Queer the Shelves
An LGBTQ+ Book Festival like no other
Date and time
Location
Nottingham Central Library
1 Carrington Street Nottingham NG1 7FH United KingdomRefund Policy
About this event
- 11 hours
We've got LGBTQ authors, illustrators, and narrators from America, France, Canada, and all over the UK - and they're converging on the beautiful and freshly built Nottingham Central Libary, Nottingham for a full day of amazing panels, talks, and sets plus lots and lots of laughter.
There's so much for you to enjoy, and we've even got the amazing podcasters Bare Books joining us to capture the event and your thoughts. Welcome to our queer world with a deep dive into fictional reality, creativity, and memoir. Queer the Shelves brings our community back together, and this festival is going to be epic!
Current confirmed line-up:
Julie Cohen, 'Nathan Burgoine, Melissa Tereza, Clare Ashton, Jody Klaire, Chloe Keto, Simon Smalley, Iona Kane, E.V. Bancroft, Hope Newhouse, Matthew Bright, Jourdyn Kelly, KC Lylark, Margaux Fox, Ami Spencer, Thom Seddon, Jo Fletcher, CJ DeBarra, Maggie McIntye, Valden Bush, Robyn Nyx, and Brey Willows.
We can't wait to see you for this FANTASTIC event celebrating so many aspects of the rainbow creative community!
Frequently asked questions
Tickets are £5 and that includes the after party!
Nottingham City Library. This brand new library is gorgeous and even has a cafe on the ground floor. Our events will be taking place in the conference room on the 2nd floor. We'll have a sign on the door, and you can ask any of the staff if you need help.
Indeed there is! The ramp to the front doors is just around the side, and there's a lift inside as well. If you have any other accessibility concerns, give us a shout!
We certainly welcome kids, but be aware there may be salty language and adult topics in some of the sessions! There's a beautiful kids area in the library on the ground floor, too.
This year it is June 29th, 2024. Yes, the event in the past was two days, but we wanted people to be able to come without having to book a hotel overnight for the next day, so it's Saturday only.
We'll start it at approximately 6pm, and it will be in the Library foyer on the ground floor. We'll have seats and a stage all set up and ready to go, and it will end at about 9pm.
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Check out our website, globalwords.co.uk, for everything we're up to!