Lancaster Story Slam, which began in January 2015, is the brainchild of co-founders Carla Wilson and Jim Breslin. Carla was a fan of the West Chester Story Slam and approached WC Story Slam founder Jim Breslin with the idea of starting a story slam in Lancaster. The two met in the summer of 2014 and discussed modeling Lancaster Story Slam on West Chester Story Slam.

In 2022, after seven seasons of producing Lancaster Story Slam, Carla handed the reins over to frequent storyteller and 2017 Grand Slam champion Tony Crocamo and York Story Slam producer JJ Sheffer. Tony and JJ are proud to help continue the tradition and community that Carla so lovingly cultivated.