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Spectrum Literary Journal

@spectrum_lit

The longest-running literary journal in the UC system. Keepin' it weird since '57!

 Goleta, CA
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Joined December 2016
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Here's a peek at our community favorites of the day... Feauturing: @effyliterary @matchbooklitmag @takahemagazine @corditepoetry @spectrum_lit @OtagoUniPress #writing #writers #writingcommunity
10 Lit mags trending today • effy literary - Pulling perpetual, transient artists into publication • Bitter Magazine - Inspired by the strange, uncanny, and visceral • matchbook literary magazine - Biweekly publication of short prose • Three-Lobed Burning Eye - Horror, wonder, and the weird • takahe - Bringing the best from Aotearoa New Zealand to the world • Cordite Poetry Review - Australian and international journal of poetry, criticism and research • Spectrum Literary Journal - Keepin' it weird since 1957 • Headlight Anthology - Student-run journal from Concordia U • Landfall - Aotearoa New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal • Lighthouse Journal - Dedicated to championing new writers Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!

ALT 10 Lit mags trending today • effy literary - Pulling perpetual, transient artists into publication • Bitter Magazine - Inspired by the strange, uncanny, and visceral • matchbook literary magazine - Biweekly publication of short prose • Three-Lobed Burning Eye - Horror, wonder, and the weird • takahe - Bringing the best from Aotearoa New Zealand to the world • Cordite Poetry Review - Australian and international journal of poetry, criticism and research • Spectrum Literary Journal - Keepin' it weird since 1957 • Headlight Anthology - Student-run journal from Concordia U • Landfall - Aotearoa New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal • Lighthouse Journal - Dedicated to championing new writers Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!

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Last call! Spectrum Vol. 69 submissions close tonight! Link in bio
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Meet Spectrum’s Editor-in-Chief, Caitlyn Lee!
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Two weeks left to submit to Spectrum, link in bio!
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CLMP@CLMPorg16 Dec 2025
Submit to @spectrum_lit by December 31! For Volume 69, the editors seek prose, poetry, visual art, and hybrid literary forms on the theme of “consumption.” Learn more and submit for free: clmp.org/members/open-submis…
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Spectrum Literary Journal Volume 69 is currently accepting submissions through December 31st, 2026! For our 69th volume we will be navigating the artistry in consumption. Submit to Spetrum and read Editor-in-Chief Caitlyn Lee's Call for Submissions on our website! (link in bio)
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Read Maya Johnson's full interview with Spectrum at bit.ly/3tGgIMl
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Vol. 67 is now open for submissions. 7/15 - 12/31, '23. Call: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/spectr… Submit: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/submis…
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Hot off the press: Mikayla Buhbe asks author Oliver Nash our burning questions about their fiction piece, "The Maggot," published in the most recent volume of Spectrum. Click the link in our bio to read it!
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Newest on the blog: Madeline Holl encourages us to reread and love poetry like we would a friend or a lover in her illustrated guide, "How To Know A Poem." Read more at the link in our bio!
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In our latest post, Lila V. Singh encourages creation as a medium to experience and converse with the world around us. Read more at the link in our bio!
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Check out our latest blog post where Luc Le discusses the subjective value of art, authenticity, and of course, the CATS musical film adaptation! Read more at the link in our bio!
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Spectrum invites you to submit your writing, art, or anything in between to be considered for inclusion in our 66th volume. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work!
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Spectrum Volume 65 has finally arrived! Pick up your copy at the Launch Party tomorrow from 5-7 PM at the CCS Old Little Theater and on Zoom. Journals can also be ordered via our website. Order your copy and RVSP for the launch here: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/
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You're invited to the Spectrum Vol. 65 Launch Party! Join us June 3rd from 5-7 PM at the CCS Old Little Theater or over Zoom for readings by our contributors, the reveal of the CCS Writing Contest winners, and much more... RSVP here: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/spectr…
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Join us this Friday for a celebration of California literature at the 2nd annual Cross Campus Virtual Gala! The event will feature curated readings from Spectrum contributors as well as from publications at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis. For more visit: openceilingsmagazine.com/eve…
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Today is the LAST DAY to submit to Volume 65 of Spectrum Literary Journal! All submissions must be sent in via the link on our website by Midnight PST. Learn more and submit here: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/submis…
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Heads up! There's just two weeks left to submit to Volume 65 of Spectrum Literary Journal. Send in prose, poetry, art and more by midnight on December 31st. Learn more and see our submission guidelines here: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/submis…
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In our latest blog post, Spectrum's @thelucasdle examines how poet and UCSB lecturer Robert Krut's latest collection, "Watch Me Trick Ghosts" finds the strange and surreal within the mundane. Read "Robert Krut Only Sees Ghosts" here: spectrum.ccs.ucsb.edu/spectr…
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Looking for another place to submit your work? Our friends @CeilingsOpen are accepting rolling submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, photography, and art! Find submission guidelines and more information here: openceilingsmagazine.com
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