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Events


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Writers Group
Join facilitator Bri Hassett in a relaxed, welcoming spaces where LGBTQIA+ writers and allies come together to connect and create.
5pm - 7pm.
2nd Wed of each month.
Bond St Event Centre.
Email us to learn more and join a writers group.
writersgroups@q-lit.com.au

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Cranbourne
Writers Group
Join facilitator Tara Eldrett for monthly gatherings that spark creativity and connection, giving queer writers and allies space to share and grow.
6:30pm - 8:30pm.
2nd Wed of each month.
Balla Balla Community Centre.

Q-Lit Naarm Festival 2025 brought queer stories to life across Melbourne’s inner suburbs with a week-long celebration of words, community, and creativity. Over 7 days in 7 venues, the festival featured 14 events showcasing 91 writers and welcomed 1,556 guests to panels, performances, and playful gatherings, making it our biggest and boldest festival yet.
Naarm Fest

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Opening Gala
One magnificent night of the stories we tell, the songs we sing and our thoughts that are changing the world.

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Day of Books
Partnering with Hares & Hyenas at the Victorian Pride Centre for the Queer Book Fair and panel: Queer Books that Shaped Generations.

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Masterclass Series
Presented at the Kathleen Syme Centre with sessions from Amie Kaufman, Reimena Yee and Claire G. Coleman.

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Researching Our Culture
At the Library at the Dock we brought together leading researchers exploring queer culture, history, and literature.

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Afternoon of Stories
Fringe Common Rooms was brought to life with the panel: Write or Wrong: Living through Capitalism, and the storytellers showcase.

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Comedy Sesh
Taking over Evies Diner Disco for the panel: Drag Race vs. the Stories We Need, and our comedy showcase, Gag Reflex.

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Evening Romance
In the west we joined Kindred Studios where we hosted the panel: Non-Binary and Bisexual Romance, and some adults only poetry
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