Please consider joining the LA Poet Society for our sixth Annual Queer Writers Festival. In partnership with the Queer Mercado, our festival will be held in the oldest district of Los Angeles, Olvera Street.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST
Location:
125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles 90012
Cost: FREE
Questions Regarding Festival:
[email protected] / www.lapoetsociety.org
Festival Offerings Include:
–Two-Spirit Danza Azteca & Community Limpia
–Drag Childrens Story Time
–Queer Lending Library and Reading Nook
–Screenwriter & Playwright Panel
–Poetry Performances by Sofía Aguilar, Juana Bellota, Consuelo, Gina Rae Duran, Felipe J. Garcia, Maravilla Guiles, Karla Lamb, Paula Macena, Jose Enrique Medina, Josue Emmanuel Muñoz, Rex Ogle, Erika Del Carmen Ruiz, Cinnamon Rivera, Natalie Sierra, Brian Strauss, and more
–Musical Performance by Cello Azul
–Recognition of Brian Sonia-Wallace (LA’s new Poet Laureate who proudly and loudly represents the LGBTQ+ community)
–Writing Workshops
–Type Writer Poetry Row
–Author Signings
–Craft Vendors
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🎤Panel Proposals: Email to [email protected]
🌈📖Book Donations for Queer Lending Library:
[email protected]
Volunteer or Sponsorship Interest:
[email protected]