PLEASURE Con
A Day of Discussions, Panels, and Workshops ORGANIZED BY Feminist Fiction Berlin and Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V.
WHAT IS PLEASURE? How is it defined? Who has access to it? How do we embrace it, challenge societal norms, and make space for PLEASURE in ways that serve us?
Through panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions, attendees will gain knowledge, tools, and strategies to embrace and redefine PLEASURE on their own terms. PLEASURE CON will foster open dialogue and provide practical tools for understanding and experiencing PLEASURE in all its forms — physical, emotional, and creative.
Feminist Fiction Berlin and Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V. proudly bring you PLEASURE Con — a one-day event dedicated to exploring and celebrating PLEASURE.
PROGRAMME
Erotica Fiction Writing Workshop
Erotica Fiction Writing Workshop Host: Ana Ornelas aka Pimenta Citrica/14:00 - 15:00
Dive into an adventure where your fantasies meet the page. In this vibrant, judgment-free zone, mingle with like-minded FLINTA* pals and explore your inner desires without creative handcuffs. Pimenta Cítrica, will guide you in turning your fantasies into words with practical tools that will make putting pen to paper much easier. Learn about poetic language, the history of erotica, and leave the workshop with your own erotic short story!
And if you’d like, step up to the mic at our spoken word event and showcase your literary prowess. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a curious adventurer, just bring your open mind and secure your spot for an afternoon of self-discovery, creative tools for life, and newfound confidence to express your desires on paper.
Who is the workshop for?
This entry-level workshop is open to FLINTA pals professional writers, beginners, or curious souls alike. The primary goal is to create a safe and colorful environment to come in contact with the art of erotic literature as well as specific professional techniques which can boost creativity. No previous knowledge is required. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. We also speak multiple languages.
What will I need?
* Just your fantasies & desires ;)
* Writing material will be provided!
The PLEASURE of Belonging: Communal Joy and Care with an Ace-Perspective
Literature Discussion Workshop Hosts: Sarah & Jo/14:00 - 15:00
With this workshop we aim to explore the concept of pleasure in the context of community and care. When we think about pleasure we often access it in a sexual context. But pleasure is an experience that encompasess all the enjoyment that comes when our needs and wishes of any kind are satisfied.
We want to start our reflections from our more immediate experience: Feminist Fiction Berlin and The Women* Writing Berlin Lab. From January of this year we witnessed an incredible escalation within our bookclub: hundreds of people joining the communities, bringing commitment, enthusiasm, and deep desire for connection. Loving companionships started blooming, and the intentionality behind this process is manifest: a genuine dedication in cultivating supportive and respectful bonds. To us, this firstly affirms the need for healthy, caring and safe connections that people - especially marginalized folks - feel in this hyper-individualistic society. Furthermore, it tells us that we are creating a space of shared values rooted in intersectional feminism, that carry female rage as a force fueling collective action, ultimately turning into political agency. Adding our own ace perspective into this framework, we aim to redefine and expand the traditional concepts of care and pleasure, focusing purely on the connections that bind us as humans. Already community has many meanings, therefore it is worth asking ourselves: what can we find within communities? Feelings of belonging? Collective knowledge? Shared experiences? Love in any possible form?
With this workshop we invite everyone to join our discussion, challenging the constraints of heteropatriarchy that demands to dictate how we should love, live and form relationships. We welcome you to explore the concept of community living (in any form) and discuss the influence that collectives like FFB and WWBL have on an individual and societal level. The session will start with a small presentation to guide the major themes of the workshop, followed by a discussion and small exercises to eventually begin writing down a manifesto to celebrate feminist communal joy.
Sensory Connection with Clay Body & Clay Crafting Workshop
Clay Crafting & Senses Workshop Host: Lizeth Rodríguez (Dot)/14:00 - 15:00
Explore clay as a way to reconnect with your body and the space through conscious presence, movement and tactile exploration inspired by Butoh practice. We will immerse ourselves in the joy of creating without boundaries, letting our hands and bodies guide us in discovering forms that celebrate the diversity of our experiences.
This experience goes beyond simply making an object; it's an invitation to connect deeply with your body, your senses, and the creative flow that exists beyond fixed expectations. Emphasizing the tactile, sensory exploration of clay, the workshop focuses on being fully present, enjoying the process, and practicing detachment from results.
‘To reclaim our right to PLEASURE is the freedom to feel, and the ability to create from a place of authenticity as an act of love for the process, for ourselves, and for those around us.’ (Lizeth Rodríguez (Dot))
Who is the workshop for?
