LGBTQ+ Writing & Poetry Events

Fresh off the Brooklyn Expo of Comics, cartoonists Sam Hensley and Alexander Laird read and perform their comics at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick. It's a cozy, laptop-friendly café-bookstore setting, so grab an espresso and settle in for a queer...

Come quilt your memories of queer Brooklyn at free in-person workshops at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights. BIPOC participants are prioritized and all sewing levels are welcome, so bring your stories and a needle. The workshop runs...

A low-key writing workshop where LGBTQ+ folks gather to uncover and share their stories. Each session uses prompts to spark writing, with 10-minute breaks and time to read your work aloud to the group. All writing levels welcome — the...

Rachel Calnek-Sugin launches her debut novel, Universe of Grace, in conversation with novelist Malavika Kannan at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Pull up a chair in the café and hear the writers talk about the book, the process, and...

Thursday mornings at Hive Mind belong to queer and trans writers who want to show up and actually get work done—surrounded by people who get it. Bring your laptop, your draft, your manuscript, your questions, or just the need for...

Margin Scribes is a Monday-night writers' circle in Bushwick, Brooklyn, built for queer and trans writers of color at every stage, from first sentences to finished drafts. Bring a half-finished poem or a story you've been avoiding and trade accountability...

Thursday mornings at Hive Mind belong to queer and trans writers who want to show up and actually get work done—surrounded by people who get it. Bring your laptop, your draft, your manuscript, your questions, or just the need for...

Queer Personal Stories is a low-key writing workshop at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for LGBTQ+ folks who want to get their own stories on the page. Each session runs with several prompts and 10-minute writing...

Weird Queer Book Club is a monthly LGBTQ+ book club at Little District Books on Pennsylvania Ave SE in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Discussions focus on queer books with a weird premise, with hosts rotating each meeting. It's free to...

Crafting Club at Little District Books is a relaxed, queer-friendly makers' night in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Bring your own project, grab a table and chat with other queers while you craft. It runs 6:00pm to about 8:00pm, and it's...

Queer Passport is Little District Books' book club for books in translation and stories of diaspora, meeting in the shop at 631 Pennsylvania Ave SE on Capitol Hill. It's free to attend, but reserve your seat through the shop's cart...

Queer Comics Book Club is a monthly graphic novel and comics circle at Little District Books on Capitol Hill, hosted by Laz (they/he). Meetings are free, but you'll need to reserve a seat through the shop's cart since chairs are...

ScripTease is the first-Wednesday night at the SF Eagle where queer writers, actors and songwriters test drive brand-new work out loud. Bring a short piece to read or sit back with a drink and watch the first peeks at what's...

Hysteria is a comedy open mic for women and queer comics at the San Francisco Eagle Bar in SoMa, running Wednesdays from 7 to 9 PM. Grab a slot if you've got five minutes of material, or pull up a...

ScripTease is the first-Wednesday night at the SF Eagle where queer writers, actors and performers read brand-new work, with first peeks and little bits of plays, songs and short pieces. Writers can bring copies to read, performers can present their...

Out of The Box is an LGBTQ+ open mic night at William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia, a Monday evening from 6 to 8pm where you can take the mic or just cheer on the people who do. Bring...

A hands-on zine-making workshop at The Center on Colfax in Denver, co-hosted with Jewish Voices for Peace and the Denver Zine Library. You'll get a brief overview of Palestine, a short history of pinkwashing, and a look at how zines...

Queer Book Club is the monthly Tuesday night where readers gather to dig into LGBTQ+ literature together, and this month's pick is Josh Silver's "Fruit Fly". Bring your opinions, your half-finished highlighter, and your best hot take on the ending....

Figure drawing at Gifford House's Wilde Playhouse in Provincetown, with live models and a relaxed room for all skill levels. Bring pencils or charcoal, get your sketchbook out, and enjoy a Tuesday night that's creative, social and a little bit...