We welcome (aspiring) presenters to submit one or more proposal(s) for workshops during the Workshop Lounge.
Diversity and representation are important values to us, so we explicitly welcome presenters from marginalized groups to submit a proposal.
People new to presenting are also stimulated to submit their idea. If you need any help writing your proposal(s) or shaping your workshop, feel free to send an email to workshoplounge@hotmail.com.
Do you want to help out in another way?
We are also looking for sponsors and volunteers for several tasks.
What /who are we looking for?
Our event is open to almost anything and we strive for a broad, deep and divers program.
Everyone who fits our target audience(s) can apply to present.
We’d like to receive proposals for beginners, intermediate and advanced players and mixed groups.
Soft- and hard skills classes are both welcome and we aim for a healthy blend of top-, bottom- and switch-centered workshops.
If you have an edge play/practice workshop in mind, go ahead! We are very interested!
Classes can be in Dutch or English.
Creative, niche topics and views are very much appreciated .
Compensation
We offer all presenters(besides our eternal gratefulness and a fun day with wonderful people):
- 1 or 2 all-inclusive passe partout ticket(s) for the Workshop Lounge (for one or two presenter(s) or one presenter and one demo person), including:
- lunch / snack buffet
- coffee, tea, water, snacks (all day)
- all day access + choice of workshops
- pronoun button
- Travel expenses within the Netherlands
- Workshop expenses (only after consultation)
- A fabulous goody bag.
- Priority on reserving sleeping accommodations at our location own expense
Guidelines & deadlines
The deadline to submit your proposal is Sunday 1st of March 2024 at 24.00 hours.
Please don’t apply with workshops that require more than 2 people (one or two presenter(s) or one presenter and one demo person).
You can only submit a proposal by filing out THIS FORM.
We advise you to read the rest of this page, our houserules and the info in the application carefully when applying.
Restrictions:
– Messy forms of play like piss, scat, splosh, etc. are not possible nor allowed for hygienic reasons.
– For safety reasons, fire play and wax play are not allowed in and around the building.
– Sex and nudity below the waist are prohibited.
After submitting your proposal:
You will receive an email on Sunday March 8th 2025 at the latest, informing you whether your proposal has been accepted or rejected.
When your proposal has been accepted and we don’t hear back from before the deadline stated in our email, the space will be given to another presenter.
If you must cancel, inform us as soon as possible, so we can organize a replacement.
Promotion:
Our event is advertised on Fetlife, our own and affiliated socials and website.
We kindly ask presenters to help us out in promoting the event and/or their own class on FL, their socials, website and/or network.
AFTER being accepted, we’ll ask you for a picture (can be faceless), to help with both promotion and to put in our infozine.
Go for it!!
Have you read so far? Awesome! You are now ready to head for our form via THIS LINK to submit your workshop proposal.
We are looking forward to receiving them.
Questions?
The Workshop Lounge has an organisation profile on Fetlife and we welcome you to befriend or follow us.
If you have anything you’d like to ask or discuss with us, please reach out by our email address workshoplounge@hotmail.com.
The organisers can also be contacted in private through Fetlife.
We hope to meet you in Amsterdam for a kinky Wicked Womxn Weekend!
Wicked Womxn Workshoplounge 