Artemis Journal 2021
SUBMISSION CALL CLOSED
STILL OPEN
The Roswell Award & The Women Hold Up Half the Sky Award
Sci-Fest L.A. and Light Bringer Project are proud to accept entries for The Roswell Award international short science fiction story competition from writers age 16 and older. The “Women Hold Up Half the Sky Award” for feminist sci-fi is co-presented by Artemis literary journal and will also be awarded to a distinct winner. Submissions will close for The Roswell Award on December 15, 2020. For more details please see submission guidelines. For further inquiries email: theroswellaward@gmail.com
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Selected finalists will be chosen to have their stories read in their honor by celebrity guests during a special performance.
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First, Second, and Third place Roswell Award winners will receive $500, $250, and $100 USD cash prizes.
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The First place Roswell Award winner will receive access to the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program sponsored 11-week or shorter online course.
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The Women Hold Up Half the Sky Award is an additional special prize category for a feminist themed sci-fi story. The winner will be published by Artemis literary journal with more prizes to be announced.
Artemis Journal 2021
CLOSED
Submission Guidelines:
Theme is open-ended and not limited to gender or specific ideas regarding artistic expression.
The Great Awakening
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- Poems & Short Story
- 3 poems per poet
- Include your name, email address & title on every poem submission in word doc, no PDFs!
- brief bio in word doc-no PDFs!(30 words or less)
- Short Story -Women Hold Up Half the Sky is an additional special prize category for a feminist themed sci-fi short story. The winner will be published in Artemis 2021 with more prizes to be announced. Artemis is partnering with the Light Bringer Project. For guidelines; https://www.lightbringerproject.org/science-fiction-competitions
- Artwork
- 3 entries per artist of any medium
- publication condition (300 dpi at “8 x 10”)
- Include your name, email address & title on every art submission, no PDFs!
- brief bio in word doc-no PDFs!(30 words or less)
- Editors will contact you when they receive your submission, look for this confirmation to verify that your work was received-if you do not receive confirmation then please contact editors to confirm your entry.
- Submissions are reviewed by our editors and if the submitted works do not follow the exact guidelines, the work will not qualify for review and returned.
- Theme is open-ended and not limited to gender or specific ideas regarding artistic expression.
- SUBMIT WORK TO – artemisjournal@gmail.com
- Poems & Short Story
2020 submissions CLOSED
“SEASON OF WOMEN”
CELEBRATING
100th anniversary of the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote

Submission Guidelines:
- Poems – 3 poems per poet
- Include your name, email address & title on every poem submission, no PDFs!
- Submit work in word doc including a brief bio (60 words or less).
- Include your name, email address & title on every poem submission, no PDFs!
- Artwork – 3 entries per artist
- of any medium must be of publication condition (300 dpi at “8 x 10”)
- include title, artist, medium, email address.
- a brief bio in word doc (60 words or less).
- Editors will contact you when they receive your submission, look for this confirmation to verify that your work was received-if you do not receive confirmation then please contact editors to confirm your entry.
- Submissions are reviewed by our editors and if the submitted works do not follow the exact guidelines, the work will not qualify for review and returned.
- Theme is open-ended and not limited to gender or specific ideas regarding artistic expression.
- SUBMIT WORK TO – artemisjournal@gmail.com
Artemis Journal 2020 to be released June 5, 2020

Celebration launch at the Roanoke Taubman Museum of Art
Roanoke, Virginia 24091
Science Fiction Story winner for 2019 “Women hold up half the sky”
The judges selected the winner, with over 90 submissions from around the world and the winner is Jennifer Delozier for her story, Dirge in D Minor, published in the Artemis Journal 2019.

Artemis collaborated with the Los Angeles organization, Light Bringer Project & the Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for Women (Hollywood NOW) in a science fiction story competition that embraces feminist themes & has a strong female protagonist.
- The winner of the Roswell special award “Women hold up half the sky” category receives dual publication in Artemis 2019 and Hollywood NOW site plus $100 award sponsored by the Hollywood NOW. Celebrity guests in a special performance at the LitFest Pasadena will read the winning story
- One entry per writer – 1500 words
- The email address for submissions is TheRoswellAward@gmail.com.
http://www.lightbringerproject.org/science-fiction-contests
Science Fiction Story winner for 2018 “Women hold up half the sky”
“Artemis- Women hold up half the sky”
Mindy Quigley, author of Equality Day

This award recognizes a science fiction story that embraces feminist themes and has a strong female protagonist. Top entries will exemplify excellence in feminist storytelling, while capturing the complexities of their characters.
The winner will receive dual publication in Artemis Journal and on the Hollywood NOW website, in addition to $100.00 USD cash from Hollywood NOW. The winner’s story will be officially recognized at LitFest Pasadena and read on stage by a celebrity guest at LitFest Pasadena on May 19, 2018. Additional prizes include a print copy of the Artemis Journal with the winning story featured, with special recognition in media releases.

May 20th, special award ceremony at the
Pasadena LitFest, Pasadena, California
http://litfestpasadena.org/
http://www.lightbringerproject.org/
Submissions for the 2020 Artemis Journal
Opened
Artemis Journal 2019 to be released June 5, 2020
Celebration launched at the Roanoke Taubman Museum of Art

Email Entries To:
Or Mail;
Artemis
P.O. Box 505
Floyd, Virginia 24091
To contact us with questions go to our contact page
Artemis is sponsored by The Roanoke Arts Commission and the Roanoke Taubman Museum of Art