Fall 2006

In this issue...

  • September Marks Publication of Tenth Issue of Gertrude

  • Second Annual Chapbook Contest Announced

  • Artist Exhibition Scheduled at Portland's Q Center September 8 






"Border Vigil"
by Tricia McInroy

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September Marks Publication of Tenth Issue of Gertrude: A Journal of Voice and Vision
We are pleased to announce another milestone at Gertrude Press: the publication of our tenth issue of Gertrude. Featuring 21 writers and artists from 13 states, the tenth issue is our largest ever, with 112 pages of quality photography, fiction, poetry, and an interview with Judith Barrington. The issue will be available in early September. Subscribe Today!

Second Annual Chapbook Contest Announced
Gertrude Press is now accepting poetry and fiction chapbook submissions for its second annual Chapbook Contest.  The contest is open to writers around the world.  One winner will be announced in each category and will receive a $50 cash award and 50 copies of his/her winning chapbook.  An entry fee of $12 per submission includes a subscription to the literary journal, Gertrude.  Deadline:  January 15, 2007.  Submission guidelines are available online at gertrudepress.org.

Artist Exhibition Scheduled at Portland's Q Center (Opening Friday, September 8th, 6pm @ 1028 SE Water Street)

Gertrude Press is proud to present, in conjunction with Portland's Q Center, the internationally-known photographs of Tricia McInroy. Tricia McInroy has been a professional photographer for more than ten years with photos appearing in publications such as Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Washington Post, and the fall 2006 issue of Gertrude.

The photographs, on display through the month of September, are a small portion of McInroy's larger body of work in which she documents immigrant border crossings along the Arizona and Mexico border. Her photos speak of desperation, solitude, and more importantly, McInroy provides faces to challenge immigration politics that are undoubtedly imbued with racism.

As an out lesbian, McInroy demands that, "oppressed communities must reach out to others that exist on the margins. Only in this way can we begin to cooperatively deconstruct the very social systems that have failed us all." More Info...

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