June 2 from 6:00 pm–7:30 pm

WorldPride Welcome and Visual Arts Center
737 7th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

SC Nealy (they/them) writes lesbian romance and contemporary romance under the pen name Sarah Robinson. They also own an all gay and trans mental health practice in the DMV and utilize their writing to promote queer advocacy, more accessible and affirming queer mental health care, and normalizing happy queer stories. See more at booksbysarahrobinson.com and lgbtcounselingdmv.com/books. 

Writers on the Panel:

Susie Dumond (she/her): Susie Dumond is the author of Queerly Beloved, Looking for a Sign, and Bed and Breakup, and she also talks about books as a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller at her local indie bookstore. Susie lives in Washington, D.C., with her spouse, Mickey, and her cat, Maple. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find her baking cupcakes or belting karaoke at the nearest gay bar. See more at susiedumond.com

Jeffrey Dale Lofton (pronouns): Jeffrey Dale Lofton is the author of Red Clay Suzie, a fictionalized memoir written through his personal lens as an outsider—gay and living with a disability in a conservative family and community in the Deep South. Red Clay Suzie was Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, twice named an Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association, and Jeffrey was named Georgia Author of the Year for First Novel. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Red Clay Suzie go to support the important work of the Born This Way Foundation and The Trevor Project. See more at jeffreydlofton.com

Chip Pons (he/him): Chip Pons grew up in a small lake town in Northern Michigan before eventually traveling the world as a photojournalist in the US Air Force, where he met and worked alongside his dream of a husband and better half. He’s spent his entire life swooning over the love stories filling up his shelves until one day, he was brave—or delusional—enough to write his own. He currently lives in the heart of Washington, DC. and when he is not writing or chasing his pup, Margot, around, he can be found daydreaming of untold happily ever afters or on Bookstagram shouting about the books he loves.

Serena J. Bishop (she/her): Serena J. Bishop (she/her) is the author of six sapphic novels, five of them in the romance genre. Among her romance titles, the Dreams trilogy blends speculative fiction into the storyline, which still allows her two main characters to meet, fall in love, and create an extraordinary, supernatural family. Serena is the Secretary of the Sapphic Literary Collective (aka the Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore) and lives in Maryland with her wife and chihuahua. See more at serenajbishop.com