Issue Two Now Available
The second issue of Grist is now available and features work by Ellen Bass, Richard Bausch, Neil Connelly, Nancy Eimers, Adam Johnson, Dorianne Laux, John McManus, Joseph Millar, Danielle Pafunda, R.T. Smith, William Wenthe, and many other fine writers. In addition to the fiction and poetry selections in issue two, Grist continues its commitment to discussing writers' concerns on craft by including interviews with Rod Smith and Peter Ho Davies as well as including essays by John McManus on the writer's responsibility and Gary L. McDowell on the prose poem. Also, with each issue we showcase a genre often overlooked in literary journals, so for issue two, the graphic novel seizes our attention. Readers will find an excerpt of Shake Girl written by Adam Johnson, Tom Kealey, and the Stanford University Graphic Novel Project. Both Johnson and Kealey also contribute essays on how to use the graphic novel as a way to teach fiction writing and how a collaborative creative project such as Shake Girl can succeed. All in all, issue two continues what issue one began: presenting to writers a collection of voices that matter.
Excerpt from "Outnumbering the Dead" by John McManus:
"I argue that, on the contrary, our burden as wordsmiths is to bring time to the ideas in which we most ardently believe, attempting to convince thousands or just dozens to direct empathy toward those whom the dead have given only blinkered, mean proscription."
Excerpt from "Witnessing an Entire Train, Engine to Caboose: An Essay on the Graphic Novel" by Adam Johnson:
"And in making that graphic novel, I think the students truly learned to make a literary novel—they made all the same kinds of considerations that a novelist does. The only difference was the process was visible and collaborative."
Be sure to check out our Emerging Writers feature!
Grist: The Journal for Writers, a new national literary annual arising with support from the creative writing program at the University of Tennessee, features world class fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction, along with interviews with renowned writers, and essays about craft. Grist is distinguished from other journals by a commitment to exploring the nuances of the writer's occupation. Its pages invite questions regarding the author’s choice of genre, form, and point-of-view, as well as facilitating discussions of those elusive terms ‘aesthetics’ and ‘voice.’ There are plenty of literary journals in the world, as well as a fair number of magazines devoted to aspects of craft, but no publication that we know of blends the two like Grist.
Subscription Info
Grist is published annually by the University of Tennessee. Each issue is approximately 200-300 pages and most issues contain a mix of poetry, fiction, interview, creative nonfiction, and essay. Â
Subscription rates
$11.95 for one issue
$29.95 for three year subscriptions
Send check or money orders to
Grist c/o subscriptions
English Department
301 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430.