Sex writer? Attending Sex 2.0?

We have many great sessions for writers, authors and bloggers this year at Sex 2.0. With our recent publication of our sessions list I wanted to make sure people were aware of Jack Murnighan’s call for writers to send in any writing samples you may have so he can integrate them into his session Sex Writing Beyond Erotica, Beyond Porn. Check out the details and Jack’s bio below. His email address is jack at nerve dot com.

Sex Writing Beyond Erotica, Beyond Porn
Why should we write about sex? And if we want to, how should we do it? This seminar will address the challenge of integrating sex and sexuality into fiction, journalism, and magazine writing, all the while avoiding all the trappings of erotica, porn, and lad-mag prurience. Of all interpersonal and cultural phenomena, sex might simultaneously be the most influential but least understood. In this seminar, we’ll approach sex with open minds and attuned bodies, seeking a mature, sophisticated sense of the psychology, personal and cultural import, nuance, and general mystery of sex for most people. Attendees are encouraged to send me samples of their sex writing beforehand (to jack at nerve dot com) so I can integrate them into our discussion. I will also provide do-and-don’t examples from real articles and give tips on how to get published by nerve.com and magazines in general.
Session leader: Jack Murnighan

Jack Murnighan is the former editor-in-chief of nerve.com and now their editor-at-large. He’s published two books on sex in the history of literature (The Naughty Bits and Classic Nasty), had short stories anthologized widely (including The Best American Erotica collections of 1999, 2000, and 2001), and twice taught sex writing at the Penn Writers Conference. His newest book, Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature’s 50 Greatest Hits, will be released May 19, and he is currently working on a racy novel. He can be reached at jack@nerve.com.