier
Special Needs (cross-age)
Special tier
Storytellers who carried their country.
A glimpse from five editions of WSTC champions.
Past Champion — South Korea
"How my grandmother's silence taught me to speak"
Senior II
Past Champion — India
"The map I drew before I could read"
Junior III
Past Champion — Singapore
"Twelve trains home"
Open
Past Champion — Namibia
"Rain in a country that forgot how to cry"
Senior I
Past Champion — Chile
"My father, my translator, my home"
Junior II
Past Champion — Greece
"Letters my mother never sent"
Open
Mentored by the people who built our storytelling tradition.
Major Nagarajan Narayanan
Founder & CEO, ACEnovation
Singapore
Dr. Neena Gayatri
Co-Founder & COO
India
Dr. G. Viswanathan
Chairman · Founder & Chancellor, VIT
India
Ashok Srivastava
Chief Mentor · IIT Kharagpur, Ex-VP P&G
India
In partnership with
The world is waiting for your story.
Registration is open from 1 June to 30 September 2026. It takes about 4 minutes.
Register Now