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Welcome to the University of Colorado Honors Journal!

Submit your work by December 31, 2025 at midnight, to be considered for publication in our 2026 Honors Journal! 

The Journal is published at the end of April each year. Any undergraduate student at CU Boulder can submit art, poetry, course papers, and more.

View our 2024 issue here: 2024 Honors Journal

What is the University of Colorado Honors Journal?

The University of Colorado Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program under the supervision of a faculty advisor and the Director of the Honors Program. The Honors Journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence, and creativity among undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Each year, the Honors Journal combines undergraduate work from all academic fields including but not limited to:  art, creative nonfiction, fiction, gender & ethnic studies, humanities, natural sciences, open media, poetry, and social sciences. The Honors Journal is distributed and available to all students and departments at the University of Colorado, as well as other honors programs at other universities across the country.

The journal content is authored by undergraduate students at CU Boulder

Any undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder can submit work to the journal. The Honors Journal Editorial Board consists of undergraduate students in the Honors Program enrolled in Advanced Honors Writing (HONR 3220-881, Honors Journal section). 

Want to pick up a free copy?

Come to the Honors Program office in Norlin Library room M400M during business hours, or contact us at honors.journal@colorado.edu.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Compliments?

Email them to honors.journal@colorado.edu.