I’ve been a bit lax about it over the past two months, partly due to some hard drive messiness (le sigh), but I spend some time this weekend digging into my archives of video files from Sex Worker Literati.
There are a lot of good stories coming down the pike, since I’ve now got 10 videos edited and ready to go, and I’ll be posting at least two a week for the next while. I still have to edit videos from the December and January readings. At the moment, there are eighteen videos online – you can watch them all on our blip.tv channel or subscribe via iTunes or Miro. It’s not quite as good as being there, but these stories are damn awesome.
The video above is of Melissa Gira Grant reading “The Secret Diary of Melissa Gira Grant” at the September event.
I can’t believe we’ve been doing Sex Worker Literati for 6 months already! It’s been such fun, and I’ve got a lot that I’m hoping to do with it this year. For starters, all the events are themed. Speaking of, we’re working on booking the shows for this year, so if you or someone you know has a story to tell, please get in touch:
Call for Performers: Sex Worker Literati
Everyone has a story to tell…and Sex Worker Literati is the place for sex workers to tell theirs! Through spoken word, song, dance, or writing, each person on stage has a chance to lure the listeners into their world – to tantalize, scandalize, and give them a look into the life of a sex worker.
If you’re a current or former sex worker, or you have stories about the sex industry, please consider joining us for an evening as a performer!. The event is held on the first Thursday of each month at the Happy Ending bar in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and is co-hosted by Audacia Ray and David Henry Sterry. While we cannot pay performers, we will shower you with gratitude, offer you a place to sell your books / zines / CD’s, and let you have a drink on us.
Our upcoming themes are:
February 4 – Love and Pain
March 4 – Show & Tell: My Favorite Outfit
April 1 – Goddesses, Sinners, and Saviors
May 6 – Embarrassing Things I’ve Done for Money
June 3 – Coming Out & Passing
July 1 – The Craziest Ho I Ever Did Know
August 5 – Why Being a Whore Sucks, and/or Why It’s Great
September 2 – Tricks, Johns, Clients, and Sir Save-A-Hos
October 7 – Healers and Whores
November 4 – Dicks, Cops, & the Long Arm of the Law
December 2 – Family Affairs
Interested in participating? Email host@hoshookerscallgirlsrentboys.com with your name, your website, and/or any samples of your work! We especially encourage newer writers and untested performers to inquire – the themes that we’ve developed are intended to inspire sex workers to tell their stories, big or small.
