An annual conference celebrating the Divine Feminine. The Women and Spirituality Conference is Dedicated to Deepening our Connections, Embracing our Wholeness and Awakening our Wisdom
 
Women & Spirituality Conference

Call for Proposals for the 2026 Conference

Proposals will be accepted until midnight on Saturday February 28th, 2026

Please use the form below to submit your proposals for the upcoming conference, September 19th and 20th, 2026.

Workshop proposal acceptance letters will be sent by email by Friday March 27th, 2026. Everyone who submits a proposal will be notified if accepted or declined.

Please note: All workshop sessions are 90 minutes long, please plan your time accordingly. Feel free to add a short break for participants if needed. You workshop may not be accepted if it does not meet the 90 minute session guidelines!

What is the process?
Once the deadline for proposals has passed the Stewardship Circle will review all of the proposals we have received. We first go through and assess each proposal individually. In the next stage, we look at all the workshops we want to accept and determine what workshops to offer based on time preferences, room-type preferences, etc.

Who Should Submit a Proposal?
We invite proposal from people of diverse spiritual, cultural and ethnic backgrounds to share traditions, respecting and celebrating our similarities and differences. We continue this tradition today and emphasize no one spirituality or religion. We invite anyone who identifies as a woman to submit proposals.

What Should Your Proposal Include?
We aim to meet the needs of our diverse conference participants by providing a range of topical and engaging sessions. We invite you to submit a proposal on any aspect of spirituality, personal or planetary healing. Our theme this year is “Together We Rise: Honoring Feminine Wisdom and Power”. Please link your sessions content to the conference theme. Please
include a description with clear, concise objectives that support your description. You’re welcome to submit more than one proposal.

Formats Accepted
We welcome a variety of formats: formal paper presentations, round table discussions, activities, experiential, demonstration and discussion. If your workshop is child-friendly or appropriate for teens, please indicate that in your proposal, otherwise we will expect all workshops to be mature teen / adults-only and will be noted in programming as such. Activities that celebrate spirituality are encouraged, including worship services and rituals. Please review the conference history pages (found under the ‘Archives’ tab) for previous workshops.

A Note on Gender:
We seek to be inclusive of all expressions of gender while honoring the Feminine, and we believe these values can coexist.
Workshops that honor embodiment of the Feminine, such as womb-based practices or woman’s moon cycle rituals, are warmly welcome and vital to the conference, provided they do not imply that having a womb is the only way to be a woman. Workshops that define womanhood exclusively through the presenter’s personal framework, without honoring the full spectrum of the Feminine, are less likely to be accepted.
We recognize that navigating inclusivity alongside embodiment-based practices can be complex. Not all expressions of the Feminine will resonate with all people, and that does not necessarily make a workshop exclusive.
For example, a workshop titled “Witching with Chronic Illness” is not exclusive, it does not suggest that being chronically ill is the only way to be a witch, but it is designed for a specific audience. Similarly, womb rituals or moon cycle honorings, may speak to a select audience and may not resonate with women who do not have a womb. These offerings are not considered exclusive as long as they do not frame womb embodiment as the sole definition of womanhood.
We understand that this topic can at times be tender and confusing. If you have questions or would like clarification, please feel free to reach out. We are happy to continue the conversation.

Presenters will receive either:
-Full registration to the conference which includes lunch on both days.
or
-Registration and lunch for the day you are presenting and a $100 stipend

All classroom spaces at the St. Mary’s U of MN Cascade Meadows campus are fully equipped with computer access, podiums, white boards, etc. You are not required to use any of this equipment but it is there if you need it. If your workshop is selected we will review your needs and have everything in place for you ahead of time. If you have a powerpoint or similar presentation, please use a USB flash drive. It is the responsibility of each presenter to provide any handouts or supplies needed for your workshop, though we may have a small budget to assist with this on a case by case basis. All presenters will have a volunteer assigned to them to assist with any technological or other issues throughout your workshop session.

Please note that proselytizing (attempting to convert others to your viewpoint) will not be tolerated, nor is using your workshop only as a means to sell a product or business. If you have a product to sell or business to promote, we welcome you to apply for a vendor space, vendor applications will be opening soon. Workshops are meant to teach, heal, inspire or to guide and create community.

PLEASE REVIEW THE PROPOSAL FORM AND GATHER ALL YOUR INFORMATION BEFORE STARTING, THE FORM MAY NOT SAVE YOUR WORK! YOU MUST ENTER ALL YOUR INFORMATION AND CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON. YOU WILL RECEIVE A POP UP STATING THAT YOUR PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED. CHECK YOUR POP-UP BLOCKER! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

Proposal for Workshop

Submit your workshop proposal for consideration.

Your Name(Required)
Co-Presenter's Name (if applicable)
Address(Required)
Email(Required)
Co-Presenter's Address (if applicable)
Co-Presenter's Email (if applicable)
Please provide a brief summary. If your proposal is accepted, this (or a slightly edited version) will be used on the website, social media posts and in the conference brochure.
Explain the purpose, activities and organization of your workshop; this should be a complete description including time breakdown and detailed outline of information, activities and projects. Note: workshop sessions are 90 minutes long.
Type of Workshop(Required)
Briefly explain if your workshop is intended for those with no background to your topic or for those with some prior knowledge or experience. Is this workshop child-friendly, all ages or limited to adults only?
Please include a brief summary of relevant experience or qualifications, including links to websites or social media pages. *If selected, this accompany your workshop description on the website as your bio. Please keep it under 200 words
Please include a brief summary of relevant experience or qualifications, including links to websites or social media pages. *If selected, this accompany your workshop description on the website as your bio. Please keep it under 200 words
Have you presented at a previous Women & Spirituality Conference?(Required)
Recording Session (Check all that apply.)(Required)
Are you willing to have your session be recorded? We recognize that in order to provide a safe container for some content, some sessions are not suitable for being recorded. Please indicate this in your workshop description. *Willingness to be recorded will NOT affect your workshop chances of being accepted.*
Workshop Session Preferences(Required)
Check one or more options or if any option will work, check ‘No preference.’
Would you consider offering your workshop more than once?(Required)
Room preferences (check all that apply).(Required)
If available, preferred space would be:(Required)
Are there any special accommodations that you or your co-presenter or your intended audience may need? (Please be specific.)
The Women & Spirituality Conference strives to include a wide representation of voices, we are committed to expanding the diversity of our community. Please feel free to share anything about your demographics that is relevant to us increasing the diversity and inclusion of the conference. We will not keep, store or publish this information.
Consent(Required)