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
Zelia Jamieson—Editor-in-Chief
Carly Gist—Executive Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Marley Donoho—Executive Poetry Editor
Andrew Locke—Executive Art/Photography Editor
McKenna Bark—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Caleb Heikes—Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
Marah Poppe—Poetry Editor
Kendall Sigafoos—Poetry Editor
Ashlyn Thomas—Poetry Editor
Ashley Garcia-Valdiva—Art/Photography Editor
Preslee Sutherland—Art/Photography Editor
Sydne Kelley—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.