Nebo: A Literary Journal now has a permanent home in Arkansas Tech University’s open-access archive on Digital Commons! After decades in print, the journal is being digitized issue by issue to showcase the creative work of ATU students, alumni, and faculty across generations.
To mark this launch, we’re proud to spotlight Volume 1, Issue 1, published in 1983. This inaugural edition introduced Nebo’s early editorial voice and featured work by writers like Deborah Robinson and Jeanne Williams—names that would shape the journal for years to come.
🔗 Read Volume 1, Issue 1 now:
https://orc.library.atu.edu/nebo/vol1/iss1/
We’ve Gone Digital! Welcome to Nebo’s New Online Home 🎉
Hey there, readers—past, present, and future!
We’re excited to share some big news: Nebo: A Literary Journal has a brand-new digital home, and we can’t wait for you to check it out. That’s right—Arkansas Tech University’s beloved literary journal is now fully online, with decades of creative work just a click away.
🌐 Explore the archive: https://orc.library.atu.edu/nebo/
So, What’s This All About?
For the first time ever, you can browse, search, and read Nebo issues from across the years—from early student poetry to recent standout stories, essays, and artwork. Whether you’re reliving your own published piece or discovering something new, it’s all beautifully organized and easy to explore.
This move to Digital Commons means:
Free access to Nebo issues—no paywalls, no gatekeeping.
A searchable archive so you can find that poem you loved (or wrote!) years ago.
A growing space that honors the voices and visions of Arkansas Tech’s literary community.
Why It Matters
Nebo has been part of ATU’s creative heartbeat for decades. This new site helps us preserve that history, support student editors and writers, and share the journal’s legacy with the wider world. It’s about making space—for stories, for memory, and for everyone who’s ever loved the written word.
Take a Look Around!
✅ Read old issues
✅ Discover new favorites
✅ Share the archive with your friends
✅ Celebrate how far we’ve come
We’re proud of what’s here, and even more excited for what’s to come. Thanks for being part of the Nebo story—and welcome to the next chapter.
With gratitude and a whole lot of joy,
The Nebo Team @ Arkansas Tech University
Silence
The awkward opposition
Of noise longs
To be stirred.
Whisper and
He shall not
Ever be heard;
His presence undervalued
In favor of full volume.
– John Jarrett, published in Nebo Spring 2015
Art Guidelines (Cover and Interior)
Nebo is looking for visual art in any medium: photography, paintings, pencil drawings, etc. To send us your work for consideration, please follow these guidelines:
- Send no more than five pieces of work per semester;
- Nebo is about five inches in width and eight inches in height, so larger pieces will be resized or cropped to fit the magazine.
- We prefer digital submissions, including scans and high quality photos of traditional art, as well as digitally made art. Submit image files (300 DPI, if possible) to nebo@atu.edu
- If you are unable to submit digitally, you may bring hard copies to the English Department in Witherspoon (WPN 141) on Arkansas Tech’s campus, or send them via mail:
Nebo: a Literary Journal
ATU English Department
407 W. Q Street
Russellville, AR 72801
Nebo is open to work from all over the country, but we strongly encourage artists and writers from Arkansas Tech University to submit.
Nebo 34.1 Available Now
Contributor’s copies of our latest issue of Nebo, Fall 2015, are in the mail! Thanks to everyone who submitted work.
If you would like to purchase a copy of the issue, please contact us at nebo@atu.edu.