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Pittsburgh author Brian Broome will deliver a keynote on Sunday, Feb. 19 at day three of ReadOut 2023.
Back for its sixth consecutive year, ReadOut, Gulfport’s celebration of LGBTQ+ literature highlights some of the most celebrated queer authors in the country.
In 2023, the free festival is back and bigger with a new theme ("Literary Queeries") and three days of in-person events that can call be virtually attended via Zoom.
Happening at the Gulfport Public Library, located at 5501 28th Ave. S,
Gulfport's ReadOut 2023 LGBTQ+ literary festival kicks off on Friday, Feb. 17 with a short evening of panels (5 p.m.-7:30 p.m.) before staging two full days of panels, readings, workshops.
Pittsburgh author
Brian Broome, a
Kirkus Prize winner whose debut memoir "Punch Me Up to the Gods" is a New York Times Editor's Pick will deliver a keynote on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. inside the Gulfport Casino at 5500 Shore Blvd. S less than half-a-mile from the library.
There are nearly 30 featured authors on Gulfport ReadOut 2023's lineup including Gloria Muñoz, Kristen Arnett and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya.