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Lee Harrington anthology calls: Spirit of Desire: Personal Journeys in Sacred Kink and Coming to Sir

by Viviane on 06/22/2024

in submissions

Leeharrington Lee Harrington anthology calls: Spirit of Desire: Personal Journeys in Sacred Kink and Coming to Sir

Anthology Call – Coming to Sir

Arizona LeatherSIR 2010, internationally renowned sexuality author and educator Lee Harrington is inviting you to explore our relationship to this often-said but rarely explored word: Sir. From growing up in the south to embracing the erotic tension, gender conformity to reclaiming power after pain, our relationships with this three letter word are complex.

This fundraiser project for CARAS (Community-Academic Consortium for Research in Alternative Sexualities), it is an attempt to explore our relationships to this word, whether in the Leather, BDSM and Kink worlds, or in our multi-faceted lives at large. Some ideas for topics may include:

- The tension between Sir as mundane term and Sir as a term of power
- First times using the word Sir in relationships or play (saying or hearing)
- The differences in saying Sir to different people
- Gender and the word Sir
- Class or Race dynamics and Sir
- Sir as an honorific or diminutive term
- Sir in the workplace or culture at large
- Finding a balance between identities
- History of the word Sir in culture
- … and more!

Authors are invited to write 2-10 pages (approximately 1000-5500 words). Non-fiction is preferred; fiction and poetry will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who Should Contribute:

We are looking for a variety of contributions- Masters/Mistresses and Slaves, Tops and Bottoms, Leather, Male, Female, Genderqueer, Straight, Queer, Monogamous, Polyamorous, Old and New Guard, Experienced and Fresh-eyed… and everyone else. English-language contributions preferred, but multi-lingual entries accepted on a case by case basis.

How To Contribute:

Send a one-paragraph summary of the concept of what you want to write about to Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with the subject line “Coming to Sir Anthology” before September 1st, 2010. Also include up to one paragraph about yourself as the author.

Why the summaries first? A book of only one type of entries would not show the diversity of experiences with the word Sir taking place in our community and behind closed doors.

Once summaries have been accepted, authors will have until October 7th to get their rough draft in. New authors will be worked with throughout the process to help share their unique story with the world.

Compensation:

Authors will have their biographies listed in the book, have wholesale rights to the project, and receive 1 finished copy of the book upon completion. All profit from “Coming to Sir” in 2010 and 2011 will benefit CARAS (see http://www.CARAS.ws), with checks cut to CARAS on a quarterly basis.

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Anthology Call- Spirit of Desire: Personal Journeys in Sacred Kink

In 2009, Lee Harrington’s Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond opened up the dialogue around altered states of consciousness, sexuality with intent, sex magic, and BDSM and its intersections with faith to an audience hungry for information. Now, it’s time to tell your stories.

Have you experienced catharsis, ordeals, transformation or a rite of passage in your erotic edge experiences? Do your perceive your consensual slavery as an ascetic path, find depth in your fear play, or dance in delight at the end of a lash? Do your fetish objects hold actual power? Does your connection to the divine manifest through your kink, engaging you through possession in or through scenes or as a sacred consort? Perhaps you have a different tale to tell?

Authors are invited to write 2-10 pages (approximately 1000-5500 words) about their own personal experiences with Sacred Kink. Anthology contributions need to be about a specific encounter or theme/concept within the life of the author, not on Sacred Kink in general. Fiction is not appropriate. Poetry will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who Should Contribute:

We are looking for a variety of contributions- Tops and Bottoms, Masters/Mistresses and Slaves, Fetishists, Voyeurs, Swingers, Male, Female, Genderqueer, Straight, Queer, Monogamous, Polyamorous, Monotheist, Pantheist, Atheist, God-Owned… and everyone else. English-language contributions preferred, but multi-lingual entries accepted on a case by case basis.

How To Contribute:

Send a one-paragraph summary of the concept of what you want to write about to Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with the subject line “Spirit of Desire Anthology” before August 1st, 2010. Also include up to one paragraph about yourself as the author.

Why the summaries first? A book of only one type of entries would not show the diversity of Sacred Kink encounters and experiences taking place in our community and behind closed doors.

Once summaries have been accepted, authors will have until September 7th to get their rough draft in. New authors will be worked with throughout the process to help share their unique story with the world.

Are you ready to tell your tale of Sacred Kink? Drop us a line.

Compensation:

Authors will have their biographies listed in the book, have wholesale rights to the project, and receive 1 finished copy of the book upon completion.

Also be sure to read The Art of Anthology Submissions.

Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation: Call For Submissions

by Viviane on 06/08/2024

in submissions

Call For Submissions
Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation
Kate Bornstein & S Bear Bergman, eds
Deadline: 1 September 2009

In the fifteen years since the release of Gender Outlaw, transgender narratives have made their way into cultural locations from the margins to the mainstream and back again. Today’s trannies and other sex/gender radicals are writing a radically new world into being. GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION (Seal Press) will collect and contextualize the work of this generation’s most forward-thinking trans/genderqueer voices—new voices from the stage, on the streets, in the workplace, in the bedroom, and on the pages and websites of the world’s most respected mainstream news sources. Edited by that ol’ original Gender Outlaw herself, Kate Bornstein and writer, raconteur, and theater artist S. Bear Bergman, GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION will include essays, commentary, comic art and conversation from a diverse a group of trans-spectrum people who live and believe in barrier-breaking lives.

*What we’re looking for*

GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION wants to collect work that represents a quantum leap forward in thinking and talking about gender and the gender binary, in the same way Gender Outlaw did almost twenty years ago. So blow us away. Bring the smart, bring the sexy, blind us with science, break the gender barrier, shine a bright light (or a disco ball) on the whole gender situation. Tell us about your future, what you imagine, how you want things to go and what you (and your friends) intend to do about it. Think big.

We’ll look at whatever you have for us – essays, graphic art, interviews/conversations, haiku, rants – as long as you’re thinking smart and fresh about sex and gender (and being an outlaw, of course). We will feel especially keen about your work if it adds to or advances the conversation about gender (as distinct from simply reflecting it, or lamenting it).

People of any identity are encouraged to submit work. This means you – yes, you!

We intend to privilege non-normatively gendered/sexed voices in the book but will include all the good stuff we can, regardless of current identifiers of the author.

*The Details*

Deadline: Sept 1 (early submissions are encouraged). Submissions should be unpublished; query if you have a reprint that you think we’ll swoon for. While we hesitate to list a maximum, please query first for pieces over 4,000 words. If you have an idea and need help writing it out, contact us to discuss an interview-style piece or other accommodations.

Submit as a Word document or black/white JPEG (no files over 2MB). Please include a cover letter with a brief bio and full contact information (mailing address, phone number, pseudonym if appropriate) when you submit. Submissions without complete contact information will be deleted unread. Payment will be $50 and 2 copies of the book upon publication in Fall 2010. Contributors retain the rights to their pieces. Send your submission as an attachment to genderoutlawsnextgeneration at gmail dot com.

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Baltimore Erotic Arts Festival: Call for submissions and performers

by Viviane on 06/07/2024

in Events, submissions

beaf Baltimore Erotic Arts Festival: Call for submissions and performers


THE BALTIMORE EROTIC ARTS FESTIVAL
#2: PROFESSIONAL SEX: Sex at Work and Sex as Work

CONTACT: Curator, Suzannah Gerber (email: BaltimoreEroticFestival@gmail.com)

WHERE’S THE BEAF?

The Baltimore Erotic Arts Festival (BEAF) showcases international, national, local and emerging Sex Positive artwork and educational programming for all lifestyles and sexualities, including workshops, film screenings, literature and distributing safer sex supplies. BEAF aims to provide a safe, friendly atmosphere for all communities to comingle, while providing a relatively uncensored, rare opportunity for artists to show works that otherwise would may not be shown to the public.  The Baltimore Erotic Arts Festival is the region’s largest festival of its kind, giving visibility to artists of alternative lifestyles and alternative expressions. It is our belief that artists and performers working in this field or who represent sexual minorities are not given adequate voice or representation in the arts- and here is their chance.

Charity/Beneficiary: A large percentage of proceeds go to Non-profit organizations such as The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF). In the interest of supporting our communities, BEAF is looking for organizations in addition to the NCSF to benefit from BEAF 2009.

Submissions: Visual Art in all media, Performance, Installation, Film and more!

Submissions are requested to be under 10 images, not required. For performances, links to video are preferred, but short video clips and images are also accepted, and a CV of recent performances required. For installations please send examples of previous work, a description of the installation desired for this event, and expected dimensions and material/equipment needs.

