Preview: Saints & Sinners Literary Festival
 

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/imag...0fb/events.jpg Will Coviello on the 10th anniversary of New Orleans' LGBT literary gathering by Will Coviello The 10th anniversary Saints and Sinners literary festival features Dorothy Allison (pictured; Bastard Out of Carolina, Cavedweller), Bernard Cooper (The Bill From My Father: A Memoir), Justin Torres (We the Animals), Ayana Mathis (The Twelve Tribes of Hattie), Summer Wood (Raising Wrecker), Andrew Holleran (Grief: A Novel) and many others. The festival was founded by members of the LGBT community to encourage writers to address issues related to HIV/AIDS, and it has grown into an all-encompassing literary conference.? [ Read more ]

[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]