Website
Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Poetry, Visual Art
Year Established
1977
Address
Floyd, VA
Name
Jeri Rogers
Title
Founder, Editor-in-Chief
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Artemis, the Greek goddess of light, is namesake of our journal. She had the divine duty of illuminating the darkness. Often she is depicted carrying a candle or torch to light the way for others and leading them through territories yet uncharted. 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-two 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 our 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 many 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 an young scholar recipient.
2020 will be a momentous year as it marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution giving women the right to vote. With this amendment we decided as a nation to honor voices, to value them and to raise them in the national conversation. Every year we must decide again how to honor, value, and raise our voices and every year Artemis is there to help. This year we plan to commemorate the centennial of this historic event by taking the theme “Season of Women,” asking the question — “what does freedom of expression mean to you?”
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
no
Author Payments
copies
Contests
no
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Price Per Issue
25.00
Total Subscribers
956
Total Circulation
1000
Distributors
Artemis Journal
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
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What Do You Look For In A Submission?
Relating to the current theme
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Keep trying
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
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Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
art and poetry lover
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