On Saturday, November 4, join us at the Seattle Central Library for Read with Pride Northwest 2017, the LGBTQIA Romance Fiction Conference of the Pacific Northwest.

The 2017 RWP conference will feature panel discussions and panels with LGBTQIA romance and genre fiction authors from around the country, giveaways, games, and a book festival.

Read with Pride Northwest is hosted in partnership with Old Growth Northwest, Seattle Public Library and Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center. Registration for the conference is free.

Schedule of Events on November 4, 2017

Read with Pride Northwest 2017
(All events held at Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 4th Ave.)

10am – 12pm: NaNoWriMo Writing Time (Location TBD)

12pm – 1pm; Registration and Swag Giveaways* (1st Floor, Microsoft Auditorium)

12pm – 5:30pm: Read with Pride Book Fair (4th Floor, Room 1)

1pm – 4pm: Opening Session and Conference Breakout Session Programming

**Panel Information and Schedule coming soon!**

4pm – 5:30pm: Author Meet & Greet at Book Fair (4th Floor, Room 1)

Select titles by attending authors will be available for sale during the Book Fair.

*Giveaways during registration are first-come-first-serve, so come early to see what is available!

The Gay City Library will be holding a LGBT book drive during the conference. For every LGBT book donated to the book drive, you will receive a raffle ticket and a chance to win prizes during the conference!

Registration and Admission

As part of Seattle Writes, the Read with Pride Northwest 2017 conference will be free and open to the public.