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Darcy Rhyno
For most of his career, Darcy has worked in education and with children. A teacher and arts worker by profession, he has worked with many schools and teachers across the province, as well as with artists from all genres. He is also a part time instructor in the graduate program of the Faculty of Education at Mount St. Vincent University and the part time General Manager of the Osprey Arts Centre in Shelburne. His readings and workshops are always engaging, informative and entertaining. Selected List of Publications
"...an exceptional talent..." "[Conductor of Waves is a] strikingly accomplished collection from Darcy Rhyno.. The best brim over with palpable atmosphere and vivid characterizations." - Globe and Mail. Of "Soft As Milk", one story in Conductor of Waves, "Tightly focused, subtly structured, the tale hums with visceral tension. Sometimes distressing to read, it becomes impossible to abandon, moving with spare eloquence toward a close that ripples with meaning and puts a vise-grip on the heart.. a dark gem." - Jim Bartley, Globe a Mail. "Rhyno's work is reminiscent of the early work of David Adams Richards." "[Conductor of Waves] is an uncompromising book of short stories." - Laura McLauchlan, The Coast Guard Newspaper. "[Rhyno] is uncompromising in his depictions of the people in his stories, honest yet compassionate." - Jodi DeLong, The Chronicle Herald. "You can smell the salt air and hear the waves pounding in this fine collection." - Paul MacDougall, Pottersfield Portfolio. "He snaps the reader awake by laying bare the bones of a character's life." - Anne Simpson. "Spare and clean, these are impressively truthful stories." - Silver Donald Cameron The Vagrant Revue of New Fiction (one story included) Vagrant Press: 2007. ISBN: 978-1-55109-610-0 "The most exciting discovery for me in the Vagrant Revue was the sharp, funny and realistic work of Darcy Rhyno… There isn't a word out of place or a moment of awkwardness in style or in pace. Rhyno's timing and economy is perfect… Rhyno is undeniably the star of this collection…" http://www.infomonkey.net/events.details.php?evid=9313 Islands in the Harbour: A Collection of Stories by Writers from Nova Scotia's South Shore. (two stories included) Roseway Publishing, 1990. ISBN: 0-9694180-0-0 Selected Recent Publications and Producations Saltscapes Magazine: Columnist and regular contributor. "The Art of David Blackwood," Saltscapes, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Nov/Dec, 2008. "People Helping Whales," Saltscapes, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Sept/Oct, 2008. "Sailing to Africa on the Amistad," Saltscapes, Bedford, Nova Scotia, July/August 2008. "Canada's Willy Wonka: Getting to Know David Ganong," Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sept/Oct 2007. "Life Through a Bell Jar: Getting to Know Donna Morrissey," Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, July/August 2007. "The Roots of Comedy: Getting to Know Shaun Majumder," Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May/June 2007. "Domesticating Our Codfish," Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, January/February 2007, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp 34-38. "Journey Down the Shelburne River," Travel, Dartmouth Nova Scotia, 2007. Movie Reviewer and Arts Contributor for The Coast Guard, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Sept. 2001-present. "Building Community Through the Arts at the Osprey," Coastal Communities News, Nova Scotia, November/December 2006, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 20-21. "Microbrew With Macro Taste: On the East Coast, Brewing Beer is an Art," Good Taste, Summer 2005. "Waterfalls of Atlantic Canada", Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May-June, 2005. "Mums the Word", Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Nov-Dec, 2004. "Call of the Wild Fungi", Saltscapes, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sept-Oct, 2004. "The End," a radio play for CBC Radio, October 2003. "Car Accident," a radio play for CBC Radio, October 2003. "Carving a Place for Myself" on CBC Radio's Outfront, December 18, 2001. AwardsSecond Prize: 2006 Atlantic Writing Competition for Underworld, a novel for children. Finalist: Writers' Union of Canada 2004 Postcard Story Contest for "World Champion." Third Prize: 2003 South Shore Literary Club, Short Story category for "Magnet." First Prize: 1997 South Shore Festival of the Arts Short Story Contest for "Naked." First Prize: Halifax Herald Short Story Contest for "Ragged Islands Burning." You can send mail to Darcy Rhyno |
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Darcy
writes fiction, novels for children, magazine articles and radio scripts.
His first collection of short fiction, Conductor of Waves, is a set
of 12 stories set in a fictional Nova Scotia fishing community. The
Globe and Mail called it "a strikingly accomplished collection."
His first novel for children placed second in the Atlantic Writing
Competition. His second is under consideration at a major publisher.
As a columnist for Saltscapes magazine, Darcy writes the back page
for each issue, prepares feature articles and writes for special publications
about travel, holidays and other topics. He writes for other magazines
and newspapers as well. Currently, he is completing a second collection
of short fiction and a novel. One of the stories for this latest collection
was published in The Vagrant Revue of New Fiction, an anthology of
work by the most promising writers in Atlantic Canada.
Conductor
of Waves: Stories. Roseway Publishing, 2002. ISBN: 1-896496-32-6