Queer writing has saved our lives

over and over again. Writers

are often the vanguard, putting

words to evolving phenomena and

identities. Queer writers articulate

fetishes and yearnings that we

thought were ours alone. All you

need is paper and a pen, both of

which you could steal. Many of the

writers in this program have books

which are available in the festival

gallery shop. In the interest of

making space for everyone, we will

get a five-minute taste from each

writer. In this age of tacky hookup

apps, writers remind us of the

genuine power of words to seduce,

illuminate and bring revolution.

—Kirk Read, coordinator