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Underneath The Juniper Tree (UTJT) was created after the departure of Crow Toes Quarterly Magazine. Underneath The Juniper Tree is a non-profit online magazine that supports new and budding artists and writers. We aim to promote the most creatively fantastical and darkly neurotic literature and art that has been much loved over the centuries and will be loved for centuries to come.

UTJT, run by Marjorie Merle and Tex, was created out of the devastating loss of another fantastically dark children’s publication, Crow Toes Quarterly. CTQ was a mysterious and grim literature and art printed quarterly for children. It was a huge disappointment to many people when it was confirmed in the spring of 2011 that CTQ would be closing its doors and ceasing publication due to budget issues. In its departure, Marjorie and Tex decided that with their combined set of skills in literature, editing, art, design, marketing, and the world of publishing they could help revive the magazine and keep its legacy alive. They started Underneath the Juniper Tree as a simple blog in April 2011, and in June they published their first monthly e-zine. They have been publishing monthly ever since.

The magazine has featured well known names such as Dave McKean (Coraline) and Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin series, Simon & Schuster 2010). That is on top of the many other extremely talented contributors that have a love for the dark art and providing children with a creative outlet like no other. To this day, no one has been compensated in any way, including Marjorie and Tex. Read the issues at http://issuu.com/underneaththejunipertree visit the website at http://underneaththejunipertree.com/