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    Literary Magazine

    THE SPECTACLE

    thespectacle.wustl.edu

    Fiction

    Multimedia

    Poetry

    Nonfiction

    133
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    We aim for content that reminds us that our lenses matter—they focus, distort, clarify, conceal. We value and emphasize relationships between the literary and visual arts, pairing the majority of the pieces we publish with original work from a variety of contributing visual artists.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      90 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      69 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      1.01%*
      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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

    • Author's rights

      Authors retain all rights to their work, but The Spectacle requests that you wait three months after publication to republish your work elsewhere (exceptions will be considered). If your work is republished, we ask that you note its initial publication in The Spectacle.

    • Additional info

      Website has some issues on mobile, the screen is cut off horizontally - just a little downside in the reading experience area

    Tracker statistics

    99

    Total submissions tracked

    69 days

    Average response time

    1.01%

    Average acceptance rate

    16 days

    Fastest response time

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

    2.50%

    12-month average acceptance rate

    46 days

    12-month average response time

    Managed by editors

    About

    The first issue of The Spectacle was launched in the fall of 2015, with Kelly Caldwell, Cassie Donish, and Jonathan McGregor at the helm. Twice a year, the magazine publishes issues that include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art, while THE REVUE publishes flash prose, short poems, intervie...

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    Founded

    2015

    Country

    US

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      Editor Michael J. Sanders avatar

      Michael J. Sanders

      Editor-in-Chief

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      Jenny Wu

      Editor

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      Sophie He

      Editor

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      S. Yarberry

      Editor