Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival

By Tracy Cunningham | December 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival

SAINTS & SINNERS LGBTQ+ LITERARY FESTIVAL Held the same weekend as TWFest, our Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival (affectionately known as SASFest) is one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the United States. Originally begun in 2003 as an AIDS education event, SASFest quickly grew into full-fledged festival status and will celebrate…

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Festival History

By Tracy Cunningham | January 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Festival History

REMEMBERING THE FIRST FESTIVAL:  APRIL 3-5, 1987 By Peggy Scott Laborde New Orleans in the mid-1980s was aching with a financial slump. The oil industry, which had been such a strong part of the city’s economy, was no longer a sure thing. The term “cultural tourism” wasn’t yet a phrase in common use. The New…

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