Story Institute Storytelling Community

Are you missing those imaginary friends you had when you where a child...?

Are you stuck on the next line, chapter, topic for your next book...?

Look no further than Story Institute...

Our staff will supply you with the inspiration needed to grow your stories or imagination again...

Check out our Muse and Imaginary Friend Sections for ideas we have come up with already...

Or, register at gives us suggestions for others you need to help you along your story path...

Early influences blossomed from stories of belief, imagination, and excellence by Richard Bach, Walt Disney, Mark Twain, and James Baldwin.   I lived on a quiter Beale Street, swam in the bumpy Rock River instead of the mighty Mississippi, worked at the place where magic resides, and met the modern existentialist himself.  

Story Institute Vision
We will inspire you to imagine, enhance, and grow your stories personally and professionally while helping you share your successes in print, online, and in person.

Story Institute Mission

Though Integrity, Ingenuity, Inspiration, Influence, Impact, and Excellence,
We will:
* Evoke emotion within our customers that make connections to our communities.
* Engage our customers, their families, and clients in active tales that connect their emotions to past knowledge and experiences.
* Empower our partners to use their new knowledge while growing their families, organizations, and stories into a world of their own.

Story Institute Entities
Story Institute - Imagine your Stories Again - Story, Poetry, and Contests for the writer in most of us.

Official Rules

Eligibility: This contest is open to all versers/poets whether published or not, and regardless of experience within the United States. Current and former employees of storyinstitute.com, myskillcenter.com, timeless-tales.com, or their relatives are not eligible for prizes, but may appear in the publication at the request of Story Institute, LLC. Inclusion of guest versers/poets will appear at the discretion and expense of Story Institute, LLC. All poems must be no more than 30 lines and no less than 5 lines. You may enter as many poems as you wish to this site. All poems will be considered for publication. However, not all will be guaranteed publication or online visibility. All accepted poems will appear on www.storyinstitute.com.

Contest Deadlines and Timelines:
Winter/Spring Edition:
Submission process ends - January 15th
Winners and other publication determined - February 21st
Proofs required - March 15th