[margins.]: a literary conference + festival (first and third floors)

FAQ:

Who is the [margins.] Conference for?

[margins.] is created by and for marginalized writers & creatives of all genres and stages of career. When we say “marginalized”, we mean people who have been historically excluded from literature based on their identity, including:

-racial, cultural, ethnic, or religious identity; gender identity; sexual orientation; physical, cognitive, or emotional disability; socioeconomic adversity; and personal experiences of adversity or injustice.

We recognize that personal experiences of adversity occur in many forms and we believe that the impact of each must be respected. To guide the use of our resources, we focus on experiences that lack representation in literature, based on our best knowledge and research.

When we say “conference”, we mean the activities that are exclusively available to conference registrants and are not open to the general public, including panels, workshops, cohort meetups, and all other conference events.

-The bookfair and its associated events are free and open to the public.

If you’re a writer, aspiring or seasoned, from a historically marginalized background this space is made to center and serve YOU.

 

Can writers/creatives whose primary identity is not listed as marginalized attend the conference events?

We encourage writers/creatives who do not identify from a historically marginalized background, as identified above, to consider that [margins.] is created as a space specifically for the connection, community building, and exploration for those with marginalized identities. This is not to harm, hurt, or exclude. We believe that respecting such spaces is a practice of growing one’s wholesome intention and capacity to recognize, reckon with, and begin to develop insight regarding systemic racism, homophobia, ableism, heteropatriarchy and oppression. We encourage all persons to join, connect, grown new community and support through our public Festival which will be vibrant and living with opportunities to engage with and support writers and creatives who have historically been marginalized.

PRICING/MORE INFO:

Registration Rates

Attendees may register for the in-person conference or the online conference. All in-person conference registrants will have access to the online events and platform.

The following are the registration rates for [margins.] for the in-person conference, which takes place August 5 – 7, 2022.

 

Early Bird (March 1 – May 31, 2022):

In-Person individual: $80

In-Person exhibitor** (includes exhibition table at bookfair): $150

In-Person student: $65

In-Person group rate: Contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org

Saturday Only: $50

Sunday Only: $50

 

Regular Registration (June 1 – August 7, 2022):

In-Person* individual: $100

In-Person exhibitor** (includes exhibition table at bookfair): $170

In-Person student: $75

In-Person group rate: Contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org

Saturday Only: $65

Sunday Only: $65

 

*In-person registration includes access to the online conference and platform.

**Registrants wishing to exhibit should select an individual registration and then add the bookfair to their registration.

 

Virtual Rates

The following are the registration rates for the online conference:

Online only individual: $80

Online exhibitor*(includes exhibition in virtual bookfair): $125

Online only student: $45

Online only group rate: Contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org

Saturday Only: $45

Sunday Only: $45

 

*Registrants wishing to exhibit should select an individual registration and then add the virtual bookfair to their registration. Deadline to request online exhibition is Jul 1, 2022.

 

Single Event Tickets

Tickets for the Keynote Event are $25

Open Mics & Featured Readings and the Bookfair is free and open to the public

 

Registration Scholarships

The Word provides a limited number of free or significantly reduced registration to those identifying as low-income. For more information, contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org.

 

Volunteer

In exchange for 8 hours of pre-conference support, or 4 hours of onsite conference support, volunteers receive free registration for the conference. For more information, contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org.