Write for the Tryst.link sex worker blog!

Write for the Tryst.link sex worker blog!

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Stories change minds…and in a world where sex work is largely stigmatised and/or criminalised, your stories matter. As an organisation by and for sex workers, we value the experience and advice of workers. We recognise that we are part of a community that is often violently oppressed and whose members are not heard from nearly enough. On our blog, we would love to see a multitude of voices from all kinds of workers, from all kinds of backgrounds - especially those who might not otherwise be heard.

What we're looking for

We’d like to publish your first-person essays, educational pieces, reviews, and opinion pieces, covering all things sex work. Pieces should be between 800-1500 words.

Some examples of the content we love:

  • First-person essays exploring sex work and identity, parenthood, race, censorship, religion, popular culture, relationships, dating, politics, stigma, and discrimination
  • Reviews of books or films about sex work or sex workers, or that contain representations of sex work or sex workers
  • Educational pieces to help civvies be better allies or help other workers address their own internalised predjudices.
  • Guides and tips for new workers (eg, photography tricks, lighting, getting started with online content, etc)
  • Opinion pieces and commentary on sextech, laws, the latest news…
  • Promotion of upcoming sex work events - articles promoting events must be provided to us at least one month prior to the event date. We will expedite these, but please keep in mind that we are a small team, so articles can take 2-5 weeks to be published.
  • *NEW* City guides for our new segment in The Good Client Guide, ‘A Tryst About Town’, help clients plan better bookings with workers by recommending location-specific date ideas.

If you’re stuck for ideas, check out some of our favourite pieces below:

We’re not looking for:

  • Articles focused on self promotion, that’s what your profile is for
  • Time-sensitive articles -we are a small team so pieces can take 2-5 weeks to be published.
  • Poetry or short stories
  • Guides on safety

Compensation

We want our blog to reflect our community and we strongly believe that everyone should be compensated for their labour. Currently, we offer 200 TLC per published article of 800-1500 words. This equates to two months on premium, two and a half months on standard or five months on basic.

Guidelines

  1. We will not publish any kind of discriminatory content. This includes content which is racist, transphobic, homophobic, whorephobic, fatphobic or otherwise discriminatory. This includes stigma against other kinds of sex work, rate shaming, and outing workers.
  2. Once a piece is submitted, it will be run by our editor. If there are any major edits we’ll let you know, otherwise we’ll go straight to publishing.
  3. Articles focused on identity must be written by a person who holds that identity. For example, an article about trans male sex workers must be written by a trans male sex worker.
  4. We will not accept articles generated by AI
  5. Articles must not be previously published elsewhere.
  6. Articles must not expose information about safety procedures, for example “How to screen” etc.
  7. Self promotion must be minimal. We do not allow irrelevant links to personal websites, affiliate links etc.
  8. Please ensure you are linking to or citing any source material used in your piece
  9. Content must not be defamatory

To submit, drop us a line and let us know your idea!