Austinite Wins National Storytelling Contest

Austinite and UT grad Kelley Caleb Hunt was just selected as the winner of a national online storytelling contest, after submitting the hilarious video narrative above about his experience applying for an "international vegetable courier" gig.

The contest--sponsored by TNT cable network, MySpace, and NYC nonprofit storytelling group The Moth--was judged by a panel that included actress Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and author/humorist Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report).

As the winning storytelling, Hunt scores a free trip out to New York in late January to celebrate his victory. In August, the 25-year-old will be competing in the first-ever bicoastal "grandSLAM," where winners of "open mike" storytelling events on both coasts will compete for the overall national crown. In the meantime, you can check him out locally in the upcoming Way Off Broadway Community Players (WOBCP) production of "Blithe Spirit," running at the Crystal Falls Playhouse from January 19th-February 3rd.

[Moth Stories on Myspace]