A note about the name: 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts co-founder Lisa Newman was inspired by working with Two Girls Review in Eugene, Oregon. Though original Two Girls co-founder Lidia Yuknavitch (now of Chiasmus Press) has shared her talent with 2GQ and the gyrlz, our group and publications are not affiliated with the Review.
A Compendium of Miniatures
by Tiffany Lee Brown
(Tiger Food Press * 2GQ Press)
Miniature narratives and rhythmic metaphors redefine the words that tell life's big stories. Limited edition of 50 signed, numbered books hand-bound in silk; case-bound. Hand-set in Deepdene and letterpress printed in two colors on 100% post-consumer recyled paper using soy-based inks by Clare Carpenter.
Books begin shipping September 23, 2007. Pre-orders accepted; reserve a copy today via:
Purchase online with credit card at plazm.com ($55 plus shipping & handling). US, Canada, international.
Purchase via mail order: $58 includes shipping & handling. Make checks out to "2GQ" and send to PO Box 2863, Portland OR 97208. Includes a splendid mailing box you will want to crawl inside. Price includes
all applicable taxes, shipping, etc. USA and Canada only.
Email the authors at 2007@2GQ.org with inquiries or to be notified about our September installation and performance at Cathedral Park Place in Portland.
Musicians from bands like Low and the Decemberists joined in with writers from Elissa Schappell to Lance Olsen in 2GQ's "Exquisite Language" project. Seventy contributors from around the world co-constructed a series of exquisite corpse stories and songs; the results were published in our special Exquisite Language issue of 2GQ and also interpreted as performance and song at an EL-fest event at the Heathman Hotel.
Fun times! Anyway, we still have a few copies of Exquisite Language. To get one of your very own, please send a check for $13 made out to "2GQ" to: Tiffany Lee Brown, 2GQ Editor, PO Box 2863, Portland OR 97208. Includes a splendid letterpressed mailing box you will want to crawl inside. Price includes all applicable taxes, shipping, etc. USA and Canada only. Keep reading for details about contributors and other items in the issue.
Well, we don't have the best track record for comments on this blog. I forgot to configure things so anybody could comment at all, then turned it on, then got swamped with spam. So for now, posting a comment requires setting up a TypeKey account and using that to log in. That's how our system here (TypePad) just happens to work things.
Problem is? Last time I tried to use TypeKey, it freakin' sucked. But anyway. We do want your comments, but not the ones about teen girls or adding inches to your member. Thanks for your patience... -Tif
Find out more about the Public Works Corps: Tiffany Lee Brown, Clare Carpenter, Lilian Gael, Nora Robertson, and Emily Stone...
...and about this week's guest artists, Sarah Dougher and Josh Berger.
2GQ is an experiment in literary, performative, and collaborative madness that takes place under the auspices of 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts, a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon. We publish a print journal, a webzine/blog, and will soon publish our first book; and we produce collaborative and interdisciplinary events with a strong literary component. 2GQ stands for 2 Gyrlz Quarterly, in case you were wondering.
Covering feats of artistic and literary derring-do from Portland and beyond, 2GQ brings artists and writers together to create experimental texts. 2GQ features interviews, articles, reviews, and original short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. We like to adventure among people and phenomena who are brave, risky, and willing to cross boundaries.
To contact us, email the current year at our domain. Example: in 2003, send mail to 2003@2GQ.org. If you want something reviewed, snailmail it to 3439 NE Sandy Blvd #513, Portland, OR 97232, USA. Review items cannot be returned.
Please do keep reading "Continued" for details, to buy our fabulous journal.
This entry updated Saturday, December 9, 2006.
After over five years of giving free rein to uncompromising performance in an unsafe world‚ the gyrlz, Llewyn Máire and Lisa Newman, are crossing the pond to spend a year making movement and noise‚ strengthening networks‚ strengthening our core. The new crossroads of creative convergence - Someday Lounge - is hosting a send-off party and you're invited.
Thursday 14 September, 9 pm-2 am
Someday Lounge -- 125 NW 5th, between Couch and Davis
Sliding scale admission. Donations help the 2 gyrlz tour . 21+. For details, keep clickin'.
Our latest publication, the book arts and lyric stories of Clare Carpenter and Tiffany Lee Brown, is available on the Etsy.com shop Seedcake. Look for "A Compendium of Miniatures."
The 2GQ literary/arts journal features original fiction, poetry, non-fiction, interviews, and language experiments. Limited edition, hand-bound and silkscreened/letterpressed covers. Delivered in a gorgeous, long-format box
letterpressed by Tiger Food Press, as available. Keep reading for details.
If you wouldn't mind taking a minute to tell us how you read 2GQ.org and why, it would help us make this site serve you better. And if you send your mailing address along with your answers, we'll send you a lil' treat.
There's nothing we love more than having people submit. Oh yes. Continue reading this post for details, including how to buy a sample issue, how much work to send, etc. Would-be contributors who don't follow the Submission Guidelines will not have their work considered. Sorry.
Welcome to the new 2GQ.org. We've decided to focus on new experiments in print media & book arts -- plus our brand spankin' new weblog (you're soaking in it). We kick off with Critical Quandaries, a lovely piece from Richard Speer on the minefield that is Being An Art Critic. Plus new short fiction from Frayn Masters.
Unlike our old site and the old blog...
2GQ
3439 NE Sandy Blvd # 513
Portland, OR 97232 USA
Mailing List: Low traffic, announcements only. Sign up by sending email to 2GyrlzQuarterly-subscribe@2GQ.org...
Email: the current year at 2GQ.org. In 2003, for example, you would send email to 2003@2GQ.org. This cuts down on spam...
Web: www.2GQ.org
Advance tickets strongly recommended. Co-presented by 2GQ at Performance Works NW. MORE INFORMATION.
