Queer Creatives

 

Queer Creatives

Queer Creatives is a community writing program that aims to connect LGBTQIA+* writers and makers through collective story making and story sharing.

We also welcome folks who are questioning their gender or sexual orientation and those who are in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities.

*LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more.

Queermunity Dinner & Drag Show

October 10

A Little Bit of Whimsy Craft Night

October 10

Meetup: How to Stay Organized as a Writer

October 16

Meetup: Fall Fireside Reading

November 20

Queer Creatives Fest

October 10-11, 2026 | Every October, we set aside a whole weekend of craft seminars, panel discussions, and fun events to center LGBTQIA+ writers and allies. 

Come to the Fest

Monthly Meetups

Are you looking for a space to join other queer writers who understand your experiences without having to give an identity lecture? Join Queer Creatives once a month for a free or low-cost get-together online, at our flagship building, or in another queer-space to write.

Find a Meetup

It’s Giving…Nuance—Writing Complex Queer Narratives

October 10, 2026
We’ve all rolled our eyes at stories, movies, or tv shows that shrink Queer characters down to their most basic stereotypes. Maybe their sexuality and/or gender is their entire personality, maybe they can only exist in relation to their trauma, or better yet, they’re the token gay friend for the gorgeous, layered main character. So how do we as Queer storytellers and allies shake up the narrative and tap into the complexity we know is present in Queer lives?

Spill the Tea—Queer Creatives Faculty on Building A Creative Life

October 11, 2026
Being a person is hard, right? Being a creative person is incredibly hard. Add to these difficulties the fact that the world thrives on distracting and draining us, while also lobbing constant threats towards the Queer community, and there doesn’t seem to be much capacity left for our writing or our art. So how can we nourish our creative lives in spite of it all?
“Having this openness of community be my entire existence?!?! Okay, realistically, nothing needs to be improved here. It was lovely. I need to conjure more of this into my everyday existence.”
–Past Queer Creatives Fest Attendee