In The Dust Zone

Maggie Dubris and Scott Gillis



The Dust Zone © Maggie Dubris / Scott Gillis

Maggie Dubris is the author of Skels (Soft Skull Press, 2004), and Weep Not, My Wanton (Black Sparrow Press, 2002). Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including, Up Is Up, But So Is Down (NYU Press, 2006). Her translation of the Turkish poet Lala Muldar's, 'The Yellowing,' was included in the book, Eda: An Anthology of Contemporary Turkish Poetry (Talisman House Pub., 2004). She is the Manhattan poet for Mabou Mines's, 'A Song For New York,' a public performance piece scheduled to premier in all five boroughs in 2007. For ten years she was guitarist and one of the principal songwriters for the all-female band Homer Erotic ('Homerica the Beautiful', Depth of Field records, 1999), performing at NYC clubs and at festivals in Tampa and Las Vegas. Her poem, WillieWorld, first published as a chapbook by Richard Hell's Cuz Editions, served as the basis for the Scott Saunders short film, Welcome to WillieWorld, which was named one of Resfest's top five digital shorts of 2001. Maggie worked for twenty years as a full-time 911 paramedic in the Times Square district in New York City, and is currently employed by Kids Kicking Cancer, as a martial arts health care specialist working with children in hospitals.

Scott Gillis illustrated the graphic novel, Barry Gifford's Perdita Durango (Avon Books, 1995), which was published in the U.S., France, and Germany. His drawings have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly Magazine, Esquire, New York Magazine, and the Village Voice, Proof, and other publications. He was involved with and illustrated the earliest issues of Raw magazine with Art Spiegelman and Francois Molley. He also illustrated books for Greil Marcus and Elliot Hester, and created numerous comics for Dark Horse Comics. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited in New York, Australia, Japan, Amsterdam and Belgium. He is currently represented by Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City. He was also a founding member and the guitarist of the seminal East Village band, Konk.