Artemis Journal

http://www.artemisjournal.org

Magazine

Poetry, Visual Art

1977

Floyd, VA

Jeri Rogers

Founder, Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

Artemis, the Greek goddess of light, is the namesake of our journal. She had the divine duty of illuminating the darkness. She is often depicted carrying a candle or torch to light the way for others and leading them through uncharted territories. Using this as our ideal, our mission at Artemis is to foster excellence in art and literature in the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond by publishing a yearly journal. The Artemis mission has not changed from its inception. Forty-nine years ago, in the basement of the Roanoke, Virginia YWCA, writing workshops were offered for the enlightenment of abused women. That experience and those writings inspired the creation of the Artemis Journal, providing a platform where women could publish their own opinions about their contemporary lives. Since then, Artemis has grown to publish artists and writers, both female and male, established and new, and to foster art and literature from the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. Throughout history, Artemis has presented many educational and cultural events, school mentoring programs, and collaborations with many area colleges and universities. Artemis creates a place for many contributors to debut their work alongside professional artists and writers. The journal has included a Pulitzer Prize winner, national and state poet laureates, a T.S. Eliot prizewinner, Virginia Center for Creative Arts Literary Literary prizewinners, an NAACP Image Award Recipient, and numerous other award winners. This year’s journal will include a young scholar recipient and Youth Poet Laureate from Roanoke, Va.

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