Victoria’s LGBTQIA+ Competition of Phrases, Q-Lit, is launching its first metro pageant from 20-28 June 2025 with 15 occasions, over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists, and eight days of panels, performances and workshops in addition to a e-book honest and events throughout town.
Following three years of statewide touring that introduced queer literary occasions to 16 cities throughout Victoria, Q-Lit 2025 marks a brand new chapter for the organisation.
This yr’s theme, ‘What fills your cup?’, asks audiences to mirror on the tales, voices and connections that maintain us. It’s a celebration of queer creativity throughout generations and genres, centring storytelling as survival, celebration and resistance.
The 2025 program spans eight days, with every day devoted to completely different components of the queer storytelling expertise:
● 20 June – Opening Gala, Mission to Seafarers, Docklands
The launch will function performances from a cross-section of pageant artists.
● 21 June – Day of Books, Victorian Satisfaction Centre, St Kilda
There might be a Queer E-book Truthful with native authors and publishers, a Youth Writing Workshop and a community-led panel: ‘Queer books that formed generations’, knowledgeable by a public survey on the queer books that modified lives.
● 22 June – Masterclass Collection, Kathleen Syme Library and Neighborhood Centre, Carlton
Contributors can be taught from award-winning authors together with Amie Kaufman, Reimena Yee and Claire G Coleman in a sequence of interactive writing masterclasses for rising and interest writers.
● 24 June – Researching Our Tradition, Library on the Dock
An evening of lectures by LGBTQIA+ lecturers unpacking queer identification, historical past, language and tradition.
● 25 June – Afternoon of Tales, Fringe Widespread Rooms, Carlton
A day panel on writing for love versus cash, adopted by a storytelling showcase of queer lived expertise.
● 26 June – Comedy Sesh, Evie’s Disco Diner, Fitzroy
An evening of queer hilarity, that includes RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Lazy Susan on a panel of ‘Drag Race versus the Tales We Want’, adopted by a comedy showcase with Scout Boxall, Neptune Henriksen and others.
● 27 June – Night Romance, Kindred Studios, Yarraville
A celebration of queer love and lust by way of a panel on non-binary and bisexual romance in fiction, adopted by Cheeky, an adults-only poetry showcase.
● 28 June – Closing Social gathering, Kensington City Corridor
The finale with dwell performances from LGBTQIA+ singer/songwriters and playful interactive writing actions.
The road-up
This system spans writing kinds together with fiction, non-fiction, educational, comedy, poetry, track, drag and memoir, with visitors that embody:
● Christos Tsiolkas – creator of The Slap and Barracuda
● Bebe Oliver – Bardi Jawi poet and artist exploring Aboriginal and homosexual identification
● Nevo Zisin – TEDx speaker, trans storyteller and workshop facilitator
● Urvi Majumdar – comic, author and star of Fisk and The Low cost Seats
● Lazy Susan – winner of Drag Race Down Beneath Season 4
● Scout Boxall – award-winning stand-up comedian and multidisciplinary performer
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Accessibility, inclusivity and group
Q-Lit is providing a sliding scale of ticket choices, together with free tickets for all occasions, $15 group supporter tickets and $30 pay-it-forward choices to assist help the pageant’s future. Occasions are normal admission, and lots of embody Auslan interpretation and step-free entry.
Q-Lit will happen throughout Melbourne from 20-28 June 2025.
