The Arkansas Anthology

The year 2017 marks the 17th volume of the Arkansas Anthology. Sponsored by the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (ACTELA), the goal of the Anthology is to encourage and reward the writing and creative excellence of students and educators throughout Arkansas schools. In the tradition of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) ways of lifting up student voices through the language arts, this publication of creative works by young authors, artists, and photographers honors excellence in writing–both prose and poetry–as well as multiple mediums of art. All writing pieces, photographs, and artwork are submissions from students. 
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ACTELA board members edit and produce the Anthology each spring. This year marked the first year that the anthology is native to digital platforms.  Created using iBooks Author, the optimum version of the book is available through the iBooks store. A PDF version of the anthology is also available. (See links to download the current issue below.)

We encourage students and teachers to plan ahead to submit writings to next year’s Anthology.
The authors published in the Arkansas Anthology retain all the publication rights of their respective works.

2017 Arkansas Anthology

Click on one of the links below to download the current issue. Please note: you will need an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to access the iBook version.

Call for Submissions

Guest Editors

We welcome guest editors (teachers) who would like to be active in ACTELA by helping to select the Anthology pieces and/or help with the "ACTELA Authors Shine" session each year at the Arkansas Curriculum Conference (see below). Contact Dixie Keyes at dkeyes@astate.edu if you are interested.

Editor's Choice Awards

Each year, the editors of the Arkansas Anthology choose outstanding pieces of writing and works of art to feature as Editor's Choice Award winners. We invite these student winners to share their pieces with a statewide audience of educators at the Arkansas Curriculum Conference each year in November. They are also recognized at the ACTELA Luncheon at ACC.

Past Issues

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