Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival
@sasfest.bsky.social
Join us at #SASfest26 on March 27-29 2026 for a weekend of LGBTQ+ literary revelry in the French Quarter! (Program of TWFest)
https://www.sasfest.org/
https://www.sasfest.org/
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The Tennessee Williams Gala is no time to hold back on style. When it comes to recommended attire, we encourage you to step out of your day-to-day life and pull out the crown jewels of your closet!
Check out our 2025 Gala Pinterest Board on our Gala page! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Check out our 2025 Gala Pinterest Board on our Gala page! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Tennessee Williams Gala is no time to hold back on style. When it comes to recommended attire, we encourage you to step out of your day-to-day life and pull out the crown jewels of your closet!
Check out our 2025 Gala Pinterest Board on our Gala page! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Check out our 2025 Gala Pinterest Board on our Gala page! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Do you already miss the Festival like we do? Want a poster, T-shirt, mug, or tote bag to rep the SASFest all year long? Look no further!
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Do you already miss the Festival like we do? Want a poster, T-shirt, mug, or tote bag to rep the SASFest all year long? Look no further!
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
Halloween is approaching fast, and there's so much to do before the weekend starts!
Book your room and register for the 2026 festival to save on your SASFest experience! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to the Tennessee Williams Gala!
Find all this and more at: www.sasfest.org
Happy Halloween!
Book your room and register for the 2026 festival to save on your SASFest experience! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to the Tennessee Williams Gala!
Find all this and more at: www.sasfest.org
Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Halloween is approaching fast, and there's so much to do before the weekend starts!
Book your room and register for the 2026 festival to save on your SASFest experience! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to the Tennessee Williams Gala!
Find all this and more at: www.sasfest.org
Happy Halloween!
Book your room and register for the 2026 festival to save on your SASFest experience! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to the Tennessee Williams Gala!
Find all this and more at: www.sasfest.org
Happy Halloween!
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Tickets on sale NOW for the Tennessee Williams Gala!
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tickets on sale NOW for the Tennessee Williams Gala!
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
The 2026 Writing Contests are CLOSED for entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st - hold onto your entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st - hold onto your entries!
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The 2026 Writing Contests are CLOSED for entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st - hold onto your entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st - hold onto your entries!
Today is the final day to submit to our Fiction and Poetry Contests!
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
www.sasfest.org#contests
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
www.sasfest.org#contests
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today is the final day to submit to our Fiction and Poetry Contests!
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
www.sasfest.org#contests
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
www.sasfest.org#contests
Time is closing in! ⌛
Our Poetry and Fiction contests close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes and publication!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriting #submittable
Our Poetry and Fiction contests close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes and publication!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriting #submittable
October 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Time is closing in! ⌛
Our Poetry and Fiction contests close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes and publication!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriting #submittable
Our Poetry and Fiction contests close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes and publication!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriting #submittable
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Prepare for a night of revelry under the stained glass prisms at the TWFest Gala!
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Prepare for a night of revelry under the stained glass prisms at the TWFest Gala!
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Hey, early birds! 🦜
You can get your SAS26 Registration at the discounted rate of $180 (Regular Price $200) from October 1 - January 1!
A SASFest registration admits you to all events at our 2026 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival, March 27 – 29.
tennesseewilliams.net/product/sas-...
You can get your SAS26 Registration at the discounted rate of $180 (Regular Price $200) from October 1 - January 1!
A SASFest registration admits you to all events at our 2026 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival, March 27 – 29.
tennesseewilliams.net/product/sas-...
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hey, early birds! 🦜
You can get your SAS26 Registration at the discounted rate of $180 (Regular Price $200) from October 1 - January 1!
A SASFest registration admits you to all events at our 2026 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival, March 27 – 29.
tennesseewilliams.net/product/sas-...
You can get your SAS26 Registration at the discounted rate of $180 (Regular Price $200) from October 1 - January 1!
A SASFest registration admits you to all events at our 2026 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival, March 27 – 29.
tennesseewilliams.net/product/sas-...
Only TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit to our contests!
The 2026 SASFest Poetry and Fiction contests close on October 15th. Submit your writing today!
Learn more by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriters #queerwriters #submittable
The 2026 SASFest Poetry and Fiction contests close on October 15th. Submit your writing today!
Learn more by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriters #queerwriters #submittable
October 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Only TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit to our contests!
The 2026 SASFest Poetry and Fiction contests close on October 15th. Submit your writing today!
Learn more by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriters #queerwriters #submittable
The 2026 SASFest Poetry and Fiction contests close on October 15th. Submit your writing today!
