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saints and sinners literary festival 2026 sasfest skip to content home about speakers sponsors membership contests contact 24th annual saints sinners lgbtq literary festival become a member donate thank you for joining us at sasfest 2026 we had an amazing time with all of you in the french quarter and we hope you enjoyed your weekend of immersing yourself in queer literature and art thank you to our attendees volunteers performers speakers donors and members you make saints sinners special we greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts fill out this quick survey to help us put on an even better sasfest 2027 take sas26 survey looking to learn more about sasfest click the image to view a full color flipbook version of our 2026 program or click the buttons below 2026 downloadable pdf 2026 printer friendly version press info welcome members of the press we re excited to help you cover sasfest and we will provide you with all the information you need to write a great story sasfest includes writer s craft sessions literary discussion panels author readings french quarter walking tours and special events to celebrate the lgbtq literary community if you re looking for a story you ll find one at sasfest email me at press tennesseewilliams net with any questions you may have reine dugas festival publicist request a press pass here view last year s full program here looking for the tennessee williams festival program click here saints sinners fiction contest submission period may 1 october 15 2026 we re excited to welcome margot douaihy pictured as this year s fiction judge click here for submission guidelines one grand prize of 750 a sas weekend pass and two second place prizes of a sas weekend pass 200 value will be awarded the winner and finalists will be published in the saints and sinners fiction anthology to be distributed at the 2027 festival there will also be a book release party and reading held during the 24th annual saints and sinners lgbtq literary festival in new orleans in 2027 2026 finalists here this contest would not be possible without a generous grant from the john burton harter foundation saints sinners poetry contest submission period may 1 october 15 2026 we re excited to welcome ruben quesada pictured as this year s poetry judge click here for submission guidelines one grand prize of 500 a sas weekend pass and two second place prizes of a sas weekend pass 200 value will be awarded the winner and finalists will be published in the saints and sinners poetry chapbook to be distributed at the 2027 festival 2026 finalists here this contest would not be possible without a generous grant from the john burton harter foundation saints sinners very short fiction contest submission period may 1 october 15 2026 we re excited to welcome denne michele norris pictured as this year s very short fiction judge click here for submission guidelines one grand prize of 500 a sas weekend pass and two second place prizes of a sas weekend pass 200 value will be awarded the top three stories will be published in the annual sas fiction anthology this contest would not be possible without a generous grant from the john burton harter foundation about the festival now in our 23nd year role list the saints and sinners literary festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about hiv aids particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers thinkers and spokes people of the lgbtq community it was also formed to bring the lgbtq literary community together to celebrate the literary arts a program of the tennessee williams new orleans literary festival sasfest has grown into an internationally recognized event that brings together a who s who of lgbtq publishers writers and readers from throughout the united states and beyond the festival held over 3 days each spring at the hotel monteleone in the new orleans french quarter features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors editors and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of lgbtq literature 2026 saints sinners lgbtq festival speakers ezra adamo gaar adams jonathan alexander eric andrews katz ally ang christian baines drew banks andy barrow clayre benzadón allison blevins daniel brook dustin brookshire laurinda d brown rob byrnes gerard cabrera tom cardamone betsy carswell willie edward taylor carver jr christopher castellani louis flint ceci ching in chen rick clifton elizabeth costello michael cunningham vinny cusenza matthew clark davison sven davisson st sukie de la croix clayton delery alfred p doblin margot douaihy reine dugas samuel ernest andrew faye robert w fieseler bradley firchow ben fluet liza flum yoseli castillo fuertes ramón garcía katie gilmartin jewelle gomez sonny artemis gray