Scary Proud: an LGBTQIA+ Showcase
with Rob Costello, Emrys Donaldson, Liza Flum, and Leia Penina Wilson
Discussion and Q&A moderated by Michael Solis, Executive Director of Writers & Books
Location: The Little Theatre (240 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604)
Time: Doors – 6:30, Readings – 7:00
Price: $0 – $15
Join us for a group reading and discussion with upstate NY authors whose work engages the supernatural, the spiritual, the sexual, and the spine-chilling to not only celebrate queer identity but to transform its borders. We’ll hear readings, have a discussion about the themes and craft behind the books, and invite audience questions. Copies of the authors books will be available through our indie bookstore, Ampersand, and authors will sign copies after the reading.
Featuring Rob Costello, YA author of An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys (2026) and editor of We Mostly Come Out at Night (2024); Emrys Donaldson, author of the debut short fiction collection, The Iridescents (2026); Liza Flum, author of the debut poetry collection, Hover (2025) which won the 2026 Nassar Poetry Prize; and Leia Penina Wilson, author of the new poetry collection call the necromancer (2026).