Learn more by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
#writingcontest #lgbtqwriters #queerwriters #submittable
Submit your poetry and fiction by October 15th by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Submit your poetry and fiction by October 15th by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests
Steven Reigns, our 2026 Poetry Contest Judge, has a new book available for preorder now!
Outliving Michael is a testament to friendship’s power to sustain, transform, and survive even death itself.
Preorder from Moon Tide Press by visiting: www.moontidepress.com/books
Outliving Michael is a testament to friendship’s power to sustain, transform, and survive even death itself.
Preorder from Moon Tide Press by visiting: www.moontidepress.com/books
September 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Steven Reigns, our 2026 Poetry Contest Judge, has a new book available for preorder now!
Outliving Michael is a testament to friendship’s power to sustain, transform, and survive even death itself.
Preorder from Moon Tide Press by visiting: www.moontidepress.com/books
Outliving Michael is a testament to friendship’s power to sustain, transform, and survive even death itself.
Preorder from Moon Tide Press by visiting: www.moontidepress.com/books
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Ten years ago when I was in New Orleans for @sasfest.bsky.social I had the good fortune to catch up with friends both at the festival and in town by coincidence. It’s hard to believe that was 10 years ago. Time flies and keeps flying. #tbt
September 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ten years ago when I was in New Orleans for @sasfest.bsky.social I had the good fortune to catch up with friends both at the festival and in town by coincidence. It’s hard to believe that was 10 years ago. Time flies and keeps flying. #tbt
Become a member the Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival!
Becoming a member helps us promote and support LGBTQ+ literary professionals, provide a platform for the LGBTQ+ literary community, and nurture up-and-coming LGBTQ+ literary talent.
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org#membership
Becoming a member helps us promote and support LGBTQ+ literary professionals, provide a platform for the LGBTQ+ literary community, and nurture up-and-coming LGBTQ+ literary talent.
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org#membership
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Become a member the Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival!
Becoming a member helps us promote and support LGBTQ+ literary professionals, provide a platform for the LGBTQ+ literary community, and nurture up-and-coming LGBTQ+ literary talent.
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org#membership
Becoming a member helps us promote and support LGBTQ+ literary professionals, provide a platform for the LGBTQ+ literary community, and nurture up-and-coming LGBTQ+ literary talent.
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org#membership
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Culture Collision is an organization dedicated to fostering all of the nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations in the New Orleans metro-area.
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Culture Collision is an organization dedicated to fostering all of the nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations in the New Orleans metro-area.
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
The gorgeous Hotel Monteleone is once again our host hotel and is offering a special room block for our TWFest & SASFest attendees!
Book by visiting SASFest.org or call 1-504-523-3341 and be sure to mention that it’s the “Tennessee Williams N.O. Lit” room block.
Book by visiting SASFest.org or call 1-504-523-3341 and be sure to mention that it’s the “Tennessee Williams N.O. Lit” room block.
September 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The gorgeous Hotel Monteleone is once again our host hotel and is offering a special room block for our TWFest & SASFest attendees!
Book by visiting SASFest.org or call 1-504-523-3341 and be sure to mention that it’s the “Tennessee Williams N.O. Lit” room block.
Book by visiting SASFest.org or call 1-504-523-3341 and be sure to mention that it’s the “Tennessee Williams N.O. Lit” room block.
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Don't forget - you can save 20% on your SASFest26 registration by registering now! Full registration is $200, but it's yours for $160 now through October 1!
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org
#lgbtqliterature #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #queerwriters
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org
#lgbtqliterature #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #queerwriters
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't forget - you can save 20% on your SASFest26 registration by registering now! Full registration is $200, but it's yours for $160 now through October 1!
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org
#lgbtqliterature #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #queerwriters
Learn more by visiting www.sasfest.org
#lgbtqliterature #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #queerwriters
WRITERS - we want to see your work!
Send us your best fiction and poetry now until October 15. Our judges are Justin Torres (fiction) and Steven Reigns (poetry).
You can learn more and submit by visiting www.sasfest.org#contests
Send us your best fiction and poetry now until October 15. Our judges are Justin Torres (fiction) and Steven Reigns (poetry).
You can learn more and submit by visiting www.sasfest.org#contests
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
WRITERS - we want to see your work!
Send us your best fiction and poetry now until October 15. Our judges are Justin Torres (fiction) and Steven Reigns (poetry).
You can learn more and submit by visiting www.sasfest.org#contests
Send us your best fiction and poetry now until October 15. Our judges are Justin Torres (fiction) and Steven Reigns (poetry).
