June 25, 2026 at 3pm PST / 6pm EST on Zoom.

Come join the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) for an evening celebrating the LGBTQIA+ members of our community in a virtual evening of poetry and shared work. We will begin our event either three wonderful features (Ed Allen Lent, Sandra Yannone, and Anthony Thomas Lombardi), followed by an open mic where audience members will be invited to share work. 

Please make sure to register through Eventbrite to have access to the event Zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iawa-pride-a-celebration-reading-open-mic-tickets-1991332597404

IAWA was founded in 1991 to promote Italian American writing. Its members include writers, readers, editors, publishers, agents, translators, teachers, scholars, and all who are interested in the progress of Italian American writing. IAWA aims to promote Italian American literature by encouraging the writing, reading, publication, distribution, translation, and study of Italian American writing. To promote the production, publication, reception, and study of Italian American writing, IAWA has established three basic ground rules to effect change and raise the level of awareness in the Italian American writing and reading community:

Write or be written – IAWA provides a forum to encourage and educate Italian Americans to write their own realities, rather than waiting for others to do it for them.

Read one another – IAWA expands and promotes the visibility and reading of Italian American authors. We must begin with ourselves if we are to expect others to read the books of Italian American writers.

Buy our books – IAWA works actively to create a market for the sale of books by Italian American authors, and to demonstrate to publishers that a market for those books exists.

Join IAWA writers today: https://iawa.net/join/