Sunday April 5th * 1pm * Ages 18&up * Free/Donations * REGISTER
Trans Writing Workshop
TOPIC: Writing the Trans Erotic
with Lucie Fielding
*** 18 + ONLY ***
Steeped in the conviction (as expressed by Tourmaline), “that a world filled with softness and beauty and care is not only possible, but inevitable,” this class aims to explore how we might dream and write trans futures soaked in pleasure, connection, play, and the spark of the erotic. This class will include an elaboration of principles of trans eroticism/trans erotic embodiment, while using examples from poetry, essay, and fiction to provide a foundation for writing visceral, opulent, queer, and hot scenes of trans pleasure and lust.
This workshop is free to attend. If you're able to, we ask that you donate to a mutual aid org instead. This month, we’re highlighting Remora House, a local collective who provide material support for our unhoused neighbors in DC. You can send a donation here: https://givebutter.com/remorahouse
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Lucie Fielding, PhD, LMHC, LPC (she/they) is a white, queer, trans misogyny-affected femme, and a therapist licensed in Virginia and Washington State. She received her MA in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2018). They also hold a PhD in French from Northwestern University (2008), where she specialized in histories of sexualities and erotic literature. Their background in literature and history attunes them to the many ways that image, metaphor, and cultural scripts shape the narratives we carry with us as we move through the world as well as how these narratives inscribe themselves on our bodies and (in)form how we erotically embody. In addition to their work as a therapist, Lucie is a sex and kink educator and a workshop facilitator. She is the author of the book Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure (2nd Ed, 2026). The first edition of Trans Sex (2021) was shortlisted for a 2022 Lambda Literary Award in the Transgender-Nonfiction category and was awarded the 2022 AASECT Book Award (Book for Sexuality Professionals), the 2024 SSTAR Health Professionals Book Award, and the 2024 APA Division 44 Distinguished Book Award.
You can find out more about Lucie at: https://luciefielding.com or follow them on Instagram (@sexbeyondbinaries) or BlueSky (@sexbeyondbinaries.bsky.social).
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Lilac Peril is a DC-based small press publishing subversive trans writing. You can reach them at info@lilacperil.com or online as @lilacperil
Q&A
Who is this workshop for
18 + Trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit writers of all experience levels. we welcome you whether it's your 1st or 100th workshop.
How much does it cost?
This workshop is free to attend. If you're able to, we ask that you donate to a mutual aid org instead. This month, we’re highlighting the DC Trans Abolitionist Collective.
Why should I go?
To build community, to fight despair, and to get inspired for that writing project you’ve been meaning to work on.