ReadOUT 2022 Festival

February 18-20, 2022
5th Annual ReadOut Festival of Lesbian Literature​
The fifth annual ReadOut Festival! ReadOut 2022 once again showcased literature by, for, and about lesbians in a unique hybrid event of live-streamed interactive Pods and prerecorded author readings in strings of Pearls. With the magic of Zoom, readers and participants were able to attend this free event from anywhere in the world.

ReadOut 2022 Information

ReadOut 2022 Pods

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Keeping the Romance (Novel) Alive: A Candid Conversation between Georgia Beers and Anne Shade, with Introduction by Len Barot
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With Georgia Beers, Anne Shade, and Len Barot

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Suspense Writing: Just One More Page...
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With Elle E. Ire, Riley Scott, Meredith Doench, and M.B. Austin

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Make it Funny!
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Workshop with Fay Jacobs

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Our International Writing Partnership: A Booster Against Covid
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With Sue Katz and Elizabeth Woodcraft

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Rural Spaces and Queer Women
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With Catharine Wright and Estela González

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Root to Fruit: Producing Speculative Fiction By and About People of Color
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With Tenea D. Johnson and Silk Jazmyne

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The Secret Lives of Historical Novelists
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With Ellen Levy and Elena Graf

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Editing: How Authors and Editors Can Stay Friends
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With Fay Jacobs and Stefani Deoul

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Love and Romance Writing: Building Our Happily Ever Afters
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With Jae, Karin Kallmaker, Celeste Castro, and LaToya Hankins

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The BookstaGays: A LGBTQ+ Books Podcast
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With Alex Cario and Sam Land

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Pod: More Love and Romance Writing: Building Our Happily Ever Afters
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With Erin Zak, Stephanie Shea, Fiona Riley, Lola Keeley, and Ava Freeman

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Character, not Caricature: Writing People Who are Not Like You
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With Cheryl A Head

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Moving in Two Worlds: Telling Stories about Our Intersecting Communities and Identities, & Undoing their Stereotypes
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With Chris Stark and Giovanna Capone

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Writers’ Groups: Going Deep, Soaring High, Bringing Out the Best
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With Becky Bohan, Carol Anne Douglas, Dana Finnegan, Sara Fleming, Ellen Levy, Lois McGuinness, and Sara Yager

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