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The Juniper Institute could not thrive without support from its community. We are proud to partner with these fine organizations and individuals, many of whom provide invaluable support in the form of scholarships. Their contributions have made it possible for many talented writers to participate in the Institute who would otherwise be unable to attend.

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Amherst Books, in downtown Amherst, is a locally owned, independent bookshop selling new and used books. Their particular strengths include poetry, literature, and philosophy; they also carry a large selection of small press titles and literary journals.

Factory Hollow Press publishes books, chapbooks, and broadsides in limited editions. The publishing division of Sleepy Lemur Quality Enterprises, which is the production division of The Meeteetzee Institute, FHP resides at Flying Object in Hadley, MA.

Flying Object is a nonprofit arts organization with a storefront in Hadley, MA. Housing a gallery, bookstore, and printshop that serves as a laboratory for creative development, FO encourages both deliberate and chance encounters of collaboration between the community of artists who support it through their participation in the various programs offered.

jubilat is a literary journal that aims not only to publish the best in contemporary American poetry, but to place it alongside a varied selection of reprints, found pieces, lyric prose, art, and interviews with poets and other artists.

NEOMFA is a consortium of four universities: Cleveland State University, Kent State University, the University of Akron, and Youngstown State University. NEOMFA’s unique collaborative design allows students to take advantage of a large pool of award-winning faculty and concentrate in the writing of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.

The Rendezvous, the Pioneer Valley’s leading bar-venue, features great food and Ms. Pac Man. Located in Turners Falls, MA, they host of a number of literary and extra-literary events.

The University of Massachusetts Graduate School, with a Graduate Faculty of 1,100 at the Amherst campus, is the major research institution in the Five-Campus University System. The School offers 51 programs leading to a doctorate and 73 programs toward a master's degree. The Graduate School’s contributions to Juniper help support writers of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Writers of Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live: C. David Colson, Janet Iacobuzio, Anna T Cascio, Carolyn Culliton, and Richard Culliton.

And individuals including: Anonymous, Catherine Norr, Barry Rackner, Matthew Zapruder, Therese Young Kim.

We’re additionally grateful for media sponsorship from the following organizations:

Drunken Boat is a renowned online arts magazine dedicated to presenting literary, visual, digital, and cross-media work from around the world.

The Massachusetts Review, founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and UMass Amherst, is one of the nation’s leading literary magazines, distinctive for its commitment to both artistic concerns and pressing public issues.

Since 1981, Conjunctions has blazed a trail in literary publishing. Edited by Bradford Morrow and published by Bard College, Conjunctions delivers rigorous, innovative, risk-taking writing and provides a space where contemporary masters meet the most exciting emerging voices. Conjunctions also publishes a separate online weekly magazine of new writing and maintains an audio vault of exclusive recordings of readings.