Below you'll find the complete LGBTQIA+ guide to Lit Fest 2021, including craft seminars and readings from out* queer writers like T Kira Madden, Jaquira Díaz, and Bryan Washington. Choose intensives, seminars, and events á la carte or sign up for one of our festival passes for the full experience.
ONE-WEEKEND INTENSIVES
Queer Forms with Serena Chopra (June 12–13)
CRAFT SEMINARS
To view all of the Lit Fest craft seminars, visit this page.
Friday, June 4
- Milieu The World of Your Story with Dino Enrique Piacentini
Tuesday, June 8
- Far-Flung Points of Light Constellating Prose with Sasha Geffen
- Hermit Crabbing Your Prose Moving Narrative into New Structures with Chip Livingston
- Synesthesia with Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
Wednesday, June 9
- Speculative Nonfiction with Jaquira Díaz
- The Full Swoop with T Kira Madden
Thursday, June 10
- Blocking a Scene with William Haywood Henderson
- The Language of Love with Sarah Gerard and Patrick Cottrell
Friday, June 11
- Going Out in Style with Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
- No Ideas But in Things with William Haywood Henderson
- The Way of the Artist is a Surrender: Writing Hybrid, Crossing Genres with Addie Tsai
Saturday, June 12
- Discovering the Metaphor(s) with Chip Livingston
Sunday, June 13
- Two Hours Two Thousand Words with BK Loren
BUSINESS PANELS
Curious about being an LGBTQIAP+ writer in publishing? Check out the Lit Fest Business Panels for opportunities to ask a range of editors, agents, and authors your questions.
EVENING EVENTS
- Lit Fest Kickoff Party with emcee Adam Cayton-Holland, live music, and more on June 4
- Happy Hour Reading Lighthouse Faculty with Serena Chopra, Sasha Geffen, and others on June 4
- Inspiration Tour with Alex McElroy, Tarfia Faizulla, Alexander Lumans, and Diana Khoi Nguyen on June 6
- Queer Creatives Happy Hour Reading on June 11 (open to all)
- The Lit Fest Virtual Spelling Bee, hosted by The Spelling Bee Company on June 12
VISITING AUTHOR READINGS
- Saturday, June 5: Visiting Authors Reading and Conversation: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi and Bryan Washington
- Thursday, June 10: Visiting Authors Reading and Conversation: Emily Rapp Black, Jaquira Díaz, T Kira Madden
*This list may or may not be comprehensive as each writer approaches identity—and whether or not to share that publicly—on an individual basis. Please feel free to contact us with changes or would like to be added to the list!
