On My Bookshelf Returns!

Launched in February, ON MY BOOKSHELF asks QWF authors what they're currently reading, perusing, consulting, reconsidering.

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MATANA ROBERTS













Brooklyn based sound artist Matana (mah-tah-nah) Roberts is the creator of FAT RAGGED, a 'zine about her struggles as a performing artist. Matana recently taught a four-week ‘zine session in an after-school youth program in Montreal as part of the QWF’s Writers in the Community. A Saxophonist/ Improviser/Composer/21st Century Sound Conceptualist Griot, Matana is the recipient of national commissions, residencies and awards and has appeared as a leader and collaborator on recordings and performances in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

"here’s my top ten list of favourite zines. tho my faves change all the time as there is so much out there. here are my recent picks in no particular order.

1. Doris by Cindy Crabb
2. Cometbus by Aaron Elliot
3. Green Zine by Christy C Road
4. The Match by Fred Woodworth
5. I'm Johnny and I don't give a Fuck by Andy
6. My Evil Twin Sister by Amber Gayle and Stacey Forte
7. boxcutter by Jermey Useless
8. brainscan by Alex Wrekk
9. east village Inky by Ayun Halliday
10. Adventures in Menstruating by Cella Quint"

http://www.matanaroberts.com/

For more info on Writers in the Community, visit:
http://qwf.org/programs/wic

Check out Peggy Curran’s fabulous story on the program in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/News/journey+from+streetwise+sonnets/1607465/story.html