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OpenDec 31

Literary Magazine

Spectrum Literary Journal

spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu

Hybrid

Poetry

Nonfiction

Multimedia

Fiction

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Spectrum Literary Journal is seeking poetry, prose, visual art, and hybrid literary forms! For volume 68, we will be navigating the artistry in embracing failure.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    105 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
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    21.43%*
    Chill Subs tracker stats

Publication

  • 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

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Form

  • 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

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Total submissions tracked

105 days

Average response time

21.43%

Average acceptance rate

101 days

Fastest response time

107 days

Slowest response time

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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. ...

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US

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    Editor Amitha Bhat avatar

    Amitha Bhat

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Rebbecca Brown avatar

    Rebbecca Brown

    Faculty Advisor