2023: May 6 – 7
We had a wonderful time in person and virtually this year, and have set our sights on doing it again! Mark your calendars for May 6-7, 2023, and and nominate a speaker or program for us to consider!
An opera singer, a Methodist bishop, a tango champion, a celebrated scholar, a member of the New Zealand parliament, and a Booker Prize–nominated author. What do these creative, dynamic change makers have in common? They’re all making waves worldwide, and doing so as out and proud members of the global LGBTQIA+ community.
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We’re pleased once again to partner with Simon & Schuster for AuthorFest Fall 2022, this time featuring two very different but equally fascinating bestselling novelists: John Irving and Jason Reynolds. In this one-of-a-kind conversation, Reynolds and Irving will discuss “Identity: In Fiction and in Life” with Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp.
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Some of our past speakers
2023 Festival speakers will be revealed in the spring.
Hanif Abdurraqib
Charlie Jane Anders
Kazuo Ishiguro
George Saunders
Carol Anderson
Morgan Parker
Joyce Carol Oates
Gloria Steinem
Tommy Orange
Eimear McBride
Michael Chabon
Jason Reynolds
Colm Tóibín
Cornelia Funke
Yaa Gyasi
Juan Felipe Herrera
Christian Robinson
W. Kamau Bell
Jokha Alharthi
Kim Stanley Robinson
