The Spectrogram is an online speculative fiction literary journal owned and operated by Speculative Fiction Writers Association (“SpecFicWriters”), a Colorado non-profit association. (Speculative fiction envisions a world different from our own, and includes the following genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Dystopian/Utopian, either alone or in combination with those or any other genre(s).) Contact SpecFicWriters.
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Issue No. 1 of The Spectrogram was published in 2025. Each new issue will cover a calendar year. Published stories are all winners of the SpecFicWriters independently-judged contests. In rising order of importance, those are: Speck of Fancy themed flash fiction contest, then the Speckled Spectrum short story contest, and finally the Spectacular Quill Award.
Staff: The Editor is the Chair of the SpecFicWriters Publications Committee. As of July 2025, that is Kenton Erwin. The Advisory Board for The Spectrogram includes the SpecFicWriters Board, the members of the SpecFicWriters Publications Committee, and the members of the SpecFicWriters Technology Committee.
Disclaimers and Opportunities for Support:
(a) The views and opinions expressed in this journal are solely those of the original authors and other contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpecFicWriters, the owner and publisher of The Spectrogram.
(b) The Spectrogram is an open forum that supports free speech (subject to the terms of its Content Policy) and the expression thereof. Contributors do not receive editorial direction in selecting the subject(s) of their stories or articles. Rather, contributors are encouraged to “write about what interests them” in the belief that what interests one fan of a genre will interest other fans of that genre.
(c) Some stories published in The Spectrogram may not be suitable for all ages of readers. All readers approach The Spectrogram at their own risk. While each story may (or may not) contain a content warning, it is the responsibility of parents/legal guardians/teachers to pre-review a story before allowing any minor to read it, and SpecFicWriters disclaims any responsibility for the creative content in the published stories.
(d) The Spectrogram is published by volunteers. Authors of stories published in The Spectrogram are not paid. If any reader would like to donate to support the costs of publishing The Spectrogram, please Contact SpecFicWriters . If any reader wishes to contact the author of a story published in The Spectrogram, in order to lavish welcome praise, please Contact SpecFicWriters.