About Us
Best of the Net Nominees
POETRY
Angela Ball, “It Seems Every City”
Matthew Dickman, “God & Thistle”
Elaine Equi, “Never Have I Ever”
Forrest Gander, “[Wiper blades splashing me as]”
Barbara Hamby, “Ode to Words for the Body”
Harryette Mullen, “Damage”
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Rivka Clifton, “Directions”
Penina Warren, “Equal and Opposite”
FICTION
Caroline Hayes, “Published, Spring 2011”
Kellie Wells, “The Isle of Crones”
Adam Day, Publisher
Sarah Rose Cadorette and Keija Parssinen, Prose Editors
Sam Levy, Marina Burana, Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich, Kym Cunningham, Seif-Eldeine, Lindsey Warren, and Lito Velazquez, Anyu Ching, Jocelyn Gale
Reviews Editors
Action, Spectacle is a biannual magazine based in Louisville, KY. We also host an open call reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts, a chapbook contest, and manuscript consultations.
We seek both debut and established writers and thinkers creating intriguing and original work, whether conventional or experimental, and we don’t shy away from the idea of a text that might be “difficult.” We employ the broadest possible aesthetic when considering submissions via Submittable, including translations, hybrid, and collaborative work.