Write with me.

As an avid whore for learning, I’m always looking for stories that offer a feminist take on sex and culture.

I love new insights into what it means to be a sexual person in a shallow culture, and the intersectional dynamics of identity, sex, power and intimacy. Some of my favorite writers are adrienne maree brown, Starlee Kine, Audre Lorde, Patti Smith and Kate Tempest. Artists that inspire me are Annie Leibovitz, Vivienne Westwood, and Sofia Coppola, amongst others. I love publications like Phile and Nylon, and podcasts like The Guilty Feminist and The High Low.

The Whorticulturalist welcome writers/artists/creators of all ages, backgrounds, sexual identities, gender expressions and experience. In particular, we are interested in dissections of the ways in which female sexuality is a form of unpaid labor, and the various ways we are rebalancing the scale. This is not a place for whorephobia, slut-shaming, kink-bashing, or queerphobia of any kind. Stuff we publish regularly includes thought-pieces on modern culture, feminist reviews of books/TV shows/movies, memoir, erotica, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, and essays. I love a good juicy essay.

Submission Guidelines:

Features:

Features are between 800-1500 words and are the content we love the most. In particular, we love thoughtful critiques of modern culture and the intersections it has with sex, intimacy, power dynamics, and politics. We love pieces that address current issues, or take a deep dive into past events that have shaped our present times. We love in-depth interviews, personal memoirs or essays, creative nonfiction pieces, investigative reporting, or beautiful art spreads. One of our recent favorites is an interview with artist Lauren Hana Chai, or our critique of the history of Mother’s Day.

Reviews and Critiques:

We love echoing and empowering fellow writers, artists, creators, and more. These are generally from 500-1000 words and can be about the creative process, the Bechtel test, or the intersections of creative work with sex, sexuality, and culture. Please send us a pitch first with what book/show/movie you’d like to review or critique. We value inclusion and love to emphasize creative indie projects or independent creatives. See our piece on how shaming sex work makes you a bad feminist, or erotic artists we are loving right now.

Creative Writing

We love to see your creativity! If you’re a nonfiction/fiction writer, or if you use visual/audio arts, please contact us with your submission. We really love pieces that explore empowerment through sex or sexuality, erotica, or experimental forms. Submissions for this category can be anything from 10-1500 words. Please see one of our latest creative pieces, Euphoria. Please note that at this time we are not accepting poetry.

Tips and Leads

Got a story you think we should be talking about? A tip about a badass sexy person you know who is doing amazing work in the world? How about a new organization that needs amplifying, or a cause that needs our support? Please feel free to submit any leads or tips to our email hi@thewhorticulturalist.com with the subject line “Tip” Thanks!

I believe in paying creatives for their labor. Currently we offer payment on a sliding scale of between 5-100 USD per piece, with features being paid about 40-80, reviews and critiques for about 25-75, art for 10-30, and creative writing 5-50, dependent on length, quality and subject matter. We mainly send payments via Paypal or, if you are international, TransferWise. If neither of those options work for you, please let us know. This is a small publication and our contributors are paid out of my own pocket or through the donations of our readers. If you are able to, please help us keep writing and publishing by donating. You can find out how to donate here.

All pitches and submissions can be directed to our email directly at hi@thewhorticulturalist.com. Please include a summary, a short bio, personal pronouns, and social links if you have them. We accept submissions on a rolling basis year round.

Author Rights:
By submitting your work, you are asserting that the work is original and of your creation. We purchase digital and print rights. All other rights revert to the author upon publication.