Sarah Gallucci (she/her)

Sarah Gallucci is the author of Laid: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Marriage. She has written reported features for CNN, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, among others. She has given two TEDx talks and hosts writing workshops around the world. To read more check out her website: www.SarahGallucci.com

Facilitator of: Writing Real Sex: Reclaiming the Stories Written on Our Bodies

Historically, women have been effectively shut out of stories about their own sexuality due to shame, taboos, and silencing. Of course, this is even more true for Black women, individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+, and women who are disabled. We are told it’s inappropriate, it’s best to keep it private, it’s over-sharing, it’s too dark, too gross, too arousing--or even that is being used by the writer to get attention. But putting language to sex and getting it as close as possible to the corporeal experience is vital. It’s also imperative to literature.

Through a series of writing prompts and exercises, we will attempt to release any implicit or residual shame baked into our psyches surrounding sex. We’ll also employ poetry techniques to get as close to the sensory experience of sex as possible.

Participants will leave with writing prompts to help them go deeper, and several samples of writing for personal use or publication/performance.