Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline Extended to March 31st, 2024
Call for submissions: Seeking real-life stories highlighting the compassion and healing
of those who do hands on sex and sexuality work. See detailed description below for
more information on the anthology.
Send submissions to: handsonsubmissions@gmail.com
Length and Format: no more than 3,000 words, double-spaced, 12-point font. All
submissions must be in .doc, .docx, or .txt format.
Compensation: Authors chosen will receive a copy of the print book. Once proceeds of the book are received by the editor,
a stipend will be provided to each author. Amount will be determined by proceeds received.
The submission must be an original unpublished work, and the author must agree not
to republish in the first 12 months after publication. After 12 months, you have the right
to republish elsewhere. You may send more than one submission.
Cover Page: Submit each entry as a separate file and include a cover page with the
name that would be used for publication (or request for anonymity), name (required, but
will not be shared without permission), email address, phone number, address, and a and a bio of 100 words or less.
Submissions by Black, Indigenous, People of Color and LGBTQI+ people are
encouraged.
Hands On will be aimed at those working in the sexuality field. This includes sex
therapists, educators and counselors, as well as sexologists, human sexuality
professors, and those doing sex(uality) work themselves.
In Hands On, we will show through personal narrative, that all forms of sex(ual) work
have the potential to provide powerful healing and be a site of compassion and knowing
the body. We explore some of the ways sex workers, kink, BDSM and tantra
professionals, sexological body workers, and surrogate partners all perform work that
engages directly with sexuality and provides opportunities for sex, love and intimacy.
Whether the goal of the work is to titillate and excite, to give sexual pleasure and
release, to help someone learn sexual skills and experience physical and emotional
intimacy, or to help someone feel good in their body and embrace their sexuality, sex
workers and other sexuality-related practitioners play critical roles in the field of
Each chapter will be its own story of a sex(uality) worker sharing their experience of
compassion and healing in their work with clients. Authors may include guidance on
how to be compassionate with clients. It is through finding joy in the work, that we can
share that joy with those who seek it.
Editor’s note: It is important to acknowledge that many sex workers experience high
levels of discrimination and violence. This is especially true for those working on the
street, in particular for Black and Brown transgender sex workers. It is critical that we
aid in the decriminalization movement for sex worker’s rights and safety. This will be
acknowledged in the introduction of this book and readers will be encouraged to learn
more and help where they can. Part of the proceeds from this publication will be
donated to an organization that supports sex workers. We are open to suggestions on
organizations to support