BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
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The Publishing Triangle presents its Awards Finalists Reading on Wednesday, April 16, the day before the 2025 Publishing Triangle awards ceremony. Join host Rob Byrnes as he welcomes RK Fauth, Joshua Garcia, Omotara James, Ruben Reyes Jr., and Margot Douaihy as they read from some of the best LGBTQ+ fiction and poetry published in 2024.
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Specific books and awards:
Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry
Song of My Softening, by Omotara James (Alice James Books)
A Dream in Which I Am Playing with Bees, by RK Fauth (Texas Tech University Press)
Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ+ Fiction
There is a Rio Grande in Heaven, by Ruben Reyes Jr. (Mariner Books)
Thom Gunn for Gay Poetry
Pentimento, by Joshua Garcia (Black Lawrence Press)
Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ+ Crime Writing
Blessed Water, by Margot Douaihy (Zando/Gillian Flynn Books)
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD