Crack the Spine publishes an online digital magazine weekly. Works published online are automatically eligible to be selected for later publication in our quarterly print anthologies.  If you’re interested in submitting to Crack the Spine, review their submission guidelines.

Crack the Spine are looking for ‘solid writing.  Chip-your-teeth-on-it writing.  Punched-in-the-throat writing. Don’t-care-if-it’s-funny-or-sad-or-sarcastic-so-long-as-it-makes-us-react writing. We publish what we like.  It’s as simple as that.’

They are seeking short stories of 1,000 words or more. Consider around 5,000 words as a general word-max guideline. They take Micro, flash and short fiction as well as poetry and creative non-fiction.

Get your work submitted to them!