Call for Presenters

Are you a Canadian leatherdyke or trans person with a kinky skill you’d like to share, a BDSM concept you’d like to teach or a great idea for a leather panel you’d like to speak on? We’re actively seeking presenters for the 2011 edition of An Unholy Harvest, taking place October 7-10 in Ottawa. We are very much open to hearing your ideas! Also, we’re very supportive of first-time presenters… don’t be shy to inquire if you need help. Just send us a note at unholyharvest@yahoo.ca or mention it in your presentation proposal form when you submit it.

Past topics have included stapling and suturing, M/s and D/s relationships, anal fisting, BDSM and spirituality, pain enjoyment techniques, fire play, kink in the academy, rape fantasy play, switch dynamics, BDSM and disability, sex magick, DIY SM porn, and more!

If you’d like to present at An Unholy Harvest, simply download and fill out the Presentation Proposal form below and e-mail it to unholyharvest@yahoo.ca. Make sure you submit your proposal by August 5, 2011. We’ll inform you of our final selections by August 10.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) format
• Word (.DOC) format
• Plain Text (.TXT) format

Workshop slots are 90 minutes long and may include demos. Visual aids (film projector, whiteboard, etc.) and dungeon equipment are available but must be reserved ahead.

Please note that while presenters from outside Canada are welcome to submit proposals, we will give first priority to Canadian presenters. We especially encourage submissions from residents of the Prairies, the Atlantic provinces and the Territories.

Just to get your ideas flowing, here’s a wish list of the topics we’d love to see this year. If you, or someone you know, is qualified to teach or lead a discussion on one of these topics, send in a proposal!

• Caning
• Edge play, terror and taboo
• Spirituality, sexuality and body modification: what do our permanent chosen marks mean to us, and why?
• Creative clamping
• Concept of risk: What is it? How do we evaluate it? How much is okay? How do we reduce it, or even increase it, consciously and for pleasurable purpose?
• Fetish: What’s a fetish, really? What do you do with it? How does it intersect with other kinks such as sensation play and power, if at all?
• Protocol in D/s relationships
• Erotic wrestling
• Foot sex: foot care, foot worship, foot fucking (not just your average pedicure workshop)

An Unholy Harvest extends its sincerest thanks to our 2011 sponsors!