{"id":49745,"date":"2024-06-12T14:15:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/?page_id=49745"},"modified":"2024-09-04T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:24:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/spark\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Spark Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||70px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;41f87d7c-e4d9-4592-9c54-19e74899971a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Spark<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#dbd6da&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c23c98ce-4df4-48c0-93eb-ef1e9de44d4a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>About Spark<\/h2>\n<p>Featuring interviews, essays, and fiction from some of our state\u2019s most fascinating people, Spark brings the ideas and stories of Washington\u2019s communities to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Spark is published online throughout the year, and available as a print magazine each spring and fall. 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