Spectrum Literary Journal

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

Art

Photography

Submission info
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Spectrum Literary Journal is seeking poetry, prose, visual art, and hybrid literary forms!

spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu

Highlights

Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 1

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary

Please try to stay below 15 pages.

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 1

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

Please try to stay below 15 pages.

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

all genres and forms

Hybrid

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid: Anything that blends literary or artistic genres or mediums. Up to three shorter pieces, or one long piece, not exceeding 5000 words or fifteen pages total.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Photography

Max pieces: 5

How to submit

Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
We are open to all genres and forms, including hybrid work. Spectrum has a legacy of publishing of inventive, high-quality, and provocative work, and we’re striving to uphold that legacy and expand on it.

Tracker statistics

Total submissions tracked

105 days

Average response time

23.08%

Average acceptance rate

101 days

Fastest response time

107 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 77 days

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About

We are an annual journal of art and literature published by the University of California Santa Barbara's College of Creative Studies, founded in 1957 by Marvin Mudrick. Our mission is to publish a spectrum of voices, genres, and topics in each issue that encompass a wide range of human experiences. ...

Founded

1957

Country

spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu

Masthead

Lila Velasquez Singh

Editor-in-Chief

Rebbecca Brown

Faculty Advisor