• Beginning by acknowledging the audience of writers and readers. Giving credit to the fact that it was women who inspired me sexually. Not queer men… women! I want to give thanks and credit to the room who inspired and educated me
• How growing up with 'sluts' inspired me. The lower-working-class 'sluts' of South London accepted me and welcomed my desires and curiosities - because they didn't deny their sexuality
• Talking about the context of my self-loathing as a youth and how this paid into my internalised shame as an adult. I only began to felt free talking 'slut talk' in my mid-to-late twenties, due to years of internal battles
• How being open and vulnerable opened up career opportunities in media
• The best mindset to write in
• If it makes you cringe and you second guess it - IT HAS TO BE IN YOUR WRITING
• Allow yourself to have ego in print and grant yourself permission to admit to your own desirability
• Promoting your writing organically on social media

A session on how to make your content inclusive to all genders and sexualities, covering inclusive language, pronouns, and the complexity of labels, viewing the genitalia, sexual acts etc beyond the binary and how we can best affirm all people whilst still educating on certain topics or making something sexy. For example, rather than gendering genitalia or a certain aspect of a person, we can use more inclusive language that means everyone reading can see themselves in it. Plus the importance of avoiding gender stereotypes and using affirming language / positions for trans folks etc.

Come and spend some time with Andrew and Pixie and they will teach you how to make your very own kinky craft item

Content creators who post nudity, sex education, sexuality, sex work and sexual expression are increasingly under threat of platform censorship via content deletion and outright de-platforming. Spaces for our content online are shrinking, and it's increasingly tricky to reach new audiences and... you know... to even make a living. Using Dr Sophie Bishop's notion of “algorithmic gossip” - or the shared knowledge about platform processes - as well as findings from my own academic research on content moderation and platform governance, I am putting forward a session to empower sexy content creators to stay safe from and deal with censorship, sprinkling it with some personal experience gained through my own brushes with shadowbanning, de-platforming and meetings with platform workers. .

[This is a workshop rather than a talk, so it will have interactive elements. Those elements will only be done on a strictly consensual basis, so you won't be called on to read aloud if you'd prefer to just listen and observe. However, joining in is strongly encouraged and if you're up for that, please come equipped with one of your favourite sexy pieces either saved on your phone or available via a link] Performing your work is not the same as reading your work. As writers we're used to seeing our words on the page, but adding tone, rhythm and performance adds a whole extra dimension. This workshop aims to give a grounding in how to perform your work to best show it off, what equipment you need to record it if you'd like to, and why these things are increasingly valuable in the erotic writing space. Intro will cover: - why performance/audio can enhance your work, make it more accessible and help to build your audience - where to sell your work (and how much to charge) if you want to make extra money by repurposing current stories as audio Then the bulk of the session will cover practical information including: - how to edit and adapt stories for performance rather than reading - equipment (recording and editing) - how to perform rather than simply read. Pace, tone, emphasis and some erotica-specific tips (for example, making the most of your 'cum-trigger' moments)

Come and spend some time with Andrew and Pixie and they will teach you how to make your very own kinky craft item

The Online Safety Bill is still in draft, but it seems to be progressing speedily through the UK Parliament. This session will explain some of the risks and potential challenges of the Online Safety Bill for sex bloggers who make content available to people in the UK, and help you understand what you might need to do to comply.

In the advent of films like Venom it seems that the rise of the Monster Fuckers is among us. As a proud member of this club I wanted to look at how the queer monster has developed over the last few years, from its routes as the villain, to queer mascots such as The Babadok to now eroticized relationships like Symbrock and canon queer monsters and couple like Psycho Goreman and Constantine/KingShark. Western audience are finally getting shows with queer leads and the eroticism of Teratophillia like Helluva Boss and manga like MADK is finally making its way to us.

.Would you like to be tied up? Got questions about rope bondage? Just want to chat about rope? Just want to watch? Pop in and see Opal Fruits and get bound up in the action.

Come and have a go in the Vac Bed or the Vac Cube or maybe a bit of cling film is more your style?

This session will not be your basic 'here are some organisational tools to help you' productivity session. We will dive into the principles around time management, energy management, setting boundaries and rest. There is no one size fits all organisation system and so there will be (optional) personal reflection exercises to get to know yourself better and what way of working will work best for you.

The talk will give a general overview of sex history and explain why understanding it and integrating it in to other work is important. The audience will gain understanding of where to look for sex history resources, and how to integrate historical sexuality into their own work.

Would you like to be tied up? Got questions about rope bondage? Just want to chat about rope? Just want to watch? Pop in and see Opal Fruits and get bound up in the action.

Come and have a go in the Vac Bed or the Vac Cube or maybe a bit of cling film is more your style?