Everyone has a story to tell…and Sex Worker Literati is the place for sex workers to tell theirs! Through spoken word, song, dance, or writing, each person on stage has a chance to lure the listeners into their world – to tantalize, scandalize, and give them a look into the life of a sex worker.

If you’re a current or former sex worker, or you have stories about the sex industry, please consider joining us for an evening as a performer!. The event is held on the first Thursday of each month at the Happy Ending bar in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and is co-hosted by Audacia Ray and David Henry Sterry. While we cannot pay performers, we will shower you with gratitude, offer you a place to sell your books / zines / CD’s, and let you have a drink on us.

Our upcoming themes are:

January 7 - My First Time
February 4 - Love and Pain
March 4 – Show & Tell: My Favorite Outfit
April 1 - Goddesses, Sinners, and Saviors
May 6 – Embarrassing Things I’ve Done for Money
June 3 – Coming Out & Passing
July 1 - The Craziest Ho I Ever Did Know
August 5 – Why Being a Whore Sucks, and/or Why It’s Great
September 2 – Tricks, Johns, Clients, and Sir Save-A-Hos
October 7 – Healers and Whores
November 4 – Dicks, Cops, & the Long Arm of the Law
December 2 – Family Affairs

Want to see what other performers have done? Check out our blip.tv channel for ideas and inspiration. Interested in participating? Email host@hoshookerscallgirlsrentboys.com with your name, your website, and/or any samples of your work! We especially encourage newer writers and untested performers to inquire – the themes that we’ve developed are intended to inspire sex workers to tell their stories, big or small.