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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Piérre Ramon Thomas

Featured Title: Capital Queer: A Pride Celebration from Washington Writers' Publishing House
Capital Queer: A Pride Celebration from Washington Writers' Publishing House
Capital Queer

CAPITAL QUEER: A PRIDE CELEBRATION FROM WASHINGTON WRITERS’ PUBLISHING HOUSE showcases bold, queer voices from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Featuring a mix of well-known, emerging, and new writers, this collection honors the LGBTQ+ experience through poetry, fiction, and essay. With themes of love, resilience, identity, and liberation, these powerful works speak to the heart of what it means to live authentically and creatively. CAPITAL QUEER is both a celebration of queer literature and a testament to the power of storytelling to connect and transform across generations and communities.

About Piérre Ramon Thomas

Piérre Ramon Thomas is a Black queer writer whose work orbits around identity, gender, sexuality, queer love, erotica, and nature. He is rounding out his first year at American University pursuing an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Piérre has been published in the anthologies, “America’s Future” and “Capital Queer: A Pride Celebration from Washington Writers’ Publishing House,” and in local literary publications such as Mid-Atlantic Review, WWPH Writes, and more. He is a proud native of the Washington metropolitan area. Piérre also facilitates a local writing workshop, but could be seen around the Northern Virginia area trying new food, drinking white mochas, or meandering about national or state parks.

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Instagram: @pierreramonthomas