New regional festival celebrates queer writers

With events across Victoria in centres such as Shepparton, Traralgon, Warrnambool and Geelong, Q-Lit aims to connect the queer community and encourage regional writers.

Recognising the challenges of connecting with like-minded queer creatives for those who live and work regionally, a new literary festival Q-Lit aims to connect and celebrate LGBTQIA+ writers living in regional Victoria.

Q-Lit’s Creative Director Dr Kate Hall, who is based on the state’s Surf Coast, says that just as ‘queer’ is used as an inclusive term for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the festival likewise has a focus on uniting a broad array of Victorian writers.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts