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Queerly Written: An LGBTQ+ Author Panel

Location Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Dr., Reston, VA
Date Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Duration   2 hours
Link https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/16900862
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Reston Regional Library celebrates Pride Month with a panel discussion and book signing featuring six local queer authors. Representing a variety of genres, from romance to horror, the speakers are Dominique Dickey ("Redundancies & Potentials"), Susie Dumond ("Bed and Breakup"), Steven Gellman ("Somewhere in Nowhere"), Salinee Goldenberg ("The Last Phi Hunter"), Venessa Vida Kelley ("When the Tides Held the Moon"), and Andrew Joseph White ("You Weren't Meant to Be Human").

Vienna bookstore Bards Alley will be selling copies of all the authors' books. To reserve a specific title for pick-up at the event, call (571) 459-2653. Casa BruMar Foundation, a Northern Virginian nonprofit that supports LGBTQ+ youth and adults, will also be on hand to provide information and resources. Free registration is required at the link.

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