The Spectacle

Website:

https://thespectacle.wustl.edu

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry

Representative Authors:

Jos Charles, Evie Shockley, Aditi Machado, Fady Joudah, Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Paul Crenshaw, Brandon Shimoda

Formats:

Online

Submission Guidelines:

https://thespectacle.submittable.com/submit

Reading Period:

Oct 15 to Nov 15

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

Payment:

Cash

Issues per Year:

Issue Price:

N/A

Subscription Price:

N/A

Editorial Focus

We aim for content that reminds us that our lenses matter—they focus, distort, clarify, conceal. Based out of the English department at Washington University in St. Louis, The Spectacle is committed to publishing work from underrepresented voices, including BIPOC, women, people from LGBTQIA+ communities, and people who have disabilities.

Contact Information

Heather McPherson, Faculty Advisor

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis

63130

hmcpherson@wustl.edu

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Last updated: Oct 29, 2025

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