Flyer in UALR maroon with a list of what Quills & Pixels publishes and the Sept 27 deadline. There is also a compilations image each of the first page of the 2025-2026 articles.

Quills & Pixels, the student publication of the UA Little Rock Writers’ Network, publishes all forms of nonfiction writing. The journal is available online.

We publish

  • Creative nonfiction
  • Personal essays
  • Memoir
  • Autobiography
  • Research essays
  • Academic writing
  • Journalistic features
  • Color and black-and-white photography
  • Other nonfiction genres

This is no minimum or maximum word or page count for submissions. 

We welcome submissions from students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Questions? [email protected]

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What Is Quills & Pixels?

Quills & Pixels is the student-produced journal of The Writers’ Network at UA Little Rock. It publishes creative nonfiction writing and is a peer-reviewed journal. The editorial team reads the submissions and decides what to publish without knowing who the authors are.

The editorial team consists of UA Little Rock students in the ENGL 42173/RHET 52173 course, Editing for Publication. The journal is copyedited and designed by students in ENGL 42373.

If you are interested in taking one of these classes, please contact the Quills & Pixels editorial staff: [email protected].

How Can I Read Quills & Pixels?

Quills & Pixels moved to an online format in 2024. You can read it at quillsandpixelsualr.com.

Paper copies from previous years are available at the Rhetoric and Writing Main Office in Stabler 603 or you can email [email protected] and request copies be mailed to you.

Who Can Submit Their Work?

Anyone associated with the UA Little Rock community—students, staff, and faculty, as well as alumni of the university and persons involved in any of UA Little Rock’s outreach and community programs—is welcome to submit their work.

This includes people from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the William H. Bowen School of Law, and the Clinton School of Public Service.

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What Are the Manuscript Requirements?

Submissions must

  • Be original, unpublished nonfiction work.
  • Be redacted (remove your name from the writing—use a pseudonym if your name appears in the text).
  • Include a header with a shortened title and page numbers throughout.

You may submit up to 5 pieces.

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How Does It Work?

What you do:

  1. Pick which piece(s) to submit (you can submit up to 5).
  2. Redact the pieces (take out anything that identifies you as the author).
  3. Submit them via our online submission form.
  4. Wait.

What we do:

  1. Wait for submissions.
  2. Read all submissions, using a rubric to guide our reading.
  3. Select works for publication.
  4. Contact authors about the status of their work.
  5. Work with authors whose manuscripts has been selected for publication to finalize their drafts.