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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival

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🌈 Washington, D.C.’s free annual LGBTQ literary festival. Part of @TheDCCenter's Center Arts. #OutWrite2023 8/11-8/13. Logo by @DreherDesign

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Save the date: OutWrite 2023 will be August 11th - 13th, and we're looking forward to a combination of virtual and hybrid events showcasing LGBTQ+ literary excellence this Summer!


The OutWrite 2023 virtual schedule is here! RSVP via the links below each event. All events are free! thedccenter.org/outwrite-2023-…


Calling all LGBTQIA+ writers! We are seeking submissions for the 2023 OutWrite Journal! Editor Sylvia Jones is curating this year’s journal on the theme “Levity”—more details via the link in bio. Submissions are open until July 21st!

OutWriteDC's tweet image. Calling all LGBTQIA+ writers! We are seeking submissions for the 2023 OutWrite Journal!

Editor Sylvia Jones is curating this year’s journal on the theme “Levity”—more details via the link in bio. Submissions are open until July 21st!

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TONIGHT! Join P&P and @outwritedc for a very special PRIDE POETRY NIGHT ft brilliant poets @SunuChandy, @jcolson01, and @MariahCBarber1, with OutWrite chair Emily Holland. Free to attend! politics-prose.com/pride-poetry-n…

PoliticsProse's tweet image. TONIGHT! Join P&P and @outwritedc
 for a very special PRIDE POETRY NIGHT ft brilliant poets 
@SunuChandy, @jcolson01, and 
@MariahCBarber1, with OutWrite chair Emily Holland. Free to attend! politics-prose.com/pride-poetry-n…

Join @OutWriteDC and @PoliticsProse this Friday, June 23rd at 7pm for a night of queer poetry! 🌈📚 Pride Poetry Night will feature readings and discussion w/ Sunu P. Chandy, Jona Colson, and Mariah Barber. Hosted by OutWrite chair Emily Holland. Free to attend. Link in bio.

OutWriteDC's tweet image. Join @OutWriteDC and @PoliticsProse this Friday, June 23rd at 7pm for a night of queer poetry! 🌈📚

Pride Poetry Night will feature readings and discussion w/ Sunu P. Chandy, Jona Colson, and Mariah Barber. Hosted by OutWrite chair Emily Holland.

Free to attend. Link in bio.

Kickoff your Pride weekend this Thursday!! We are having an LGBTQIA+ writers mixer at The Writer’s Center. Free to attend! RSVP here: writer.org/event/lgbtq-wr…

OutWriteDC's tweet image. Kickoff your Pride weekend this Thursday!! We are having an LGBTQIA+ writers mixer at The Writer’s Center. 

Free to attend! RSVP here: writer.org/event/lgbtq-wr…

We got SO MANY amazing event proposals for #OutWrite2023 but that means it is taking us a little bit longer than expected to make our decisions. We hope to get back to everyone by next week! Thank you for your patience 💖🌈


get those chapbooks ready!!!

For the month of June, submissions will be open for the next @OutWriteDC chapbook competition. Judges will be @rashaabdulhadi (poetry), @mecca_jamilah (nonfiction) & @KMSzpara (fiction). No fee to submit. 20-40 pages. Prize: offer of publication in 2024 & 25 copies.

neonhemlock's tweet image. For the month of June, submissions will be open for the next @OutWriteDC chapbook competition. Judges will be @rashaabdulhadi (poetry), @mecca_jamilah (nonfiction) & @KMSzpara (fiction).

No fee to submit. 20-40 pages. Prize: offer of publication in 2024 & 25 copies.


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Excited to be leading a young writers workshop during Pride Month through @HVWritersCenter. Please share this info. Register here: writerscenter.org/calendar/young….

DBrookshire's tweet image. Excited to be leading a young writers workshop during Pride Month through @HVWritersCenter. Please share this info. Register here: writerscenter.org/calendar/young….

Our OutWrite 2023 Call for Proposals is open! Can’t wait to fill out our festival schedule. Deadline to submit is May 15th — head to our link in bio for the submission form.

OutWriteDC's tweet image. Our OutWrite 2023 Call for Proposals is open! Can’t wait to fill out our festival schedule. Deadline to submit is May 15th — head to our link in bio for the submission form.

Many congratulations to Kimberley Bush, our Executive Director, for being awarded Local Hero in the Washington Blade's Best of LGBTQ+ DC Readers' Choice Awards! We're so proud of the dedication and commitment she shows in supporting our community. washingtonblade.com/2022/10/20/bes…

OutWriteDC's tweet image. Many congratulations to Kimberley Bush, our Executive Director, for being awarded Local Hero in the Washington Blade's Best of LGBTQ+ DC Readers' Choice Awards! We're so proud of the dedication and commitment she shows in supporting our community.

washingtonblade.com/2022/10/20/bes…

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I was gonna get myself a barrister bookcase some day for a ridiculous amount of money BUT I found this secretary bookcase for only $75 from my local thrift store!!!!

rashidipedia's tweet image. I was gonna get myself a barrister bookcase some day for a ridiculous amount of money BUT I found this secretary bookcase for only $75 from my local thrift store!!!!

We’d have to agree!! 📚

Hehe!! I think it’d be a beautiful addition to any bookshelf :P



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Pre-order the winners of the 2022 @OutWriteDC Chapbook Comp. A STUDY IN OURSELVES by @62purcenthomo THE END AS SEEN FROM THE TIP OF THE INDIAN PENINSULA by @emelkrishnan SHAKESPEARES IN THE GHETTO by @kanyeeeen neonhemlock.com/books/outwrite…

neonhemlock's tweet image. Pre-order the winners of the 2022 @OutWriteDC Chapbook Comp.

A STUDY IN OURSELVES by @62purcenthomo 
THE END AS SEEN FROM THE TIP OF THE INDIAN PENINSULA by @emelkrishnan 
SHAKESPEARES IN THE GHETTO by @kanyeeeen 

neonhemlock.com/books/outwrite…

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Hear @mchertock Marlena Chertock perform her poetry as a part of Open Door Jam , a Cabaret @ River Pavilion on Saturday, August 20th. kennedy-center.org/whats-on/mille… @kencen @opendoorsfest @VSAIntl #artsandaccess #disabilitypride #disabilityarts #artsanddisability #disabilityadvocacy

thebodyisgood's tweet image. Hear @mchertock Marlena Chertock perform her poetry as a part of  Open Door Jam , a Cabaret @ River Pavilion on Saturday, August 20th. kennedy-center.org/whats-on/mille…
@kencen @opendoorsfest @VSAIntl
#artsandaccess #disabilitypride #disabilityarts #artsanddisability #disabilityadvocacy

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when people write memoirs it’s like how did you remember all of that


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Anyone have any books about asexuality coming up that are available for pre order? I’d love to RT/ share your work! I know of a few but you can never have enough


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So many wonderful queer picture books (including ours) read at the #OutWrite2022 panel yesterday. If you missed it, you can watch it here. youtu.be/kTVFv-Re5wQ?t=… 🏳️‍🌈📚 @OutWriteDC @MarkCeilley @jhillmanbooks @LilMissHotMess @VanessaFordDC @Sarah_Prager @RosieeThor @SullivanWild

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This was great. I really enjoyed hearing how you work. What a great community.


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