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OutWrite 2018: 10 Must-Read Excerpts from DC’s LGBTQ Literary Festival

From poetry to prose, we've gathered ten unmissable excerpts from this year's OutWrite

OutWrite 2018 — Image by Florian Klauer

Metro Weekly invited OutWrite 2018 participants to submit excerpts of their work for publication in the magazineā€™s first-ever Literary Issue. What follows is a sampling of the writers and literary styles you can meet at this weekend’s OutWrite 2018.

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