Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who participated in ReadOut 2021! Though the event is now over, the connections we made will endure. Make sure to visit the ReadOut Discord to continue the conversations started during the festival. And join us again next year for ReadOut 2022! Onward!
Welcome!
The LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport Library in Gulfport, Florida presents ReadOut 2021: A Festival of Lesbian Literature, held virtually through Zoom on February 26-28, 2021. This free festival will feature leading lesbian authors and is open to an international audience.
Over 80 Lesbian Authors!
ReadOut 2021 will be a unique hybrid of live-streamed interactive PODS, prerecorded readings in strings of PEARLS, and PLAYTIME entertainment between sessions. Entertainment will be provided by lesbian musicians, spoken word artists, and comics. The festival will demonstrate how Lesbian Voices Persist and Prevail in these transformative times.
Well-known lesbian authors including Sally Bellerose, Elana Dykewomon, Sheree Greer, Sue Katz, Rose Norman, J.M. Redmann, Liz Edman, Carolyn Gage, Susan Stinson, and Tenea D. Johnson are slated to present 90-minute live-streamed PODS (aka panels) on themes such as elder lesbian writings, Black women writers, mystery, fiction, and the intersection of friendship and careers as lesbian authors.
Register Today - Space is Limited!
Over 600 people have already registered for ReadOut 2021! To register for this free, inclusive festival, visit:
https://readout2021.eventbrite.com.
Who Will Be At ReadOut 2021?
The following authors and artists will be participating in ReadOut 2021. To find out when, check the Schedule.
Susan Stinson
Sally Bellerose
Ellen Levy
Tenea D. Johnson
J.M. Redmann
Rose Norman
Sue Katz
Carolyn Gage
Elana Dykewomon
Sheree Greer
Liz Edman
Elena Graf
Cheryl Head
Corky Culver
Barbara Esrig
Debra Gish
Gail Reeder
Merril Mushroom
B. Leaf Cronewrite
Rand Hall
Jocelyn Watson
Jane Fleishman
Barbara Ruth
Canyon Sam
Penny Micklebury
Achy Obejas
Adrien Julious-Butler
Andrea Assaf
Chelsea Catherine
Silk-Jazmyne Hindus
Katherine V. Forrest
Jessie Chandler
Carsen Taite
RJ Samuel
Sandra Gail Lambert
Bonnie Morris
S.W. Andersen
Erin Zak
Mercedes Lewis
Ellen Hoil
Carren Strock
Sue Katz
Terry Baum
Renee Bess
Giovanna Capone
Thea Iberall
Kai Lorde
Lynn Ames
Janet Aalfs
Robin Hopkins
Jaimie Kelton
Betty Jean Steinshouer
Karen F. Williams
Lynn C. Miller
Kelly Wacker
Meredith Doench
Elle E. Ire
Toni Logan
Nancy Manahan
Becky Thacker
Helen Renee Brawner
Dusty Miller
S.T. Simper
Carolyn Elizabeth
Anne Laughlin
E.F. Schraeder
Jess Wilburn
Kimberly Dark
Jeanine DrJazz Normand
Sara Yager
Rita Potter
Karelia Stetz-Waters
D'lisa DarLuz
Winn Gilmore
Edie Daly
Sallyanne Monti
Sonja Franeta
Anna Burke
Kathleen Culver
Becky Bohan
Luci Dreamer
Lila Bruce
Riley Scott
Carol Anne Douglas
Jaycie Morrison
MB Caschetta
JB Marsden
Lois McGuiness
Playtime:
Tret Fure
Nia & Ness
Jeanine DrJazz Normand
Margie Adam, Chris Williamson, Meg Christian, & Holly Near
Kristen Ford
Melanie DeMore
Sharon Katz and the Peace Train
Hardened and Tempered
Barbara Ester and Beth York
Fay Jacobs
Brittany Baldwin