This workshop is not just a space to make art; it's an invitation to reclaim the right to PLEASURE and mindful joy as acts of resistance. By creating in full presence, connected to our bodies and our space, we challenge structures that bind us to results and productivity. Open to all levels.
What will I need?
Clay
Wooden boards
Water
Sponges
All workshop material will be provided :)
Decolonial Erotica Poetry Writing Workshop
Erotica Poetry Writing Workshop Host: Elba Quintero/16:00 - 17:00
Sexuality is part of human experience. There’s not one way of looking at it, each culture has its own way of living it. In the Western world, we’re used to looking at it from a particular perspective, where catholic, patriarchal and capitalist views affect each person’s perspective of themselves and their interactions with others. But what happens when we view ourselves from a different lens?
In this workshop we’ll analyze erotic poetry from the Mexica (Aztec) culture so that we can view their perspective of sexuality, as part of their own vision of the cosmos. In the pre-hispanic Náhuatl world, sexuality had a vital importance: it was ritually channeled to have a magical-religious effect, or it could also be scattered spontaneously in recreational moments and spaces. It has important elements, such as laughter, singing and dancing, flowers, and a tight correlation between sex and death. We’ll review new perspectives and meaning, so that we can have new tools to express ourselves through poetry.
Who is the workshop for?
FLINTA writers from all genres and experience levels are welcome. The workshop will be conducted in English but can be supplemented with Spanish and German.
What will I need?
Writing material will be provided :)
History of Women & Desire in Literature
Historical & Literary Discussion Workshop Hosts: Sofio Rukhadze, Antonia Guzmán Salazar & Manoela DiSilvia/16:00 - 17:00
Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking workshop where we will dive into the history of women’s desire and ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson, a bold collection of letters from women around the world that unveils their deepest sexual fantasies. This workshop invites participants to explore how race, culture, socioeconomic background, and sexuality shape and diversify women’s desires. Through guided readings and open discussions, we will unpack these anonymous letters, reflecting on how personal identity influences our fantasies and our freedom to express them.
The session will include selected readings from ‘Want’ followed by a facilitated discussion, encouraging participants to consider how different life experiences frame expressions of desire. By examining themes of empowerment, vulnerability, and cultural taboo, we aim to foster a supportive space where participants can appreciate the rich diversity of human sexuality and find common ground in the universality of longing, connection, and self-discovery.
Finally, we encourage participants to dive deep into their psyche and experiences in order to spin their own desires into words by formulating their own anonymous letter.
Who is the workshop for?
Whether you’re interested in understanding different cultural perspectives, curious about sexuality, or simply want to explore themes of identity and empowerment, this workshop promises to be an enlightening and liberating experience.
What will I need?
Come prepared to read, reflect, and expand your understanding of desire. There is no need to read the book beforehand as we will handpick several letters and read them aloud during the meeting.
PLEASURE, Freedom & Rage
Physical Activation Workshop Host: Sophia Kukuwitakis/16:00 - 17:00
In a world that silences our strongest emotions, our forbidden thoughts are the interesting ones. Reconnecting with your full self—exploring PLEASURE, freedom, and rage as sources of personal power and liberation—makes you a warrior queen*, ready to smash patriarchy and stuff.
Starting with stories of inviting anger into our erotic fantasies, we’ll journey into the hidden spaces of our minds where we’re free to imagine, to desire, and to be unapologetically bold. Together, we’ll confront the ways we limit ourselves, even in our fantasies, and explore what it means to reclaim our freedom lovingly and compassionately.
Through physical exercises, reflective discussion, and embodied exploration, we hold a safe(r) space** to observe, understand, and gently unravel the patterns that hold us back. Freedom isn’t a sudden destination; it’s the conscious journey of releasing our true selves, one jerk-off*** at a time.
* gender is a social construct
** it is impossible to create an absolutely safe space, but we will be as safe as possible
*** we will not masturbate together, no worries
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop is for anyone looking to tap into their PLEASURE & rage and release it in an empowering written art form. The workshop will be held in English. German, Spanish and Greek translations are possible. It would be great if you wear comfy clothes.
What will I need?
* Just your rage ;)
* Comfy clothes highly recommended!
