Welcome to Love Fest, a weekend to celebrate all forms of love as an key element of storytelling. Whether you write lyrical prose, heady subplots, or fantasy novels with quivering princes-in-peril, our craft seminars will expose you to the various techniques and tropes at your disposal. Panels, with their blend of practical writing advice and seductive anecdotes, will inspire confidence in your creative process. Finally, our readings and social events will connect you with a community of writers who all believe that writing about love is a way to honor and expand upon what is humanly possible.
Our special guest this year is Melissa Febos, author of The Dry Season, who will be joined by Lighthouse favorites and new faculty alike, including: Sarah Gerard, Erika Krouse, Victoria Lee, Courtney Milan, Joanna Ruocco, Jennifer Taylor-Whitehorn, Tiffany Q. Tyson, and more.
Passes
For those looking for the fullest experience, a pass gets you multiple events or classes at a discount.
Craft Seminars
Dive deeper into the craft of intimate dialogue, rom-coms, toxic love, and steamy scenes with some of Lighthouse’s favorite instructors.
Panels
Join panels of experts as they discuss the proliferation of inclusive love stories and the tropes that make romance one of the most popular genres out there.
Evening events
Connect to your community during an on-stage reading and conversation with Melissa Febos and Sarah Gerard.
Afterparty
Join Melissa Febos and an intimate group for cocktails or mocktails, appetizers, and much more.