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Sale
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

Opening Gala

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

Day of Books

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

Masterclass Series

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

Researching Our Culture

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

Afternoon of Stories

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

Comedy Sesh

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

Evening Romance

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

2025

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Cranbourne

Fitzroy

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Swan Hill

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Horsham

2024

Sale

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Dandenong

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Hamilton

Narre Warren

Wodonga

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Clunes

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2023

Shepparton

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Ballarat

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Traralgon

Collingwood

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Geelong

Warrnambool

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Photography by Teague Leigh - @tlwvision
Brand design by Thought & Found - thoughtandfound.co

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