The LGBTQIA+ Lit Collective exists to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ readers and writers—this collective offers a safe, affirming space to explore your stories and layered identities through community gatherings and collaborative programming.

To join the collective, please sign up here. If you are already part of the collective, great, we would love your support to keep this program alive! If you donate over $250, you will automatically be entered into our friends program and receive perks at our annual festival and year round events! Click here for friend level descriptions and perks.

Genesis: In June 2025, we officially launched Bay Area Book Festival’s three affinity lit collectives: Women Lit, LGBTQIA+ Lit, and Mixed Race Lit. Whether you are a writer, reader, or just a lover of all things literature, these collectives are free and open to join with donations encouraged to support programming and pay the lead member for each collective for their time in organizing activities and events with (and for) each collective.

BABF LGBTQIA+ Affinity Lit Collective