PLEASURE MIC SPOKEN WORD NIGHT
Spoken Word Host: Allia Sadeghipour/DOORS 19:00/Show 19:30 - 21:30
PLEASURE SPOKEN WORD NIGHT
SEX, ONE-NIGHT STANDS,
SNUGGLES & SNUGGIES
FOOD & FANTASIES
INTIMACIES & INTRICACIES
WHAT IS PLEASURE?
Welcome to a currated night of PLEASURE. Raw, scandalous, hilarious and ironic, join your host Allia Sadeghipour (The Golden Dick) for a night of curated PLEASURE poetry, spoken word, drag and artistic performances representing the myriad of representations of PLEASURE. Let us release the desires, hilarities, taboos, and all that is behind, inside, above, and below the theme of PLEASURE.
DRESS CODE:
Costumes, looks, sexy, sensual, snuggly, funny, & grime, we love all your looks. We are not the fashion police. We just want you to feel good and vibey :).
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This event is FLINTA only meaning open to all individuals identifying as women, to intersex, trans, non-binary and gender fluid individuals as well. We also welcome the +friends of FLINTA as long as they adhere to the Community Guidelines.
We encourage womxn of color, black womxn, womxn with disabilities, Asian womxn, womxn from the Global South, womxn coming from minorities, womxn of every religion, ethnicity, language, skin color, nationality to join our event :). And if we are forgetting to mention some categories, please just remember one thing: EVERY WOMAN* is welcome!! ♥
The WWBL Spoken Word Night is meant to be a safe space for women*'s voices and creativity. Therefore, we do not accept any form of hate speech, racist, homophobic, aphrophobic, and/or islamophobic jokes or expressions. There won't be space for any form of discriminating attitude or messages. We have enough hate in the world, let’s platform the beauty.
If you are going to talk about sensitive topics (rape, racism, violence, depression, suicide, experiences of abuse, sexual assault, etc. ...), please preface your performance with a trigger warning
WWBL events are meant to be as accessible as possible, we understand this also means financially. For this reason, we always offer discounted tickets
Counseling with Faye Barth-Farkas
Throughout Pleasure Con you can set your own one-on-one counseling session with Faye focussing on relationships, sexuality, love and shame. Sign up in the morning for a half hour slot or come find me throughout the day and let’s go for a walk!
Meet the Force Behind
PLEASURE Con
Dr. Faye Barth-Farkas
Co-Founder of Feminist Fiction Berlin & Boxing Workshop Leader
Dr. Faye Barth-Farkas she/her); with a PhD in organizational psychology and working as a coach and systemic counsellor Faye believes in appreciating both the individual experience and the part everyone plays in their wider network.
Vice President & Public Relations Manager, Panel Speaker & Spoken Word Artist, Erotica Poetry Workshop Leader
Elba Quintero (she/her) is a Mexican writer, poet and photographer living in Berlin. Her work touches topics like migration, feminism, mental health, digital identity and erotica. She’s a language professional in the healthtech industry.
Erotic Fiction Writer, Clitoral Awareness & Body Positivity Educator & Activist, Erotica Fiction Workshop Leader
Ana Ornelas, aka Pimenta Cítrica, is a Berlin-based author, screenwriter, and sex activist from Brazil. In her work, she focuses on a feminist and inclusive perspective. She writes for a multitude of platforms including PORNCEPTUAL Mag, Audiodesires, Lustery, and many more. She's also one of the voices behind I Am The Clitoris, a sex education project set out to spread cliteracy.
Instagram: @pimentacitrica @iamtheclitoris
Sofio Rukhadze (she/her)
Discussion Workshop Leader
Sofio Rukhadze (she/her), originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, now resides in Berlin, Germany, where she works and dedicates herself to her writing career. Her journey with writing began at the age of seven, becoming both a passion and a source of solace. Today, she regularly publishes her work in an online magazine and performs as a recurring guest at Berlin's “Tap Water” event. Additionally, Sofio manages communications and social media for Feminist Fiction Berlin.
Sarah (she/her)
Discussion Workshop Leader
Sarah is originally from Rome, Italy, and she joined Feminist Fiction Berlin along with Jo in January 2024. Currently she works in the environmental sustainability field. She’s an avid reader, and her ideals are rooted in ecofeminism, queerness, and anti-capitalism. Identifying
in the ace spectrum, she advocates for the importance of care within communities and the value of chosen family.
