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Alexa the Smut Editor teaches neurodivergent writers who learned about sex from fanfiction to write the book they've always needed.

Alexa teaches sex and consent education through erotic fiction, helping authors craft novels that explore sexual connection, kink/BDSM, consent, boundaries, and healthy relationships. Her work is informed on trauma, neurodivergence, mental health, and the intersectionality of gender, race, sexuality, disability, and marginalized experiences. She has been in the publishing and sexual health industries for eight years, serving her communities as an educator, dildo-slinger, association volunteer (the Editorial Freelancers Association), and writing coach in addition to her own journey as an autistic, polyamorous kinkster and author.

She currently lives in the Midwest with her chosen family and pups, and she's constantly covered in dog fur.

https://smuteditorial.com/work-with-me

https://smuteditorial.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thesmuteditor/

https://www.threads.com/@thesmuteditor

bella is a licensed clinical psychotherapist, educator, and active member of the BDSM/kink community. She blends clinical expertise with lived experience as a 24/7 submissive with a passion in power exchange, consent, and identity exploration, creating bold, interactive workshops that leave participants empowered, seen, and ready to own their desires, boundaries, and authentic selves.

https://fetlife.com/-bella

https://www.instagram.com/subflower_bella/

Minion is from the Leather Community of Pittsburgh and is owned by Daddi Dev. She is a black, pansexual, polyamorous, Afro-spiritual, cisgender Femme woman.  She has been an active member of the kink community for nearly two decades. Currently, she serves as the Owner of PKOC (Pittsburgh Kinksters of Color) and is part of the Admin team for LSC (Leather Solidarity Collective). She has been a local titleholder, an educational organizer, a munch organizer, and generally been a useful pair of hands to know. She also has a passion for black spirituality, Leather history, and integrating black spirituality, kink, and power exchange.

https://fetlife.com/Devils_Minion

Jardinero (They/He) identifies as queer, Afro-Latino, neurodivergent, polyamorous, and as most importantly “just a lil guy.” They love physical and mental bondage, impact, fear play, power exchange, most things to do with rope and just about anything that combines nerdy with kinky. He approaches kink with a background in martial arts, sword play, and forensic science which defines their particular creative brand of sadism.

They have been exploring power exchange for over 7 years and continue to try and grow themselves through new experiences and opportunities. Jardinero loves creating and finding opportunities for collaboration and communal learning from all sides of slashes.

https://fetlife.com/ElJardinero