June 26, 2010: We have closed all comments in the Sound Off section – we were getting flooded with spam. We have no interest in monitoring spammers from real commentators. We apologize to those who were genuinely interested in participating in discussions. Sound Off will remain as is for now and may be scratched altogether.
-Tryst Editors
June 06, 2010: We’re woefully behind on book reviews, but we’re writing them up as we speak. A few reviews should be posted by the end of June. We’ve opened up a “Sound Off” section for those of you interested in writing up thoughtful articles of interest. Right now the section is in the experimental stage. We’ll see if it garners enough interest and if it does, we’ll keep it open. Meanwhile, stay tuned. We’re working on Issue XX due to release October 10, 2010 (10/10/10). Motto for today: “Be part of the change.”
-Tryst Editors
June 01, 2010: We have released Issue XIX, our Eighth Anniversary Issue. We (I) never thought we’d make it this many years, but then again, I never gave thought to how long Tryst would continue. With the combined efforts of friends, contributors, readers, artists continuing to support Tryst, we had no choice but to stay committed to our vision — to remain faithful to the arts. We don’t know where we’ll go next, but surprises surely are in store for us. We ask you to stay true to your own vision and continue to enjoy pursuing that most beautiful of all passions – expression – however you see it. Enjoy the journey.
-Tryst Editors
February 16, 2010: 2010 Million Writers Award Nominations for Tryst’s Writers are:
“Shine” by G Timothy Gordan
“The Smudge” by DC Grondo
“Freelancing in the Land of Gentry” by Mary Frances Potter
January 24, 2010: Two more book reviews have been posted: Brother Salvage by Rick Hilles and Water the Moon by Fiona Sze-Lorrain. Our editors will attempt to write up one or more reviews a month. We hope you will enjoy reading the books as much as we enjoyed reviewing them.
-Tryst Editors
Career Initiative Grant: Nuance and Opportunity
Guidelines are available for the 2010 Minnesota Writers Career Initiative Grant. The program has been expanded this year to serve the career needs of both established writers and writers of demonstrated ability at the early stages of their careers who could benefit from specific projects to take their careers to the next levels.
Such activities include:
Questions? Contact Jerod Santek at jsantek@loft.org or 612-215-2586. Due to the unique nature of this application, one-on-one consultations are provided in person, by phone, or by e-mail. An information session will be held on Saturday, February 6 at 2 p.m. The workshop is free, but space is limited. To reserve a space, contact Jerod. All grant information here.
The Book Of Hopes And Dreams
The Book of Hopes and Dreams is a charity, poetry anthology, featuring many award-winning and internationally respected writers, including Simon Armitage, Margaret Atwood, Moniza Alvi, Alan Brownjohn, David Constantine, Cyril Dabydeen, Carol Anne Duffy, Ian Duhig, Ruth Fainlight, Vicki Feaver, Elaine Feinstein, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Charles Ades Fishman, Magi Gibson, Alasdair Gray, Tony Harrison, John Heath-Stubbs, Michael Horovitz, Mimi Khalvati, Tom Leonard, Robert Mezey, Edwin Morgan, Lawrence Sail, Penelope Shuttle, Jon Stallworthy, Anne Stevenson and many others. Money raised from sales of this book will go to Spirit Aid for their aid programme in Afghanistan.
The Book Of Hopes And Dreams has been re-launched as an e-book and is available for a minimum donation of $2 (though larger donations will be gratefully received). Please make your payment via paypal to dee@thunderburst.co.uk and send an email to that address to let me know you’ve paid. As soon as funds are received you will be emailed your e-book. All funds raised (minus paypal admin charges will) go direct to Spirit Aid.
NB: Spirit Aid is one of the best, most-efficient charities in Scotland. It is staffed entirely by volunteers, who donate their time willingly because they wholeheartedly believe in the ethos of Spirit Aid, which is to give practical assistance to war or disaster torn regions of the world and to promote peace in a secular, non-religious way. Because it is staffed entirely by volunteers, 90% of all funds raised go direct to its projects… unlike many other charities, which have to deal with huge staff payroll and other administrative costs.
To find out more about what Spirit Aid are doing in Afghanistan, click on this link: