OutWrite is Washington, D.C.’s annual LGBTQ literary festival. #OutWrite2021 will be August 6-8, 2021.
OUTWRITE 2021
We’re now reviewing submissions for panel discussions and readings for the 2021 festival. At this time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that the 2021 festival will be required to be virtual. We will release updates as the situation develops. Submit your ideas!
OUTWRITE ALL YEAR ROUND
OutWrite holds events throughout the year. You can learn more about them below under “Upcoming OutWrite Events” and on our Facebook page.
FOLLOW OUTWRITE ON SOCIAL
Follow OutWrite on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
BECOME A SPONSOR OR AN EXHIBITOR
OutWrite is looking for partners to help raise the profile of LGBTQ Literature. Get in touch if you’d like to be a sponsor or an exhibitor at the 2021 festival. We now have $25 and $75 virtual exhibitor packages.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
OutWrite is only possible with the dedication and support of our Planning Committee and a team of festival volunteers. Learn more about our team. Email outwritedc@gmail.com if you’d like to volunteer with our festival.
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR JOURNALS
Check out the submission guidelines for our Ten Year Retrospective and We Got This: Black Writers on Imagination, Joy and Liberation.
OUTWRITE 2020
OutWrite 2020 was held July 31 to August 2, 2020. View panels and readings from the virtual festival.
RESULTS OF THE THE 2020 OUTWRITE CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
View the winners of our second annual chapbook competition!
Learn more about past OutWrite events.
Upcoming Outwrite Events
Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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A Space for Grief: An OutWrite Reading During Pandemic Times
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Queer Book Club – Cancelled
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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OutWrite 2021
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Queer Book Club – Via Skype
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