You can learn more and submit by visiting www.sasfest.org#contests
"I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there." - Audre Lorde
What have you written lately? Share it with us by submitting to the 2026 SASFest writing contests!
www.sasfest.org#contests
#poetry #fiction #writingcontest #submittable
What have you written lately? Share it with us by submitting to the 2026 SASFest writing contests!
www.sasfest.org#contests
#poetry #fiction #writingcontest #submittable
August 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"I started writing because I had a need inside of me to create something that was not there." - Audre Lorde
What have you written lately? Share it with us by submitting to the 2026 SASFest writing contests!
www.sasfest.org#contests
#poetry #fiction #writingcontest #submittable
What have you written lately? Share it with us by submitting to the 2026 SASFest writing contests!
www.sasfest.org#contests
#poetry #fiction #writingcontest #submittable
Looking for some inspiration while you prepare your #SASFest26 Writing Contest Entries? James Baldwin reminds us what our sentence-level goals should be!
Our Poetry and Fiction contests are OPEN! Submit today at: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Our Poetry and Fiction contests are OPEN! Submit today at: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Looking for some inspiration while you prepare your #SASFest26 Writing Contest Entries? James Baldwin reminds us what our sentence-level goals should be!
Our Poetry and Fiction contests are OPEN! Submit today at: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Our Poetry and Fiction contests are OPEN! Submit today at: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
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New Orleans, May 2013. The @sasfest.bsky.social festival. I went upstairs to the balcony overlooking the courtyard at the opening reception and caught @nathanburgoine.bsky.social and @robbyrnes.bsky.social at a festive moment. Cheers, queers! #tbt
July 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New Orleans, May 2013. The @sasfest.bsky.social festival. I went upstairs to the balcony overlooking the courtyard at the opening reception and caught @nathanburgoine.bsky.social and @robbyrnes.bsky.social at a festive moment. Cheers, queers! #tbt
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We're so excited to be named alongside some top-tier literary festivals from around the globe.
Thanks to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and travel writer Kristin Braswell for including TWFest and SASFest in this list of renowned literary festivals.
Read here: www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
Thanks to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and travel writer Kristin Braswell for including TWFest and SASFest in this list of renowned literary festivals.
Read here: www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
7 of the best book festivals around the world
From Jamaica to Jaipur, these literary festivals celebrate the power of the written word and offer you a chance to hear from celebrated and up-and-coming authors—as well as fellow bibliophiles.
www.nationalgeographic.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We're so excited to be named alongside some top-tier literary festivals from around the globe.
Thanks to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and travel writer Kristin Braswell for including TWFest and SASFest in this list of renowned literary festivals.
Read here: www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
Thanks to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and travel writer Kristin Braswell for including TWFest and SASFest in this list of renowned literary festivals.
Read here: www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
Looking for reasons to submit to a SASFest Writing Contest? Check out 2025 Short Fiction Contest Winner Laura Corin's experience winning last year!
You can submit to our contests by visiting: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Interview by Reine Dugas, Festival Publicist
You can submit to our contests by visiting: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Interview by Reine Dugas, Festival Publicist
July 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Looking for reasons to submit to a SASFest Writing Contest? Check out 2025 Short Fiction Contest Winner Laura Corin's experience winning last year!
You can submit to our contests by visiting: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Interview by Reine Dugas, Festival Publicist
You can submit to our contests by visiting: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Interview by Reine Dugas, Festival Publicist
Thank you for the nomination for Ambush Magazine's Gay Appreciation Awards, celebrating the best of the best in the LGBTQ+ community!
Please consider casting your vote for SASFest!
You don't have to vote in every category. Vote before july 27 by visiting: www.ambushpublishing.com/gay-apprecia...
Please consider casting your vote for SASFest!
You don't have to vote in every category. Vote before july 27 by visiting: www.ambushpublishing.com/gay-apprecia...
Cast Your Vote for the Gay Appreciation Awards
Cast Your Vote for the Annual Gay Appreciation Awards presented by Ambush Publishing.
www.ambushpublishing.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thank you for the nomination for Ambush Magazine's Gay Appreciation Awards, celebrating the best of the best in the LGBTQ+ community!
Please consider casting your vote for SASFest!
You don't have to vote in every category. Vote before july 27 by visiting: www.ambushpublishing.com/gay-apprecia...
Please consider casting your vote for SASFest!
You don't have to vote in every category. Vote before july 27 by visiting: www.ambushpublishing.com/gay-apprecia...