2013 News & Updates
The Festival is almost here! Here’s some need-to-know information about checking in, picking up passes, and purchasing tickets. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon. If you have pre-purchased a ticket: If you have purchased a Weekend Panel Pass,... Read more →
When you buy a concession item or donate to our $10 for 10th Anniversary campaign during the 10th Anniversary Festival, you’ll be automatically entered for our raffle prize. $500 VIP All-Access Pass to the 2014 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary... Read more →
Michael Montlack is the author of the poetry book Cool Limbo and the editor of the essay anthology My Diva, which was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist. He is the recipient of residencies/scholarships from VCCA, Ucross, Lambda Literary Foundation,... Read more →
Help us document our 10th Anniversary Festival! Send us your best photos capturing the spirit of the #SASFest13 weekend. The saint or sinner with the best Festival-themed photo will win a free ticket to the next Saints and Sinners event, a Festival gift... Read more →
In the News: “Lambda Literary” on the Saints and Sinners Festival
“This Memorial Day Weekend, a diverse group of GLBT writers, publishing professionals, and enthusiastic readers will descend upon New Orleans for the 10th anniversary celebration of the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. It’s an annual tradition... Read more →
The winner of the Fourth Annual Short Fiction Contest is “In a Chamber of My Heart” by Sandra Gail Lambert (pictured). The two runner-ups (in alphabetical order) are “Sky Blue” by ‘Nathan Burgoine and “What Took You So Long?” by Vince... Read more →
Congratulations to Fay Jacobs, our Hotel Monteleone winner. And thanks to everyone who became an Archangel member. We had our most successful membership campaign to date! Read More →
Ellen Hart is the author of 28 crime novels in two different series. She is a five-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery, a three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Popular Fiction, a three-time winner of the... Read more →
This Just In
We’re thrilled to announce that novelist Ayana Mathis will be joining our Saints and Sinners lineup! Ayana’s The Twelve Tribes of Hattie has won rave reviews from everyone from Marilynne Robinson to Oprah. The novel, which traces the lives... Read more →
We’d like to thank everyone who entered the 4th Annual Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Contest. The entries were top-notch and the judges had a very difficult time narrowing down the field. We’d like to especially thank Felice Picano, our final judge,... Read more →
Dorothy Allison will be facilitating a Master Class on Friday, May 24, at 1:30 PM as part of the 10th Anniversary Saints and Sinners Festival programming. DOROTHY ALLISON MASTER CLASS: A VOICE LIKE THUNDER, A TEXT IN WHISPERS Let’s talk frankly about... Read more →
We truly have a special line-up of icons, rising stars, and new and diverse voices from the LGBT literary world. Here’s a sampling of the authors that will be sharing their knowledge and experience for what promises to be an informative and entertaining... Read more →
Planning on attending? Let us know what panel topics you’d like to see as part of the 10th anniversary program. A limited number of spots are available for the Saints and Sinners Reading Series. If planning to register and would like to read from your... Read more →
Top 10 Ways You Can Help Make this Fest the Best!
We very much appreciate it when people get in touch wanting to help out with the Saints and Sinners Literary event. Care to join? Here’s the top 10 ways that you can make our 10th anniversary a truly special event: 10. Post the announcements about... Read more →
Submissions are now closed for our Fourth Annual Short Fiction Contest. The winner will be selected from this year’s submissions of original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with LGBT content on the broad theme of “Saints... Read more →
