We are auctioning the Golden Hawk from the performance of Florence Farr’s “The Shrine of the Golden Hawk” at the 2010 Esoteric Book Conference. All proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Care. Please visit the eBay page for more info and to place your bid!

The Esoteric Book Conference is seeking proposals for the 2011 conference by way of speakers visual, and performance artists. The deadline for proposals is December 31, 2010.

Speakers are encouraged to submit talks touching on historical or contemporary esoteric subjects. We are after presentations as opposed to practical workshop submissions. Presentations which relate to esoteric books in particular or coincide with a new or recent release are favorable given the specific focus of the conference. Talks should be 45–60 minutes in length including time for questions. A short abstract describing the talk and its title should accompany your contact information.

Artists are encouraged to submit art related to the esoteric field. In addition to the art show proper the conference will also have prints available by accepted artists.

Performance art submissions are being accepted for the Saturday night evening entertainment portion of the conference. We are seeking proposals from ritual artists through various performance media. Performance artists are encouraged to submit a proposal that outlines what they would like to perform at the conference specifically. Please include any photos and samples of music or art that is relevant to your proposal.

Please send all submission to: submissions@esotericbookconference.com.

All submissions should include the following information:

1. Full name.
2. Contact details.
3. Short biography.
4. Abstract of talk [speakers] or samples of work [artists] or abstract of ritual performance intent, photos, and/or examples of music [performance artists] .
5. If published please indicate titles and publishers.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in 2011!