A WRITING WEEKEND FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY
Join us for our annual two-day writing festival designed to celebrate and amplify the stories and voices of LGBTQIA+* writers and creatives.
*LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more.
Joining online? Check out virtual options!
Queermunity Dinner & Drag
Whimsy—Crafts and Community
Fighting Shame & Finding Desire in Nonfiction
Asking The Oracle | Divination As Discipline
Craft Seminars
Craft seminars are one-time workshops that focus on developing and learning about a specific skill or particular element of a genre or writing technique. This year’s craft seminars will be taught by Dusty Brandt Howard, Aerik Francis, Negean Mohi, and Mac Crane.
Two-Day Intensives
Wanting to dig a bit deeper into your writing during the Fest? Check out our two-day intensives taught by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz and Jesaka Long!
Afternoon Panels
After grabbing lunch with your new Fest friends, join us for our afternoon panels featuring Lighthouse faculty members discussing topics like adding nuance to Queer narratives and how to build (and maintain) a creative life.
Evening Events
At the end of each day during this year’s Queer Creatives Fest, we’ll come together as a community to discuss our artistic practices, nourish our creativity, and connect as LGBTQIA+ writers and creatives. This year's lineup of evening events includes crafts and community, a sliding-scale Halloween Community Dinner, and more!
Passes
Passes are a great fit for writers who want to attend multiple Queer Creatives Fest offerings throughout the weekend. Signing up for a Gold, Silver, or Saturday/Sunday Bronze Pass will allow you to get the full experience of the festival at a discounted rate.
While tuition assistance is not available for passes, we do encourage you to look at our payment plan options which you can find on our Financial Assistance page.