Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival
saint sinner lgbtq literary festival alternative literary festival specializing lgbtq literature held various location around french quarter neighborhood city new orleans louisiana march event coordinated tennessee williams new orleans literary festival founded paul j willis way promote information hiv aid literature saint sinner since expanded include work fiction nonfiction relating gay lesbian bisexual transgender issue festival provides forum dissemination idea promotes writer publisher within community successfully brought issue lgbtq individual forefront workshop discussion panel hosted author discus work future emerging author well fan festival launched jim duggins outstanding midcareer novelist prize prize honor noted lgbtq writer body work award subsequently taken lambda literary award program past participant saint sinner literary festival include dorothy allison poppy z brite patrick califia pulitzer prizewinner michael cunningham national book award winner mark doty amie evans jewelle gomez emanuel xavier greg herr william j mann jeff mann martin pousson radclyffe michelle tea scissor sister front man jake shear among many others saint sinner benefit noaids task force designed innovative way reach community information hivaids particularly development prevention message via writer thinker spokespeople lgbtq community participant provide support literary community noaids task force economy city new orleans tennessee williams new orleans literary festival coordinate event provides staff resource make saint sinner lgbtq literary festival possible addition haworth press inc serf major sponsor saint sinner festival went hiatus festival virtual festival resumed fully inperson saint sinner literary festival website