zach grear reuben tihi hayslett cheryl a head trebor healey ian henzel greg herren gil z hochberg morgan hufstader fay jacobs miah jeffra rick karlin thomas keith mickie kennedy rickey laurentiis bracken leclair chin sun lee daniel w k lee russ lópez michael lowenthal james magruder steve majors thomas mallon ann mcman kim roberts meikle vincent traughber meis daniel meltz donna minkowitz joby mire mark mones michael montlack sean patrick mulroy jerome ellison murphy geoffrey newman denne michele norris martin padgett les patin frank perez eric peterson c russell price robert raasch j m redmann steven reigns genevieve rheams brad richard aj romriell carol rosenfeld patrick earl ryan douglas sadownick richard compson sater polly sawabini timothy schaffert gregg shapiro martin sherman william christy smith k m soehnlein rodney rhoda taylor justin torres christopher tradowsky viento izquierdo ugaz nikki ummel glen p vecchione dan vera brad vogel salem west jerry l wheeler dan white audrey wilson thoughts on the festival saints sinners is hands down one of the best places to go to revive a writer s spirit imagine a gathering in which you can lean into conversations with some of the best writers and editors and publishers in the country all of them speaking frankly and passionately about the books stories and people they love and hate and want most to record in some indelible way imagine a community that tells you truthfully what is happening with writing and publishing in the world you most want to reach imagine the flirting the arguing the teasing and praising and exchanging of not just vital information but the whole spirit of queer arts and creation then imagine it all taking place on the sultry streets of new orleans french quarter that s saints sinners the best wellspring of inspiration and enthusiasm you are going to find go there dorothy allison national book award finalist for bastard out of carolina and author of the critically acclaimed novel cavedweller become a festival member your sasfest membership helps to promote and support lgbtq writers and other literary professionals provide a platform for the lgbtq literary community connect readers and their favorite lgbtq writers nurture up and coming lgbtq literary talent support programming dedicated to educating and uplifting the lgbtq community memberships start at just 25 with benefits including recognition sas tote bags fest registration and other event passes join now to support the 23rd annual saints sinners coming march 27 29 2026 many thanks to our 2026 sasfest members and donors join now cherub clayton delery melinda farris gil hochberg anna jaworski miah jeffra donna minkowitz joseph ortiz dwaine rieves devil michele kaminski paul markel alden reimonenq lawrence henry gobble saint philip f clark john copenhaver jameson currier chelsea station editions ian henzel rattling good yarns press greg herren j m redmann sinner jonathon alexander sven davisson rebel satori press julie r enszer sinister wisdom frank perez guardian angel rob byrnes timothy cummings andrew faye dan harries keith fox tom keyes patrick earl ryan cindy sibley john burton harter foundation premier sponsor bruce j heim foundation the helis foundation lgbtq fund greater new orleans foundation the publishing triangle additional donors eric andrews katz reine dugas lee freeman gregory gajus morgan hufstader peggy scott laborde daniel meltz sandra nickel ruben quesada jendi reiter jeffrey ricker carol rosenfeld paul j willis sara woodard thanks to our sponsors we appreciate the generosity of our sponsors who make it possible to host our writer s craft sessions literary panel discussions author readings book launches and awards ceremony if you d like to become a sponsor or purchase an ad in our program book contact us at info tennesseewilliams net you can also make a donation here buy saints sinners short fiction poetry anthologies buy 2025 fiction anthology buy 2025 poetry anthology buy 2024 fiction anthology buy 2024 poetry anthology buy 2023 fiction anthology buy 2023 poetry anthology buy 2022 fiction anthology buy 2021 2022 poetry anthology buy 2021 fiction anthology buy 2020 fiction anthology buy 2019 fiction anthology buy 2018 fiction anthology contact us saints sinners literary festival paul j willis director a project of the tennessee williams new orleans literary festival 612 andrew higgins drive 2009 new orleans la 70130 504 581 1144 pjwillisnola aol com follow sasfest on facebook and instagram sasfest and on bluesky at sasfest bsky social sasfest is a program of the tennessee williams new orleans literary festival subscribe to our newsletter this form needs javascript to display which your browser doesn t support sign up here instead copyright 2026 saints and sinners literary festival all rights reserved