Our Purpose
Grassroots’ mission is to encourage new, upcoming artists and writers by providing opportunities for these artists to have their work professionally published by our team of editors. We publish both a physical and digital magazine twice a year, once per each collegiate semester. Our editing team consists purely of undergraduate students enrolled at Southern Illinois University—Carbondale who have a dedication to the creative arts and our contributors.
The Editors (Fall 2025 – Spring 2026)
Alayna Reid—Editor-in-Chief
Zelia Jamieson—Executive Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Alayna Reid—Executive Poetry Editor
Andrew Locke—Executive Art/Photography Editor
Carly Gist—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Macey Schuppel—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
McKenna Bark—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Alexander Loutris—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Clare Meadows—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Caleb Heikes—Poetry Editor
Mal Lovett—Poetry Editor
Marley Donoho—Poetry Editor
Marah Poppe—Poetry Editor
Kendall Sigafoos—Poetry Editor
Ashley Garcia-Valdiva—Art/Photography Editor
Preslee Sutherland—Art/Photography Editor
Caroline Lutz—Art/Photography Editor
Dustin Hoffman—Grassroots Faculty Advisor
editors of the past
Submission and Contact Information
For current submission information to Grassroots, please see our submission guidelines,
or email us at grassrootsmag@siu.edu.