OutWrite is Washington, D.C.’s annual LGBTQ literary festival. Events are free and open to the public.

OUTWRITE 2022

OutWrite 2022 will be held August 5-7, 2022. We’re seeking reading, panel, and workshop submissions for our 2022 festival. The deadline to submit is March 15, 2022. Submit your event here: https://bit.ly/Call4OutWrite2022.

Stay tuned for our chapbook competition and more ways to be involved in next year’s festival!

OutWrite holds events throughout the year. You can learn more about them below under “Upcoming OutWrite Events” and on our Facebook page, Twitter, or Instagram.

OUTWRITE 2021

OutWrite 2021 was held August 6-8, 2021. The festival featured over 25 readings, panel discussions, and workshops and more than 80 LGBTQ authors from around the DMV and world. View recordings of our events.

For just a taste of our 2021 events, view below:

OUTWRITE 2020

OutWrite 2020 was held July 31-August 2, 2020. View panels and readings from the virtual festival. Learn more about past OutWrite events.

OUTWRITE JOURNALS

Read our 2021 journals below:

[View PDF: We Got This-Black Writers on Imagination, Joy and Liberation]

Watch the journal reading below:

[View PDF: Celebrating Ten Years of OutWrite]

Watch the journal reading below:

View journals from previous years here.

OUTWRITE CHAPBOOK COMPETITION

For the past three years, OutWrite has held a chapbook competition and Neon Hemlock Press has published the winners. View the winners.

winners of our OutWrite 2021 chapbook competition — The winners of our 2021 OutWrite chapbook competition. From left to right: Hannah Soyer, Jason B. Crawford, and Mari Ness.

See the 2021 chapbook winners read below:

FOLLOW OUTWRITE ON SOCIAL

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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.

EXHIBITING

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual exhibiting is limited at this time.

OutWrite Posts

OutWrite 2022 Call For Events

The Washington City Paper declared OutWrite the Best Place to Connect With Queer Writers

Washington City Paper Names OutWrite the ‘Best Place to Connect With Queer Writers’

Celebrating Ten Years of OutWrite