2025 GRL Retreat Information
October 10-11, 2025
Scottsdale, Arizona
If you are a fan of LGBT romance, GRL is the one gathering that you simply cannot miss. Our annual event balances fun, variety, and affordability in a package that hundreds of people have called the best romance conference they’ve ever attended.
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ATTENTION AUTHORS!
Author registration for 2025 will be limited and by invitation only.
Interested in attending GRL 2025 as an author?
Please complete the GRL 2025 Author Interest Form.
**If you’re a reader who’d love to see your favorite authors at GRL 2025, be sure to share the link with them!
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Author invites will go out in January 2025.
CHANGES FOR 2025
The retreat is now a TWO DAY format.
There is only one registration tier for authors. Author registration is by invitation only.
Do you need to register?
If you wish to have access to any GRL events, you must register.
Book Signings are no longer open to the public.
Start/End Date
The 2025 retreat begins on FRIDAY, October 10 and ends on Saturday, October 11.
(we will conclude the retreat with our annual Saturday night Costume Party)
Retreat Schedule Overview
*schedule/times may vary; final schedule is posted closer to the retreat event*
We dive into the retreat on Friday with author-hosted events. Evenings are reserved for social events and meet ups.
Saturday is signing day. The signings will be broken up into groups to ensure attendees have plenty of time to visit all authors. We end our retreat with our annual Costume Party that wraps up before midnight.
Reader/General Registration
GRL attendees can expect:
- A mix of panels and events celebrating LGBT romance
- Access to evening events and gatherings where you can connect with other genre lovers
- Opportunities to meet your favorite registered authors and up-and-comers you have yet to discover
- A safe, friendly welcoming environment
- Fun, fabulous festivities you won’t want to miss and prices that mean you won’t have to
At GRL, everything is about the reader experience. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet your favorite registered authors and likely add a few new faves, but you will also make connections with other LGBT romance lovers and leave knowing you've made a few more friends.
More information on Reader/General Registration coming soon.
** Author registration for 2025 is limited and by invitation only. **
Interested in attending GRL 2025 as an author?
Please complete the GRL 2025 Author Interest Form.
We invite authors as space becomes available.
What are the Author Events?
There are 3 primary author events.
- Author Workshop: These are author hosted events and will run on Friday. Topics, session format, and hosts vary. More information coming soon.
- Author Lounges: Ice-breaker/meet-and-greet events that run on Friday. Each session is a short window of time with a mix of authors in a room, each with table space.
- Author Signings: The roster of authors will be divided into equal groups and each group will have a signing session lasting (approximately) 1½ hours. Signings will begin in the morning and the last group signing will conclude in the afternoon. Each author receives a full table and two chairs for their signing space.
Registration Policies
Your spot is not secured until you submit your payment information and receive your confirmation.
** Only ONE registration is permitted per account/email.**
An order confirmation will be emailed to you once your order is completed. If you're logged in, you can view your orders by clicking "My Account" in the upper right hand side of the site and then switching over to the "Orders" tab.
GRL Refund Policy
Should you need to cancel your GRL registration, a full refund is available until May 1, 2025. After this date, no refunds, of any amounts, for any reason, can be made. This policy is necessary because we must pay numerous vendors in advance. Unfortunately, we cannot make exceptions to this policy.
Registration Transfer Policy
Registrations cannot be transferred from one person to another.