🌈 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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23 Feb 2023
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!
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14 Jul 2023
The OutWrite 2023 virtual schedule is here! RSVP via the links below each event. All events are free!
thedccenter.org/outwrite-202…
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6 Jul 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!
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23 Jun 2023
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-poe…
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19 Jun 2023
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.
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6 Jun 2023
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-write…
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31 May 2023
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 💖🌈
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30 May 2023
get those chapbooks ready!!!
30 May 2023
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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2 May 2023
Excited to be leading a young writers workshop during Pride Month through @HVWritersCenter. Please share this info. Register here: writerscenter.org/calendar/y….
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18 Apr 2023
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.
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24 Oct 2022
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/…
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15 Aug 2022
“Well back in MY day girls were girls and boys were boys” okay we aren’t in your days anymore now we biohack our endocrine systems and are boygirls and girlboys who kiss each other
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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
15 Aug 2022
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!!!!
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16 Aug 2022
We’d have to agree!! 📚
15 Aug 2022
Hehe!! I think it’d be a beautiful addition to any bookshelf :P
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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
15 Aug 2022
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/outwri…
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13 Aug 2022
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/…
@kencen @opendoorsfest @VSAIntl
#artsandaccess #disabilitypride #disabilityarts #artsanddisability #disabilityadvocacy
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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
10 Aug 2022
when people write memoirs it’s like how did you remember all of that
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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
8 Aug 2022
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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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
8 Aug 2022
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=234 🏳️🌈📚 @OutWriteDC @MarkCeilley @jhillmanbooks @LilMissHotMess @VanessaFordDC @Sarah_Prager @RosieeThor @SullivanWild
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OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival retweeted
8 Aug 2022
This was great. I really enjoyed hearing how you work. What a great community.
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