Bil Lepp is an American storyteller and a five-time winner of the

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State Liars' Contest. He performs at

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s around the nation and is a regular performer at the

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. As of 2021, Lepp has released 25 collections of stories in the form of books and albums. He serves as host of ''Man vs. History'', a series on

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in which he explores the facts behind iconic events and personalities in American history.

Awards and honors

*2011

Storytelling World Award Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural pre ...

for ''Vampire Santa'' (album) *2014

PEN/Steven Kroll Award Awards presented by the PEN American Center (today PEN America) that are no longer active. The awards are among many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN in over 145 PEN centres around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been ch ...

for ''The King of Little Things'' (picture-book) *2014

Irma Black Award Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 full ...

Honor for ''The King of Little Things''

References

External links

*https://www.leppstorytelling.com/
Bill Lepp - How to Lie and not get Caught. One hour audio interview on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Podcast.
Living people American storytellers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-entertainer-stub