The InsideOut StoryLab Presents: Boundaries and Bridges
The InsideOut StoryLab: Boundaries and Bridges is a story collection from both incarcerated and unconfined writers to be distributed by portable story dispensers inside and outside of carceral settings in Alaska. The story collection will be edited by Alaska-based writer and editor Jaclyn Bergamino, current editor of Marrow Magazine, who has taught creative writing for incarcerated students in Alaska. Fairbanks-based artist Naomi Hutchquist, who has previously created award-winning animation for LION, will assist with art and editorial work with comic-based submissions. The project is overseen by Sarah Stanley, associate professor of English at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and founder of StoryLab.
Now Accepting Submissions!
Deadline July 31, 2023
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Boundaries and Bridges is a story collection from both incarcerated and unconfined writers to be distributed by portable story dispensers inside and outside of carceral settings in Alaska. Our inaugural collection theme, Boundaries and Bridges, invites writing and art that explores connection and disconnection. We are currently accepting submissions of stories, comics, creative nonfiction, and poems, written and image-based, that cross boundaries and build bridges between inside and outside of jails and prisons in Alaska.
Submissions must be previously unpublished, online or in print, including on personal websites. Work must be a maximum of 7500 characters, including spaces (approximately 1750 words). For formatting poetry, keep in mind that the story dispensers print on paper that can hold only 40 characters per line. Comics will be printed in grayscale. Final submissions are due July 31, 2023.
Boundaries and Bridges is supported by The Learning Inside Out Network (LION), an Alaska-based grassroots group that increases access to quality participation in artistic exchanges for people inside and out of the carceral system. Incarcerated writers will be offered trauma-informed writing curriculum and feedback to help develop their work for publication. Handwritten submissions are welcome.
This collection will be published through StoryCube dispensers, a portable printer from global publisher Short Édition, that offers stories at the push of a button.
Submissions can be submitted by email or to our mailing address.
Email address: uaf-lion@alaska.edu
Mailing address:
Boundaries and Bridges
℅ University of Alaska Fairbanks
Department of English
P.O. Box 755720
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5720
More information can be found on our website: https://lion.open.uaf.edu/bnb
EDITORIAL TEAM
Jaclyn Bergamino
Story Editor
Naomi Hutchquist
Visual Editor
Readers
Jennifer Jolis
Meryem Udden
Want to join the LION editorial team as a reader?
Join the LION editorial team to participate in first round reviews of submissions, as well as preparing feedback for every incarcerated writer. To join, fill out the form at the link below.
Downloadable Curriculum Packets
OUR CURRICULUM
We support our authors with guidance on the writing and comic composition process through the asynchronous curriculum. Download our full curriculum or select a specific genre below. Each packet includes craft tips, examples, and writing prompts.
News
Learning Inside Out Network to receive $10,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The Learning Inside Out Network is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support InsideOut StoryLab: Boundaries and Bridges.