Alligator Juniper


A publication of Prescott College, Alligator Juniper features contemporary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and black and white fine arts photography. We encourage submissions from writers at all levels, especially emerging and early-career writers. Past issues of Alligator Juniper have included interviews with nationally known authors from our Southwest Writers Series. Alligator Juniper has twice won the AWP Directors' Prize for Undergraduate Literary Magazines.

Special Call for Submissions: Genre Blur

SPECIAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GENRE BLUR In our 2008 issue of Alligator Juniper, we’ll be featuring a special section on genre blur. Introduced by Margot Singer’s essay “On Genre and Voice in Creative Nonfiction,” which claims “there is no such thing as non-hybrid form” and “that voice is the only formal distinction between fiction and nonfiction,” this special feature in AJ will explore work that challenges easy categorization and expands or destroys our notion of “genre.” We’re looking for submissions that revel in their inherently hybrid nature, that combine and confuse genre, that experiment with voice and form. We’re looking for writing that fills in the cracks: lyric essay, prose poem, flash fiction, fictional essay, epistolary half-truth, mythic memoir…whatever you can think of that pushes us to consider—and re-consider—how to categorize the work. Because of our limited space, shorter pieces (500-3,000 words) are encouraged, although we will consider longer pieces of merit. Deadline for submission is January 1, 2008. Send a cover letter with a paragraph containing your explanation of how your piece blurs genre, in addition to an SASE to: Alligator Juniper Prescott College 220 Grove Avenue Prescott, AZ 86301 Questions: Contact Rachel Yoder at aj@prescott.edu or (928) 350-2012 Homepage: http://www.prescott.edu/highlights/alligator_juniper/index.html

Deadline:1/1/2008


AJ National Writing Contest ($500)

National Writing Contest in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry
$10 Entry Fee
$500 First Place Prize
Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2007

Our annual contest awards $500 plus publication for the first place winner in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies (4). $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant receives one copy of the 2008 issue, a $10 value. The issue will come out in summer 2008. There is no theme for the 2008 issue.  Work is selected upon artistic merit. By entering our contest you agree to allow us to select your work for publication even if it does not place first.  We encourage submissions from writers of all levels, especially emerging or early-career writers. We accept simultaneous submissions; inform us in your cover letter and contact us immediately if your work is selected elsewhere.

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions accepted May 1st through October 1st, 2007 (postmark deadline).
• Include a brief cover letter, including the statement below.
• Include S.A.S.E for response only; manuscripts are recycled, not returned.
• Include a $10 entry fee payable to Alligator Juniper for each story or essay (30 page limit per entry), or up to five poems.
• Additional entries require additional fee.
• Indicate category with a large F, NF, or P on cover letter and mailing envelope.
• Manuscripts must be typed with numbered pages. Prose double-spaced.
• Double-sided copies encouraged. No email submissions.
• Send to: Alligator Juniper, Prescott College, 220 Grove Avenue, Prescott AZ, 86301

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, due to recent problems with misinformed entrants and withdrawals, we ask that you include the following statement in your signed cover letter: "I have read and understand the guidelines for Alligator Juniper’s national writing contest."

Back issues are available for all but 1995 (the premier issue) and 2001. Send $7.50 to above address and request a copy from any year, 1996-2006.

Selection Process

All entries are read and discussed by Prescott College students in the Alligator Juniper practicum class.  This class is overseen each fall by two faculty members, each of whom is a working writer in the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

All entrants receive a personal letter from one of our staff regarding the status of their submission. We usually inform in late January. The individual attention we devote to each manuscript takes time. We appreciate your patience.

Deadline:10/1/2007