Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Gay Cities conducted a study to find the best cities to party in throughout the US and, no surprise, New Orleans came out on top! Read the article here: www.gaycities.com/articles/102...

Congratulations to SASFest friend Jewelle Gomez whose novel The Gilda Stories is now a new Penguin Classics hardcover, part of Penguin Speculative Fiction Special! First published in 1991, The Gilda Stories is a groundbreaking speculative fiction vampire novel that begins in 1850s Louisiana.

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...

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

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!

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 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!

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

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

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...

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-...

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

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

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

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!

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.

New releases to look out for from our friends at Bywater Books! Check them out at bywaterbooks.com

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

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

"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

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

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

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...

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

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...

Earlier this year I finally got back to @sasfest.bsky.social after way too many years away. I really needed this megadose of #QueerWriters community. (Pictured: @scottynola.bsky.social, @alivali.bsky.social, @jmredmann.bsky.social, Anne Laughlin, and @robbyrnes.bsky.social.) #tbt

THANK YOU to everyone who gave during GiveOUT. We greatly appreciate all our donors and supporters! Did you miss Give Out Day? You can give support year-round to our LGBTQ+ literary festival by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/support/beco... and selecting SASFEST.

It's the last day to give to our #GiveOUTday campaign, and we have some exciting news! Everyone that has given to our GIVE OUT Day will be placed in a drawing for a prize package that includes a free SAS registration for 2026! GIVE by visiting: www.giveoutday.org/organization...

WRITERS: send us your best fiction and poetry this Pride Month! Our writing contests are open for submissions.⁠ ⁠ Our judges are Justin Torres (fiction) and Steven Reigns (poetry).⁠ ⁠ You can learn more and submit by visiting: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit #pride #queerwriters

Our #GiveOUTDay campaign is coming to an end at the end of the month, but there's still time to help us continue our endeavors to inspire LGBTQ+ writers, readers, and other literary professionals by donating at www.giveoutday.org/organization... #LGBTQ #LGBTQWriters #lgbtqliterature

Save 20% on your SASFest26 registration by registering now! Full registration is $200, but it's yours for $160 now through October 1! ⁠ Register by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/product/sas-... #lgbtqliterature #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #queerwriters #queerliterature

Give OUT day lasts all month long, and we need YOUR help to reach our goal! Help us continue to offer a place for LGBTQ+ readers and writers to network, share ideas, solve problems, and celebrate success by donating to our #GiveOUTday campaign! www.giveoutday.org/organization...

Have you checked out our merch store? Visit twfest.myshopify.com/ for TWFest, SASFest, and Last Bohemia mugs, shirts, posters, and more! ⁠ #literaryfestival #literature #booklover

What are you reading this Pride Month? We want to know! See what our staff are reading this June to get some great recommendations. Then, share your current reads in the replies! #LGBTQ #LGBTQbooks #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqreaders #lgbtqliterature #queerbooks #queerreads #pridemonth

Hear from Lambda Literary Award winner Trebor Healey about his love for SASFest! You can help us continue our endeavors to inspire LGBTQ+ writers, readers, and other literary professionals by donating to our #GiveOUTday campaign here: www.giveoutday.org/organization...

Thanks so much to Michele Karlsberg and Kara Zajac for their piece on SASFest in the Bay Area Reporter! We're so grateful to be able to read about the experiences of a first time SASFest attendee! Read the article here: www.ebar.com/story/154915...

Can you help us raise $1,000 before the end of the day? Give OUT Day giving is open all June, but we only have a few hours left to win Power Hours and special prizes! You can learn more and give by visiting: www.giveoutday.org/organization...

You can help us continue our endeavors to create a home for LGBTQ+ writers, readers, and other literary professionals by donating to our #GiveOUTday campaign here: www.giveoutday.org/organization...

We've reached $730 for our #GiveOUTday campaign - thank you so much to everyone who has donated to support the LGBTQ+ literary community so far! Giving is open until the end of the month - but if you donate today, it will help us earn additional funds. www.giveoutday.org/organization...

It's Give Out Day! While Give OUT lasts all pride month long, donate TODAY for a chance to help us win Power Hours and special prizes! You can give by visiting: www.giveoutday.org/organization... #giveoutday #pride #lgbtqliterature #lgbtqcommunity #pridemonth

Are you passionate about LGBTQ+ Literature? Help us continue to promote LGBTQ+ writers, publishers, and other literary professionals by donating to our #GiveOUTday campaign! Give OUT Day is this Thursday, June 9th, but giving is open now! Donate at: www.giveoutday.org/organization...

Learn more about our Poetry contest and about our contest judge, Steven Reigns, by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests #poetry #poetrycontest #lgbtqpoets #lgbtqpoetry #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqwriting #writingcontest

Learn more about our Fiction contest, and our fiction contest judge Justin Torres, by visiting: www.sasfest.org#contests #fictioncontest #lgbtqfiction #lgbtqwriters #writingcontest #writers

We're so excited to announce the judges for the SASFest 2026 Writing Contests!⁠ ⁠ Fiction: Justin Torres Poetry: Steven Reigns ⁠ Our writing contests close on October 15th. ⁠ Learn more www.sasfest.org#contests #writingcontest #poetry #fiction #writers #writerscontests #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqwriting

The SASFest 2026 Writing Contests are NOW OPEN! Submit your work now until October for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more! ⁠ You can find more information at www.sasfest.org#contests ⁠ #contests #writingcontest #writing #fiction #veryshortfiction #poetry #LGBTQWriters #lgbtqwriting

#SASFest26 is March 27 - 29, 2026! Be sure to mark your calendars now! We can't wait to see you all back in the French Quarter next year!

We're so grateful for our official SASFest book provider, Tubby & Coos! Tubby & Coo’s is a queer, liberationist, decentralized independent bookshop focused on uplifting underrepresented voices, building collective power, and demanding social justice. Learn more at tubbyandcoos.com/travelingboo...