If someone asks what the mission of Raven Magazine is, I say: to support writers & artists in their creative endeavors. They often find such a concept too to the point and inquire about the type of work Raven is interested in specifically, to which I answer: Raven believes in freedom of speech and expression, and actively seeks work that is thought provoking; experimental pieces are encouraged as is mixed media. Censorship is kept to a minimum.

Still not satisfied, they ask what Raven's target audience is--I reply with: Writers & artists and the non-writers & artists who love them, Specifically (though not exclusively) those who are in their early 20s to late 30s, more specifically women, people of color and members of the LGBT community (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender for those who don't know).

Upon hearing this, some people associate Raven with words like: "leftist," "lesbian," "radical," "amateur," not mainstream enough, like Poets&Writers, for instance. FYI: This is not Poets&Writers, this is Raven and we are Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, we are hetero and homosexuals, we are twenty-six and sixty-two, we are novices and professionals, poor, not-so-poor, disabled, unemployed, students, instructors, Christians, Atheists and practicing witches, who all have in common a love of art and the written word, regardless of genre or medium.       

Raven Magazine is a one-woman operation, meaning one woman gathered submissions from twenty writers and artists for the first issue, and over the course of the summer, learned to create a website (consisting of over twenty webpages) to serve as a platform for our words and images.

I encourage and appreciate feedback of any kind; please E-mail all comments and questions to [email protected].

All this having been said...

Welcome to Raven Magazine!

Sincerely, 

Amber Stewart