Sophie Pownall
Co-Founder of Feminist Fiction Berlin
Sophie (she/her) is the Co-Founder of Feminist Fiction Berlin and runs an intersectional feminist bookblog on Instagram and Tiktok (@intersectionalbookshelf). Sophie works as a Project Manager at edeos-digital education and has experiences working in security and foreign policy as well as the Jewish heritage field. She completed her MA in European studies where she focused mainly on intersectional feminism.
Treasurer & Platforming & Grant Fund Director
Mari Zakaryan is a doodling, journaling, traveler and lover of treasures. When she’s not exploring the world, she likes to volunteer her time helping nonprofit organizations with financial insight. With a background in business development and process management in Berlin startup industry, Mari hopes to establish economic support for women’s voices through WWBL‘s projects and kick off creative projects with the team.
Manoela Elias (she/her)
Discussion Workshop Leader
Manoela Elias is an italian/brazilian Theatre teacher and director currently based in Berlin, Master in Media, Communications and Critical Practice from UAL (University of the Arts London),, since 2016 the research of women's history and mythology has oriented her work. You can find more about her work in portuguese at @minhamagia on sociais.
Antonia Guzmán Salazar (she/her)
Discussion Workshop Leader
Antonia Guzmán Salazar (she/her), born in Berlin and originally from Colombia is a passionate advocate for intersectional feminism, drawing from a rich tapestry of experiences living across four countries. This unique journey has shaped her understanding of the intricate layers that influence gender, culture, and identity in a global context which she brings into her writing and work in linguistics. She also volunteers at Feminist Fiction Berlin in charge of external partnerships at FFB.
Lizeth Rodríguez (Dot) (they/she)
Clay Workshop Leader
Lizeth Rodríguez (Dot) (they/she) — a creative director, artist, and illustrator exploring a range of media, from ceramics to animation and painting. A founding member of Sociedad Fantasma, an animation studio established in Mexico City in 2015 and now remote-first.
Their journey with ceramics began a decade ago in Mexico City, where they started to learn how to work with clay. Around 2019, they started practicing Butoh, a meditative dance form that deeply influences my approach to art. This practice has become an integral part of their creative process, informing the way they shape ceramic pieces with intention, presence, and an study of movement and the unknown.
Instagram: @dot_pieces
Allia Sadeghipour (aka The Golden Dick) (she/they)
President, Producer, Performer, Artist & Educator, Panel Speaker, Workshop Leader & Spoken Word Artist
Allia Sadeghipour (she/they), aka the Golden Dick (he/him), is a Queer Iranian-American president of the Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V., Drag King, producer, performer, artist, educator, punk & poet. Having been published in What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?!, Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility, and Salty World, and performed for Pop-Kultur, SO36, Viva Con Aqua, Refuge Worldwide, and many more. By sharing narratives and perspectives, she hopes to reach out to the world and introduce them to hers.
WWBL Team & Spoken Word Artist
Jessie Cato is a human rights and climate activist originally from Naarm/Melbourne and now based in Berlin. Her writing explores quiet human rage and loud human errors. She volunteers with Women Writing Berlin Lab and also enjoys spending her time reading, writing, and drinking späti beers.
Sophia Kukuwitakis (they/them)
Rage & Pleasure Workshop Leader
Sophia Kukuwitakis, a social impact designer with a master’s in Social Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven, focuses on suppressed emotions, especially anger, as a pathway to empowerment. Her research highlights the mental health benefits of expressing anger for those raised as women. In her workshops, Sophia blends art and personal growth, helping participants connect with their emotions to inspire courage, self-awareness, and connection.
Instagram: @sophialacosa
Research on Anger: DearFury.com
Portfolio: MadeMoiSelf.com
Jo (she/her)
Discussion Workshop Leader
Jo joined Feminist Fiction Berlin in January 2024. She currently studies cultural studies and sociology in Potsdam, while working in communications at a research institute for the history of science. She passionately reads and talks about feminist communities, concepts like chosen family and storytelling. Jo seeks a queer feminist way of living aligning with her asexuality.
Caroline Barrueco
3-D Printing Artist
Caroline Barrueco is a Brazilian futurist and 3D printing specialist based in Berlin. She is the creator of Clito (@clito.clito), an award-winning brand of clitoris-shaped accessories designed to spark conversations, educate, and build a community of awareness around the importance of pleasure. Caroline also co-created The World Bank of Genitalia (genitalia.me), an interactive, growing mosaic of photos showcasing the diverse range of human genitalia. This project encourages submissions from people around the world, promoting body positivity and empowering individuals to feel comfortable and confident in their unique bodies.
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