The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+ literary community together to celebrate the literary arts.
A program of the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival, SASFest has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBTQ+ publishers, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival, held over 3 days each spring at the Hotel Monteleone in the New Orleans French Quarter, features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors, editors and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of LGBTQ+ literature.
Rebel publisher Sven Davisson and TLOHC co-curator Tom Cardamone will be available for pitch sessions Friday 2:45-5:00. Booking in advance required.
Many Rebel authors will be in attendance participating in readings and panel discussions.
Rebel Satori is again proud to publish the 2024 short fiction and poetry anthologies. Congratulations to the winners and runners-up!