is a Minnesota based poet, author and innovative storyteller whose work includes a 2020 Midwest Book Award winning short story collection, “What Haunts Us”, a poetic memoir “A Breviary for the Lost” and “Circus Rex” a novel of romance, catastrophe and offbeat humor. Over the last 47 years Loren has shared stories and poems in urban and rural communities, on storytelling festival and cabaret stages, in over 200 poetry or story slams, and at 35 Fringe Festivals in 6 cities since 1995.
He taught Storytelling in the Communications and Theater programs at Metro State University for 26 years and Storytelling in Business and Organizational life for the University of St. Thomas for 5 years. He was awarded the National Storytelling Network’s lifetime achievement award in 2016 and founded the American School of Storytelling in 2020 to provide online and in person classes and workshops.
More: www.LorenNiemistories.com and www.AmericanSchoolofStorytelling.com