Liar's Contest 2008
The top 3 Liars from 2006
1st Place: JaCk Copeland
2nd Place: Ray Gant
3rd Place: Jeremy Evans
This is no lie! Pat Nease, Top Liar at the 2007 festival, returns as emcee The 11th Annual Ocala Storytelling Festival's Liar's Contest will be a night of exceptional entertainment of the hilarious kind! Enjoy the fun when our TALL TALE tellers battle it out for $500. in cash prizes and bragging rights as Central Florida's best LIAR.
Saturday, April 19th at 7pm
in the Big Tent
Pat Nease
Never heard an award-winning "LIE" ?
Listen to one now....
"Tequila Sunrise" by JaCk Copeland
Liar's Contest Guidelines
2007 Liars
Our Contest Judges will be Making Their Determinations on the Following Guidelines.
Come Saturday Night and See for Yourself. Who Will YOU Choose As the Best Liar?
Stories must be 10 minutes or less and must be "tall tales". Stories must be suitable for a family audience. No profanity or off color content will be accepted. Liars from past contests must submit new stories. Judges will evaluate the stories considering the following:
- Technique- delivery, confidence, general stagecraft
- Story development- good development of the tale in the time available
- Originality- new material or fresh handling of familiar yarn
- Effectiveness- in judges' opinion, taking audience response into consideration
The top eight liars will be selected to compete in the Liar's Contest April 19th, 2008.
If you are interested in entering the Liar's Contest send an e-mail to Denton at Holly hollygg@earthlink.net
or if you prefer you may call her at (352) 694-8198 (evening hours are best).
If you would like to enter, please send Holly a video or dvd of you telling your story by March 1st, 2008.
Contact her for mailing address.
The top three "liars" from the 2005 festival with storyteller, Bil Lepp
