OUTrageous Voices Events
2025 Spring Writers' Retreat
Thursday, May 22 - Sunday, May 25, 2025
Join us near Atlanta for a long weekend of writing workshops, stimulating readings, and fellowship with other lesbian/queer/non-binary/trans/bisexual writers. The atmosphere will be inspiring, relaxed and fun. Many of us have been gathering twice a year for decades, and we welcome new voices.
- Check-in opens Thursday at 4 p.m.
- Opening Circle begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
We meet in an idyllic setting where we can soak in the outdoors but also retreat to air-conditioned comfort in the face of Georgia’s heat and humidity in the month of May. We keep the location private until you register. Please respect this policy and refrain from sharing the location with others.
Accommodations include air conditioned cabins and a hotel-style lodge. All meals are included, and you'll have the opportunity to select vegetarian or vegan meals if that is your preference.
OUTrageous Voices offers a sliding scale for payment. We’ll tell you how much the retreat costs us, per person, and you let us know how much you can pay. We encourage those who can afford it to pay more than our cost. This offsets losses we might incur when others are not able to pay the full cost. With your generosity, it usually balances out! No one will be turned away because of financial issues.
Full details will be available on the registration page beginning Feb. 14, 2025.
Looking ahead ...
Location near Atlanta; details provided with registration. Spring and Fall retreats are in the same location this year.
Did you miss the
2024 OUTrageous Voices
Showcase?
Several of OUTrageous Voices' finest poets share their work in a special program at Charis Books & More in Decatur, GA, on March 9, 2024. We enjoyed a fabulous evening of poetry, prose, spoken word performance and song, showcasing the work of lesbian, queer, bisexual womyn, trans and nonbinary writers. We were not disappointed!
Performers included Karen G, Jill Spisak, Beki, Adriana, and Lenny Lasater of Just Roxie.
If you missed the program, don't worry! You can watch the video recorded by E.R. Anderson of Charis Books & More/Charis Circle.
