Queerlit Southwest

Venue: Paintworks Event Space

An LGBTQ+ book and artist convention coming to Paintworks for the first time!

Welcome to our first ever Queerlit Southwest on the 4th July 2026, an LGBTQ+ book and artist convention to celebrate queer and allied authors and artists in a safe and diverse space!

We hope you're ready to join us to celebrate LGBTQ+ books and art with a vibrant mix of queer and allied authors and artists. QueerLit Southwest was created by three queer authors of queer stories and a queer owner of an artistic small business with us all sharing the same goal in mind: to create a safe, diverse space for queer literature and art to be celebrated. Now, we are inviting you all to join us, and discover your new favourite author and artist!

So, whether you are an avid reader or wanting to discover more authors to add to your TBR, we cannot wait to see you there and to celebrate our very first bookfest with you all!

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