Vendors: Space is limited.  One vendor per type (eg. One toy vendor, one video vendor etc). Sponsors/Advertising: Different levels are available for different needs and budget levels.  Previous sponsors include Sugar, Spinster Yarns and Fibers.

Interactive performances: We’re looking for performers for the following: Sponge bath nurse, office lap dance, human statues, Strip-o-grams, and bondage sculpture

Last year’s festival had over 800 attendees, and over 150 participants, featuring artists such as Annie Sprinkle, Maria Beatty, Midori, Shine Louise Houston, Julie Simone, Lee Harrington, Gallant Studios (Liberty In Restraint), Atomic Cheesecake, Laure Drogul, Liena Vayzman, Jim Duvall, Justin Credible, Stephanie Crabe, Sacred Marks Sanctuary, Klawdya Rothschild, Greggy Glitterati and 9th Life.

Potential artists this year include: Lydia Lunch, Charles Gatewood, David Lachapelle, Nina Hartley, Carol Leigh (Scarlot Harlot), Lochai, Tristan Taormino, Carol Queen, Barbara Carellas, and many others.

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For more information contact Suzannah Gerber (email: suzannahgerber@gmail.com)

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Call for sex / gender / body writers and bloggers

by Viviane on 03/10/2024

in submissions

Do you write about any of these issues and communities?

  • LGBT
  • TS/TG/TV
  • Fetish
  • Sex Work
  • Polyamory
  • Swing
  • Bdsm
  • Transhuman

Do you work with these communities as an advocate or ally and would like to write?  Would you like to make an impact across your own affected community and reach out to other SGB communities?  Would you like to help bridge the gap between all SGB identities to increase understanding, acceptance, rights and respect?

A new collaborative community blog is being launched that will bring these communities, individuals and issues together in frank, open discussion.  Contributions will come from anyone that wants to post at the site, cross-posters from other blogs active in a community and featured writers.

We are looking for Feature Authors for this site from among the following:

  • Established bloggers
  • Advocacy and rights writers / bloggers
  • Published Sgb authors
  • SGB journalists

Interested parties please contact webmaster@thenationalgadfly.com with the following:
NAME
EMAIL / IM / TWITTER
PHONE
SGB ISSUE OR COMMUNITY OF YOUR FOCUS
BLOG ADDRESS
WRITING SAMPLE

The site is scheduled to begin in May 2009.  The selection of Feature Authors will be completed by April 15.

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YourTango: Fetish Essays Wanted

by Viviane on 02/19/2024

in submissions

Do you have a fetish? YourTango is looking for personal essays from people with sexual fixations on objects, ideas or body parts. We want to get inside your head and learn what you think and feel about your proclivity and how it affects your relationships.

Your preference can be common or unknown—cross-dressing, erotic asphyxiation, plushies, pony play, etc—all are welcome. You can be an intense fetishist—you need to incorporate your preference into every sex act in order to experience pleasure—or someone who enjoys the activity but doesn’t require it for pleasure.

We’re not looking for erotic writing or graphic descriptions of what goes on in your bedroom, although the essay will probably need an overview of how a particular preference works. Instead, we want to understand the psychology behind your desire.

Some questions to get you started:

  • When did you discover you had this preference?
  • How did you begin to incorporate into your sex life?
  • When did you first suggest it to a partner, and how did that person react?
  • If you’re single and dating, how do you introduce the idea to a new lover?
  • If you’re married or in a long-term relationship, how have you incorporated it into your sex life?
  • Has the fetish ever caused disagreements or fights between you and a partner?
  • Has it brought you closer to someone?
  • What are your emotions surrounding your fetish?
  • Would your love life be different if you didn’t have this preference?

We also welcome pitches from fetish newbies or one-timers—you don’t need to be a knowledgeable insider to tell an insightful, interesting story. Write about doing something you’d always thought about but had never tried, or the time a date asked you for a sex act you’d never heard of, or attempting a wacky idea with your partner just for the heck of it. Did you like it, or decide it wasn’t for you? What did you think and feel before, during and after the act? How did you talk about it with your partner? Did it bring you closer together or further apart, or neither? Did you learn anything from the experience?

Send pitches to Nicole Perri, Nicole AT yourtango DOT com. Thanks!

Note:  YourTango will be paying for the the essays but the budget hasn’t been set yet for this series. – Viv

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